2015年ESL之就医和人际交往 16 Dating Nice Guys and Bad Boys

Dating Nice Guys and Bad Boys 

Jack¹: I’ve had it. I’m going to start treating women like dirt. I’d get more dates. 

Alison: What brought this on? 

Jack: I got dumped again by a woman who thinks I’m too nice – too nice! She says she wants to be with someone who’s more assertive² and unpredictable. She didn’t say it in so many words, but that means she thinks I’m a wimp³ and I’m boring. 

Alison: My guess is she wants a bad boy. A lot of women go through that phase. We want excitement and drama, the thrill of the chase. 

Jack: You mean they choose to be with selfish, irresponsible jerks because it’s exciting? 

Alison: I hate to say it, but it’s true. But I’m telling you, this phase doesn’t last in most women. When we want to settle down, that’s when we look for the nice guys. 

Jack: You mean I have to wait until then to get a nice girlfriend? 

Alison: No, I simply mean that until then, nice guys finish last. 

Jack: Well, I’m not willing to wait. 

Alison: Where are you going? 

Jack: I’m going to work on my swagger and my sneer⁴. 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

2 assertive   

adj.果断的，自信的，有冲劲的

参考例句：

• She always speaks an assertive tone.她总是以果断的语气说话。
• China appears to have become more assertive in the waters off its coastline over recent years.在近些年，中国显示出对远方海洋的自信。

3 wimp   

n.无用的人

参考例句：

• The more she called her husband a wimp,the more timid he became.她越叫她先生懦夫，他就越胆小怯懦。
• I hate those who get on their high horses in front of wimps.我最恨那些在弱者面前盛气凌人的人。

4 sneer   

v.轻蔑；嘲笑；n.嘲笑，讥讽的言语

参考例句：

• He said with a sneer.他的话中带有嘲笑之意。
• You may sneer,but a lot of people like this kind of music.你可以嗤之以鼻，但很多人喜欢这种音乐。