美語(yǔ)訓(xùn)練班 040
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A: 大家好! 歡迎來(lái)到美語(yǔ)訓(xùn)練班, 我是楊琳！
B：我是Kat, 楊林，快介紹一下節(jié)目?jī)?nèi)容吧！
A: 好! 今天，咱們要見(jiàn)識(shí)一下冰球守門(mén)員的風(fēng)采，想想要不要雇個(gè)婚禮策劃師，學(xué)學(xué)中國(guó)風(fēng)水學(xué)在商務(wù)場(chǎng)合中的作用，還要告訴大家怎么說(shuō)“炒作”。
B: Sounds good! But first, let's learn a word.
Learn A Word prone to
今天我們要學(xué)的詞是 prone to. Prone is spelled p-r-o-n-e, prone; and to, t-o, to; prone to. Prone to 傾向于。Our newly-recruited quarterback is known for being prone to injury. 大家都知道，我們新簽的這個(gè)四分位動(dòng)不動(dòng)就容易受傷。最近一項(xiàng)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，工作時(shí)間與抑郁有直接關(guān)系。與每天正常工作8小時(shí)相比，The study found that employees who stay in the office for over 10 hours appear to be more prone to depression. 研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，每天待在辦公室超過(guò)10個(gè)小時(shí)的員工更容易患上抑郁癥。與此同時(shí)，Heavy Facebook users are also more prone to depression. 嚴(yán)重依賴(lài)臉譜網(wǎng)站的用戶也更容易患抑郁癥。好的，今天我們學(xué)習(xí)的詞是prone to, prone to, prone to.
A: Kat, 聽(tīng)見(jiàn)沒(méi)有，經(jīng)常在Facebook上掛著容易得憂郁癥!
B: I don't understand the link between them. Isn't social network supposed to help you stay in touch with your friends, hence become happier?
A: 說(shuō)得也是啊。可能這說(shuō)的是那些天天悶在屋里，掛在網(wǎng)上的宅男宅女吧？老不出去和真正的世界接觸，不和別人打交道，就容易變得 depressed.
B: Maybe. But anyway, I don't know any Facebook user who are depressed!
A: 我認(rèn)識(shí)的人里也沒(méi)有這樣的。看來(lái)，這樣的報(bào)導(dǎo)如果想讓咱倆信服，最好是能舉出一個(gè)真實(shí)生活中的例子。
B: Yeah, we need a case in point!
A: 還是先來(lái)學(xué)學(xué)什么叫 a case in point 吧。
Words and Idioms: A Case in Point
現(xiàn)在播送<美國(guó)習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)>第 952講。我是楊琳。
M：我是 Douglas Johnson.
女：我一直很想周游世界，了解各國(guó)文化，嘗遍各國(guó)美食，還能學(xué)習(xí)各個(gè)國(guó)家的語(yǔ)言。星期天我認(rèn)識(shí)了一個(gè)新朋友，她的生活簡(jiǎn)直就跟我夢(mèng)寐以求的生活！她是一個(gè)外交官，所以每?jī)赡晁湍軗Q一個(gè)新國(guó)家，體驗(yàn)新鮮的風(fēng)土人情。我真羨慕她！這也讓我想到一個(gè)習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)，那就是：
M：A case in point. Case is spelled c-a-s-e and point; p-o-i-n-t. A case in point.
