美国文化口语秀(文本+MP3) 第344期:为什么ABC都是佼佼者?

说到ABC，你是否会想到外表阳光、中英文流利、中西文化并存的优秀结合体？开言的新主播就是这样一位优秀的ABC姑娘。

关键词：

生长在硅谷
I'm from California, specifically the Bay Area near Silicon Valley: 我来自加利福尼亚，湾区的硅谷
Bay Area: 湾区
Silicon Valley: 硅谷
ABC (American Born Chinese): 美国出生的华人
I grew up speaking both English and Chinese: 我从小就是中英文都说
I have my parents to thank, especially my mom, since she always urged us to speak Chinese: 我要感谢我的父母，特别我妈妈，因为她从小一直督促我们要讲中文
My mom isn't really a tiger mom: 我妈妈不算是虎妈
She's a good mix of the two; she's kinda Western, but still has many traditional Chinese values: 她是很好的中西结合：既用西方的方式，又有很多中国传统价值
Sometimes she'll be strict, other times she gives me more freedom: 她有严厉的时候，但也给我很多自由

听节目学中文
I had a previous coworker, my friend Gao, who recommended your podcast because she listens to it to improve her English: 我以前有个同事，她一直听“潘吉Jenny告诉你“提高英文
I started listening to it to improve my Chinese: 我因此知道了这个节目，而且开始听，帮我提高中文
I was interested in joining and writing or coming on as a host: 后来我想能不能加入开言，帮你们写内容、或者主持
It was very serendipitous: 我和开言真的很有缘分

ABC的身份认同
My parents were born and raised in Shanghai: 我父母出生长大在上海
When I was a kid, we spent three months in Shanghai every other summer: 小时候，我每两年会在上海过暑假
In terms of your identity, do consider yourself American or Chinese or American Chinese? 你对自己的身份是怎么认同的？你觉得自己更美国还是更中国？
I considered myself a Chinese American because I was still very Chinese, and I was raised in a more traditional way: 我觉得自己是个美籍华人，我还是很中国的，因为我从小的成长环境比较传统
But after coming to China, I realized I was more American than I had thought: 但来中国后，我发现我其实比自己想象的更美国一点儿

中美沟通方式很不同
In what ways are you more American? 你在哪些方面更美国？
How does it manifest itself most noticeably? 最主要体现在哪里？
Mostly it's in terms of communication: 大部分是沟通方面
Americans like to be more direct, and they say what's on their mind: 美国人比较直接，想什么就直说
A lot of Chinese people tend to talk around things: 很多中国人说话比较婉转
Often it's not what's said that's important, but what's not said: 很多时候，重要的不是说出来的东西，而是没说出来的
Read between the lines: 尽在不言中、没明说的东西更值得寻味
Beat around the bush: 拐弯抹角
You have such great chemistry with Adam: 你和Adam搭档特别有默契
Compatibility: 相配度
Some of our listeners say you guys would make a good couple: 有些用户说你们两个CP值很高