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。 3 [) R% B& _# q* }3 n, m6 ^ $ R# D" n* R5 k S4 eL: 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。 2 d; |. P5 b3 s+ b $ v! q" ?8 ~1 R! V; T) j1 zM: What? Don't be such a wimp, Li Hua! You have to talk to her, if you want to get a raise.( A3 \- I) R2 a; d- ?0 ]7 U
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L: 你刚才说什么？ Don't be什么？3 ]$ H N9 ]5 r2 d$ r* y
$ G4 Q/ h, _+ S; [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!) M+ U9 T! ^) D& r
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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？! Q, Y: w' ~8 r' w5 H- f) W: I
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M: I was not! You were a wimp when you crashed your bicycle. You cried because you hurt your arm! ) E+ s( o- W( s y1 Q6 ~0 D $ `) I3 ? `$ b, X- M8 ?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。( a6 G8 m1 r: Y; ]5 ~9 Z' O
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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! . z+ M0 m$ o# D4 s' `7 ?, v0 K; x) G4 E+ }) k
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！( |* F8 E7 w. [4 F ?* S
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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。6 j+ c5 E& x4 f3 G8 \- R4 S9 [4 z0 m
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5 U. [& S: }- U* h& cM: Well, Li Hua, how did it go?0 q$ c, q: \+ H; @. i' o3 S. `& A# O
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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。 / p9 E6 v8 l5 n* j Z. ^$ s/ z" s- I8 E; K6 x5 b
M: Wow! That's not bad Li Hua. It took a lot of guts to go in there like that. / I, H, e/ f6 u9 k9 d6 W- z4 h' H# w5 d / |+ q- i$ o+ z3 L) l# Z# c2 [L: Guts? 进去谈要许多什么？你说我什么嘛？你可别说我坏话。。。 , y* u6 m; k' R; B+ X; Y" U) q0 {: `% r
M: No, no, when I say it took a lot of guts, I mean you had to be brave to do that! 3 A% n) z8 G9 O9 o9 N6 V8 ~/ z3 Z . v+ h6 `. l8 y0 G, `/ nL: 噢，guts就是勇气。Guts 不就是动物的内脏吗？是这个字吗？ 9 U* F+ y9 _: _& U1 s - l: z3 U7 ?8 kM: That's right! You can say someone has a lot of guts. That means he is brave. 1 B0 ^3 ]( L* ]+ Z% ?& C6 [6 H% c- v& }/ r2 p# h' @) s0 p7 E
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。 # e% ~$ ^/ o# k5 Y( p: w7 q" o7 I2 `: i3 P
M: That's right. For instance: It took a lot of guts for you to come to the U.S. by yourself.5 I/ A$ f1 C1 h; O3 l
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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, `! E, Q1 l! T" L
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M: You are right. Americans usually don't like to sing in public if they can't sing very well.' Q R) k4 j* ~
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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!4 _3 W+ h: V5 }" o
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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!! }3 G8 G% O! E; ~- `
( u) |; L0 p! a, i2 JL: 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!& s7 V2 `& Q* ]' b; U3 |
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M: I guess we both are! 0 `" K }0 y& b4 r I; b$ V ( l5 o5 Q% a6 j* D7 U* m( Q! 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。 : l/ M: I% V. T6 ^9 n8 G* U; vAudio as following: 1 h4 o! p5 m, U# A
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