Daily Life - Cheer Up (0135)

A: Ok... I'll talk to you later. Bye
B: Carrie, are you ok? You seem a bit down.
A: I just got off the phone with my boyfriend. He is always getting upset and losing his temper over nothing. It's so hard to talk to him at times.
B: Maybe it's just that he is stressed out from work or something. He does have a pretty nerve wracking job you know.
A: Yeah but, he is always in a really foul mood. I try to find out what's bothering him or get him to talk about his day but, he always shuts down and brushes me off.
B: Men are like that you know. They can feel nervous, anxious or on edge and the only way they can express it is by trying to hide it through aggressiveness.
A: I guess you are right. What do you think I should do? He wasn't always this grouchy you know...
B: Talk to him, try to cheer him up when he is down and if that doesn't work, I say get rid of him and get a new one!
A: You are something else you know that?

Key Vocabulary

down Adjective sad or unhappy
stress out principle verb, past simple to feel very worried or anxious
nerve wracking Adjective causing a person to feel very nervous
brush me off principle verb, present simple refuse to talk about something with someone
cheer up principle verb, infinitive to make (someone) happier

Supplementary Vocabulary

down in the dumps phrase feeling sad, not happy
have the blues phrase having sad feelings or emotions
rattled principle verb, past simple to fluster, unnerve
grinds my gears phrase makes me angry, upsets me
pissed off phrase upset, very angry