老外最想聊的100個口語話題（05）：把愛留住

　　Staying Together 把愛留住

　　dialogue 1

　　J: Jack and Mary broke up.

　　杰克和瑪麗分手了。

　　A: it’s so sad. They had been together for only two months. Do you know what the matter was?

　　真令人傷心!他們在一起只有2個月。你知道為什么嗎?

　　J: Mary said Jack was cheating on her. Jack was seeing a girl from his hometown. One day, Maey saw them

　　holding hands and ended the relationship immediately.

　　瑪麗說杰克背著她和別人交往。杰克和他的一個老鄉(xiāng)一直很曖昧。一天，瑪麗看見他們手牽著手，當場就和他分手了。

　　A: really? I’m very surprised. He doesn’t look like a guy who’d ever do that sort of thing, right?

　　真的嗎?我感到很意外。杰克看起來不像那種人，是吧?

　　J: no, he doesn’t. Anyway, she found out that he had been two-timing her for a long time.

　　不像。不過，瑪麗發(fā)現(xiàn)他腳踩兩只船已經很長時間了。

　　A: maybe it is for the best. They are not suitable for each other because they have nothing in common and are completely different people.

　　也許這樣對彼此都好。他們根本不適合，沒有共同語言，性格也不和。

　　J: how so?

　　怎么說?

　　A: he is an extrovert while she is an introvert. He likes parties while she hates them.

　　他外向她內向，他喜歡聚會而她討厭聚會。

　　J: poor Mary! She really liked him.

　　瑪麗真可憐!她以前很喜歡杰克。

　　A: anyway, she was right to end things and she deserves better.

　　不過，她這樣做比較明智，她應該遇到更好的。

　　B: do you think they’ll get back together?

　　你覺得他們會和好嗎?

　　A: no, I don’t think so. I know Mary. Once she makes a decision, she won’t change her mind.

　　我不這么認為。我了解瑪麗，她一旦做了決定，就很難改變了。

　　J: I hope she’ll recover soon.

　　真希望她能快點回復過來。

　　A: so do I.

　　我也是。

　　dialogue 2

　　A: this is tough to say, Jordan, but I think we should break up.

　　喬丹，我知道這很痛苦，但是我們還是分手吧。

　　J: are you serious?

　　你不是開玩笑吧?

　　A: yes, I mean it.

　　不，我很認真。

　　J: but why? Did I do anything wrong?

　　但是，為什么啊?我做錯了什么嗎?

　　A: no, we are just too different. This isn’t working.

　　沒有，只是我們性格太不同了。我們之間不會有結果的。

　　J: hey, come on. It’s too early to say that. We can fix things.

　　啊，別這樣。現(xiàn)在說這些太早了，我們可以在一起的。

　　A: I have thought about it for a while. I think it’s time to move on for both of us.

　　我已經想了很長時間了，我想我們還是各走各的路吧。

　　J: but I still love you.

　　但是我還是深愛著你的。

　　A: I’m sorry.

　　對不起。

　　J: I knew this would happen some day…

　　我知道遲早會有這一天的。

　　A: then why didn’t you talk to me?

　　那你為什么不早告訴我呢?

　　J: well. It’s not all my fault, Anna…

　　可是，也不是全是我的錯，安娜。

　　A: I don't want to argue with you anymore. This is going to be tough, but et’s try and be friends.

　　我不想再和你吵了。我知道一定會很難受，但是我們還是做普通朋友吧。

　　J: I would like that Anna, but I think I’ll need a little space for a bit.

　　好吧，安娜，我想靜一靜。

　　A: I think we’ll be better off if we are apart.

　　我想我們還是分開好。

　　J: shall we keep pur friendship?

　　我們還能做朋友嗎?

　　A: sure, let’s just be friends.

　　當然，我們還是朋友。