李华是一个中国学生，她在纽约上大学，还在大学的中文系当助教。今天她要去和系主任谈话，要求增加助教的工资。李华的美国同学Michael陪她一起去。李华会学到两个常用语：wimp和guts。 3 @ {% p) h6 G, J3 b- D0 ] ' F+ u8 r1 r1 S7 IL: Michael，我很紧张。我不敢去和系主任谈话。。。 我看就算了吧， 我不要去要求加工资了。% @! M ?+ g y8 k3 v/ Z. Z4 h
4 w6 d' b) d5 l2 v% a8 M) v" hM: What? Don't be such a wimp, Li Hua! You have to talk to her, if you want to get a raise.3 G8 |: e2 b M0 l( v
1 u! \0 e, J- l$ R- Z4 `' {2 G; OL: 你刚才说什么？ Don't be什么？ + a* u% z( X9 H! r Z; L6 ~ 9 q4 {* k0 X9 ?, D; K" w# O8 }M: I said don't be a wimp. A wimp is a weak person, a coward, or someone who can't take pain. If you don't talk to your boss, then you are a wimp!; ~( y( T8 D% h- Y
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L: 噢，wimp就是软弱的人，胆小鬼，或者是怕痛的人。所以，你说要是我不和系主任谈，我就是胆小鬼。 哎，你这么说我太不公平了。 你才是a wimp。上星期你去捐血，针还没有碰到你， 你就哇哇大 叫，你不是wimp是什么？/ A8 K, U8 M( J; @5 j
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M: I was not! You were a wimp when you crashed your bicycle. You cried because you hurt your arm!! m6 Q0 c' ?) U: n$ U5 P" a
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L: 我那次骑自行车摔倒，受伤可严重了。不管怎么样，女孩子哭并不意味着她是一个软弱的人。 k% K: u( Z% K: E; l6 h9 e' }
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M: But you are a wimp! Remember yesterday, you couldn't open a bag of potato chips, because you're so weak!3 t) |- }6 h q6 T
% S. u3 q0 w' j0 eL: 我昨天打不开一包土豆片，我没有力气，这也算是wimp？ 我才不是呐！有一次，我们从学校走回你的家，一共三公里， 你至少在当中休息了两次。这才是软弱的表现呢！/ p* V& q! ^0 c& y. h
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M: All right, all right, stop goofing around. You need to go talk to your boss. If you don't go in there, you'll be a wimp with no money.0 m, Y d9 v5 U1 s8 a3 v) a
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L: 对，我要不进去谈就加不了工资，人家肯定会说我没有骨气。看来，我别无选择，我就得进去要求系主任给我们加工资。, A" q" S4 g9 k" B0 q3 Y) V
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M: Well, Li Hua, how did it go? 8 G1 ?3 i( |. N! w3 T' v9 Z" ]: k7 T% }9 c1 X# }
L: 一点问题都没有。系主任同意我们应该增加工资。她说她会去争 取足够的资金给我们提高工资到每小时十二点五美元。$ g, N H8 H% Z7 r1 M
$ Q8 c4 l5 n) J& l2 aM: Wow! That's not bad Li Hua. It took a lot of guts to go in there like that. 2 ~2 U9 Z2 r" { d" i! W" ~; L+ v, A5 f% z# \# v" J {1 W
L: Guts? 进去谈要许多什么？你说我什么嘛？你可别说我坏话。。。 ! A6 Y* z4 O3 I# m% Y: f0 k* P6 h- K& c 0 ^% ` o V0 O5 VM: No, no, when I say it took a lot of guts, I mean you had to be brave to do that! 2 h$ U; [. O! E w g 0 {( H- G: C7 v& _6 y! I; l! n! WL: 噢，guts就是勇气。Guts 不就是动物的内脏吗？是这个字吗？ p7 j, F# q2 E4 ]. g! z( N3 k
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M: That's right! You can say someone has a lot of guts. That means he is brave.5 e) x; z7 b( \' R! w* w
0 g) u M f/ s0 J. r8 UL: 嗯， a lot of guts就是有勇气。你刚才说it took a lot of guts to go in there。所以，it takes guts to do something就是要做某件事一定要 有勇气。 ; M6 f, |) f3 e: \; p( k9 k. e" c R# ?: w _+ P) H- U
M: That's right. For instance: It took a lot of guts for you to come to the U.S. by yourself.$ r6 |+ t, u1 d) O; P
2 {5 u2 L n" C0 F# @; x( w- A& UL: 对，我一个人独自到美国来是要有勇气才行的。你上回在我朋友 家唱卡拉OK，这也是要有勇气的呀！ + a% ]' p: `* u" t9 F8 g & b9 O+ S- z, `M: You are right. Americans usually don't like to sing in public if they can't sing very well., C7 [- O& Q# M2 Z
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L: 好多中国人也不喜欢在大庭广众唱歌呀。这确实是要有勇气的。你那 天是因为喝了酒才敢唱。否则，你就是个wimp! ; E: {, M8 t+ w- l! M% P 9 D' H/ Y* y6 }. ?2 F5 b& d; Q5 gM: So are you! You only had enough guts today because I was here to support you. Usually you are a wimp! 2 J2 \( e1 z- h8 O & H. O6 Y: A3 D6 y$ J: IL: 对，你陪我一起来给我壮胆，所以我才有勇气找系主任谈话。不 过呢，我至少没有在走回家的路上喘不过气来。 You are a wimp!( _* f0 _* E* h& L/ D8 p8 P
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M: I guess we both are!; p7 l0 H0 z& f, U
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今天Michael教李华学会用两个常用语，一个是：wimp，意思是软弱，没骨气；另一个是：guts，这是指有勇气。这次[流行美语]就学习到这里，我们下次节目再见。 0 E2 V5 M6 r( O3 X( A+ w$ b9 KAudio as following: : d5 f3 [+ L0 B1 p$ C
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