Dialogue - Try to comfort a complaining friend!

dāng péng yǒu bào yuàn shí, qù ān wèi tā!
当朋友抱怨时，去安慰他！
Try to comfort a complaining friend!

People complain or grumble sometimes about trifles or bad luck that happen to them, like being stuck in a traffic jam or being turned down for a job. One of the reasons why people complain a lot is that it makes them feel better. A good friend should be a good listener, too. Allow your friend to talk about his grievances and express his feelings. Listen patiently and, when necessary, offer suggestions of what you could do to help.
人们有时候会抱怨或发牢骚，抱怨发生在自己身上的一些琐事或倒霉事，比如：遇到堵车或工作不顺心。人们喜欢抱怨的其中的一个原因是，倾吐之后心情会变得好些，即一吐为快。一个好朋友同时也应该是一个忠实的倾听者。允许你的朋友诉说自己的苦恼，表达自己的感情。耐心倾听，在必要的时候给予适当的建议，看看自己能为对方做些什么。
 


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lì li: mài kè, nǐ jīn tiān liǎn sè bù tài hǎo, bù shū fú ma?
丽丽：麦克，你今天脸色不太好，不舒服吗？ 
Lili: You don't look so good today, Mike, why?

mài kè: jiǎn zhí zāo tòu le! zuó wǎn lín jū jiā bàn wǎn huì, chǎo de wǒ méi fǎr shuì jiào.
麦克：简直糟透了！昨晚邻居家办晚会，吵得我没法儿睡觉。 
Mike: I'm in a terrible state! My next-door neighbor had a party last night. I couldn't get to sleep with so much noise going on.

lì li: yuán lái shì zhè yàng. huàn le wǒ yě huì xiū xi bù hǎo de.
丽丽：原来是这样，换了我也会休息不好的。 
Lili: I see. I wouldn't be able to sleep well in that situation, either.

mài kè: hái yǒu gèng zāo de, zǎo shàng gāng yī chū mén, zì xíng chē tāi bào le, wǒ yòu jí jí máng máng pǎo qù xiū chē.
麦克：还有更糟的，早上刚一出门，自行车胎爆了，我又急急忙忙跑去修车。 
Mike: What is more, my bicycle tire punctured in the morning as soon as I mounted, and I had to have it repaired on my way to work.

lì li: hái hǎo, nǐ dōu méi yǒu chí dào. wǒ zuò gōng jiāo chē dǔ zài lù shàng le, chí dào le wǔ fēn zhōng.
丽丽：还好，你都没有迟到。我坐公交车堵在路上了，迟到了五分钟。 
Lili: Fortunately, you were not late. I took the bus and got stuck in traffic, and I was five minutes late.

mài kè: kàn lái nǐ jīn tiān yě bù shùn, zhēn wèi nǐ nán guò.
麦克：看来你今天也不顺，真为你难过。 
Mike: Seems you are not having a lucky day, either. Sorry to hear that.

lì li: bǐ cǐ bǐ cǐ. zuò xià xiē huǐr, hē bēi kā fēi ba.
丽丽：彼此彼此。坐下歇会儿，喝杯咖啡吧。 
Lili: Same here. Sit down and take a rest. Have a cup of coffee.

mài kè: hǎo de. shì shí shàng, wǒ lián zǎo fàn dōu hái méi gù de shàng chī ne.
麦克：好的。事实上，我连早饭都还没顾得上吃呢。 
Mike: Ok. Actually I have been too busy to have breakfast yet.

lì li: nà nǐ zuì hǎo hái shì xiān qù chī diǎnr dōng xi ba.
丽丽：那你最好还是先去吃点儿东西吧。 
Lili: Then, you'd better go and get something to eat first.

mài kè: bù xíng a, wǒ shǒu tóu shàng yǒu yī duī shìr, lǎo bǎn zài bù tíng de cuī wǒ.
麦克：不行啊，我手头儿上有一堆事儿，老板在不停地催我。 
Mike: No way. I have a lot of work on hand. The boss keeps pressing me to finish it.

lì li: bié zhāo jí, yáo bù yào wǒ bāng nǐ zuò xiē shén me?
丽丽：别着急，要不要我帮你做些什么？ 
Lili: Don't worry. Let's see if I can do anything to help you.

mài kè: wǒ xiǎng wǒ kě yǐ gǎo dìng, zhǐ shì xīn lǐ yǒu diǎnr fán.
麦克：我想我可以搞定，只是心里有点儿烦。 
Mike: I think I can get it all done; I just feel a little bit upset.

lì li: xià bān hòu zǎo diǎnr huí jiā xiū xi. ò, kā fēi zhǔ hǎo le.
丽丽：下班后早点儿回家休息。哦，咖啡煮好了。 
Lili: Go home and go to bed early after work. Now, at least, the coffee is ready.

mài kè: wèi dào hǎo jí le, xiè xie nǐ de guān xīn!
麦克：味道好极了，谢谢你的关心！ 
Mike: It is nice and tastes delicious. Thanks for your concern!

New Words
生词
抱怨 bào yuàn: complain; complaint 
发牢骚 fā láo sao: complain; grumble 
琐事 suǒ shì: trifles, trifling things 
悲伤 bēi shāng: grief 
感情 gǎn qíng: feeling 
倾听 qīng tīng: listen 
耐心地 nài xīn de: patiently 
脸色 liǎn sè: color of the face; look 
不舒服 bù shū fu: don't feel good; uncomfortable 
糟糕 zāo gāo: what bad luck; too bad; in a terrible mess 
邻居 lín jū: next door; neighbor; neighborhood 
吵闹声 chǎo nào shēng: noise 
睡觉 shuì jiào: sleep; go to bed 
自行车 zì xíng chē: bicycle 
车胎 chē tāi: [bicycle] tire 
急急忙忙 jí jí máng máng: in a hurry; in haste 
修理 xiū lǐ: repair; have something repaired 
迟到 chi dao: be late 
堵车 dǔ chē: traffic jam 
不顺心 bú shùn xīn: unhappy; in a bad luck 
彼此彼此 bǐ cǐ bǐ cǐ: same here; be on the same plane 
咖啡 kā fēi: coffee 
顾不上 gù bù shàng: be too busy to... 
手头儿 shǒu tóur: on hand; at hand 
老板 lǎo bǎn: boss 
催 cuī: force; push; press 
搞定 gǎo dìng: get something done; have something done 
烦 fán: vexed; be upset; be annoyed 
味道 wèi dào: taste 
关心 guān xīn: concern; be concerned with