一场关于女人32岁和23岁的噩梦
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《Before Sunset》(爱在日落黄昏时)
I was having this awful nightmare that I was 32.
我曾有过这样一个糟糕的噩梦,梦到我已经32岁了。
Day 01
背景:9年后才再次相见的男女主人公聊起年龄这个话题,女主说曾做过一个关于年龄的噩梦。
I was having this awful nightmare that I was 32.
我曾有过这样一个糟糕的噩梦,梦到我已经32岁了。
And then I woke up, and I was 23, so relieved.
后来梦里的我醒来,发现我是23岁,我就放心了。
And then I woke up for real, and I was 32.
再后来我真的从梦中醒来回到现实,我确实是32岁了。
❖ awful [ˈɔ:fl] -a. 可怕的,糟糕的,令人讨厌的
e.g.
The weather in London is awful.
伦敦的天气很糟心。
❖ nightmare [ˈnaɪtmeə(r)] -n. 噩梦
e.g.
I had a nightmare last night, and lost sleep.
我昨晚做了个噩梦,然后就失眠了。
❖ relieved [rɪˈli:vd] -a. 宽慰的,放心的
e.g.
We are relieved at the result.
我们对这个结果感到宽慰。
❖ for real [fɔ: riəl] 严肃的,认真的,真正的
口语中很常用,表达疑问的情况下更常见,比如问来真的吗,动真格的吗,就可以直接说:for real?
e.g.
Is it a joke or is it for real?
这是个玩笑还是当真的?
This time, it’s for real.
这一次,是来真的了。
✦ 今日提问 ✦
你做过这样的噩梦吗?
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