失望｜没有买到的

Phil要过生日了，Claire自告奋勇去买最新发布的iPad给他作生日礼物。可Claire去晚了，iPad被抢购一空。在家等了一天的Phil看到Claire回来后就开始询问iPad的事，当他得知Claire没有买到iPad后，感到非常失望。

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S01E19 00:07:23

Phil: Let me see it!

Claire: No your party's not until tonight. You'll just have to wait.

Phil: Just let me see the bag. Did you leave it in the car?

Claire: Yeah.

Phil: Hey, who'd you deal with? Was it a guy named Mehar? They call him "the beast". He is a tiny guy. He must move a ton of product. I kind of love that you're making me wait. You are the best wife ever! You are the best wife ever!

Claire: I didn't get you the iPad. I got to the store, they were all out. I'm so sorry.

Phil: I don't understand. My online buddies got it. Sat800 and Brobot didn't get there until 8:00, and you definitely got there before them, because you got there at 6:30. No. You didn't get there at 6:30? Where were you?

Claire: I set the alarm for 5:00. I got up. I came downstairs. I fell asleep.

Phil: No. Oh, my goodness. What have I done? What have I done? I should've done this myself.

Claire: Sweetie, you know what? They're gonna get more in next week.

Phil: Next week? That's like the worst thing you can say to an early adopter.

Claire: Where are you going?

Phil: To a place where birthdays still mean something.

tiny微小的　definitely肯定地

菲尔：快让我看看！

克莱尔：派对要晚上才开呢，等着吧。

菲尔：让我看看包装袋也好啊，你放车里了吗？

克莱尔：是啊。

菲尔：是谁卖给你的？是那个叫迈哈的吗？他们叫他“野兽”，别看他个子小，搬起货物来可牛了。我倒是挺喜欢你故意让我等着的感觉，你是全世界最好的老婆，你是全世界最好的老婆！

克莱尔：我没买到iPad。我到商店的时候已经卖完了，对不起。

菲尔：我不明白。我的网友都买到了呀，“高考满分”和“机器老兄”8点才去，而你去得肯定比他们早，因为你6点半就到那儿了。不会吧，你6点半没有到那儿？那你去哪儿了？

克莱尔：我把闹钟调到5点，然后爬起来。到楼下后，我又睡着了。

菲尔：不，哦，我的天啊。我干了些什么？我干了些什么？我应该自己去买的。

克莱尔：亲爱的，你知道吗？他们下周还会补货。

菲尔：下周？这是科技潮人最难接受的事实了。

克莱尔：你去哪儿？

菲尔：去一个还有人在乎生日的地方。

口语大搜集

该如何表达失望的心情呢？

1．That's a shame．真遗憾。

2．I screwed up./I messed up./I blew it．我搞砸了。

3．I could kick myself, really．我恨死自己了。

4．It was a waste of effort．白费我那么多力气。

5．I'm really disappointed with him．我对他实在很失望。

6．I'm quite dissatisfied with what he did．我对他做的事情实在不满意。

7．I feel really sad./I'm really unhappy．我感到很难过。

8．I expected it to be much better．我原指望会好得多。

9．What a disappointment!/What a letdown！真让人失望！

现学现用说说看

deal with

应付，处理

deal with的意义很广，常表示“对付，应付，处理，安排”等。如：

1．He could properly deal with all kinds of situations．他能恰当地应付各种局面。

2．Deal with a man as he deals with you．以其人之道，还治其人之身。

3．This is a book dealing with Asian problems．这是一本论述亚洲问题的书。

4．They have learned to deal with various persons．他们学会了和各种人打交道．

另外，“Deal with it.”跟“Face it.”一样，也是口语中常见的用法，指的是“去面对眼前的情况”。举个例子，比方说没钱花了，但你的狐朋狗友们还要拉你出去吃喝玩乐。这时就可以说，Deal with it. I have no money now．面对现实吧！我已经没钱了。

early adopter

抢先一族

有些人就是科技潮人，有什么新产品，他们都得在别人前面用上，这就是传说中的early adopters抢先一族。例如：My dad is a bit of a geek. He's an early adopter when it comes to new technology．我爸爸是个极客，他是个追求新科技的新人类。