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。" b) H6 P, f& ?; d
* N/ F# A6 Y# _+ y$ _0 s- j( WL: 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。 4 a5 k& Q$ A3 J! d, ^! P- N% T& y1 w9 Q+ u" ?+ J; a
M: What? Don't be such a wimp, Li Hua! You have to talk to her, if you want to get a raise.# q, @1 c3 ?! P) T- J$ f+ ^
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L: 你刚才说什么？ Don't be什么？% T$ S w: D* e
( W3 r' {' R3 S7 ] F% d% aM: 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! . A/ m; ?: {) j ( a2 ~1 u% t+ v6 i6 KL: 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& `0 j2 Z+ N# `/ f1 f: k- H' }7 E) a! A& Q
M: I was not! You were a wimp when you crashed your bicycle. You cried because you hurt your arm! 2 A+ s6 ^7 y; E& r- C $ B! s! P7 ?% t$ r5 u5 eL: 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。 * t2 Z4 [4 j/ a4 y7 d 2 j* F. a* Q, X) ]) bM: But you are a wimp! Remember yesterday, you couldn't open a bag of potato chips, because you're so weak!: `% P5 l- A- j$ W
D* v/ \+ t7 @+ L. p$ k$ UL: 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！ 0 n2 T$ P4 u* ? # D Q- `) W5 n/ c3 E6 JM: 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. / y8 } a$ f4 D8 u2 _$ } : a2 V/ L9 T) e d/ H* QL: 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。# |$ `9 o9 o1 X$ a9 N6 r# W# \
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(李华和系主任谈完话以后) 9 k$ ^& a6 M- ~; C0 [: ]. }, ~ 4 h. ?1 l! `3 H; W$ D; ZM: Well, Li Hua, how did it go?8 E ]: A0 U0 r U' t
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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。% b" t$ J m6 J% A
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M: Wow! That's not bad Li Hua. It took a lot of guts to go in there like that.0 \' b. Y5 k" r7 t' o7 U8 B2 ]- i: P
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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。。。 : `$ T: s/ H/ V7 A3 x# r% B( ^) O7 D: y) U0 r
M: No, no, when I say it took a lot of guts, I mean you had to be brave to do that! j9 M8 H8 V# y% b& U9 v d- v
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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？ 2 G) J+ [/ ^9 |0 @ 2 w; ]- @5 M1 mM: That's right! You can say someone has a lot of guts. That means he is brave." s3 Z9 L6 z' X2 [# F3 A! I0 b
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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。 ; d1 {8 [" Q! m, u$ C4 c0 C: N( m: M. S" p5 k5 b. c
M: That's right. For instance: It took a lot of guts for you to come to the U.S. by yourself.$ j. j) h8 O. v! z' \ m
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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！ 9 @& c( b0 ~# k3 W d' w0 N" e; L' A* e3 S/ B
M: You are right. Americans usually don't like to sing in public if they can't sing very well.+ c) ^, \ y. h- W8 t3 Q! F0 m0 w$ Z( V
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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! , R3 b& Q8 @7 r4 G ~" {8 |0 t# ?( Z/ d1 X4 K2 |* T9 G
M: So are you! You only had enough guts today because I was here to support you. Usually you are a wimp!. Z7 v: H+ z4 C- l* p
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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! 3 ]3 W J, e/ y7 V/ p6 A * H9 W1 e! \$ u: ^7 m+ ^M: I guess we both are! 5 [0 }6 ~1 [$ N" ?: x$ E- E6 N" w9 }" \
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。# R H- c t7 l! C4 z- F4 S0 e/ N- n
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