流行美语口语 Lesson 33 - wimps & guts

Xbfeng

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。
1 A' m) w1 z$ K
& z9 n2 W  u( D( ?7 @/ a$ z! `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。
  d7 ]2 p4 u/ R- |2 j7 L- @
; K# Q+ c, z, w( D$ KM: What? Don't be such a wimp, Li Hua! You have to talk to her, if you want to get a raise.
+ Y/ s& q( r+ L8 F! h& F
4 D3 ~: N6 T- Q1 d2 XL: 你刚才说什么？ Don't be什么？
7 P& H7 w& I# {  l& m# b+ l) p4 x& B
# v! R+ x. h, D0 c) Q: H# c# nM: 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!
% r# }  _$ J8 R, w% M
" K1 }1 A8 r$ _0 k4 bL: 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？
, ?! T6 r, W, i& z- E+ E( ?
' u" X4 d1 T5 FM: I was not! You were a wimp when you crashed your bicycle. You cried because you hurt your arm!
( F$ Y+ s* e& ~, ?
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。

! Q; L, U! n  KM: But you are a wimp! Remember yesterday, you couldn't open a bag of potato chips, because you're so weak!
3 N1 X6 O# P( `
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！
& Q" Q& e( w$ b% ~. O/ y; v, k
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.

' M4 k7 \7 X+ a* G2 U' ML: 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。

(李华和系主任谈完话以后)
. R* P9 U0 N& X
+ C6 {. F+ m. g8 |# }0 \# jM: Well, Li Hua, how did it go?

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。
9 ]" l* A2 P9 L; G2 {, V
M: Wow! That's not bad Li Hua. It took a lot of guts to go in there like that.
- ~8 v' F9 K$ e
+ A6 z- n* e' W' g' `L: Guts? 进去谈要许多什么？你说我什么嘛？你可别说我坏话。。。
8 c+ K: h- w' c
9 [/ A1 G- T$ C2 X- D1 l) ^M: No, no, when I say it took a lot of guts, I mean you had to be brave to do that!

L: 噢，guts就是勇气。Guts 不就是动物的内脏吗？是这个字吗？
4 p/ l/ b& K: a3 O: f3 q( |: F
( }* ^+ Q8 p$ x% l8 D) G7 o9 D1 SM: That's right! You can say someone has a lot of guts. That means he is brave.

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。
3 n8 t# f' f4 g7 g
# J) N1 l. }1 S/ `* g' x+ ^$ O% j: NM: That's right. For instance: It took a lot of guts for you to come to the U.S. by yourself.

( A* F% ~: \1 `. ML: 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！
/ M& T# C* M; X2 h  H/ i0 y
$ q6 c+ C2 W& i9 F6 Q( XM: You are right. Americans usually don't like to sing in public if they can't sing very well.

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!
# n; }0 q. V4 N0 t
M: So are you! You only had enough guts today because I was here to support you. Usually you are a wimp!

1 e7 R2 _/ ^% n2 c+ k* O" P0 ^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!

M: I guess we both are!
/ _& ~9 W! p6 P; x( \
$ ]. e) P- u9 n4 a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。
Audio as following:
% s1 \! r$ s4 n5 i2 W+ V

xiaoice

thanks.
I won't be a wimp.