英语PK台 第255期:谈钱不伤感情

 　　Dialogue 1：

　　Xiao Gao: Hey, Jingjing,can I talk to you for a minute? I'd like to pick your brains about something.
　　小高：嗨，京晶，我能跟你说两句话吗？我有件事想问你的意见。
　　Jingjing: I'm all ears,what's up?
　　京晶：我在听，怎么啦？
　　Xiao Gao: I lent my friend 500 RMB two weeks ago, and he still hasn't paid me back. I'm at a loss of what to do.
　　小高：两周前我借给我朋友五百块钱，但是他还没有还我，我不知道该怎么办。
　　Jingjing: Well, you could give him the benefit of the doubt, maybe he forgot about the money.
　　京晶：嗯，你可以相信你的朋友，可能他只是暂时忘了这件事情。
　　Xiao Gao: That's a lot of money to forget about. I'm really starting to get angry now.
　　小高：这么多钱肯定不会忘的，我真的开始有点儿生气了。
　　Jingjing: I suggest you sit down with him and have a heart-to-heart talk. Whatever you do, don't lash 1 out and accuse him of stealing your money, he really might have forgotten.
　　京晶：我建议你和他坐下来开诚布公地聊聊，无论如何，你都不要说伤害人的话，不要斥责他偷了你的钱，他可能真的忘了。
　　Xiao Gao: I think I'd better keep him at arm's length from now on.
　　小高：我想我应该从现在起和他保持距离。
　　Jingjing: Don't jump to conclusions so fast, Xiao Gao. Talk to him about it first, and then draw your conclusion.
　　京晶：不要这么快就下结论，小高，先和他谈谈，然后再决定怎么做。
　　Xiao Gao: Okay, I'll keep you posted.
　　小高：好的，到时候我会告诉你事情的进展的。
　　Jingjing: Good luck.
　　京晶：祝你好运！
　　习语短语：
　　1. pick someone's brains = 询问某人的意见
　　2. I'm all ears. = 我洗耳恭听。
　　3. at a loss = 困惑；不知道怎么办
　　4. give someone the benefit of the doubt = 暂且相信某人；给某人一次证明自己的机会
　　5. a heart-to-heart （conversation） = 坦率的；开诚布公的；诚恳的（交谈）
　　6. lash out = （用言语）攻击；狠批
　　7. keep someone at arm's length= 和某人保持距离，不要太近
　　8. jump to conclusions = 妄下结论
　　9. keep someone posted = 告知某人某事
　　Dialogue 2：
　　Jingjing: So, Xiao Gao, were you able to get your money back?
　　京晶：小高，你把钱要回来了吗？
　　Xiao Gao: Yeah, but it was no walk in the park.
　　小高：是的，但是费了一番波折。
　　Jingjing: What do you mean?
　　京晶：怎么回事啊？
　　Xiao Gao: I asked him if he could give me my money back, and he told me that it had completely slipped his mind.
　　小高：我问他能不能还我钱，他说他已经把这件事忘得一干二净了。
　　Jingjing: So did he give the money back to you then?
　　京晶：那么他后来把钱还给你了吗？
　　Xiao Gao: He only gave me 300. He said he will give me the other 200 next week once he gets paid. But then I remembered that he was going on vacation next week, so I called him on his bluff 2.
　　小高：他只给了我三百块钱，他说下周他一拿到工资就给我另外的二百。但是我想起来他下周要去度假，所以我就揭穿了他的谎话。
　　Jingjing: Did he come clean?
　　京晶：那他后来说真话了吗？
　　Xiao Gao: Yes, he apologized and gave me the other 200 the next day. He said he has been really tight for cash lately.
　　小高：是的，他跟我道了歉并且在第二天就给了我另外的两百块钱，他说他最近手头很紧。
　　Jingjing: It sounds like you buried the hatchet 3 with him?
　　京晶：听起来你们已经冰释前嫌了？
　　Xiao Gao: Yeah, I decided 4 to let bygones be bygones. Now we're back to being good friends,just like before.
　　小高：说了，过去的事情就让它过去吧，现在我们又成为朋友了，像以前一样。
　　Jingjing: I'm glad you listened to me and were able to remain friends with him.
　　京晶：我很高兴你听了我的话并且和他还是朋友。
　　Xiao Gao: Yeah… Oh,Jingjing, what would I do without you?
　　小高：是啊，哦，京晶，没有你我可怎么办呀？
　　习语短语：
　　1. a walk in the park = 轻而易举
　　2. slip one's mind = 忘得一干二净了
　　3. call someone's bluff = 拆穿某人
　　4. come clean =老实交代；说真话
　　5. tight for cash = 手头紧；缺钱
　　6. bury the hatchet = 和解；冰释前嫌
　　7. let bygones be bygones =既往不咎