地道美語聽力播客877：堅決還是溫順

堅決還是溫順

Victor: We need to take the bull by the horns. In the meeting today, we’re going to give it to them straight, no more hemming and hawing.

維克托：我們需要堅決果斷。今天開會時，我們就直接跟他們說，不要再支支吾吾，磨磨唧唧了。

Maura: You’re right. We need to tell them what we really think and be done with it.

莫拉：說得對。我們需要告訴他們我們真實的想法然后就了結了。

Victor: Definitely. We’ve been conciliatory long enough. Today, we need to be insistent without being too pushy.

維克托：就這么做。我們已經和解的時間足夠長了，今天，我們需要堅持，但不能咄咄逼人。

Maura: Being unassuming and deferential has its place, but not if we seem meek. We need to be assertive without being too in-your-face.

莫拉：但是如果我們看起來太溫順了，就不要謙虛恭敬了。我們需要自信但不要太過放肆。

Victor: You’re absolutely right. One of us has to speak up.

維克托：你說的太對了。我們其中一個需要說出來。

Maura: Yes, one of us has to be bold. They’ll have to take us seriously this time.

莫拉：是的，一個人需要膽子大寫。這次他們必須要認真對待我們。

Victor: Okay, ready?

維克托：好!準備好了嗎?

Maura: Sure, I have your back.

莫拉：好的!我支持你。

Victor: Huh? I thought you were going to do the talking.

維克托：恩?我以為你是說話的那個呢!

Maura: Uh, I thought you were.

莫拉：我以為你是啊!

Victor: Maybe we should wait for the next meeting to take them on.

維克托：或許我們還是等下次會議。

Maura: I totally agree. It’ll give us a little time to work up to it.

莫拉：我完全同意。這樣我們會有點時間來做準備。

Victor: Exactly!

維克托：沒錯!