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Jane听到男友取消婚礼的消息，真是伤心欲绝（试想，谁在这时能保持平静），好友Alex尽力地安慰她。这时的安慰可是有不少的技巧哦，不然反会让Jane更伤心。
Alex: Hey Jane…I thought I heard you crying. Are you in there? Are you OK?
Jane: Yeah, I’m here. You can come in.
Alex: Oh no. What’s up?
Jane: Nothing. I’m fine.
Alex: Are you sure? Something must have happened. You look pretty sad.
Jane: It’s Brad.
Alex: Is everything alright?
Jane: We…we broke up.
Alex: What?! I can’t believe it.
Jane: Yeah, me either. We were supposed to get married in a month. Now ①he’s called off the wedding. He says he never wants to see me again.
Alex: I’m so sorry. ②Do you need some space right now?
Jane: No, it’s OK. I’ve locked myself in my room all day. I’m glad you are here. I was starting to go a bit crazy actually.
Alex: Do you want to talk about it?
Jane: Well, I’m not sure how it happened. ③I’m still processing it all myself.
Alex: Maybe talking about it will help?
Jane: You are probably right.
Alex: So, when did this all begin?
Jane: ④Things have been going downhill ever since he got promoted. He spends more time away on business trips than he does at home with me.
Alex: Hmmm…
Jane: And while he was away I became good friends with our new neighbors, Ronald and Tina. We hang out together a lot, you know, watch movies, go to the park, play tennis. And when Brad called to see how I was, I would tell him about what I was doing with Ron and Tina. He got really jealous, and he told me not to go out with other people. He started calling me less and less.
Alex: ⑤So things just went from bad to worse?
Jane: Yeah. Eventually he stopped calling altogether. And he just got back from a business trip yesterday and ⑥dropped this bombshell on me.
Alex: Do you think it’s just a phase? ⑦Something he will get over?
Jane: I honestly don’t know. And to tell you the truth, maybe this is for the best. I’m so exhausted. I just want to sleep for a whole week.
Alex: Is there someone I should call? Maybe I should call your work and tell them you aren’t coming in tomorrow?
Jane: Ah, thanks for your help, but ⑧I’m not going to let this get to me. I have to stay positive and remember everything happens for a reason.
Alex: ⑨Life can really knock us around, huh?
Jane: That’s right. There are so many possibilities and paths to follow in life. That hard part is knowing which path to follow.
Alex: There is only one thing you can do…Hold your head up high and enjoy every day. You have to remind yourself of all the good things in your life and think of how many people have it so much worse than you.
Jane: That’s so true, very inspirational words indeed. You know, there is one thing you can give me.
Alex: Yeah? ⑩You name it.
Jane: A hug.
亚历克斯：嗨，简……我想我听到你在哭。你在里面吗？你还好吗？
简：是的，我在里面。你进来吧。
亚历克斯：噢，不。怎么了？
简：没什么。我很好。
亚历克斯：是吗？一定是出了什么事，你看上去很伤心。
简：是因为布拉德。
亚历克斯：一切都还好吗？