我們知道，case是例子的意思，a case in point, 意思就是恰當(dāng)?shù)睦?。我的外交官朋友過(guò)著我描述的夢(mèng)想生活。It's a case in point. 再比如，我們?nèi)倚愿穸己軆?nèi)向，但是也有例外。My niece is a case in point. 我侄女就一個(gè)典型的例子。
大家都認(rèn)為百萬(wàn)富翁應(yīng)該會(huì)過(guò)著很不一樣的生活，但事實(shí)是否如此呢？我們來(lái)聽(tīng)聽(tīng)看下面這個(gè)例子：
M: "People assume that the super wealthy live extravagant lifestyles. But you can find exceptions. My cousin is A CASE IN POINT. He's worth several million dollars. Still, he drives the same used car he's had for years, rents a modest apartment, and donates most of his money to charity. "
[這段話是說(shuō)：人們認(rèn)為特別有錢(qián)的人都應(yīng)該過(guò)著奢侈的生活，但實(shí)際上是也有例外。我的堂兄就是個(gè)例子。他身價(jià)好幾百萬(wàn)美元，可還是開(kāi)著那輛開(kāi)了好多年的舊車(chē)，租著一間普通公寓，把賺來(lái)的絕大部分錢(qián)都捐給了慈善機(jī)構(gòu)。]
這聽(tīng)起來(lái)很像我認(rèn)識(shí)的一個(gè)朋友耶！她也非常有錢(qián)，可是她認(rèn)為，成就感和美好的回憶比錢(qián)更重要。A case in point was her belief in living here and now. 一個(gè)恰當(dāng)?shù)睦泳褪撬嘈乓钤诋?dāng)下。夢(mèng)想是重要的，但是也不能錯(cuò)過(guò)享受眼前的時(shí)光。這對(duì)我們也是個(gè)提醒呢！好了，我們?cè)賮?lái)聽(tīng)聽(tīng)剛才那段話。
M: "People assume that the super wealthy live extravagant lifestyles. But you can find exceptions. My cousin is A CASE IN POINT. He's worth several million dollars. Still, he drives the same used car he's had for years, rents a modest apartment, and donates most of his money to charity. "
現(xiàn)在我們的生活與科技息息相關(guān)。但是有些人偏偏就要反其道而行，試圖不讓現(xiàn)代技術(shù)擾亂自己的生活。下面的這名作家就是一個(gè)例子，我們來(lái)聽(tīng)聽(tīng)看:
M: "It' true. I'm no fan of technology. Not only do I avoid computers and personal communication devices, but so do the characters in the short stories I write. My latest best-seller is A CASE IN POINT. There are no references to e-mails, blogs, the Internet or even cellphones. How's that for an example of what I believe? "
[這段話是說(shuō)：沒(méi)錯(cuò)，我確實(shí)不是新科技的粉絲。我從來(lái)不使用電腦和任何個(gè)人通訊裝置，而且我寫(xiě)的短篇小說(shuō)里的人物也不會(huì)使用這些玩藝。我最新出版的暢銷(xiāo)小說(shuō)就很能說(shuō)明問(wèn)題。里面的人物完全脫離了電子郵件，博客，網(wǎng)絡(luò)，甚至手機(jī)。聽(tīng)起來(lái)是不是我的理念的充分體現(xiàn)呢？]
女: 我們管這種人啊叫Luddite, 就是反對(duì)科技創(chuàng)新的人。A case in point was a man named Lud. 最恰當(dāng)?shù)睦泳褪且粋€(gè)叫Lud的人。他是19世紀(jì)早期的一名紡織工，曾經(jīng)焚毀紡織機(jī)器，因?yàn)樗X(jué)得這些機(jī)器威脅到了他的生計(jì)。這也就是Luddite, 反對(duì)科技創(chuàng)新者，這個(gè)詞的來(lái)歷。好的，我們?cè)賮?lái)聽(tīng)聽(tīng)剛才那段話:
M: "It's true. I'm no fan of technology. Not only do I avoid computers and personal communication devices, but so do the characters in the short stories I write. My latest best-seller is A CASE IN POINT. There are no references to e-mails, blogs, the Internet or even cellphones. How's that for an example of what I believe? "
女：各位聽(tīng)眾，今天我們學(xué)習(xí)的習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)是A CASE IN POINT，意思是“恰當(dāng)?shù)睦?rdquo;。好的，這次[美國(guó)習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)]就到此結(jié)束，我是楊琳，我是 Douglas Johnson。謝謝各位的收聽(tīng)。
A: Kat, 最近新上了好幾部電影，你去看了么？
B: 還沒(méi)有。Have you?
