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新英語900句視頻版 第41課:失眠的夜晚 文本如下：
LESSON 1
第1課
JOANA: HOW'S the painting coming?
畫出來了嗎？
MICHAEL: I don't Know. Last night I was up till 3:30 or 4: 00, and even though I'm exhausted, I can't sleep. I haven't been sleeping well for a week.
不知道，昨天晚上雖然我精疲力盡，可怎么也睡不著，這一個星期我都沒睡好。
JOANA: That's probably because you're too tense.
這倒有可能，因為你太緊張了。
MICHAEL: I don't know what's wrong.
我也不明白到底怎么了。
JOANA: Great paintings aren't created overnight, Try to relax.
一幅杰作，也不是一個晚上就能創作出來的。還是放松點。
MICHAEL: That's easier said than done.
談何容易。
JOANA: I'm sorry.
對不起！
MICHAL: NO, don't apologize.
沒什么。
JOANA: What's the subject of the painting?
畫的主題是什么？
MICHAL: That's the problem. I want to do a portrait.
我正在考慮。我想畫一張肖像。
JOANA: Of whom?
誰的肖像？
MICHAEL: A woman, A modern woman. But that's all I know. I've been drawing all week, but I don't like anything I've done.
一個女人的，一個現代女性的肖像。可是你看，畫了一星期了，沒有一張讓我滿意。
JOANA: What's the problem? Do you know?
那到底是什么問題？你知道嗎？
MICHAEL: Me. I'm the problem. I think I'm going stale.
我，是我的問題。我覺得我在后退。
I've been painting for ten years, I should be able to do better than this.
我已畫了十年的畫了，應該畫得比這要好。
LESSON 2
第2課
JOANA: I'm sure you will. Even if you spend a few sleepless nights, it's worth it.
我相信你能畫好，即使是幾個晚上睡不好，也值得。
MICHAEL: What do you think I should do?
你認為我該做什么？
JOANA: Take a break for a few hours.
休息幾個小時。
MICHAEL: No. I mean, do you think I should give up and go into business with my father?
不，我是說，你看我是不是該放棄繪畫，跟我父親去經商？
JOANA: What I think doesn't matter. You've got to be happy with what you do. Besides, that decision was made years ago, wasn't it?
我看這些無關緊要。你做的工作會給你帶來樂趣，而且這是你幾年前決定的，對嗎？
MICHAEL: It was. But things change. Which is better for now ?
對，但是事情變了，現在對我們來說哪樣更好呢？
JOANA: Michael, what do you want me to say? It's got to be your decision.
米其爾，你想讓我說什么？這事應由你自己決定呀。
MICHAEL: I'm not asking you to decide for me. I just want to know what you think. You must have your likes and dislikes.
我不是想讓你為我做決定，我只想知道你是怎么想的，你一定有你喜歡和不喜歡的。
JOANA: Maybe I don't. Maybe I don't know what to think.
也許我沒有。也許我不知道該去想什么。
MICHAEL: I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you.
對不起，我沒有勉強你的意思。
JOANA: All I mean, Michael, is that I agree with what you're doing. If you can be a successful artist, fine; if you can't, go into business with your father. But at least give yourself the chance to find out.
米其爾，我是意思是我同意你所做的。如果你能成為一個成功的藝術家，也好。否則，跟你父親去經商也行。但至少應給自己一個發現自己的機會。
MICHAEL: There's something else, of course, Joana. If I go into Dad's business, I have to stay here. You know that.
喬安娜，如果我進了父親的公司，我就只能到此為止，這你是知道的
