第36讲：菜鸟用英语怎么说？
Donny在北京学汉语，他的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教他。今天是吴琼要问的：菜鸟。
WQ: Donny! 我买了最新的 iPhone耶！
Donny: Wow, you got the latest iPhone? How do you like it?
WQ: 很喜欢啊！就是不太会用。我还是个菜鸟。咦？菜鸟英文怎么说？ Donny: 菜鸟的英文是 newbie.
WQ: Newbie? New是新的，所以newbie就是菜鸟的意思。
Donny: That's right. But don't worry. Everyone has to start out as a newbie. WQ: 我需要有个人指点我一下， give me...eh....give me.... Donny: A few pointers?
WQ: 没错，就是这个词。pointer is spelled p-o-i-n-t-e-r, pointer 是指点，建议的意思。I need someone to give me a few pointers on how to find the coolest iPhone apps. 我想知道怎么去找最酷的iPhone应用。 Donny: I have an iPhone. I can show you the ropes.
WQ: 你就有iPhone?太好了。不过，你刚刚说 You can show me the ropes. 意思是你可以教我对不对？ Donny: You guessed right! To show someone the ropes means to explain to someone how to do a job or activity.
WQ: 可是，这跟 rope 绳子又有什么关系呢？
Donny: A long time ago sailors had to learn how to control the ropes to set sail. Learning the ropes was a beginner's lesson for sailors. So to show someone the ropes means to show someone the basics of doing something.
WQ: 我明白了，以前新水手第一个要学会的就是如何操控绳子。所以，to show someone the ropes 就是教导新手做某件事情。
Donny: Yup! OK, now let's see what you've learned today. WQ: 第一，菜鸟叫 newbie;
第二，指点某人是 to give somebody a few pointers; 第三，教初学者做某事可以说 to show someone the ropes!
第37讲：修身用英语怎么说？
Jessica在北京学汉语，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教她。今天是方方要问的：修身。
Jessica: Fangfang, You look different! Did you lose weight?
FF: 才没有呢! 是这件衣服好，穿上显瘦，特修身! Jessica: 修身养性？也能让人显瘦？ FF: 不是那个修身，是修饰身材. The clothes make me look slim.
Jessica: I see. You can say the clothes are figure flattering. \ FF: figure是身材，flatter是恭维，两个词放在一起，figure flattering，身材显得更好，也就是修身! Jessica: Right! For example, A lot of women find black to be a figure flattering color.
FF: 对! 黑色特修身。不过，要想尝试各种风格的打扮，不能光靠衣服，还得身材好。瘦才是王道! Jessica: So...Are you going on a diet?
FF: Go on a diet? 节食？没错! 虽然我已经不是头一次减肥，但这次不同，我要来个地狱式的节食减肥! Jessica: 地狱？Hell? Oh, You must be referring to a crash diet, where people stop eating, exercise like crazy and do extreme things to lose weight quickly.
FF: 对! 不吃，狂运动，迅速瘦身! 原来地狱式节食就是a crash diet. c-r-a-s-h, crash. 我拼得对么？ Jessica: Correct. But Fangfang, it's a painful process, isn't it?
FF: 可不是么! 我这几天头晕眼花，就是因为吃太少。Jessica, 待会儿咱们去吃烤鸭吧! Jessica: 你不减肥啦？ FF: 就一顿嘛，放纵一下!
Jessica: Be careful! This is binge eating! Binge is spelled b-i-n-g-e. Binge eating is when you eat a lot more food in one meal than you usually do. FF: 我明白了，binge eating就是暴饮暴食。
Jessica: 对! I hope you can get slimmer in a healthy way. But now, let's see what you've learned today! FF: 第一，修饰身材叫 figure flattering；
第二，节食叫go on a diet，地狱式节食是a crash diet； 第三，暴饮暴食是binge eating。
第38讲：两面派用英语怎么说？
Jessica在北京学汉语，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教她。今天是听众问的：两面派。
jessica: 吴琼，我问你，“两面派”用美语怎么说？ WQ: Ah? jessica, 你从哪儿学到这个词的？ jessica: From one of our listeners! 有个听众问的。
WQ: That's cool! Hmm... 我觉得两面派一定是double face，对吗？ jessica: Close! Actually it's two-faced.
WQ: 哦！two-faced 两张脸，当人一面背人一面，两面派。
jessica: That's right. Sometimes a two-faced person will say nice things about you to your face, then tell others nasty things about you when you're not around. WQ: 哼，我最讨厌这种背后捅刀子的人了。 jessica: I know! We call these people back stabbers.
