美语训练班055
Donny 在北京学汉语，他的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教他。今天是Jimmy要问的：别慌。
Jimmy: Donny, 大事不好了!
Donny: What happened, Jimmy? You look terrible!
Jimmy: 两小时后....我要和女朋友约会，她刚提醒我，今天是我们认识一周年纪念日，还给我准备了礼物。But I totally forgot! 怎么办?她肯定会生气，会骂我，会分手，还会......
Donny: Hey! Hey! Don't have a cow!
Jimmy: 啊?你说什么?cow? cow 不是奶牛么?
Donny: What I meant is-- you need to calm down. "Don't have a cow" 也就是中文里说的不要慌张。
Jimmy: 哦，让别人冷静，别慌，就说 Don't have a cow! 哎?还有别的说法么?我记得有个词叫 chill, c-h-i-l-l?
Donny: Yes! You can say chill out. It means calm down, or "don't panic".
Jimmy: 啊! 要是我今晚跟女朋友坦白讲：我就是忘了咱俩认识一周年这回事了，你能把我怎么样?她肯定会抓狂。然后我就说：Honey! Chill out!
Donny: 呃....I think you better say "Honey, I'm really sorry. How can I make up to you?"
Jimmy: 呵呵，我开玩笑的。
Donny: Oh, speaking of the word "chill", you can also say "take a chill
pill". It's another way of saying "calm down".
Jimmy: Take a chill pill. Pill, p-i-l-l, pill是“药丸”的意思，所以, take a chill pill字面意思就是“吃个冷静药丸”，就是叫人别激动，别慌。
Donny: You got it. So what are you going to do for tonight's date?
Jimmy: 还能怎么办，抓紧这两小时，赶紧去买礼物呗! 走啦!
Donny: Before you go, tell me what you've learned today!
Jimmy: 今天学了让人别慌的三种说法。第一，Don't have a cow;
第二，Chill out;
第三：Take a chill pill.
这次的"美语怎么说"就到这里结束了。如果你也有不会说的词，请写信给 Donny, 电邮请寄meiyu@voanews.com
B: See 杨琳，you really just need to take a chill pill. It's obvious that with skills like mine, it won't be long before I will be so famous that I will be able to afford all the luxury goods I want!
A: 你可真不像一般的美国人。There's a stereotype that Americans don't really care about luxury brands. 你说大街上大家不都穿T-shirt和牛仔裤么!
B: You forget- I'm not "everyone." I'm a unique and beautiful flower! 哈哈哈，开个玩笑! 我个人可不喜欢这些刻板印象，不过in today's Go English, we'll take a look at different stereotypes from around the world!
A: Let's listen!
Culture: Intermediate
各位听众，大家好!今天我们为您播出“美语三级跳”节目“社会文化”单元的中级课程。
Jane 和Will初次约会，聊到彼此的家庭背景。我知道Jane 的父母来自中国，所以我很想听听，作为一个亚裔美国人，Jane的成长经历是什么样的。
Professor: That's right, Winnie, let's listen to what they have to say.
Will: So Jane, you said that both your parents are from China. How do they like living in America?
Jane: They really like it, but of course they miss their friends and family back home sometimes.
Will: Yeah, I can imagine. So do you consider yourself Chinese or American?
Jane: Well, that's a complicated question. Of course I'm American, but I'm ethnically Chinese as well.
Will: I see. So you consider yourself both?
Jane: That's right.
Will总是问一些严肃的问题! 他问Jane，觉得自己是中国人还是美国人。Jane回答说，自己既是中国人，也是美国人。
Professor: Right. Jane is an American citizen, but she is also ethnically Chinese.
Ethnically? 我明白了，ethnic是民族的意思.
Professor: Exactly. For example, I could say that Hispanics are one of the largest ethnic groups in America.
所以，从民族上讲，Jane认为自己是华人。
Professor, 拉美裔人，是美国人口最多的少数族裔之一?那么，亚裔人口又怎么样呢?
Professor: Asians make up about 4.5 percent of the American population.
Will: Did you face a lot of stereotypes growing up?
Jane: Of course, all minorities face some stereotypes. For me, lots of people assume that because I'm Asian, I'm smart and good at math.
Will: That doesn't sound like a bad stereotype to have!
Jane: No, it's not a very offensive stereotype. But it's still wrong for people to assume things about me because of how I look. I hate math!
Will: Me too! I guess that's one thing we have in common.
stereotype, s-t-e-r-e-o-t-y-p-e, stereotype，是“刻板印象”、“先入为主的看法”。Jane说，因为她是亚裔，所以很多美国人对她持有stereotype，一看她的亚洲脸，就认定她的数学一定很好!
Professor: But Jane thinks that stereotypes are wrong, doesn't she?
当然啦! Jane说，以貌取人是不对的。她其实很讨厌学数学。
Professor: That's right. She and Will both hate math, so that's one thing they have in common.
Will: Did people tease you when you were growing up because you're Asian?
Jane: My school was very politically correct, so people tried really hard not to say things that would offend me.
Will: Right. Race can be a sensitive subject in America. People like to talk about it, but only in a polite way.
Jane: That's true. People these days try hard to be tolerant, and are careful not to say things that other people may think are racist.
看来Jane 是在比较 tolerant--“宽容”的环境下 长大的。人们没有因为她是亚裔而嘲弄她。不过，Professor, 什么叫“politically correct”?
Professor: Being politically correct is making sure that the things that you say won't offend people in minority groups and disadvantaged groups.
哦，politically correct，在政治上保持正确，也就是言行上避免有歧视少数族裔或弱势群体之嫌。
Professor: Right. People don't want to say anything racist, so they make sure all their words are very polite.
没错，racist--“种族歧视性”言行，肯定不能让你做到 politically correct.
Jane: It's pretty easy for me living in the US because it is such a diverse country. There are many other minorities, so I don't feel different.
Will: That's true. The US is a country of immigrants, so it is very diverse.
Jane: Yup. My university is especially diverse. It tries to find students from all over the world.
Will: Oh yeah, my university has lots of minority students too. I've really enjoyed learning about lots of different cultures from them.
Professor: Winnie, do you know what "diverse" means?
Diverse就是“多样化”。Jane和Will的大学都很diverse, 不仅有来自各族裔的学生，还有来自世界各地的留学生! Professor, Jane和Will初次约会就谈了宗教、种族这些严肃话题，而且聊得挺高兴。我看他们真是天生一对儿!
A: 我觉得上面说得很对，我来美国最大的文化冲击就是这种多元化! Learning about all these different cultures is definitely fun, but sometimes it's challenging not to offend anybody!
B: 那你干嘛还说我买LV包包嘛!
A: 我这不是为你好吗?!
B: 哈哈，yeah yeah I get your point. Actually everybody has some kind of hobby that they end up pouring cash into! Let's follow up with our friend the tech-head in Business Etiquette and see what he ends up buying!
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