美語(yǔ)訓(xùn)練班 054
A: Hello! 歡迎大家來到這期的美語(yǔ)訓(xùn)練班! 我是楊琳!
B: 我是Kat! 楊琳，今天咱們學(xué)什么呢?
A:好! 今天，咱們跟科技發(fā)燒友去買最新的電子產(chǎn)品，聽聽世界各地不同的文化，學(xué)學(xué)怎么坦白從寬，還要告訴大家怎么用美語(yǔ)說“毛骨悚然”。
B: 毛骨悚然?? 你是說動(dòng)物嗎? Who you are calling an animal?
A: 哈哈哈! 不是不是! 等會(huì)你聽了節(jié)目就明白了! 不過現(xiàn)在，咱們先趕快來進(jìn)入第一個(gè)單元，Learn a Word!
Learn A Word Mince words
今天我們要學(xué)的詞是mince words. Mince is spelled m-i-n-c-e; and words w-o-r-d-s; mince words. Mince 是切碎，to mince words 就是把話說得婉轉(zhuǎn)。這個(gè)短語(yǔ)通常用在否定句里，not to mince words 就是說話直接，不兜圈子。A frank person never minces words. 一個(gè)坦誠(chéng)的人從來都是想什么說什么。Tell me what you think, and don't mince your words. 告訴我你的真實(shí)想法，直說，別兜圈子。弗朗索瓦.奧朗德?lián)魯‖F(xiàn)任總統(tǒng)薩科齊，當(dāng)選法國(guó)總統(tǒng)。此前，The two candidates minced no words and traded insults in their only TV debate of the election campaign. 他們兩人在總統(tǒng)選戰(zhàn)的唯一一場(chǎng)電視辯論上唇槍舌劍，毫不留情地互相攻擊。好的，今天我們學(xué)習(xí)的詞是 mince words, mince words, mince words.
A: So Kat, 你覺得我朋友Matthew怎么樣? 我聽說你們倆昨天去約會(huì)了!
A: Well...he's ok, you know, he seems nice.... dinner was fine....
A: What? Don't mince words, Kat! Tell me what you really think of him!
B: Ok ok...I will come clean. Matthew is unbelievably boring. All he talked about the entire night was sports, sports, and MORE sports. I think I might have actually fallen asleep at one or two points during the night (snoring sound....)
A: Uh oh....原來是這樣...無聊的男生確實(shí)很可怕...不過你剛才說到了一個(gè)詞兒 come clean! 讓我們來聽聽這個(gè)短語(yǔ)的用法!
Words and Idioms
在播送<美國(guó)習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)>第 963講。我是楊琳。
M：我是 Doug Johnson.
女：上個(gè)周末，我給園藝俱樂部烤了一盤曲奇餅干。把它們晾涼的時(shí)候，我出去買了趟東西。但等我回來的時(shí)候，發(fā)現(xiàn)有六塊曲奇餅干不翼而飛了。我爸媽和弟弟都 都一口否認(rèn)說自己沒吃。可等到晚飯時(shí)，弟弟終于覺得愧疚，告訴我餅干是他吃的，讓我哭笑不得。這讓我想到一句習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)，那就是：
M: Come clean. Come is spelled c-o-m-e; and clean; c-l-e-a-n. Come clean.
女：大家都知道，clean 意思是“干凈的”。Come clean 字面意思是“變得干凈”，實(shí)際上它是“坦白承認(rèn)，說出一切”的意思。我弟弟就是這樣，這謊再也撒不下去了，He had to COME CLEAN. 不得不坦白交待了偷吃餅干的事情。在下面的例子里，這位媽媽最開始不愿意告訴女兒一件事兒，但后來她改變了想法，和盤托出。我們來聽一聽：
M: "Mom came out of the doctor's office like everything was fine. Later, I overheard her on the phone talking about going to the hospital. When she realized I'd been listening, she CAME CLEAN. She admitted that she was going to need heart surgery, and didn't want me to worry."
這段話是說：“媽媽從診所出來的時(shí)候看起來跟平常沒什么兩樣。可是后來，我聽到她在電話上說什么她要去住院。她發(fā)現(xiàn)我聽到了，就索性把一切都坦白地告訴了我。她說她需要進(jìn)行心臟手術(shù)，但是不想讓我擔(dān)心。”
女：父母都一樣，出了什么健康問題都不告訴子女，生怕子女擔(dān)心。我上次就因?yàn)轭愃频氖虑楦野趾煤谜劻艘淮?。我問他，如果我要做手術(shù)不告訴他，結(jié)果出了問 題，他會(huì)怎樣想?所以說，不管遇到什么為難的事，不管是經(jīng)濟(jì)方面的，健康上的，還是吃了官司，都不能隱瞞家人。It's always best to COME CLEAN. 你都應(yīng)該坦白說出來。好的，我們?cè)賮砺犅爠偛拍嵌卧挘?/p>
M: "Mom came out of the doctor's office like everything was fine. Later, I overheard her on the phone talking about going to the hospital. When she realized I'd been listening, she CAME CLEAN. She admitted that she was going to need heart surgery, and did want me to worry."
女: 說起 come clean 坦白，很容易讓人想到犯罪和案件的審理。下面例子里就提到了一起案件，案件嫌疑人正在接受調(diào)查人員的訊問。讓我們來聽聽看:
M: "The interrogator had doubts that the suspect would talk. But now that she understands she risks going to jail for many years, she's COMING CLEAN. She's confessing everything: how she planned the burglary and got her friends to help her carry it out. "
這段話是說：“審問人員開始并不知道嫌疑人會(huì)不會(huì)交代。但是如今，她明白，不老實(shí)交代就可能會(huì)面臨多年監(jiān)禁，所以她把一切都說了，從她怎樣策劃這次入室搶劫，到她的朋友如何幫助她實(shí)施，交代得一清二楚。]
女: 她這是正確決定。如果現(xiàn)在不坦白，之后被查出來，被判處的刑罰會(huì)重得多。就我來說，我覺得我想犯罪都沒那個(gè)本事!我根本不知道怎么騙人，更別說幫別人騙人 了!I'm the type of person who COMES CLEAN rather quickly. 我如果做錯(cuò)了什么事情，我肯定很快就招了。好的，我們?cè)賮砺犅爠偛拍嵌卧挘?/p>
M: "The interrogator had doubts that the suspect would talk. But now that she understands she risks going to jail for many years, she's COMING CLEAN. She's confessing everything: how she planned the burglary and got her friends to help her carry it out. "
女：各位聽眾，今天我們學(xué)習(xí)的習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)是COME CLEAN，意思是“徹底坦白”。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 Doug Johnson。謝謝各位的收聽。
B: See, my dream date would definitely involve something more exciting!
A: 嗯，比如呢?
B: I would love to go for a hike in the woods, or go rock climbing, or...oh yes, sky diving! Now that would be something worth staying awake for!
A: 啊?空中跳傘? 我的媽呀，要我我可不， 我肯定會(huì)被嚇?biāo)赖?
B: 哈哈， 每個(gè)人不一樣嘛! 不過你剛才提到了害怕，咱們來看看美語(yǔ)里有什么樣的時(shí)髦用法!
