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 F" ? q- o0 n* W0 n' ^9 T
2 W( u; e- p% g" u1 {L: 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。1 `# a* e, q1 T4 t% {% d
8 V' c, i, p# ?9 ~* _& ?! UM: What? Don't be such a wimp, Li Hua! You have to talk to her, if you want to get a raise. 9 V9 \: D1 ~' `& D7 l . g4 G& j8 x1 \% o0 K; V3 SL: 你刚才说什么？ Don't be什么？" H7 E- ]3 {% o
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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! # f4 m3 }& T4 j4 o( C" C" {" ?9 _1 b/ ]4 |7 v
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？* \4 P: H9 `; U) |' u/ A
u2 a9 |. t f* Y. u0 S0 {, FM: I was not! You were a wimp when you crashed your bicycle. You cried because you hurt your arm! / d4 @- c$ V( }3 L$ c0 Z9 Z$ H 5 s% s: o! P. c/ K6 aL: 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。 . Z: Z5 z( w8 b9 K# J) h4 `4 V. b4 w! S
M: But you are a wimp! Remember yesterday, you couldn't open a bag of potato chips, because you're so weak! " i* {" i5 E$ J1 r# J) W- {# u; {# F% C% k
L: 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！ % R( h( D9 I$ h x- I& }- ^( l q8 }
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.7 U7 j" G5 Y. ]! n
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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。 * o' j% V- _, W, n g+ _0 K5 y 1 n+ h$ r) ?. u' J2 M8 K(李华和系主任谈完话以后)- o4 k; o6 b0 ]. c# f) T1 y
8 ]2 _; i. b4 ~; N) F) UM: Well, Li Hua, how did it go?; P# R: h$ K2 H" p. X
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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。 " i6 h8 E' w1 U/ s2 n: }1 e5 W5 f( f- _7 ~ G% c7 {
M: Wow! That's not bad Li Hua. It took a lot of guts to go in there like that.9 u) N' M5 O% ~) V& _5 o
4 _4 h& u3 i k; p2 LL: Guts? 进去谈要许多什么？你说我什么嘛？你可别说我坏话。。。. p! }) d4 ~6 o( Y2 b
& {1 _+ H% M7 R( T) QM: No, no, when I say it took a lot of guts, I mean you had to be brave to do that!7 w: T7 N0 a4 K8 o
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L: 噢，guts就是勇气。Guts 不就是动物的内脏吗？是这个字吗？ 5 K' P5 Q( H2 r# m9 e& o# J: V j$ o+ z; j' u+ R
M: That's right! You can say someone has a lot of guts. That means he is brave.+ q6 G; t$ D" Q y- P
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L: 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。& Y* D0 m: T$ D1 ~* h
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M: That's right. For instance: It took a lot of guts for you to come to the U.S. by yourself.( Y+ J& Z( l, w* V
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L: 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！ ' q3 f. D" Z$ O* i1 b( k ( A+ g# z% A ^: S v `+ Z, _2 E* eM: You are right. Americans usually don't like to sing in public if they can't sing very well. N$ s5 K! w1 E! }# G7 X
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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!4 L9 ^7 @5 h- |( @4 x
$ Y" P4 \, {6 D0 D" [M: So are you! You only had enough guts today because I was here to support you. Usually you are a wimp!" P9 n* S; u0 L- Z+ \
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L: 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!% T+ @3 m: a4 v6 i0 J7 {/ j7 q
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M: I guess we both are! . o. Y' K5 y& J5 g" v* D2 D( R$ I0 f8 V; w& a; Z* v' a& Y
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。 $ V0 U! g+ q; [& o0 Y! FAudio as following: ; e8 I$ y1 L U3 E
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