well it's what we say in british english when you have a boyfriend or girlfriend and they tell you they don't want to be with you anymore. they dump you ╟ or you say ╟ i've been dumped! li: 这很容易理解，dump 书面的意思是扔掉，不过很多人都会用这个词来形容他们的一段恋情结束了 ╟ 你可能会主动结束这段恋情，把对方甩了，或者反过来被对方抛弃了。

今天我们要学的新词儿是什么呢 jo?

jo: well li ╟ i know you're married now ╟ but have you ever been dumped?

li: dumped? 大家能猜到这是什么意思吗?

jo: well it's what we say in british english when you have a boyfriend or girlfriend and they tell you they don't want to be with you anymore. they dump you ╟ or you say ╟ i've been dumped!

li: 这很容易理解，dump 书面的意思是扔掉，不过很多人都会用这个词来形容他们的一段恋情结束了 ╟ 你可能会主动结束这段恋情，把对方甩了，或者反过来被对方抛弃了。

jo: i've been dumped. or he dumped me! so li, you didn't answer my question…

li: ok jo, yes i have been dumped! and it wasn't very nice ╟ 我的前任男友就是那种没良心的人。

jo: aw li i'm sorry ╟ i didn't mean to upset you. it's an informal word and it's probably the most common way of saying someone didn't want to be with you anymore.

li: yes, 如果有人抛弃了你，那就是 they dump you 或者是你被抛弃了 you are dumped.

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a: have you spoken to kate recently?

b: yes i have and she's really upset. david dumped her last week.

a: kate was dumped ╟ no! i thought he really liked her.

a: how are things going with jake?

b: i don't really like him that much ╟ he's quite boring. i think i might have to dump him.

li: 感情问题是很难避免的，希望大家不会对自己的恋人说这个词。不过我们在杂志，电视节目中会经常碰到。