A: 我本來(lái)想去看其中一部，因?yàn)檫@個(gè)電影宣傳了很久，排場(chǎng)很大?？勺蛱煲粋€(gè)朋友跟我說(shuō)，她看了，沒(méi)意思。
B：所以這個(gè)電影是吹牛嘍？
A：也許吧。起碼是炒得太過(guò)火!
B：炒？吵架么？Why did they fight?
A: 不是吵架，是炒作! 聽(tīng)聽(tīng)“美語(yǔ)怎么說(shuō)”你就明白啦!
JESSICA 在北京學(xué)漢語(yǔ)，她的中國(guó)朋友要是遇到了不知道用美語(yǔ)怎么說(shuō)的詞，就會(huì)來(lái)請(qǐng)教他。今天是怡茹要問(wèn)的：炒作。
YR: JESSICA, 你看，這兩個(gè)電影明星被偷拍到一起吃飯逛街。
JESSICA: Hmm, interesting. So, are they dating?
YR: 雜志說(shuō)他們約會(huì)，可他倆不承認(rèn)。我看，這一定又是炒作，因?yàn)樗麄円黄鹋牡碾娪翱焐嫌忱? 哎？“炒作”美語(yǔ)怎么說(shuō)??？
JESSICA: We call that a "publicity stunt". Publicity is spelled p-u-b-l-i-c-i-t-y; and stunt, s-t-u-n-t. A publicity stunt.
YR: Publicity 是“宣傳”， stunt 是“特技”，放在一起，a publicity stunt，“為了宣傳而使出的絕招”，這就是炒作!
JESSICA: Right. 炒作是為了票房。I bet that this is a publicity stunt to make the movie a box office hit.
YR: 哦~~box office 就是票房。 賣(mài)座好，票房高的電影就是 a box office hit. 不過(guò) JESSICA, 我聽(tīng)說(shuō)這部要上映的片子還真不錯(cuò)，要不咱們也買(mǎi)張票去看看，支持一下他們的 box office?
JESSICA: No, I'm not going! YR, 現(xiàn)在很多電影都沒(méi)有宣傳的那么好，they're promoted too excessively!
YR: 你是說(shuō)好多電影被吹過(guò)頭了？
JESSICA: Right. We have a word for that---overhyped, o-v-e-r-h-y-p-e-d.
YL: overhyped 就是名不副實(shí)，吹噓過(guò)頭。那我如果說(shuō)，The movie star's performance in this comedy was overhyped. --這個(gè)明星在這部喜劇中的表演被吹過(guò)頭了。對(duì)不對(duì)？
JESSICA: That's correct. Now let's see what you've learned today!
YR: 第一：炒作叫 a publicity stunt; 第二，票房叫 box office; 第三，形容吹噓過(guò)頭，可以用 overhyped.
B: Overhyped movies rarely meet your expectations.
A: 不光是電影。有時(shí)出去吃飯，在網(wǎng)上看餐廳的reviews, 說(shuō)得天花亂墜，可去了感覺(jué)也就一般。
B: 沒(méi)錯(cuò)! Sometimes, reviews are inflated. But, you know, it's all about personal taste. For example, a lot of people like Paris and say it's the most attractive city in the world, but some say it's the most overhyped tourist destination.
A: 對(duì)，這可能是因?yàn)樘}卜白菜，各有所愛(ài)。
B: What? You just mentioned some vegetables and I don't have a clue what you meant.
A：哈哈! 待會(huì)兒我解釋給你聽(tīng)，咱們還是繼續(xù)聽(tīng)節(jié)目吧。Let's listen to GoEnglish!
Go English Wedding: Intermediate
大家好！今天我們?yōu)槟コ?ldquo;美語(yǔ)三級(jí)跳”節(jié)目“婚禮”單元的中級(jí)課程。
Professor: John and Carmen decided to have their wedding in a small church in Carmen's home town. Today, they are planning the details.
