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 ^9 J" a: B) w+ V
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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。 , O1 X1 _* s: s " i* m4 {# f" r- I7 QM: What? Don't be such a wimp, Li Hua! You have to talk to her, if you want to get a raise.3 ]: e% U/ ~0 v4 d2 }6 m4 l; \% s
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L: 你刚才说什么？ Don't be什么？- f G$ S8 B4 @" m
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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! / x2 V- P0 |& K. Q( y: W) N - g8 [+ M8 d2 xL: 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？ }9 R, [ v9 o q % j3 Z: H- ?0 LM: I was not! You were a wimp when you crashed your bicycle. You cried because you hurt your arm! " _4 U' m9 D- Q5 L$ d- r4 g7 _; z. f0 D& y7 h' h% S4 O
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。- C; W0 o: k- w+ S1 b
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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! - _ C5 t6 ]/ c0 j5 i8 k# l3 @! r. m- e" a }8 \1 W4 q u
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！& y" I- R3 p; J5 N H. U% X( L; z
4 \5 t M) U* e$ D3 }+ ?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.4 {; w1 S2 K) g0 M8 A/ f: o+ ^
- M! }3 D+ W$ R; g: hL: 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。2 O( h) }5 m6 [
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M: Well, Li Hua, how did it go?0 Q i% j3 [+ V
6 m# J% K: U. i3 S0 j9 NL: 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。 $ I2 W. ]" J3 d \! |1 }' ]5 ? @9 Q1 C$ G - j% T- C7 K" m5 h( {! TM: Wow! That's not bad Li Hua. It took a lot of guts to go in there like that.2 [, s2 I5 k6 e' s) E% E3 a( \
0 ]' |7 Z/ ?- t8 V0 m% H- s' nM: No, no, when I say it took a lot of guts, I mean you had to be brave to do that! & G% J2 P# g. q( ^4 a3 u0 y9 ` ( F# }1 d! y8 y- AL: 噢，guts就是勇气。Guts 不就是动物的内脏吗？是这个字吗？' h3 u7 z g& Z4 J: d
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M: That's right! You can say someone has a lot of guts. That means he is brave.4 z9 x; Q. v4 ?: E$ i7 @) l3 p
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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。3 I- P; x# X( Y% D
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M: That's right. For instance: It took a lot of guts for you to come to the U.S. by yourself.. w# z+ ]0 N3 b8 k$ 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！, Z) ]! C7 W4 ]" K
/ X( q& D; k9 Z0 A) ~9 f7 _, V# |M: You are right. Americans usually don't like to sing in public if they can't sing very well. & H8 q9 {6 `+ v% m( P5 U; V! F! G0 @0 }
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!3 i0 d. q7 |! j$ ?
' p9 C/ m$ X; N9 SM: So are you! You only had enough guts today because I was here to support you. Usually you are a wimp! , e# ?6 v% h% y [$ ^+ ~, u 9 `! e5 B% n9 j* E7 AL: 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! & g3 T$ ?( P7 D% s9 E! o. A; X5 v: F
M: I guess we both are! 8 X/ v4 B1 x6 i/ J ( |- f7 |. z3 J! A+ d/ `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。 ( K% U/ J2 ~# a! C! }! KAudio as following:( T, X0 ]$ E3 {# a
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