Down in the dumps 一个表达“情绪低落”的地道说法

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　　菲菲顶着一头乱发，身上散发出一股怪味道，慌张地赶到了录音间。一向着装整洁的她这到底是怎么了？在听过Neil的一番讲解后，菲菲明白了，原来“down in the dumps”和“垃圾场dump”没有关系。看视频，学习一个表示“心情低落”的地道说法。

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　　Neil

　　Hello,I'm Neil…but where is Feifei?

　　Feifei

　　…sorry I'm late!咱们该录《地道英语》了吧？

　　Neil

　　Yes,indeed–but catch your breath and have a seat.Are you ok?You look a bit of a…mess!

　　Feifei

　　我？你说我看着蓬头垢面？Well,you would be a mess if you had been where I have been.

　　Neil

　　OK calm down…what is that smell?

　　Feifei

　　你是说我身上有味道？哎，我刚去了趟rubbish dump“垃圾堆”。

　　Neil

　　The rubbish dump?!Why did you go there?

　　Feifei

　　我去那儿找Rob来着。因为有人跟我说“Rob was down in the dumps”。

　　Neil

　　Feifei,that’s the last place you will find someone who is down in the dumps.It's just a saying that describes someone who is unhappy,fed up and sometimes feels there is no hope.

　　Feifei

　　Ah I see!原来，在英语里，“down in the dumps”和“垃圾堆dump”之间没有直接关系。“Down in the dumps”用来形容一个人的心情低落，郁闷、不高兴。Being depressed or unhappy is a miserable feeling–a bit like being at a rubbish dump,actually.

　　Neil

　　Exactly.Let's hear some examples.

　　Examples

　　Don't be so down in the dumps,you're going on holiday tomorrow!

　　Oh it's Monday again,no wonder I feel so down in the dumps.

　　Reshma has been so down in the dumps since her boyfriend left her.

　　Feifei

　　“Down in the dumps”形容一个人“垂头丧气，神情沮丧”。So I've had a wasted trip–but I wonder why Rob is'down in the dumps'?

　　Neil

　　It could be because his football team lost…again.

　　Feifei

　　No,he’s used to that happening.It must be something more serious than that.

　　Neil

　　I know–he's feeling sad because he's not presenting this wonderful programme with you–such a great script,isn't it!

　　Feifei

　　There's only one place for this script,Neil–in the dump!

　　Neil

　　In the dump?Ha,very funny!

　　Feifei

　　Bye.

　　Neil

　　Bye.