时间:2019-01-15 作者:英语课 分类:美国之音《流行美语》


英语课

李华和Larry一起开车去参加人材招聘会。今天我们要学习两个常用语: butterflies in one's stomach和go overboard.


LH: Larry, 我心里特别紧张。你怎么样?


LL: Yeah, I have to admit that I'm a bit nervous as well. Every time I have to go to one of these events, I get butterflies in my stomach.


LH: 肚子里面有蝴蝶?真有意思。你不是说真的吧!


LL: The expression 'butterflies in my stomach' describes the feeling you get in your stomach when you are nervous. That fluttering feeling that can make your stomach feel a bit unsettled is a result of such nervousness.


LH: 这种说法真形象。就是形容心里紧张,七上八下,好象在打鼓。Well, Larry, I've definitely got butterflies in my stomach right now!


LL: I'd tell you not to worry, but I'm worrying myself. Ok, let's take a deep breath, exit the car, and go into the job fair!


(Sound effect - Inside the job fair building)


LH: Wow,你看,这次来参加招聘的公司还真不少呢!看来我们有机会。可我怎么好象越来越紧张了呢?


LL: Me too! Let's start off together, and then we'll split up if we see other things that fit our taste. Did you bring your resume?


LH: 我带了三十份简历。你觉得够不够?


LL: I brought 20 resumes, so I think you definitely have enough. But, are you mentally prepared to make a good impression? You don't want to show that you've got butterflies in your stomach.


LH: 我知道。虽然心里七上八下的,可表面上还得装得镇定自若。哎呀,你怎么紧张得手都在抖啊。别抖,你看,简历撒了一地。


LL: (Flushed) Well, I guess that's a fast way to get my name and experience out there! Thanks for helping 1 me pick these up. Ok, so how do I look?


LH: 你看起来特专业。来,放松点,喝口水,深呼吸,We need to get those butterflies out of our stomach.


LL: Thanks! You look fine, too. Let's go to the first company booth over there!


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LH: 这些人真有礼貌。他们说"keep in touch"保持联络,是不是有希望啊?


LL: I'm not sure, Lihua. You may have gone overboard.


LH: Gone overboard? 这是什么意思啊!


LL: I mean - you may have said and done too much to them. 'Going overboard' means putting too much effort or action into something.


LH: 我想起来了,go overboard不是从船上掉下去的意思吗?


LL: It stems from the meaning of when a person walked too far on the edge of a ship - so far that they fall off of the boat and into the water!


LH: 你意思是说我表现得很差吗?


LL: No, I mean that you said and did too much. Perhaps you can keep your answers shorter - more direct. And how many resumes did you give them?


LH: 我怕他们u会丢,所以给了他们一人两份。


LL: See - one resume is enough. What you did is called 'going overboard.' Understand?


LH: 明白了,我以后一定注意分寸,除了工作经验,什么都不提。


LL: Yes! That's it! See, the first booth, you talked about your family and even your dog!


LH: Hey! 我可不许你说我狗宝宝的坏话。


LL: Ok. Watch me on this one. I'll try not to go overboard, so you can watch and learn, Li Hua.


LH: 好,我就在这观摩。Good luck! You need it. Haha


LL: Hi there, my name's Larry. I've heard a lot about your company and... (声音变弱)


LH: 这么快!你留下简历了吗?


LL: Ah! I forgot! (to booth) I'm sorry, here's my resume, sir.


LH: So, did you go overboard? (laughing)


LL: Funny, Li Hua. Very funny!


LH: 你连名字都忘了告诉人家。他们谈到你,肯定会说,“就是那个不留姓名、不留简历的神秘人”。


LL: Enough about me! I failed miserably 2. Let's see how you do this time. Let's see if you go overboard.


LH: 一、二、三 (数简历)


LL: Lihua...Why are you taking so many resumes with you?


LH: 我宁可go overboard, 我也不愿意忘记递简历。Wish me luck!


今天李华学了两个常用语。一个是butterflies in one's stomach, 意思是心里紧张,七上八下。另外一个是go overboard,意思是做事过份,走极端。

 



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  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
adv.痛苦地;悲惨地;糟糕地;极度地
  • The little girl was wailing miserably. 那小女孩难过得号啕大哭。
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abustles
afibrinogenaemic
albomycetin
arranged marriage
BFUP
cappa
chain home beamed
chalutzim
chronicle of school
citrus leaf-miner
cowboy economy
data longevity
decentralized stochastic control
Dewi, Saint
differencing
directional radio
dominant tone
drafts
Duncan I.
earthed concentric wiring system
eusintomycin
externally heating
faciobrachialis
fancy oneself as
fifty-somethings
fore pressure
gamma-aminobutyric acid
gateway-to-gateway protocol
gelatin tube
get stuck in the mire
hay-seed
hoerr
holthe
hyperergic
import cargoes
inadequate diet
indirect initiation
knock someone's eyes out
knowledge-oriented
Kuibyshev
laugh sth to scorn
Laves' phases
lecointre
left inverse element
Leg-Over
length of boss
Lermontov, MikhailYurievich
Linda Vista
Linneryd
liquid nitrogen freezing system
liquor tyrothricini
load-deflection relation
looked after
magnifiable
manstration
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quarter-bell
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right-to-left rule
rotto
safe in life and limb
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scientise
see ... off
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soapy water
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supplementary appropriation
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tubb
unholding
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