WQ: Back stabber? S-t-a-b-b-e-r, stabber 是用刀子捅别人的人，所以back stabber 就是在背后给人下刀子的人喽！jessica, 不是吹牛，这种人我一眼就能识破。 jessica: Wow! You must be a really good judge of character.
WQ: judge 是法官，character 是人品，你说我是 a good judge of character， 一定是说我看人看得准，眼光犀利，对吗？
jessica: Exactly. two-faced people can't fool you if you're a good judge of character.
WQ: 不过 jessica, 我觉得，two faced people和back stabbers虽然都很讨厌，但他们也有些用处！ jessica: Really?
WQ: Yeah. Their existence will help you see who your real friends are! 没有他们的存在，怎么能显出哪些人才是真朋友呢！
jessica: 有道理！Now let's see what you've learned today. WQ: 第一：形容某人两面派是two-faced; 第二：背后害人的人是back stabber;
第三：形容看人准，可以说 someone is a good judge of character.
第39讲：直觉用英语怎么说？
DONNY 在北京学汉语，他的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教他。今天是于苗要问的：直觉。
YM: DONNY, 你知道么？我要去参加“价格猜猜猜”节目啦!
DONNY: “价格猜猜猜”?! I know that show! You guess the price of a product, and if you get it right, you take the product home. Right?
YM: 没错！我直觉一向很准，我去一定会赢! 对了，直觉用美语怎么说啊？ DONNY: You can say hunch. h-u-n-c-h, hunch.
YM: 那\我直觉一向很准\，就是\对吗？
DONNY: That's correct. Or you can use the phrase \ YM: Gut feeling? Gut 肠子，Gut feeling肠子的感觉，就是直觉喽!
DONNY: 没错! For example, I have a gut feeling that I'm gonna fail my mid-term exam. YM: Haha, but I have a hunch that you're gonna pass!
DONNY: Then I hope your hunch is right! 对了，于苗，Before you go on the show, we should practice. How much do you think my glasses cost?
YM: 啊？你的眼镜啊......你冷不妨叫我猜，我还真有些紧张。 DONNY: Don't worry. Take a wild guess! YM: 什么叫 wild guess? 狂野的猜测？
DONNY: A wild guess means you have little evidence to support your guess.
YM: 哦，take a wild guess 就是随便瞎猜! 那可不行，瞎猜赢不了比赛! 我的猜测一定要有根据，靠点谱儿，那又该怎么说呢？
DONNY: That would be an educated guess. “Educated” is spelled e-d-u-c-a-t-e-d. YM: educate 是教育，an educated guess 就是根据经验、常识作出的猜测。 DONNY: That's Right!
YM: Hmm, well, I am guessing your glasses are worth 25 dollars!
DONNY: Wow... Yumiao, you're really good at this! The correct answer is 26 dollars! YM: Yeah! I won! I won!
DONNY: 别激动了! Tell me what you've learned today!
YM: 第一，直觉叫 hunch 或 gut feeling； 第二，瞎猜叫 take a wild guess； 第三，有根据的推测是 an educated guess!
第40讲：软柿子用英语怎么说？
Donny在北京学中文，他的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教他。今天是方方要问的：软柿子
Donny: 方方，Why do you look so tired?
FF: 别提了，我今天又被同事叫去跑腿儿。。。好累啊！我真不想再当软柿子被人使唤了！我要告诉他们，I don't want to be a...a....
Donny：你不是昨天才帮他们买咖啡吗? 你应该让他们 run their own errands! You should stop being a push-over!
FF: 你上次教我 run errands 是跑腿儿。那 a push-over 被人推来搡去，就是好欺负对不对? Donny: 没错。a push-over 就是好欺负的人，你刚刚说什么\软狮子\来着? FF: 不是软狮子，是软柿子，吃的那种柿子。
Donny: Oh, \cowardly lion is someone who is supposed to be brave but lacks courage and acts cowardly. FF: cowardly lion? 懦弱的狮子? 一个狮子，一个柿子。太有趣了。 Donny: 美国经典电影 \里的狮子就叫Cowardly Lion. FF: 原来是这样，那我绝对不要当 cowardly lion.
Donny: (Hahaha...) Yes, you should really stop being a cowardly lion and don't let people push you over. FF: 是啊！ 我要告诉他们，不许再欺负我！不要来烦我！你快告诉我，这两句话英语怎么说？ Donny: You can say \意思是欺负。“别烦我”更容易，我一说你准会，叫 Leave me alone.
FF: 我明天就去告诉他们，Stop bullying me! Leave me alone. Donny: That's right! Let's see what you've learned today. FF: 第一，软柿子可以说 push-over，也可以叫 cowardly lion. 第二，欺负人是 bully. 第三，别烦我是 leave me alone.