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 lash¹ 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 bluff².

　　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 hatchet³ with him?

　　京晶：听起来你们已经冰释前嫌了？

　　Xiao Gao: Yeah, I decided⁴ 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

1 lash   

v.系牢；鞭打；猛烈抨击；n.鞭打；眼睫毛

参考例句：

• He received a lash of her hand on his cheek.他突然被她打了一记耳光。
• With a lash of its tail the tiger leaped at her.老虎把尾巴一甩朝她扑过来。

2 bluff   

v.虚张声势，用假象骗人；n.虚张声势，欺骗

参考例句：

• His threats are merely bluff.他的威胁仅仅是虚张声势。
• John is a deep card.No one can bluff him easily.约翰是个机灵鬼。谁也不容易欺骗他。

3 hatchet   

n.短柄小斧；v.扼杀

参考例句：

• I shall have to take a hatchet to that stump.我得用一把短柄斧来劈这树桩。
• Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet.别用斧头拍打朋友额头上的苍蝇。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。