简：我们……我们分手了。
亚历克斯：什么？！我不敢相信。
简：是啊，我也是。本来我们在一个月内就要结婚了，现在他取消了婚礼。他说他不想再见到我了。
亚历克斯：对不起。你想单独呆会儿吗？
简：不，没事。我已经把自己关在房间里一整天了。很高兴你来了。我真的要疯了。
亚历克斯：你想谈谈这件事吗？
简：嗯，我都不知道这是怎么回事。我还在尽力弄明白（事情的
原委）。
亚历克斯：也许讲出来就好点了？
简：你说的也许对。
亚历克斯：那么，这一切是什么时候开始的？
简：自从他升职后事情就开始变糟了。他出差的时间远远超过了和我呆在家里的时间。
亚历克斯：呃……
简：他不在的时候，我和我们的新邻居罗纳德和蒂娜成了好朋友。你知道我们经常在一起看电影，逛公园，打网球什么的。当布拉德打电话问我在干什么时，我就告诉了他我和罗纳德、蒂娜之间的事。他非常嫉妒。还告诉我不要和其他人出去。然后他打电话给我的次数就越来越少了。
亚历克斯：那么事情就越来越糟？
简：是啊。最后他就完全不给我打电话了。昨天他刚刚出差回来就告诉了我这个惊人的消息。
亚历克斯：你认为这会不会只是阶段性的？他最终会挺过来的？
简：其实我并不知道。老实说，也许这样最好了。我已经精疲力竭了。我只想蒙头睡上一个星期。
亚历克斯：需要我通知谁吗？也许我应该给你的公司打个电话，告诉他们你明天不去上班了？
简：嗯，谢谢你的（好心）帮忙，但我不会让这件事影响我的。我必须积极地去面对，并且紧记，任何事情发生都是有原因的。
亚历克斯：生活真是让我们吃尽了苦头，哈？
简：不错。生活中有那么多的可能，有那么多条道路要我们去选择。最难的是我们要知道该走哪一条。
亚历克斯：你能做就只有……抬起你的头享受每一天。必须提醒自己看到生活中那些美好的东西，想想还有多少人比你更惨啊。
简：那倒是真的。非常鼓舞人心的一番话。你知道吗，你还可以为我做一
件事。
亚历克斯：哦？你说吧。
简：一个拥抱。
Smart Sentences
① He’s called off the wedding. 他取消了婚礼。
call off: cancel an event that has been planned（取消已经计划的事）。例如：
He called off the trip twice last year.
去年他曾两次取消此次旅行。
② Do you need some space right now? 你想单独呆会儿吗？
need space: need time alone to be oneself（独处）。例如：
You need space to think things over before making a decision.
你在做决定前需要自己把事情想清楚。
③ I’m still processing it all myself. 我还在尽力弄明白（事情的原委）。
process sth.: try to understand sth.（消化某事，搞清楚某事的原委）。例如：
The whole thing happened so fast. I need time to process it.
事情发生得太快了，我需要时间消化。
④ Things have been going downhill ever since he got promoted. 自从他升职后事情就开始变
糟了。
go downhill: sth. becoming worse or less successful（走下坡路）。例如：
John’s grades went downhill fast after the breakup with his girlfriend.
自从与女朋友分手后，约翰的成绩急剧下降。
⑤ So things just went from bad to worse? 那么事情就越来越糟（每况愈下）？
from bad to worse: things continue to get worse（每况愈下）。例如：
For the last two months, my grandmother’s health has gone from bad to worse.
过去两个月，我奶奶的身体每况愈下。
⑥ dropped this bombshell on me 告诉我这个惊人的消息
drop a bombshell (on sb.): give/announce unexpected news, usually bad news（宣布爆炸性事件，通常指坏消息）。例如：
My mom dropped the bombshell that dad had cancer.
我妈宣布了爸爸患了癌症的惊人消息。
⑦ Something he will get over? 他最终会挺过来的？
get over: recover from an unpleasant or unhappy experience （复原，从不愉快经历恢复过来）。
例如：
It took me a long time to get over the loss of
my grandma.
过了好长时间我才从奶奶去世的悲痛中恢复过来。
⑧ I’m not going to let this get to me. 我不会让这件事影响我的。
get (to) sb.: sth./sb. annoys or irritates sb.（某事或某人影响他人的情绪，打击某人）。例如：
Don’t worry, I won’t let the exam result get to me.
别担心，我不会受考试结果影响的。
⑨ Life can really knock us around. 生活真是让我们吃尽了苦头。
knock (sb.) around: to be rough or brutal with (sb.)（粗暴对待某人，让某人吃苦头）。例如：
I’ve been knocked around in the last company I worked for.
我之前打工的公司让我吃尽了苦头。
⑩ You name it. 你说吧。
You name it: used to indicate that you are talking about a wide range of things, usually used before or after a list（用以表示你所谈及的事情范围之广，通常用于罗列之前或之后）。例如：
He loves every sport, you know. Swimming, tennis, track and field, you name it.
