http://www.sina.com.cn 2004/06/09 15:20 视听英语Ladder AI杂志
James and Danielle are a couple who’ve made a difficult decision. Danielle is sure she’s made the right choice, but James is having second thoughts. Listen as he tries to get Danielle to reconsider.
詹姆士和丹妮拉是一对夫妻，他们已经做出一个很困难的决定。丹妮拉确信她的决定是正确的，但是詹姆士有些迟疑。请听他如何试图让丹妮拉再考虑一下。
Danielle: Are you okay?
丹妮拉：你还好吗？
James: I was just thinking about how things were before.
詹姆士：我只是在想以前的情况。
Danielle: It’s going to take a while to feel normal.
丹妮拉：要经过一段时间才会觉得恢复正常。
James: I know. Maybe if I talk about it, share my feelings like you always tell me to, I’ll feel better.
詹姆士：我知道。如果我把这件事说出来，就像你常说的那样，和你分享我的感觉，我会觉得好一点。
Danielle: Do you really think we should? Isn’t it better to move forward?
丹妮拉：你真的觉得我们应该谈吗？让事情过去不是更好？
James: Danielle, this is really difficult, but I hope you’ll keep an open mind and hear me out.
詹姆士：丹妮拉，这真的很难，但是我希望你不要有偏见，听我把话说完。
Danielle: Sure, James. You know you can tell me anything.
丹妮拉：没问题，詹姆士。你知道你可以跟我说任何事情的。
James: Well, I’ve been thinking about our decision.
詹姆士：嗯，我一直在考虑我们的决定。
Danielle: And?
丹妮拉：然后呢？
James: Maybe we were overly hasty and acted too soon.
詹姆士：也许我们太草率，行动太快。
Danielle: We thought this through very carefully, James. We’ve already made our choice.
丹妮拉：我们很仔细地考虑过这件事，詹姆士。我们已经做出选择了。
James: It’s never too late, you know.
詹姆士：亡羊补牢永不嫌晚，你知道吗的。
Danielle: We’ve been over this before, James. Nothing’s changed since the last time we discussed it.
丹妮拉：我们以前已经讨论过这件事了，詹姆士。自从我们上一次讨论至今事情没有任何改变。
James: You’re right. I just can’t help but wonder if we could have been happy if we’d left things the way they were.
詹姆士：你说得对。我只是不禁纳闷，如果我们让事情维持原样，会不会觉得快乐？
Danielle: James, I’m sorry. There’s nothing more I can say. I don’t want to keep going in circles.
丹妮拉：詹姆士，对不起。我没有话说了。我不想一直在原地兜圈子。
James: Well, we knew it wouldn’t last forever.
詹姆士：嗯，我们知道，不可能永远这样维持下去。
Danielle: That’s right. Pretty soon you’ll forget all about this. In time I’m sure you’ll see that this is for the best.
丹妮拉：没错。很快地你就会忘记这一切。我相信，总有一天你会发现这样做是最好不过的。
James: I’m not sure about anything anymore.
詹姆士：我再也不相信任何事了。
Danielle: I’m sorry. But, I think you need to put this in perspective.
丹妮拉：对不起。但是我想，你需要对这件事做出正确的判断。
James: Can you look me in the eye and tell me things are better this way?
詹姆士：你可不可以看着我的眼睛告诉我，这样做情况真的比较好吗？
Danielle: Well… I don’t know! Why are you doing this? It’s too late.
丹妮拉：嗯……我不知道！你为什么要这样？已经太迟了。
James: I suppose you’re right. So, it’s settled?
詹姆士：我想你是对的。那么，就这样说定了吗？
Danielle: Yes. In time you’ll learn to love the new wallpaper.
丹妮拉：对。迟早你会慢慢喜欢上新的墙纸。
