
焦慮的簡報
Debra and Matt are a couple. They are chatting in the living room.
黛博拉和麥特是夫妻,他們在客廳聊天。
couple(n.)情侶、夫妻
Matt: You look tired. Is there anything bothering you?
麥特:你看起來很累,在煩惱什麼事嗎?
tired(adj.)疲累的bother(v.)使困擾、打擾
Debra: I have to make a presentation next Monday. I’m so anxious right now!
黛博拉:我下週一有個簡報,我好焦慮啊!
presentation簡報anxious(adj.)焦慮的
Matt: I know an easy way to help you relax. Go for a 12-minute walk. Make sure that you look at the people you meet along the way. Think about the topics you could talk about with them. If you can’t, just wish them happiness.
麥特:我知道有個辦法可以讓你放鬆點。去散步12分鐘,記得看看路上遇到的人,想一下你可以跟他們聊些什麼,如果沒辦法想出什麼話題,那就在心中祝福他們能夠快樂。
relax(v.)放鬆relaxed(adj.)放鬆的make sure (that) S V 記得要~wish sb sth祝福某人某事happiness(n.)幸福、快樂
Debra: Sounds a little weird, but I’ll give it a try. See you later!
黛博拉:聽起來有點怪,不過我會試試看,待會見囉!
sound(v.)聽起來a little=a bit=a little bit有點weird(adj.)=strange奇怪的give it a try=give it a shot=try試試看
Matt: (15 minutes later) So? How’s it going?
麥特:(十五分鐘後)怎樣?進行得如何?
Debra: Well, I do feel a lot calmer now. But what is this all about?
黛博拉:我確實現在覺得平靜多了,不過這樣做是為了什麼啊?
do RV(表強調)確實~calm(adj.)冷靜的、平靜的
Matt: The method I just taught you is from a study. The study found that walking and bonding with others can make people feel happy and reduce stress.
麥特:我剛教你的方法是來自一個研究,這個研究發現散步並且和他人產生連結,可以讓人快樂並減輕壓力。
method(n.)方法study(n.)研究bond with sb與某人交流make sb RV讓人~
Debra: I see. Thanks for telling me about this magical method. It really helped to take my mind off my presentation for a while!
黛博拉:原來如此,謝謝你告訴我這個神奇的方法,真的讓我暫時忘掉我的簡報!
thanks for N(Ving)=thank you for~謝謝~magical(adj.)神奇的really(adv.)真的、確實take sb’s mind off sth使某人暫時忘卻某事