M1: What are you thinking about? You look so pensive.
你在想什么？看起来很忧郁。
M2: I was just thinking about how much things have changed since I was a child.
我只是在想，自从我还是个孩子以来，已经有太多事情发生了变化。
M1: Oh, sometimes I think about that too.What were your thoughts?
噢，有时候我也会想。你的想法呢？
M2: Nostalgic for sure. Generally I remember the best times, and then I get a bit depressed when I think about how things have changed.
当然是怀旧。总的来说，我记得最美好的时光，当我想到事情发生了变化时，我有点沮丧。
M1: What kinds of changes depress you?
什么样的变化让你沮丧？
M2: Well, one thing is the pace of life. Everything is so fast-paced now, so there isn't enough time to think.
其中之一是生活节奏。现在一切都很快，没有足够的时间思考。
M1: That's because you've grown up. You're not a child anymore, so you have responsibilities.
那是因为你已经长大了，你不再是孩子了，所以你有责任。
M2: It's more than just having responsibilities. My parents had to work, but they also had time for other things. My dad used to go fishing on the weekends, and my mom used to work in her garden. She loved to grow flowers and vegetables.
不仅仅是有责任。我父母不得不工作，但他们也有时间做其他事情。以前我爸常在周末去钓鱼，我妈常在花园里打理。她喜欢种花种菜。
M1: Yeah, that does sound nice. Living in the city makes things like that really difficult.
是的，听起来不错。生活在城市里真的很难。
M2: Yes, living in the city is certainly part of the problem, right?
是的，生活在城市里当然是问题的一部分，对吧？
M1: Well, that depends on you. You make things sound as if you have no choices in life. It's the choices you've made that put you where you are now.
那要看你了，听起来好像你在生活中没有别的选择。是你所做的选择让你走到了现在。
M2: Sure, that's certainly part of the problem. I guess I've changed.
当然，这当然是问题的一部分。我想我变了。
M1: You want a lifestyle that you can't have in the city. If you really wanted those things, you could move back to the countryside.
你想要一种在城市里没有的生活方式。如果你真的想要，你可以搬回乡下。
M2: No that's not an option. If I did that my wife would divorce me.
不，没法这样选择。如果我那样做，我妻子会和我离婚。
M1: Have you ever talked about it with her?
你跟她谈过吗？
M2: No, I haven't. We don't talk about things like that. We are both too busy. I think she's even busier than I am.
没有，我们不谈那种事。我们都太忙了，我觉得她比我还要忙。
M1: Well, maybe she would surprise you. Maybe she'd like a change too. You should talk to her.
嗯，也许她会给你一个惊喜，也许她也想改变一下。你应该和她谈谈。
M2: Em, I don't know. What about you?
嗯，我不知道。你呢？
M1: I'm okay. My wife and I expect things as they are. We try to think positively, and we support each other.
我还好，我和我妻子目标一致。我们积极思考，互相支持。
M2: It sounds like you have a good marriage.
听起来你的婚姻不错。
M1: Yes, we do. And one reason for that is that we share our thoughts with each other.
We don't want to grow apart like so many couples.
是的。其中一个原因是我们彼此分享我们的想法，我们不想像很多夫妻一样分开。
M2: Maybe I'll surprise my wife, and start sharing my thoughts with her.
也许我会给我妻子一个惊喜，我要开始和她分享我的想法。
M1: Well if you don't do it now, nothing is going to change.
如果你现在不做，什么都不会改变。
M2: Yes, you probably right. I'll think about it.
是的，也许你是对的。我会考虑的。