和老外聊天的地道口語第43期:昨晚我和她吵架了...
Andy: Hi Mary, how's it going?
Mary: well, last night I had a big argument with Ann.
A: terrible. It must be something serious. You two are such cLose friends.
M: now that I look back at it, it wawsn't that big a deal. I shouldn't have lost my temper.
A: really? What happened?
M: it's just we've been planning to go the beach for a while, and we decided we could both make it this weekend. Then out of nowhere she called me up, said her boyfriend had made plans and that she need to cancel the trip. I was so angry when she told me that I said she didn't care about our friendship at all.
A: that's pretty harsh.
M: I know, but I was so upset. I mean, come on! Does she have to do everything her boyfriend says?
A: you know she probably feels just as bad.
M: well, I think I was being a little selfish myself. I know they don't get to see each other very often.
A: well, in that case I guess maybe you can be more understanding. You shouldn't let a trivial thing like this stand in the way of your friendship. After all you can go to the beach anytime you want.
M: yeah, I'll call her later to patch things up.
瑪麗,最近怎麼樣?
哎,昨晚我和安大吵了一架.
不會吧,有什麼要緊的事兒嗎?你們倆個可是很親密的好朋友啊.
現在我回想起來,倒也沒有什麼大不了的,我不應該發脾氣的.
真的? 怎麼了?
就是我們倆一直計劃着要去海邊玩,決定這週末就去.誰知道她突然給我打電話,說她男朋友有安排,她不來了.我但是非常生氣,就說她一點兒都不在乎我們的友誼.
這話是挺重的.
我知道,我但是太生氣了.我覺得真沒勁,難道她男朋友說什麼她就要做什麼嗎?
你要知道她可能和你一樣也很難過.
嗯,我覺得我可能有些自私,他們也不經常見面.
哦,要是那樣的話,我覺得你或許應該多理解理解她,你不應該讓這樣一件小事妨礙你們的友誼,畢竟你們什麼時候想去海灘都成.
是啊,我一會兒給她打電話和她和好.
Harsh: cruel, severe and unkind 殘酷的；嚴酷的；嚴厲的
The punishment was harsh and unfair.
處罰很重而且不公平。
The minister received some harsh criticism.
部長受到了嚴厲的批評。
the harsh treatment of slaves
對奴隸的虐待
He regretted his harsh words.
他對自己的刻薄言辭感到後悔。
We had to face up to the harsh realities of life sooner or later.
我們遲早都得正視生活的嚴酷現實。
Selfish: caring only about yourself rather than about other people 自私的
selfish behaviour/demands
自私的行爲╱要求
Do you think I'm being selfish by not letting her go?
你覺得我不讓她走是自私嗎？
What a selfish thing to do!
這樣做，多麼自私！
It was selfish of him to leave all the work to you.
他把所有的工作都推給你，真是自私。
Understanding: showing sympathy for other people's problems and being willing to forgive them when they do sth wrong 善解人意的；富有同情心的；體諒人的
She has very understanding parents.
她的父母對她非常寬容。
Trivial: not important or serious; not worth considering 不重要的；瑣碎的；微不足道的
a trivial detail/matter/problem
細枝末節；瑣碎小事；無關緊要的問題
I know it sounds trivial, but I'm worried about it.
我知道這事聽起來微不足道，但我還是放心不下。
I'll try to fix it ─ but it's not trivial(= it may be difficult to fix).
我要設法修好，不過也不是輕易就能修好的。 
no big deal: used to say that sth is not important or not a problem 沒什麼大不了；無所謂；沒關係
If I don't win it's no big deal.
我輸了也沒關係。
Lose one's temper:發脾氣
She lost her temper with a customer and shouted at him.
她對一位顧客發了脾氣，衝着人家大喊大叫。
Patch up: to try to stop quarrelling with sb and be friends again 調停；講和
They've managed to patch up their differences.
他們終於彌合了分歧。
Have you tried patching things up with her?
你有沒有試試跟她恢復和好？
