' [/ L$ d# g8 p7 p v! cL: 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。 * X) Y7 e F4 I1 W j/ r$ |% L- g1 I1 v- h0 q- X
M: What? Don't be such a wimp, Li Hua! You have to talk to her, if you want to get a raise.% s: }0 T9 Z( ]# u$ o9 T! I' o; l! o
* T& o1 w& `/ S2 w3 ?2 g) b \L: 你刚才说什么？ Don't be什么？ " t6 D( \1 [' v" @# L4 e& f1 e# o6 C5 Q
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!- p! X# T9 A: ~2 n7 o+ x: V5 }+ Q
0 r- v( e, T2 b/ x- E+ @, CL: 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？ ' M6 ]) V! O: ?1 L/ G. g3 Y1 A# @9 L; `/ A
M: I was not! You were a wimp when you crashed your bicycle. You cried because you hurt your arm! + p Z' n8 M3 h% V. t% A0 s2 P2 ?# B) h$ i, s# 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。$ f5 N' ^7 B' Y3 G4 C5 D
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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! o* t w+ _9 M$ C1 S/ I M ^+ W
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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！* L' q. L. l: t0 M3 D6 `, W7 ^
2 \$ q# P% |4 }) mM: 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. " n( F4 n& v4 P$ f% P9 B s+ h: }2 \% a$ U- q( W1 i- I
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 e9 S3 Y5 @+ K5 T" Y
2 e) s, y `1 E) }, L$ p( D(李华和系主任谈完话以后)& I$ P. V! B1 W5 M8 w1 l
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M: Well, Li Hua, how did it go? - |" c( T4 ^( W* z6 R+ ~/ Q# q8 W- H4 P* e8 _7 d5 {" O
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。9 J0 s! E% O5 [4 `
' T# T) ~( M, e; f$ Y: L" fM: Wow! That's not bad Li Hua. It took a lot of guts to go in there like that.3 q" S( x6 x1 J" }# r! \( \
* R# D8 {2 {0 o+ mL: Guts? 进去谈要许多什么？你说我什么嘛？你可别说我坏话。。。 6 R9 }+ L3 a, T1 n5 ^+ |% p+ a K1 \1 G; r: H; ^
M: No, no, when I say it took a lot of guts, I mean you had to be brave to do that! ( X5 x2 r( t7 u' K( N* g7 @2 `# q8 h6 r, b6 ?4 Z
L: 噢，guts就是勇气。Guts 不就是动物的内脏吗？是这个字吗？" h4 m2 Z' y& O$ w5 R, k: V; R
/ m; _4 O Y- b$ \M: That's right! You can say someone has a lot of guts. That means he is brave.- r- i0 G0 @# U3 m( e' G+ M4 c% |) q
+ ?, k2 d9 C9 w* L2 T/ l3 aL: 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。 1 q1 i* M- p y8 U) ]2 c$ W5 q, J- v/ }
M: That's right. For instance: It took a lot of guts for you to come to the U.S. by yourself.- b: u" D, Y* t
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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！ d6 K* E) f" m0 `0 a1 X6 P
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M: You are right. Americans usually don't like to sing in public if they can't sing very well. / K1 E4 J4 q, s8 \2 \1 t! S0 j* `, t) _
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! # K1 d3 C5 V( s3 c: \# F$ N; o7 i# R J- S" l
M: So are you! You only had enough guts today because I was here to support you. Usually you are a wimp! 8 G; R) k5 F$ k5 M, g$ t0 w6 N+ r. Q. E1 J
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!" S* W5 m- T8 v7 \
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