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1、Life-Then and Now生活-過去和現(xiàn)在odd: Hey Meg, so I thought we would talk about then an d now, the present and the past.托德：嘿,梅格,我們來談?wù)勀菚r和現(xiàn)在,現(xiàn)在和過去.Meg Sounds good.梅格：聽上去不錯.Todd: So, it's very easy to compare things, compare thin gs now, and sometimes people thinkthings were better in the past, or thingswe

2、re worse inthe past, so let'ssee what you think.The first one is are you happiernow than you were last year?托德：現(xiàn)在很容易對事情進行比較,有時人們認為以前更好,也有人認為 以前更糟糕,我們來聽聽看你的想法.第一個問題是,你現(xiàn)在比去年更幸 福嗎Meg Am I happier now? I think I'm about the same happ iness level, so last year I was happywith my job and m y famil

3、y and my friends and this year I'm still happy.What about you? Areyou happier now than last year?梅格：我現(xiàn)在更幸福嗎我想我的幸福程度和去年差不多,去年我對我的 工作、家庭和朋友感到滿意,今年我依然感到很滿意.你呢你現(xiàn)在比去 年更幸福嗎Todd: I am happier because last year I was still in co llege in graduate school and I finished.托德：我今年更幸福,由于去年我還在讀研究生,而現(xiàn)在我已經(jīng)畢業(yè)了.Meg

4、 Congratulations.梅格：祝賀你.Todd: Yes, and I have more free time now and because o f that, I'm happier this year. Lessstressed.托德：嗯,我現(xiàn)在的空閑時間更多,所以我今年更幸福.壓力更少.Meg Less stressed always makes up happier.梅格：壓力少通常就會更幸福.Todd: OK, so the next one is do you think you are hea lthier these days than you were b

5、efore, say ten years a go?托德：好,下一個問題是你現(xiàn)在比以前更健康嗎比方和10年前的健康狀況相比Meg Actually no. I think I am not healthier than I wa s about tenyearsago. LatelyI've been sobusy that Ihaven't beentaking enough time toexercise or cookhealthy food, so I would say Iwas probably healthier ten ye ars ago. What abou

6、t yourself? Are you healthier now or before?梅格：實際上弁不是.我認為我現(xiàn)在弁不比10年比更健康.最近我一直非常忙,沒有足夠的時間鍛煉或烹飪健康的食物,所以我想我可能10年前更健康一些.你呢你現(xiàn)在比以前更健康嗎Todd: I think I'm healthier actually. Even though I'm alittle fatter than I was ten years ago, Idrink less a nd I eat more vegetables. I eat less fast food. I thin k

7、 I get more sleep, and I feelless stressed, so I thin k I am a little bit healthier than I was ten years ag o.托德：我認為我現(xiàn)在更健康.雖然我現(xiàn)在比 10年前胖一些,不過我喝酒少 了,而且我現(xiàn)在吃的蔬菜更多.我現(xiàn)在很少吃快餐.另外,我的睡眠時間 更多了,我感覺壓力少了,所以我想我現(xiàn)在比10年前更健康一些.Meg Yeah, that definitely sounds healthier.梅格：對,聽起來你現(xiàn)在肯定更健康.Todd: But I'm older so that&

8、#39;s . you know.托德：不過我年齡大了,你懂的.Meg Right, well older and healthier.梅格：對,年齡大了,但是更健康了.Todd: Right. OK, so how about stress ? Are you more stre ssed now than you were five yearsago?托德：好.那壓力呢你現(xiàn)在的壓力比5年前大嗎Meg That's a hard question. Probably I'm about the same , so I wouldn't say that I'm

9、 morestressed now, but five yearsagoI wasfinishingmy master'sdegree, so thatwas also astressful time,and latelyI'vebeen quite busy soI'mprobably at thesame stresslevelas fiveyears ago. What aboutyourself? Are you more stressed now?梅格：這是個很難答復(fù)的問題.可能我的壓力差不多一樣,我不會說我現(xiàn) 在的壓力更大,不過5年前我即將完成碩士學(xué)位,那時

10、也是壓力很大的時 刻,而最近我一直很忙,所以我現(xiàn)在的壓力程度可能和5年前一樣.你呢你現(xiàn)在壓力更大嗎 Todd: I think I'm less stressed now actually because now I worry less thanI didbefore, sobefore Iwasmore stressed because I worried about everything, and now I've learned to let itgo, letthingsgo. I don't letthem bother me.托德：我想實際上我現(xiàn)在的壓力更

11、小,由于我現(xiàn)在擔憂的事情比以前少 了,以前我壓力更大,由于我對所有事情感到擔憂,而現(xiàn)在我學(xué)會了放 手,讓事情順其自然.我不會再讓那些事情煩擾我了.Meg That sounds like a good policy.梅格：聽起來是個不錯的方法.Todd: Yeah.托德：對.區(qū)語閱讀 Meg So, you think you're less worried now, but what ab out your future. Are you more worriedabout your future t han before?梅格：你認為你現(xiàn)在擔憂的更少了,那未來呢相比于以前,你現(xiàn)在對

12、未 來更擔憂嗎Todd:Ooh, you know what, yeah I do thinkI'mmoreworried aboutmy future now becauseI'm older soI'mmoreworriedabout money. I'm more worriedaboutwhatI'llbedoing intenyears,job security , thingslikethat, sosadly I am a little more worried about that. 托德：哦,你知道,我認為我現(xiàn)在更擔憂我的未來,由于我年

13、紀大了,所 以我對錢越來越擔憂.我對未來10年我要做的事情、還有就業(yè)保證等等感到越來越擔憂,不幸的是,我現(xiàn)在更擔憂這些事情.Meg There'salotmore tothink about.梅格：有很多要考慮的事情.Todd: Yeah,sobutI'm lessworried aboutmy life dayto day.Everythinghappening aroundme, so I guess that'swhy Ifeel lessworriedthan I was say five years ago.托德：對,不過我現(xiàn)在對自己日常生活的擔憂比以前少了.

14、現(xiàn)在我對周圍 所發(fā)生事情的擔憂更少了,我想這就是我的擔憂比5年前少了的原因.Meg Right.梅格：沒錯.Todd: How about you? Are you more worried about your fu ture these days?托德：你呢你現(xiàn)在對未來的擔憂比前多了嗎Meg I don't think so. I have a good job and I likewhereI live soI don'tfeeltoo worried aboutwhatI'llbe doing nextyearor infive years, but probablyIshouldplan aheada bitmore.Maybe I should be alittle more worried, butI feelOK abo