焦慮可能導致癌症
Owen and Peter are roommates. Owen just got back from the hospital.
歐文和彼得是室友。 歐文剛從醫院回來。
Peter: Where did you go?
彼得：你上哪去了？
Owen: I took my mom to see the doctor.
歐文：我帶媽媽去看醫生。
Peter: Is everything alright?
彼得：一切還好嗎？
Owen: No, she might get cancer. It’s all my fault.
歐文：不，她可能會得癌症，都是我的錯。
all my fault都是我的錯、fault(n.)過錯、責任、缺點
Peter: What? How come?
彼得：怎麼會！
Owen: She has been very upset for a long time. I just never paid any attention to it because I have been up to my elbows in my essay lately.
歐文：她不開心很長一段時間了。我只是從來沒注意到，因為我忙著寫論文。
up to one′s elbows忙於某事essay(n.)論文
Peter: But…Can people get cancer just because they are not in a good mood?
彼得：但是……人們會因為心情不好就得癌症嗎？
mood(n.)心情
Owen: Yeah. The doctor told me today that there are three types of personalities, and the C type is the most worrisome type.
歐文：是的。醫生今天告訴我說有三種類型的人格，而C型是最令人擔憂的類型。
type(n.)類型personality(n.)性格worrisome(adj.)令人擔憂的、最高級
Peter: Why?
彼得：為什麼？
Owen: This type of person will get anxious and angry easily. It will affect immune systems and raise the chance of getting cancer. My mom is this type.
歐文：這類人很容易焦慮和生氣。這會影響免疫系統並增加罹患癌症的機會。我媽媽就是這種類型的。
angry(adj.)憤怒的easily(adv.)容易地affect(v.)影響immune system免疫系統raise the chance提高機會
Peter: I’m so sorry to hear that. Hang in there.
彼得：我真的很抱歉。要撐住啊。
hang in there撐住、加油