A: 欢迎大家来到这期的美语训练班! 我是杨琳!
B: 我是Mike! 杨琳,来告诉大家今天都要学什么!
A: Sure! 今天, 我们要给大家介绍一下在职场上非常有用的仪表姿态,谈谈在办公室里玩儿幽默该怎么样把握程度,还要告诉大家怎么说“放任不管”。不过首先我们来--
B: Learn a word!
Learn A Word 1690 counseling
今天我们要学的词是counseling. Counseling is spelled c-o-u-n-s-e-l-i-n-g, counseling. Counseling 是名词,有咨询的意思。比如,financial counseling 金融咨询。Despite extensive support and counseling, 349 U.S. service members committed suicide in 2012. 尽管能够得到广泛的支持和心理咨询,2012年还是有349名美国军人自杀。有研究显示,While the number of overweight and obese Americans is on the rise, the amount of weight counseling offered by primary care physicians has decreased. 美国超重和肥胖人口继续上涨的同时,家庭保健医生为患者提供的体重方面的咨询帮助却在减少。好的,今天我们学习的词是 counseling, counseling, counseling...
A: 说到counseling 这个词, 我认识的一对夫妇正在接受marriage counseling, 也就是婚姻出现问题,接受专业人士的咨询帮助。
B: So what happened? What seemed to be their problem?
A: 据说是因为太太生孩子的时候和婆婆闹了矛盾,结果几年过去了,一直没有解开心结。The tension in the family builds up over time, and eventually leads to their divorce!
B: That's no good. Whatever problem she has with her in-laws, perhaps the wife should just let it slide.
A: Let it slide? 这个短语我们要解释一下。来听words and idioms!
Words and Idioms 825 Let Slide
美国习惯用语第 825讲
昨天我在办公室复印文件,结果发现,复印机里的纸用得一干二净,在我前面复印稿件的同事 Amy 竟然没有按照办公室里约定俗成的规矩把纸加好,后来我才知道,是老板当时叫她去参加临时会议,所以我就没再计较。在英语里,这就叫let slide. Slide is spelled s-l-i-d-e. Let-slide. Let slide.
Slide 是下滑、滑落的意思。to let something slide 意思是说对某事采取放任的态度,听其自然。尽管 Amy 把纸用光了,没有填纸,让我很不高兴,但是我知道,她这么做不是故意的,而是迫不得已。That's why I chose to LET IT SLIDE. 我决定还是不跟她计较了。
在下面这个例子里,房东一开始对房客的处境还是挺同情的。让我们听听他是怎么说的。
M: "After my tenant lost his job, I understood why he didn't have the rent on time. I decided to LET it SLIDE for a couple of weeks. Then I told him that he'd have to pay or plan to move out. I couldn't overlook what he owed me."
房东说:我的房客丢掉工作后,我知道他为什么会拖欠房租,所以头几个星期一直没有催他,再后来,我告诉他说,如果再不付房租,就得搬走了,我不能再对他欠的房租不闻不问了。
我觉得这个房东已经算得上是仁至义尽了。虽说有的事情不用过份计较,但是在教育孩子的问题上,我可是丝毫也不放松。我女儿最近在学校里学会了骂人,这在我们家可是绝对行不通的。每次发现她说脏话,我们都会严加管教,We're not LETTING IT SLIDE. 我哥哥就不一样,他觉得说脏话也是小孩子成长的一部分。因此大部分时间,He lets it slide. 他往往都会听其自然。好的,让我们再来听听上面那段话。
M: "After my tenant lost his job, I understood why he didn't have the rent on time. I decided to LET it SLIDE for a couple of weeks. Then I told him that he'd have to pay or plan to move out. I couldn't overlook what he owed me."
我的一个邻居,特别注意锻炼身体,锻炼固然是件好事,但是即使生病,他也不间断,我觉得这就有问题了。他的医生同意我的看法,让我们一起听听他是怎么说的。
M: "When you're not feeling well, it's easy to LET exercise SLIDE. In fact, you should forget about working out for a while. What's important is to get proper rest so that your body can fully recover. Soon enough, you'll be ready to get back to your routine."
医生说:身体不舒服的时候,很容易在锻炼上懈怠。病人其实就应该暂停锻炼,重要的是好好休息,尽快让身体康复,这样用不了多久,就能恢复日常锻炼了。
这倒是提醒了我,我该跟医生预约,去检查身体了。定期的身体检查对保健非常重要,绝对不能懈怠。You can't let it slide. 定期去看牙也是一样。我父亲牙齿不好,但是又不肯去看牙医,结果不
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