他喜爱所有的体育运动，游泳、网球、田径，样样都喜欢。
Alex: Hey Jane…I thought I heard you crying. Are you in there? Are you OK?
Jane: Yeah, I’m here. You can come in.
Alex: Oh no. What’s up?
Jane: Nothing. I’m fine.
Alex: Are you sure? Something must have happened. You look pretty sad.
Jane: It’s Brad.
Alex: Is everything alright?
Jane: We…we broke up.
Alex: What?! I can’t believe it.
Jane: Yeah, me either. We were supposed to get married in a month. Now ①he’s called off the wedding. He says he never wants to see me again.
Alex: I’m so sorry. ②Do you need some space right now?
Jane: No, it’s OK. I’ve locked myself in my room all day. I’m glad you are here. I was starting to go a bit crazy actually.
Alex: Do you want to talk about it?
Jane: Well, I’m not sure how it happened. ③I’m still processing it all myself.
Alex: Maybe talking about it will help?
Jane: You are probably right.
Alex: So, when did this all begin?
Jane: ④Things have been going downhill ever since he got promoted. He spends more time away on business trips than he does at home with me.
Alex: Hmmm…
Jane: And while he was away I became good friends with our new neighbors, Ronald and Tina. We hang out together a lot, you know, watch movies, go to the park, play tennis. And when Brad called to see how I was, I would tell him about what I was doing with Ron and Tina. He got really jealous, and he told me not to go out with other people. He started calling me less and less.
Alex: ⑤So things just went from bad to worse?
Jane: Yeah. Eventually he stopped calling altogether. And he just got back from a business trip yesterday and ⑥dropped this bombshell on me.
Alex: Do you think it’s just a phase? ⑦Something he will get over?
Jane: I honestly don’t know. And to tell you the truth, maybe this is for the best. I’m so exhausted. I just want to sleep for a whole week.
Alex: Is there someone I should call? Maybe I should call your work and tell them you aren’t coming in tomorrow?
Jane: Ah, thanks for your help, but ⑧I’m not going to let this get to me. I have to stay positive and remember everything happens for a reason.
Alex: ⑨Life can really knock us around, huh?
Jane: That’s right. There are so many possibilities and paths to follow in life. That hard part is knowing which path to follow.
Alex: There is only one thing you can do…Hold your head up high and enjoy every day. You have to remind yourself of all the good things in your life and think of how many people have it so much worse than you.
Jane: That’s so true, very inspirational words indeed. You know, there is one thing you can give me.
Alex: Yeah? ⑩You name it.
Jane: A hug.
亚历克斯：嗨，简……我想我听到你在哭。你在里面吗？你还好吗？
简：是的，我在里面。你进来吧。
亚历克斯：噢，不。怎么了？
简：没什么。我很好。
亚历克斯：是吗？一定是出了什么事，你看上去很伤心。
简：是因为布拉德。
亚历克斯：一切都还好吗？
简：我们……我们分手了。
亚历克斯：什么？！我不敢相信。
简：是啊，我也是。本来我们在一个月内就要结婚了，现在他取消了婚礼。他说他不想再见到我了。
