9 s2 d7 m, b" T- |L: Michael, 我们是这一站下车吗? , P" K; X. D+ f+ S: R" n# `8 `; Y& K
M: Yeah. ( m. w1 i" _$ e' J% l, s ' g: s2 C2 f8 V( E$ @8 X/ ]L: 哟,这人怎么回事呀,直往人群里挤。在纽约,一般人都会站在一边好让别人下车。 ) ?9 k4 D3 Y% ?- o5 X 4 w1 y" B( f7 C7 U( DM: People are usually a lot more courteous. That one guy was a real jerk. 5 ?3 L0 P+ A' y* {" o% t1 `6 P/ t/ a) D5 U
L: 对,人们一般都很有礼貌的。那个人真是讨厌。你刚才说他是什么来着? 5 f' ] S) f, @4 K" t( F5 y" N( U" V: n3 F0 _. _1 l6 t
M: Jerk. Jerk is someone who is mean and inconsiderate. 2 B0 o: g: P }# H" d% S/ Q4 Y+ p: b2 U4 w! v% b2 Z/ I8 ^- ]8 U! j
L: 原来Jerk就是很粗鲁,不顾别人的人。那依我看哪,好多人都是 jerk。有的人开车,在靠近别人车子很近的地方硬要挤到别人前面去。这些人也可以说是jerks,对吗? 2 \3 l! M: y! V5 x 2 Q9 l2 z6 w, l5 y$ v+ u# Z' C7 b; RM: They certainly are. But be careful, this word is very mean.4 E z+ z( t# V8 T; X. ]
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L: 噢,叫人jerk是很不礼貌的,那用这个词的时候可真是要小心。 Michael,谢谢你告诉我,否则我要是随便叫人jerk,那就会出问题了。1 I+ Q" F! o+ T: F, ?9 Y
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M: See that man across the street? The one who's shouting and yelling at the little girl? He must be a real jerk. ! ?5 n# c2 j0 c# b 4 T6 U- a4 g5 U$ \0 BL: 看见了。一个大人对着那么小的女孩大叫大嚷,绝对是个讨厌的人。Michael,虽然你有时候也很讨厌,不过我想你还没到那个程度。$ _, d' P6 Q% S; h: S
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L: Michael,我从来没有在这个站下过车。我们该往哪儿走呀? ( R, x4 N& {* t2 w# T 1 V T. ~4 |$ fM: To the right, this way. + t* i: t, l" S" x% p% B: e3 C4 E. M/ v% r) x1 e
L: 往右拐? 你知道书店在哪里吗?好吧,那我就跟着你走。 % }& W$ W/ K. s9 M/ v% N . L1 P2 d+ y7 l% X0 Z' g. L嗨,Michael,你以前没去那个书店买过书,你怎么知道它在哪儿呢?你好象什么地方都认识,总是知道要往那里走。# R4 `) s3 L+ N) L( ]) f% x
% W% L$ A8 T2 g) ?+ E+ q3 ]. gM: Well, I grew up in the city. I guess you could say I'm street smart. & t# c% n2 C" i4 G 9 I3 E0 O8 C1 ZL: 我知道你是在纽约长大的。你说你是street smart?Street是街道, smart是聪明,这两个词放在一起是什么意思呀?7 u6 W5 a( }' O2 r) l L! j
. n/ Y/ Z |9 }1 q+ @$ kM: It means I know how city life operates, I know how to deal with different situations. & O$ k a8 V( J" ?9 ]1 C3 ]5 s2 ^/ S% t( R
L: Street smart就是知道在大城市生活该怎么处置一些事情,应该如何应付各种不同的情况。那么,street smart是不是和保护自己,不要被坏人袭击也有关系哪? ( B& B; K5 @! O9 Q1 q u% X, s* ~! g
M: Yes, being street smart also means you know how to be careful, for example, at night time. # N" w, p, v9 ~7 E7 O ' `* U7 O r& s0 s) yL: 噢,street smart也是指一个人知道应该怎样小心,例如夜晚在外面活动的时候。要是你在纽约,或在北京都知道在地铁上如何防止小偷,那也能称为street smart,是不是?8 H) m4 a5 z9 f
' Z! d( W. Y# z. { iM: Yes, that would be street smart. For instance, if you walk at night, you've got to be alert if anyone is behind you.. ^& z! \8 M8 C6 l
1 ~6 Y: k7 }5 Z1 p P0 IM: No way, I had heard about that before I went to China. So I was pretty street smart and knew how to bargin.) }9 M& q- T- R! |
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L: 原来你去中国前已经听说了,所以你知道怎么样和别人讨价还价。 Michael,我发现你非常street smart,也不是一个jerk。1 ~- h! f; H- M) A7 w
. A( q9 Y: O& B8 \: C3 A7 u/ z今天李华学到了两个常用语,一个是:jerk;另一个是:street smart。这次[流行美语]就学习到这里,下次节目再见。2 c, q" _, v/ \ M7 \% K
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