I’m in Debt
藍(lán)色-降調(diào)
黑色-聲調(diào)
黃色-平調(diào)
A: Hello, I’m here to see Mr. Corleone.
B: Right this way, sir.
C: Charlie! What can I do for you?
B: Mr. Corleone, I’m really sorry to trouble you, but I need your help.
C: Anything for you, Charlie! Your father was like a brother to me.
B: Well, sir, you see, this recession has hit me pretty hard; I lost my job and I’m in a lot of debt.
C: I see. . . . . .
B: Yeah, you know, I’ve got credit card bills, car payments, I’ve got to pay my mortgage; and on top of all that, I have to pay my son’s college tuition.
C: So you’re asking for a loan.
B: Well, I just thought maybe you could help me out.
C: What? At a time like this? I’m broke too, you know! You’re not the only one who has been hit by the recession! I lost half my money in the stock market crash! Go on! Get outta here!
1、in debt 負(fù)債 in heavy/ great debt 負(fù)債累累
2、What can I do for you=Can I help you?=Anything I can do for you?
3、I’m really sorry to trouble/bother you.（事前打擾）
I’m really sorry to have troubled/bothered you.(事后打擾)
很抱歉打擾到你了
4、recession 經(jīng)濟(jì)不景氣，蕭條
5、hit sb. pretty hard.對(duì)某人造成重挫，產(chǎn)生很重的影響
The divorce has hit me pretty hard. 離婚讓我受到重挫。
The cold has hit me pretty hard.天氣比較冷讓我嚴(yán)重感冒了。
6、I’ve got to=I have to 我得
7、credit card bills信用卡帳單
car payments車貸
pay my mortgage房貸
8、on top of all that 除此之外， 別外
9、ask for 需要，要求，（某人）找，罪有應(yīng)得
Did somebody ask for me?有沒有人找我？
You ask for it.你自找的。
10、help 幫助某人
help out 幫助某人脫離困境
11、broke 身無分文，破產(chǎn)
12、Stock market 股市 crash 崩盤
