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A：Hi, Mr. Zhang. What’s wrong? You don’t look so happy. How was your date?  

嗨，张先生。 你怎么啦？你看起来不是很高兴。你的约会怎么样？

B：I was turned down again. It’s frustrating. I guess you’ve got to teach me some skills.  

又泡汤了。真令人丧气。我猜你得多教我一些技巧。

A：Me? I’m even less experienced than you are.  

我？我比你还没经验。

B：At least you know what American women generally like in a man.  

至少你知道美国女人基本上喜欢男人的哪一点。

A：Believe it or not, I guess American women like a man in good shape, which Chinese women may not care about so much. That’s my honest opinion. I know you have been trying very hard.  

信不信由你，我猜美国女人喜欢一个男人健壮，这点中国女人可能不会很计较。这是我很诚恳的想法。我知道你一直在努力。

B：American men are naturally taller than Chinese men. So even if I exercise, there aren’t many chances.  

美国男人生性就比中国男人高大。所以即使我锻炼身体，也不会有很多机会。

A：No, that’s not true. I’ve met two American women who were married to Chinese. But those Chinese look very strong and healthy. So if you exercise more often, I bet it will surely be easier for you to date American girls. How old is Jacky Chan? He’s small and short. But I bet he can have any American woman he wants.  

不，那也不对。我遇到过两个美国女人嫁给了中国人。但是这些中国人看起来很强壮、健康。所以如果你锻炼经常一些，我猜你肯定会更容易交到美国女孩子。成龙多大岁数了？他体格矮小。但是我打赌他要任何一个美国女人都可以。

B：You know, that’s going to be a tremendous change for me. Because I never exercise.  

你知道的，对我来说这将会是一个天翻地覆的变化。因为我从来都不做运动。

A：Why don’t you try then? Even if it doesn’t help you find an American girl, you could still have a stronger and healthier body. You won’t lose anything by doing that.  

那你怎么不试试呢？即使它不能帮你找到一个美国女孩，你还可以拥有更加强壮、更加健康的体魄。这样做你都不会有什么损失啦。