美语会话实录第239期(MP3+文本):Black yuppie!

英文原文:

Wen:I've never met anyone like Clyde before.
Nikki:He's such a buppie-a black yuppie. Black people come in all shapes and sizes. Just check out the party.
Wen:Wow! There are so many different people here. I expected mostly athletes and rappers.
Nikki:You'll find some of those here, too. But not if you don't shake it up! There's an African saying, “If you can talk, you can sing! If you can walk, you can dance!”
Wen:Then I'll just shut up and sit down!

参考译文:

小雯： 我从未认识像克莱德那样的人。
妮琪： 他真是一个黑痞──黑人雅痞。什么样的黑人都有。光看这个派对就知道了。
小雯： 哇！这里有各式各样的人。我原以为都是运动员或是饶舌歌手。
妮琪： 你在这里是会遇到一些。但如果你什么舞都不跳，就啥都碰不到了。有句非洲谚语，"你会说话，就可以唱歌！你能走路，就可以跳舞！"
小雯： 那我闭嘴坐在一旁就好

重点词汇:

athlete (n.)
运动员
A: What do you want to be when you grow up?
你长大后想要成为什么？
B: I want to be a star athlete.
我要当明星运动员。
shake it up
（黑人用语）跳舞
Get your booty on the floor and shake it up.
过来舞池这边跳舞吧。
buppie (n.)
黑人雅痞。这个字是由black yuppie两字合成而来。yuppie (n.) 雅痞
Are buppies worse than yuppies?
黑人雅痞比雅痞还糟吗？
rapper (n.)
饶舌歌手
A: Who are your favorite rappers?
你最喜欢的饶舌歌手是谁？
B: I like Spearhead and the Beastie Boys.
我喜欢矛头跟《野兽男孩》。
saying (n.)
谚语，格言
Do you agree with the saying, "I hope to die before I get old"?
你同意谚语“我希望在老去前死去”？