John本想到拉斯維加斯去結(jié)婚，可最后還是聽(tīng)了 Carmen的話，在Carmen的家鄉(xiāng)辦傳統(tǒng)婚禮。不知道在籌劃婚禮的過(guò)程中，John是不是還會(huì)處處遷就Carmen。
Professor: Let's listen.
Carmen: Gosh, John, I just love being back in my home town. It's the perfect place to get married.
John: Yeah, I guess it's pretty good. I can't wait for the wedding. It's going to be a great party!
Carmen: A party? John, this wedding is supposed to be a romantic event for you and me.
John: Yeah that's fine. But I'm also definitely going to party with the groomsmen at the wedding reception!
Professor Bowman, groomsmen 是婚禮伴郎么？
Professor: That's right, Winnie. The groom's friends are called the groomsmen, and the bride's friends are called the bridesmaids.
MC: 哦，伴娘就是bridesmaids。那么，reception又是什么呢？
Professor: The reception is the dinner after the wedding ceremony.
哦，reception就是喜宴! 怪不得John說(shuō)，婚禮是個(gè)大派對(duì)，他等不及跟伴郎們?cè)谙惭缟洗蟪源蠛饶?
Carmen: That's right, we have to plan the reception too. How many people do you think will come?
John: I don't know... but we have a pretty big wedding party, and I have a really big family.
Carmen: That's true! I don't think I will be able to remember the names of all my in-laws.
John: Don't worry. I often forget some of their names too!
這個(gè)John，三句話不離"party"! Carmen問(wèn)他喜宴會(huì)有多少客人，可他只會(huì)說(shuō)“We have a pretty big wedding party.”
Professor: Actually, Winnie, in this case the wedding party is the people who are directly participating in the wedding.
哦，原來(lái)這個(gè)wedding party不是婚禮派對(duì)，而是“婚禮團(tuán)”，也就是雙方父母，伴郎伴娘等婚禮中的關(guān)鍵人物!
Professor: Yes. Carmen says John's family is so big that she won't remember the names of all her "in-laws".
嗯，in-laws 就是配偶的家里人，包括岳父，婆婆，小姑等等。
Carmen: Say John, do you know who your best man is going to be?
John: No, I haven't decided yet. I'll probably choose whichever friend can give the best toast. What about your maid of honor?
Carmen: I haven't had time to decide because I've been so busy thinking about all the other planning. We haven't even talked about the rehearsal dinner yet!
John: Don't worry. The groom's family is supposed to plan the rehearsal dinner.
Professor: So Winnie, how is John going to pick his best man? Best man就是主伴郎，或者叫男儐相。John說(shuō)他會(huì)讓那個(gè)give the best toast--最會(huì)致祝酒詞的朋友當(dāng)他的best man.
Professor: Right. And what about Carmen? Has she picked her maid of honor?
Maid of honor就是主伴娘，女儐相，Carmen忙著籌備婚禮，還沒(méi)想好讓誰(shuí)當(dāng)maid of honor. 對(duì)了，professor Bowman, 什么是rehearsal dinner？
Professor: The day before the wedding, everyone in the wedding party practices what they have to do. Afterward they all have dinner together at the rehearsal dinner.
哦，我明白了。婚禮前，婚禮團(tuán)的人會(huì)把所有儀式彩排一遍，然后一起吃飯，這頓飯就叫"rehearsal dinner".
Professor: Yes, that is the tradition.
John: I know, let's just get a wedding planner to do all the work for us.
Carmen: A wedding planner? No way! I don't want a stranger planning our wedding.
John: Well if you don't want to get a wedding planner, my mother said she would be happy to help you plan the wedding.
Carmen: Your mother? You know, John, maybe a wedding planner isn't such a bad idea after all.
