美語訓(xùn)練班 050

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How to say it in American English

Jessica在北京學(xué)漢語，她的中國朋友要是遇到了不知道用美語怎么說的詞，就會來請教她。今天是小北要問的：無語。

Jessica; Xiaobei! You look upset. What happened?

Yiru: 別提了!我有個朋友欠錢不還，拖了好長時間了，每次都找各種理由搪塞我!氣死我了，以前我還和她理論，現(xiàn)在我簡直是簡直是無語了我!

Jessica: I see. You're so tired of your friend's excuses that you are speechless.

XB: Speechless? 原來這就是無語的意思。

Jessica: Yes. For example, you can say “she was speechless after learning her boyfriend was dating another woman.”

XB: 哦，知道男友跟別的女生交往后，她氣得說不出話來。

Jessica: Exactly. Basically, you can use “speechless” to mean something so bad or so surprising that you don't know what to say.

XB: I see. 跟你說，我認(rèn)識一個女生，她特別虛偽，總是假惺惺地稱贊別人，轉(zhuǎn)過頭來就說人壞話。Every time I see her being so fake, I'm speechless!

Jessica: I bet you also roll your eyes!

XB: Roll my eyes?

Jessica: If you roll your eyes, you're showing that you don't believe someone or you aren't interested in what they're saying.

XB: 哦，就是因為不相信或者不耐煩而翻白眼。這個說法真形象! 就在今天早上，I got an email saying I was selected to win 5 million dollars. It also asked for my bank account.

Jessica: That's fishy! It must be a scam!

XB: 我當(dāng)然知道這是詐騙郵件了!I rolled my eyes when I read it! 不過你說，要是我哪天我真中了500萬

Jessica: That would blow me away! Meaning I'd be really amazed!

XB: 哦，to blow someone away就是使人大吃一驚，不過，這應(yīng)該是用在形容什么好事兒的時候吧?

Jessica: Exactly. For example, My new computer ran so fast it blew me away!

XB: Or Jessica has so much cash hidden under her bed it blows me away!

Jessica: What? Me? Cash? Now I'm rolling my eyes, xiaobei!

XB: 我來總結(jié)一下今天學(xué)的詞：因為厭惡或者吃驚而無語，用speechless; 因為不耐煩或不相信而翻白眼是roll one's eyes; 某些好事讓人大吃一驚用blow someone away.

B: I heard something this morning that totally blew me away...

A: What? What happened?

B: Remember Bob and Amanda in my office? They are GETTING MARRIED!

A: 什么? 我記得一年前，Bob 還在發(fā)愁怎么跟Amanda 講話呢! 真為他們高興!

B: Absolutely! Congrats Bob and Amanda! And to celebrate, let's discuss a similar topic for today's business etiquette: having a crash on your co-worker!

Business Etiquette

King 跟同事 Dan 聊天，發(fā)現(xiàn) Dan 心不在焉。King 說，

King: The trip was pretty good except for the flat tire we got on the way home. I was going to change it myself but then...hey Dan, are you even listening to me? Dan?

Dan: Oh sorry, I spaced out there for a second.

K: Who were you looking at? Wait a second...you were looking at Julie!

D: All right, I confess! I'm busted. I have a big crush on Julie.

K: That's wonderful! Julie is a great woman, and you're a great guy! So have you asked her out yet?

D: No. I'm not really sure it's appropriate.

King正在給Dan講自己最近的一次旅行，他們回家路上車胎爆了。We got a flat tire. 正說得高興，King發(fā)現(xiàn)Dan根本沒在聽自己說話。Dan很不好意思，承認(rèn) I spaced out for a second. 我走神了。space out 是走神的意思，形容心不在焉，走神，還可以用 daydream, 所以剛才那句話也可以說 I was daydreaming for a second. King發(fā)現(xiàn)，Dan走神是在看女同事 Julie。 Dan只好承認(rèn)說，I'm busted. I have a big crush on Julie. I'm busted. 意思是我被抓住了，被發(fā)現(xiàn)了，暴露了。他說自己確實在偷偷喜歡Julie，但又不敢 ask her out 約她出去，不知道這樣做是否合適 appropriate。King 說，

K: I think lots of people meet their "significant other" in the workplace. It's not like she's your boss...go ask her out!

D: I don't know...what if she says 'no?'

K: Have you ever heard the old expression: "Nothing ventured, nothing gained?" What if she says 'yes?'

D: I've always had a really hard time approaching women. I get tongue-tied and start sweating. I don't want to come across as too aggressive, but I also don't want to appear too passive...It's really hard to get it right!

King說，很多人都是在工作場所遇到自己另一半的，significant other 是伴侶的意思，也可以說是自己的 better half. Dan 害怕被拒絕。King 告訴他說：Nothing ventured, nothing gained. 不去冒險嘗試，就絕不會有收獲。Dan 說自己在追女人方面特別不在行，I get tongue-tied and start sweating. 我說話會結(jié)結(jié)巴巴，直冒冷汗。Dan 還說，既不想顯得太主動，也不想顯得太被動，It's really hard to get it right. 很難把握好分寸。King 勸他說：

K: If there's one thing I've learned in my life it's that you never lose by trying. You never know unless you try! Getting rejected isn't the end the world!

D: But how do I make the initial approach? Should I try to come up with some clever or witty remarks?

K: There are a lot of guys out there who think they're Casanova, but in my experience, women don't go for cheesy pickup lines. I suggest being sweet, straightforward and sincere.

D: So what should I say?

King說，最糟糕也不過是被拒絕。Getting rejected isn't the end the world! 被拒絕也并非世界末日，沒什么大不了的。Dan問，要不要come up with some clever or witty remark 想出一些俏皮話，King告訴他，約女人出去，直截了當(dāng)些就好，很多男人都以為自己是 Casanova, 卡薩諾瓦是十八世紀(jì)的一個意大利探險家和作家，也是一個風(fēng)流倜儻的情圣，在英語里是大眾情人的代名詞。King 還說，其實，women don't go for cheesy pickup lines. cheesy is spelled c-h-e-e-s-y, cheesy 意思是俗氣的，肉麻的;pick up lines 是指男人跟女人搭訕時說的俏皮話。Dan會鼓起勇氣約 Julie 出去嗎?我們下次繼續(xù)聽。

A: 我喜歡這個3S策略: sweet, straightforward and sincere! I hope a sweet, straightforward and sincere man would come and ask me out today!

B: 哈哈，你完了，我要去告訴你的男朋友...

A: oops...善解人意的Kat, 等會我們來討論一下封口費的問題吧...

B: Hush money? 可以呀! 好了， 這次節(jié)目時間就到這里。Tune in next time for American English Mosaic!