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。* d/ u7 f+ p$ C
" I+ Y# g- c' h o- qL: 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。 - Z: W- I+ O0 T6 [* c. } ( A* f' T5 Z% h- Q" i9 ` cM: What? Don't be such a wimp, Li Hua! You have to talk to her, if you want to get a raise.' ?7 Y- ?' Y" b/ \
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L: 你刚才说什么？ Don't be什么？. K8 q' z1 u( N4 L! t& e- j
- m, R- w7 B4 @7 fM: 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!% N* H+ |& g5 f1 D% s
4 j" R" I( X1 Y. k' X7 ]/ J/ a6 ]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？+ k7 n# x9 V# { m7 P/ h; G
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M: I was not! You were a wimp when you crashed your bicycle. You cried because you hurt your arm! 7 T; r+ b, y/ D2 e) N. k- j 5 c3 ]: b; x' r3 V" o5 @ A0 N& WL: 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。 # r- e1 @) u! W& k$ C$ d* K/ ~& T! e+ O9 ~
M: But you are a wimp! Remember yesterday, you couldn't open a bag of potato chips, because you're so weak!1 @" o9 l- }: y
. _4 G' o" F- J8 z* @# N! c' ?0 mL: 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！ P8 l' G+ ]6 Y3 l
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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. C( A F' r6 ~2 ], p$ O
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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。 4 e. a" ^" g0 ~& }" h/ }' u h$ w. I% d/ Y5 {
(李华和系主任谈完话以后) 7 x/ S# `$ [/ [4 U( c r# g / S$ [1 g1 E9 ?/ e4 G/ y; `M: Well, Li Hua, how did it go?+ }: a/ S7 N( `" K
- W8 B2 B [( _9 N2 `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。4 B+ j% ^( k' s- m; x4 N( d2 N
5 j3 g" [, r. v: L1 g lM: Wow! That's not bad Li Hua. It took a lot of guts to go in there like that. " D4 }1 d. @: A1 ]) d + q9 `9 Z/ ]# c( e1 j: j1 QL: Guts? 进去谈要许多什么？你说我什么嘛？你可别说我坏话。。。2 [8 Y9 n2 \& h; @" \; P5 Y+ f0 i; Q: E
6 [9 p; o" b; \, i! oM: No, no, when I say it took a lot of guts, I mean you had to be brave to do that!2 B2 w4 ^: Z7 S8 F2 K! F4 U
* p7 _$ x _/ j7 ^" Z; X0 KL: 噢，guts就是勇气。Guts 不就是动物的内脏吗？是这个字吗？$ \2 v9 w2 h: N, D1 |" R# w
6 u4 h! R6 |( ~7 Y7 C, UM: That's right! You can say someone has a lot of guts. That means he is brave. , C/ A" k; r5 N4 j& n! W0 {4 C2 i5 U7 f1 k+ E6 p
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。7 s) r$ }* W3 {
6 d% M1 \+ z$ |* L! Q5 ^- ^M: That's right. For instance: It took a lot of guts for you to come to the U.S. by yourself. & Y7 Z/ g& T3 l; O) V - |& _; G% W b7 l: n, jL: 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！ * V; X- z) W# ~# H; g, ^ / G- c# }1 ~4 u% OM: You are right. Americans usually don't like to sing in public if they can't sing very well./ ?& y: f' t c. e
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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!/ X- G! Y* y9 ~- H
8 t4 M& d$ q1 C* P: t( J& K) OM: So are you! You only had enough guts today because I was here to support you. Usually you are a wimp! - U5 ^6 T) f5 Y3 y4 ?" Q* ?$ B2 L! Y$ N, u; Q
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! ! K6 l* T p: `2 h! M5 s4 ?$ E, u' j/ ?$ H1 `6 G* j
M: I guess we both are!8 F3 A2 y& B' r8 \/ m, X9 j/ ~
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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。 * @8 Q/ L$ j! C: ZAudio as following: 6 q/ {" ]8 v! }. M1 k8 j6 [
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