情景英语：中级美语对话(第70讲)

70. A Promise Is a Promise p. 484

    Larry is talking to his classmate, Hedy.

    L： Hey, Hedy！ What seems to be bothering you？

    H： I don't understand why my boyfriend finds it so hard to keep his word.

    L： What has he done this time？

    H： Well, he made a date with me to see a movie last night, but he stood me up.

    L： What a lousy guy！

    H： I know. And there's nothing worse than to be in love with such a guy.

    L： Why don't you just dump¹ him？

    H： I can't.

    L： Why not？

    H： I promised I'd never leave him. And a promise is a promise.

    L： Oh, boy.

    What seems to be bothering（troubling,matter with） you？

    I have no idea （about省略） + 名词从句 = I don't understand……

    I find that he is a nice man. = I find him a nice man.

    I find that it is interesting to learn English. = I find it interesting to learn English.

    make an appointment with sb 正式或公务之事      make a date with sb 男女之间的约会

    ouch 哎yao

    stand sb up 空等

    lousy（俚）—— a poor quality  差劲的

    There's nothing worse than ……

    Oh,boy. = What a surprise！   好家伙