哈，看來(lái)Carmen 不想讓未來(lái)的婆婆策劃自己的婚禮，所以她寧可請(qǐng)一位wedding planner---婚禮策劃師來(lái)出謀劃策。
Professor: You know, Winnie, I have to agree that even though a wedding planner is a stranger, having your mother-in-law planning your wedding could be a lot worse....
A: 原來(lái) wedding party 指的是婚禮中的那些關(guān)鍵人物，就是新郎新娘最核心的親友團(tuán)。
B: That's right. One thing worth pointing out is "wedding party" isn't the "party" after the ceremony. That's called the reception.
A: 對(duì)，婚宴是 reception. 在中國(guó)，婚宴一般是越盛大越好，最后搞成一個(gè)banquet, 宴席。
B: Wow, that's a lot of work for the wedding planner.
A: 其實(shí)在婚宴上忙碌的主要是新人和雙方父母！比如說(shuō)，最直接的工作：排桌！
B: Arranging seats?
A：對(duì)?。“涯膫€(gè)賓客安排在哪一桌，和誰(shuí)坐在一起，離舞臺(tái)有多遠(yuǎn)，這里面都是很有講究的！
B：I don't really care. I just want to enjoy some Chinese food at the reception.
A; 你真是個(gè)好客人。不過(guò)，別人可沒(méi)你這么隨和。說(shuō)到安排座位，在工作場(chǎng)合，開(kāi)會(huì)或吃飯的時(shí)候，座位的安排也有一些講究，咱們來(lái)聽(tīng)一聽(tīng)!
禮節(jié)美語(yǔ) Body Language IV
公司主管Andy又請(qǐng)專(zhuān)門(mén)研究肢體語(yǔ)言的Monica給公司銷(xiāo)售員 Sara和James培訓(xùn)。Monica說(shuō)：
Monica: Okay, so we talked about composure. Let's go in the other direction now and talk about humor.
J: Ah, that's something that's always puzzled me. Is it a good idea to make jokes?
M: Research shows that people are more likely to accept an idea if it's wrapped in humor. But the point isn't about finding a really funny joke. Laughter is actually about bonding.
S: Yes....I've noticed that many times people at a meeting are all laughing about something that really isn't all that funny.
Monica接下來(lái)談到了幽默在生意場(chǎng)上的作用。他說(shuō)，有調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，用幽默的方式把一件事情說(shuō)出來(lái)，更容易被對(duì)方接受。但關(guān)鍵不是要講一個(gè)特別好笑的笑話，而是笑聲能加強(qiáng)人與人之間的紐帶。
M: That's right! They are not really joking....they are attempting to bond.
A: So go ahead and throw in a funny comment or a clever remark...but there's got to be some minefields we should avoid as well, right?
M: Yeah....don't make dirty, sexist or racist jokes or comments. And of course don't humiliate anyone.
J: I have a question. I'm never quite sure where to sit during a business meeting.
M: The ancient Chinese art of "Feng Shui" teaches that you should never sit with the door behind you---and actually there's a scientific reason for that.
雖然及時(shí)講個(gè)笑話，或是發(fā)表一點(diǎn)幽默的評(píng)論能有助于調(diào)節(jié)氣氛，加強(qiáng)紐帶，但講笑話也有一些需要忌諱的地方，或者說(shuō)是 minefield 雷區(qū)。Don't make dirty, sexist or racist jokes or comments. Monica說(shuō)，不要講黃色笑話、性別歧視的笑話和種族歧視的笑話，而且不要 humiliate 羞辱別人。James問(wèn)了一個(gè)很簡(jiǎn)單的問(wèn)題，那就是，開(kāi)會(huì)的時(shí)候應(yīng)該坐在哪兒。Monica 說(shuō)，按照中國(guó)風(fēng)水里的講究，后背不要對(duì)著門(mén)，這是有科學(xué)道理的，為什么呢？
M: When a person's back is placed towards an open space he becomes stressed; his blood pressure increases and his heart beats faster.
S: That makes sense! People subconsciously worry about getting attacked if they don't know what's lurking behind them.
