第一，迷你對話

A: We must do something to same him from the slough of despond.

我們必須做點什么，讓他不再絕望。

B: But it is hard. This time he was hit by a big shock.

但是那太難了，他這次受到的打擊太大了。

A: I know, but let's try.

我知道，讓我們試試看。

B: Yeah, he needs us very much.

是的，他非常需要我們。

第二，地道表達

slough of Despond

解詞釋義

Slough of despond的意思是“絕望的深淵”。有這么一句話：“The name of the slough was Despond.（這個深淵的名叫絕望。）”這里的slough是指馬車通不過的泥沼地，比喻為“絕望的境地”。Slough of despond means to a state of severe depression。

拓展范例

E.g. Often the two men came into the slough of despond and had to start all over again.

他們倆常常陷入絕境，不得不重新返工。

E.g. I started going to therapy once I felt myself slipping into the slough of despond.

一旦我感到自己快不行的時候了，我就去治療。

E.g. At that time the I was in the slough of despond.

當時，我陷入深深的絕望之中。

第三，好詞妙語

save... from...：從......拯救出來，使......免于......

E.g. He grab at the boy, but can not save him from falling.

他想抓住那男孩兒，然而那孩子還是跌倒了。

E.g. I will save her from robbers.

我要從強盜手里把她救出來。

E.g. Though I cannot save her from shame, I may prevent the continuance of iniquity.

雖然我不能使她免于羞辱，可是我可以不讓她的罪過再延續下去。

a big shock：很大的打擊

E.g. The news was a big shock to me; it came absolutely out of the blue.

這個消息，對我是一個很大的打擊，簡直太突如其來了。

E.g. Her elopement was a big shock to the parents.

她的出走給雙親很大的打擊。