流行美語 第234課

Larry正在跟李华谈他最近回家看到哥哥和妹妹的情况。 李华今天会学会两个常用语people person和know-it-all。

LL: So, Li Hua, I just got back from seeing my family. It was a nice visit, and I was so impressed 1 with my little sister Emily. She is such a people person.

LH: 你说你妹妹Emily是什么？A people person? Hey, Larry, 妹妹Emily当然是人嘛。

LL: Oh, a people person is someone who is good around people and likes people. Emily definitely 2 is a people person, and she has what we call "people skills."

LH: 噢，原来people person就是喜欢而且善于跟人交往的人。

LL: Right, people skills include being 3 friendly, being a good conversationalist, and making other people comfortable. So, seeing Emily again reminded 4 me what a people person she is.

LH: 我真是很羡慕那些善于跟人交往的人。他们总是显得很友好、也很健谈，让人喜欢。 你哥哥Ron呢? 他也是a people person?

LL: No, Ron is very, very smart, but he is a not a people person. He likes to keep to himself, and when he is in a group, he doesn't talk very much.

LH: 我知道你哥哥Ron很聪明。他是不太爱讲话。原来他性格比较内向。你和你哥哥的性格是不是有点相似？

LL: Well, I think I am somewhere in the middle. I am not as much of a people person Emily is, but I think I have more people skills than my older brother Ron.

LH: 我看你也是处于中间，在人际关系方面赶不上Emily，但比哥哥要强一些。Larry, 那你觉得我是什么水平呢？

LL: You are a people person, Li Hua. I think you need to be a real people person to be a Chinese teacher.

LH: 那倒不见得教中文的老师必须善于和人交往，其实任何老师都应该如此。 我们每天都要跟学生打交道嘛。

LL: Being a people person can also be very useful when interviewing for a job.

LH: 没错，找工作面试的时候， 公司总是喜欢能与人相处的雇员。

LL: Yes, and my sister Emily told me she has an interview for an internship 5 at a law firm 6. With her people skills, I am sure she will get it.

LH: 没错，像Emily那样讨人喜欢的人，那律师事务所肯定会要她去实习的。

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LL: My older brother Ron drives me crazy sometimes, because he is such a know-it-all.

LH: A know-it-all? 他什么都知道。这不是好事吗？

LL: A know-it-all is someone who acts like they know every thing and want to show everyone that they know everything. But, they don't necessarily 7 really know what they are talking about.

LH: 噢，这儿说的a know-it-all不是真正的有知识，而是指那种喜欢喧耀自己什么都知道， 可是其实并不见得都懂的人。

LL: Let's take my older brother Ron as an example. Because Ron is such a know-it-all, you can't say a word without him correcting you or arguing with you.

LH: 我碰到过这样的人。不管你说什么他都要更正你。 Larry, 如果你说得对呢？比如你说地球是圆的？

LL: Well, in this case my know-it-all older brother would say to me, "You know, Larry, technically 8 the earth is not round."

LH: 什么?! 他会说， 地球实际上并不是圆的？人人都知道地球是圆的。看来你哥哥并不是无所不知啊。

LL: I'll give you another example. During this visit with my family, I said I thought Star Wars 9 was the greatest science fiction movie of all time.

LH: 许多人都认为[星球大战]是科幻影片中最棒的。

LL: No, Ron, said, "Actually, Larry, 'The Matrix' did much better at the box office."

LH: 他怎么这么爱抬杠啊？ The Matrix这部电影的票房收入比《星球大战》还要高？我没有调查，可是我才不信呢。

LL: That's why Ron drives me crazy sometimes. I just want to have one conversation with him where he doesn't have to act like such a know-it-all.

LH: 其实，我觉得Ron未必喜欢和你争论，他可能是自卑，所以才装出什么都懂的样子。

LL: Oh, No, Li Hua, don't you start sounding like a know-it-all, too!

今天李华学到了两个常用语。一个是people person，这是 指喜欢并善于跟人打交道的人。还有一个是know-it-all，这是指那种自以为什么都懂的人。