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。9 ?3 t0 P/ d' `4 N
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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。 " k+ g# q. ~4 F7 H/ S " o, M/ G& t+ C W& D9 D3 A) LM: What? Don't be such a wimp, Li Hua! You have to talk to her, if you want to get a raise.0 n2 i4 W, V( w1 ?5 O+ c
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L: 你刚才说什么？ Don't be什么？5 E$ E' i; Z9 a1 }# |2 ^. v6 G+ m& X
1 o; f3 k% s; b+ L/ R% N4 U uM: 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!; t7 E3 k4 k: B$ j2 q: \
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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？ 0 C1 [! J2 l: W$ T3 w8 e# U; e, M/ w4 T
M: I was not! You were a wimp when you crashed your bicycle. You cried because you hurt your arm!) z9 Z* ~# N, M$ Z3 M& a" n
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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。# r3 [% \1 W9 L+ `# R
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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! j# y2 Y( z3 F+ _5 d& ~9 F0 F1 A
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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！ , i5 Z! t6 C9 f+ K4 {! K1 D 3 {$ y h( B% x1 IM: 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. - T9 K6 D% d l: B5 L* \% X4 r7 y6 a- W1 d" o% s
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。& j. b# x5 Z( L+ L
3 O: j d$ Y9 z D8 b" E- D3 M(李华和系主任谈完话以后) 1 o; ]$ t I7 w- @ . ^( S& }# ?0 ?: z0 Z. n! KM: Well, Li Hua, how did it go? / r+ ?; k. Q/ }4 f) ^ " ?+ ^) A* \! T+ D2 g% ~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。) a2 O x3 j( k2 `
) ` R" u3 {) D1 JM: Wow! That's not bad Li Hua. It took a lot of guts to go in there like that.4 d$ m' z3 U y: J, w; Y7 ^5 s
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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。。。& n2 s& s. G, G5 n9 v
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M: No, no, when I say it took a lot of guts, I mean you had to be brave to do that!) E! b( t" S3 r
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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？ # `( q' F4 ]9 P0 n* i/ E- g u" F* T; _2 @( \% e! l5 a3 }; ?% B
M: That's right! You can say someone has a lot of guts. That means he is brave.! ` J( T/ k; o8 `: Y8 g
1 ]$ \: x& r: [9 F& q' |' V* c6 p& PL: 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。 ) q1 k) `# K6 @# H2 R5 [, L $ K, [# m- _% B1 V. ?! t8 bM: That's right. For instance: It took a lot of guts for you to come to the U.S. by yourself.8 W, |) }1 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！ 2 j6 {. x& z! g5 {) m2 \: Z # s1 s, Y1 Q! [( g* I0 dM: You are right. Americans usually don't like to sing in public if they can't sing very well. g: o+ |# C, \+ D% k - W0 R$ W2 t9 WL: 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! J- @* k2 l3 C5 Y4 ^8 z. @
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M: So are you! You only had enough guts today because I was here to support you. Usually you are a wimp!- Q0 _: M5 y8 G3 c2 C) o
( g( w" O. H! ]0 g4 i' h6 |2 nL: 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! 5 l9 X# j* A# S% Q& D2 Y. b ) ^8 {2 D1 P% F8 @M: I guess we both are! 7 l9 w* t; W U, w. E' q- c5 z: n. j0 ~. X7 ^; Y% ?' F( o* p
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。 4 u+ i9 n$ J6 K6 I5 C& fAudio as following: 7 [9 E% _; I C0 }
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