美语训练班 050
How to say it in American English
Jessica在北京学汉语，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教她。今天是小北要问的：无语。
Jessica; Xiaobei! You look upset. What happened?
Yiru: 别提了!我有个朋友欠钱不还，拖了好长时间了，每次都找各种理由搪塞我!气死我了，以前我还和她理论，现在我简直是简直是无语了我!
Jessica: I see. You're so tired of your friend's excuses that you are speechless.
XB: Speechless? 原来这就是无语的意思。
Jessica: Yes. For example, you can say “she was speechless after learning her boyfriend was dating another woman.”
XB: 哦，知道男友跟别的女生交往后，她气得说不出话来。
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. 跟你说，我认识一个女生，她特别虚伪，总是假惺惺地称赞别人，转过头来就说人坏话。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，就是因为不相信或者不耐烦而翻白眼。这个说法真形象! 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: 我当然知道这是诈骗邮件了!I rolled my eyes when I read it! 不过你说，要是我哪天我真中了500万
Jessica: That would blow me away! Meaning I'd be really amazed!
XB: 哦，to blow someone away就是使人大吃一惊，不过，这应该是用在形容什么好事儿的时候吧?
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: 我来总结一下今天学的词：因为厌恶或者吃惊而无语，用speechless; 因为不耐烦或不相信而翻白眼是roll one's eyes; 某些好事让人大吃一惊用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? 我记得一年前，Bob 还在发愁怎么跟Amanda 讲话呢! 真为他们高兴!
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，发现 Dan 心不在焉。King 说，
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正在给Dan讲自己最近的一次旅行，他们回家路上车胎爆了。We got a flat tire. 正说得高兴，King发现Dan根本没在听自己说话。Dan很不好意思，承认 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，还可以用 daydream, 所以刚才那句话也可以说 I was daydreaming for a second. King发现，Dan走神是在看女同事 Julie。 Dan只好承认说，I'm busted. I have a big crush on Julie. I'm busted. 意思是我被抓住了，被发现了，暴露了。他说自己确实在偷偷喜欢Julie，但又不敢 ask her out 约她出去，不知道这样做是否合适 appropriate。King 说，
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说，很多人都是在工作场所遇到自己另一半的，significant other 是伴侣的意思，也可以说是自己的 better half. Dan 害怕被拒绝。King 告诉他说：Nothing ventured, nothing gained. 不去冒险尝试，就绝不会有收获。Dan 说自己在追女人方面特别不在行，I get tongue-tied and start sweating. 我说话会结结巴巴，直冒冷汗。Dan 还说，既不想显得太主动，也不想显得太被动，It's really hard to get it right. 很难把握好分寸。King 劝他说：
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说，最糟糕也不过是被拒绝。Getting rejected isn't the end the world! 被拒绝也并非世界末日，没什么大不了的。Dan问，要不要come up with some clever or witty remark 想出一些俏皮话，King告诉他，约女人出去，直截了当些就好，很多男人都以为自己是 Casanova, 卡萨诺瓦是十八世纪的一个意大利探险家和作家，也是一个风流倜傥的情圣，在英语里是大众情人的代名词。King 还说，其实，women don't go for cheesy pickup lines. cheesy is spelled c-h-e-e-s-y, cheesy 意思是俗气的，肉麻的;pick up lines 是指男人跟女人搭讪时说的俏皮话。Dan会鼓起勇气约 Julie 出去吗?我们下次继续听。
A: 我喜欢这个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，我要去告诉你的男朋友...
A: oops...善解人意的Kat, 等会我们来讨论一下封口费的问题吧...
B: Hush money? 可以呀! 好了， 这次节目时间就到这里。Tune in next time for American English Mosaic!
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