突破口语之情景对话(27):Being misunderstood被误解

Kitty: Hi, why do you look so depressed today, Mike?
Mike: I had a terrible quarrel with my neighbor yesterday.
Kitty: How come?
Mike: It is a long story. Basically, she thought I had laughed at her while I didn't.
Kitty: I know everyone suffers when he is misunderstood. But why not take it easy?
Mike: Yeah. It's so nice of you to comfort me.

译文：
凯蒂: 你好，迈克，你今天看上去怎么这么不高兴啊？
迈克: 我昨天和邻居大吵了一架。
凯蒂: 怎么搞的啊？
迈克: 说来话长了。简单的说呢，她误认为我嘲笑过她，其实我没有。
凯蒂: 被误解的时候每个人都很难受，但干嘛不放开一点呢？
迈克: 是啊。你这样安慰我真是太好了。

注解 :
1) depressed (adj): sad 消沉的，沮丧的
例: She was depressed at the news.
听到这消息后她万分沮丧。
2) quarrel (n): 争吵
3) suffer (v): 难受
例: He suffered from poverty all his life.
他一生受贫穷之苦。
4) misunderstand (v): =mistake 误解
例: You misunderstood what I said.
你误解了我说的话。
5) comfort (v): =console 安慰
例: They tried to comfort her, but what could they say?
他们想要安慰她，但能说什么呢?