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。 : \# C% T" g- | & ?3 x Z5 H o6 lL: 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。6 l4 c) L( U( [, ]5 M
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M: What? Don't be such a wimp, Li Hua! You have to talk to her, if you want to get a raise.. L$ J- a! P C2 _6 p+ m! R
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L: 你刚才说什么？ Don't be什么？ * [( b. \3 y' V7 O- \# M$ }- @ ]- v8 |" T* d0 n
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!% h' n& w7 y4 q) b2 r$ ?- N
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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？ . S, |, w( S. a8 }3 [ / ?9 n2 J, E9 C* T7 k; {M: I was not! You were a wimp when you crashed your bicycle. You cried because you hurt your arm! * K+ r2 l- @# z ; t; i( ]7 l, P h. C! |. RL: 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。 & V' }( S# f# N% m% B& c5 f! X) p5 w( a/ ^/ g
M: But you are a wimp! Remember yesterday, you couldn't open a bag of potato chips, because you're so weak!. g2 J! ^3 N' |2 Z# V# a3 N
1 C4 O; \* H$ ]) z+ sL: 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！* o. g- k9 T" H: h! d! z' p
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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. ' o. w6 Y$ X) K$ K$ a; s3 S! h1 r/ j* X7 _; }) {/ q& M
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。& {* q4 F, A' e( @/ @4 V
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1 U: V. O. W4 j/ ^( {; A9 ]7 SM: Well, Li Hua, how did it go?" v ]9 X* k& ]1 W, A# O; n
% w3 p, a l. h% Y/ O6 ^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。6 d; ^3 T- _2 f% R$ ?$ }
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M: Wow! That's not bad Li Hua. It took a lot of guts to go in there like that.9 d1 t8 _7 ?1 x% A+ U, d g3 S: u+ L7 Z
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L: Guts? 进去谈要许多什么？你说我什么嘛？你可别说我坏话。。。 * k# T4 Z4 R# [3 D 4 g& s/ |9 W3 M5 r. k7 c9 L2 v* H2 LM: No, no, when I say it took a lot of guts, I mean you had to be brave to do that! g' D `, a: k7 E
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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？ 4 R9 q. G. C0 J [- N) e, `/ A! L- l2 ]/ u: T7 X' c, e! \5 F# G* b& K
M: That's right! You can say someone has a lot of guts. That means he is brave.$ Q+ A V e, G8 ~& ?, }
; e4 T( S* G+ I- V" \6 |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。 , I4 c0 I2 b5 `- T: Q' ?; v( ?" d* ]- t& ]
M: That's right. For instance: It took a lot of guts for you to come to the U.S. by yourself.3 B$ W- R2 M! c2 k0 s! C
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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！; b# j$ b' |& n* P* ?, ]
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M: You are right. Americans usually don't like to sing in public if they can't sing very well.% y, ^2 l- S- R5 M& o, P5 r2 b
( j! Q, P. P4 |7 G+ y2 |' pL: 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 K6 c+ I5 G) Z0 i; f0 P3 x: V3 y1 y4 _* ^) _% `
M: So are you! You only had enough guts today because I was here to support you. Usually you are a wimp! 9 H% p! B& I; M9 H ' f `; S5 K# G x) ?% _; Q w' cL: 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! 2 o) W+ u2 T1 n2 R L + O3 ?7 P" w+ h8 K j+ G% a. IM: I guess we both are! " F: L0 a/ b6 s) f! O0 E4 v0 z 1 d% K3 f- h' w: r6 p) u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。+ K7 c$ a* x i2 G/ \, \$ `
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