J: Interesting. I'll be sure to sit facing the door from now on!
A: Monica, thank you for another great class! I think we all learned a lot today.
M: My pleasure! See you next time!
Monica 解釋說(shuō)，如果后背對(duì)著開(kāi)放的空間，那這個(gè)人就容易有壓力，血壓升高，心跳加速，因?yàn)樗麄儾恢郎砗罂赡軙?huì)隱藏著什么危險(xiǎn)，They don't know what's lurking behind them. 所以會(huì)下意識(shí)地感到不安全，因此在選擇座位時(shí)，最好是臉沖著門(mén)。怎么樣，大家是不是也學(xué)到了一些以前不知道的事情呢？
B: I don't actually mind having a seat with the door behind me--as long as that's not the default place for the person who pays the bill.
A: 哈哈! 你是說(shuō)，只要不是負(fù)責(zé)結(jié)帳的人專(zhuān)門(mén)坐的位子就行？我同意！其實(shí)中國(guó)人飯桌是圓的，就是為了不分主次，所以坐哪兒都差不多。
B: 好了，After our business class, let's take a break. Up next is American Sports English!
ASE Hockey -goalie
P: Hey Yang Chen.
Y: Hi Patrick, 你在看什么?
P: I'm watching the hockey game. Bruins vs. Islanders. It's pretty intense.
Y: Oh yeah, it's pretty intense，是不是因?yàn)槟鉹un out of snacks?
P: No Yang Chen, it looks like one of the players on the Bruins is about to score a hat trick.
Y: A hat trick?
P: A hat trick is when one player scores three shots in one game.
Y: Oh yeah, 我想起來(lái)了，你上次講過(guò): 一個(gè)隊(duì)員進(jìn)了三個(gè)球，然后大家都往球場(chǎng)扔帽子。
P: Right! So if it happens, people might throw their hats.
Y: Hmm, 你也應(yīng)該score a hat trick.
P: And why is that Yang Chen?
Y:因?yàn)槟愕陌l(fā)型太奇怪了。You need a hat.
P: Sigh. Alright, can we just watch the game?
Y: Sure, 那今天誰(shuí)要贏了?
P: It looks like the Bruins are going to win this one. Their goalie is a brick wall tonight.
Y: 什么是goalie?
P: The goalie is the person who stays at the goal and guards against the puck going in. In hockey, he wears the most pads.
Y: 噢， goalie就是守門(mén)員。 你剛才說(shuō)他像一堵磚墻擋在那兒，a brick wall，對(duì)方?jīng)]法進(jìn)球，對(duì)不對(duì)?
P: That's exactly right. Not a shot has gone in. He's unstoppable.
Y: Hmm, 我覺(jué)得你也會(huì)是一個(gè)很好的 goalie .
P: Why?
Y 因?yàn)閥ou have a big ego.
P: Now you're starting to hurt my feelings Yang Chen.
Y: Oh I'm sorry Patrick.
P: You're really "sticking" it to me. Get it? Stick, like hockey stick.
Y: Wow, 你是說(shuō)我老是騷擾你"sticking" it to you。I said sorry already!
P:OK. Apology accepted. Oh man, Boston has the puck and it looks like they're setting up the hat trick. Oh and he did it! Wow, that's impressive. Oh well.
Y: Boston scored a hat trick， 那你該高興啊。
P: I'm an Islanders fan.
A: The goalie is a brick wall! 守門(mén)員像銅墻鐵壁一樣! 聽(tīng)起來(lái)是沒(méi)少挨球打。
B: 那可不容易! Ouch!
A: 臺(tái)上三分鐘，臺(tái)下十年功啊!
B：Er... you'll have to explain to me what that means.
A: 哈哈，沒(méi)問(wèn)題。好了, 這次節(jié)目時(shí)間到了。這次的撰稿人是小北，編輯是蔚然。同學(xué)們，我們下次再見(jiàn)！
B：See you !
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