希望不是什么严重的事情：VOA职场口语Mary： Has Alan shown up yet?
艾伦露面了吗?
Mary： Yes, he has been through a lot in the last year.
I hope his luck changes soon.
Maybe his sister will pull through?
是啊，他去年经历得太多了。
我希望他能时来运转。
也许他姐姐能挺过来呢。
Mary： I wonder what it could be.
我在想会是什么事。
Tony： I don’t know.
I hope it’s nothing serious.
我也不知道。
希望不是什么严重的事情。
Mary： Last week his sister was admitted to the hospital.
上星期他姐姐住院了。
Tony： What happened?
怎么回事啊?
Mary： She was in a serious car accident.
She was hurt pretty badly.
They thought she was going to die.
他姐姐出了车祸，伤得很严重。
他们都觉得她快不行了。
Tony： How is she now?
那她遥怎么样?
Mary： She fell into a coma?
.
.
.
The doctors aren’t too hopeful.
But I hope they’re wrong.
她已经昏迷了。
医生觉得没有太大希望了。
不过我希望他们的判断是错的。
Tony： Poor?
Alan.
He’s going nuts.
His sister is all he has left; his parents died last year.
可怜的艾伦。
他都快要发疯了。
他姐姐可是他惟一的亲人了，他父母去年刚去世。
Tony： No, not yet.
I guess something came up?
He’ll call soon enough to let us know what’s going on.
He’s good that way.
没有，还没露面。
我猜肯定发生什么事了。
他应该会打电话告诉我们的。
要是那样就好了。