亚历克斯：对不起。你想单独呆会儿吗？
简：不，没事。我已经把自己关在房间里一整天了。很高兴你来了。我真的要疯了。
亚历克斯：你想谈谈这件事吗？
简：嗯，我都不知道这是怎么回事。我还在尽力弄明白（事情的
原委）。
亚历克斯：也许讲出来就好点了？
简：你说的也许对。
亚历克斯：那么，这一切是什么时候开始的？
简：自从他升职后事情就开始变糟了。他出差的时间远远超过了和我呆在家里的时间。
亚历克斯：呃……
简：他不在的时候，我和我们的新邻居罗纳德和蒂娜成了好朋友。你知道我们经常在一起看电影，逛公园，打网球什么的。当布拉德打电话问我在干什么时，我就告诉了他我和罗纳德、蒂娜之间的事。他非常嫉妒。还告诉我不要和其他人出去。然后他打电话给我的次数就越来越少了。
亚历克斯：那么事情就越来越糟？
简：是啊。最后他就完全不给我打电话了。昨天他刚刚出差回来就告诉了我这个惊人的消息。
亚历克斯：你认为这会不会只是阶段性的？他最终会挺过来的？
简：其实我并不知道。老实说，也许这样最好了。我已经精疲力竭了。我只想蒙头睡上一个星期。
亚历克斯：需要我通知谁吗？也许我应该给你的公司打个电话，告诉他们你明天不去上班了？
简：嗯，谢谢你的（好心）帮忙，但我不会让这件事影响我的。我必须积极地去面对，并且紧记，任何事情发生都是有原因的。
亚历克斯：生活真是让我们吃尽了苦头，哈？
简：不错。生活中有那么多的可能，有那么多条道路要我们去选择。最难的是我们要知道该走哪一条。
亚历克斯：你能做就只有……抬起你的头享受每一天。必须提醒自己看到生活中那些美好的东西，想想还有多少人比你更惨啊。
简：那倒是真的。非常鼓舞人心的一番话。你知道吗，你还可以为我做一
件事。
亚历克斯：哦？你说吧。
简：一个拥抱。
Smart Sentences
① He’s called off the wedding. 他取消了婚礼。
call off: cancel an event that has been planned（取消已经计划的事）。例如：
He called off the trip twice last year.
去年他曾两次取消此次旅行。
② Do you need some space right now? 你想单独呆会儿吗？
need space: need time alone to be oneself（独处）。例如：
You need space to think things over before making a decision.
你在做决定前需要自己把事情想清楚。
③ I’m still processing it all myself. 我还在尽力弄明白（事情的原委）。
process sth.: try to understand sth.（消化某事，搞清楚某事的原委）。例如：
The whole thing happened so fast. I need time to process it.
事情发生得太快了，我需要时间消化。
④ Things have been going downhill ever since he got promoted. 自从他升职后事情就开始变
糟了。
go downhill: sth. becoming worse or less successful（走下坡路）。例如：
John’s grades went downhill fast after the breakup with his girlfriend.
自从与女朋友分手后，约翰的成绩急剧下降。
⑤ So things just went from bad to worse? 那么事情就越来越糟（每况愈下）？
from bad to worse: things continue to get worse（每况愈下）。例如：
For the last two months, my grandmother’s health has gone from bad to worse.
过去两个月，我奶奶的身体每况愈下。
⑥ dropped this bombshell on me 告诉我这个惊人的消息
drop a bombshell (on sb.): give/announce unexpected news, usually bad news（宣布爆炸性事件，通常指坏消息）。例如：
My mom dropped the bombshell that dad had cancer.
我妈宣布了爸爸患了癌症的惊人消息。
⑦ Something he will get over? 他最终会挺过来的？
get over: recover from an unpleasant or unhappy experience （复原，从不愉快经历恢复过来）。
例如：
It took me a long time to get over the loss of
my grandma.
过了好长时间我才从奶奶去世的悲痛中恢复过来。
⑧ I’m not going to let this get to me. 我不会让这件事影响我的。
get (to) sb.: sth./sb. annoys or irritates sb.（某事或某人影响他人的情绪，打击某人）。例如：
Don’t worry, I won’t let the exam result get to me.
别担心，我不会受考试结果影响的。
⑨ Life can really knock us around. 生活真是让我们吃尽了苦头。
knock (sb.) around: to be rough or brutal with (sb.)（粗暴对待某人，让某人吃苦头）。例如：
I’ve been knocked around in the last company I worked for.
我之前打工的公司让我吃尽了苦头。
⑩ You name it. 你说吧。
You name it: used to indicate that you are talking about a wide range of things, usually used before or after a list（用以表示你所谈及的事情范围之广，通常用于罗列之前或之后）。例如：
He loves every sport, you know. Swimming, tennis, track and field, you name it.
他喜爱所有的体育运动，游泳、网球、田径，样样都喜欢。