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疯狂英语口语现场 Un07_2

2009-09-12来源:和谐英语

[06:45.24]There are many stereotypes I have to deal with in my daily life.
[06:48.06]在我的日常生活中,有许多旧框框我不得不去面对。
[06:50.88]Kate:  Stereotypes?  Like what?
[06:52.90]旧框框?什么样的?
[06:54.93]Charles:  Well, like since I'm black, I must like rap music,
[06:57.40]唔,像因为我是黑人,我必定喜欢说唱音乐,
[06:59.87]come from the inner city, or play basketball well.
[07:02.30]必定来自内地城市,必定很会打篮球。
[07:04.72]Kate:  I do know you like rap music, but the other two are definitely false.
[07:07.95]我知道你喜欢说唱音乐,但其它两个绝对是错误的。
[07:11.18]I’ve seen you play basketball.
[07:13.01]我看过你打篮球。
[07:14.83]Charles:  Hey!  But that's not the only problem.
[07:16.95]嘿!但问题还不止那些。
[07:19.07]There's also the affirmative action stigma.
[07:21.25]防止种族歧视的积极行动还是有污点的。
[07:23.43]Kate:  You mean that people look down upon you
[07:25.35]你是说人们看不起你,
[07:27.27]because they think you're in school because of a quota?
[07:29.68]因为他们认为你是因为配额而在学校?
[07:32.10]That's not true at all; you're really a smart guy.
[07:34.73]那完全不对;你真的是个精明人。
[07:37.35]Charles:  I know that, but some people don't think like that.
[07:39.78]我知道,但是有些人不那样认为。
[07:42.21]And I get problems from teachers as well.
[07:44.18]而且老师那儿我也遇到了麻烦。
[07:46.16]Kate:  Teachers?  I didn't think that they would be racist at all.
[07:48.99]老师?我想他们根本不可能是种族主义者。
[07:51.82]Charles:  Racist?  Not exactly.
[07:53.90]种族主义者?不准确。
[07:55.98]It's how they look at me and ask for my opinion on a topic,
[07:58.50]是他们怎么看我,问我对一个话题的看法,
[08:01.02]as if I can speak for all black people and give them the black opinion on a subject.
[08:04.30]好像我能代表所有的黑人,对一个话题告诉他们“黑人的观点”。
[08:07.58]Suddenly I become the representative of the black race,
[08:10.31]突然,我成为黑种人的代表,
[08:13.04]as if we all had the same opinion.
[08:14.85]好像我们所有的黑人都有同样的看法。
[08:16.67]Kate:  I see.
[08:18.29]我明白。
[08:19.91]It looks like there are still a lot of issues we need to work on in the US.
[08:22.88]看起来在美国还有许多问题需要我们继续努力。
[08:25.86]Karen:  Hey, you, pick up that piece of garbage!
[08:29.09]嘿,你,把那块垃圾捡起来!
[08:32.31]Man:  Huh?  Me?
[08:33.84]嗯?是指我吗?
[08:35.37]Karen:  Yeah, you.  I just saw you throw a piece of garbage on the ground.
[08:38.09]是,就是你。我刚才看见你往地上扔了一块垃圾。
[08:40.80]Can't you read the No Littering sign?  It's a $500 penalty for littering,
[08:44.13]难道你没看见“禁止随地乱扔”标记吗?乱扔垃圾,罚款500美元,
[08:47.46]so go pick it up and put it in the garbage can over there.
[08:50.14]所以去把垃圾捡起来,并扔进那边的垃圾箱里。
[08:52.82]Man:  Why should I do that?  It's only a piece of garbage.  Why should you care?
[08:55.75]我为什么要那样做呢?只是一块垃圾。你为什么要管?
[08:58.67]Karen:  Because this is a public place,
[09:00.50]因为这是公共场所,
[09:02.33]and I want to spend my time here without having to look at your garbage.
[09:05.15]我想在这儿消磨时间,不想看你的垃圾。
[09:07.97]Man:  Listen; I really don't know why you're making this into such a big issue.
[09:10.79]听着,我实在搞不懂你为什么把这看成是一个大问题。
[09:13.61]It's only a small piece of garbage in a large space.
[09:16.03]只不过是一大块空地上的一小片垃圾而已。
[09:18.45]It's not like there's garbage everywhere.
[09:20.43]又不是到处都是垃圾。
[09:22.42]Besides, someone will come along to clean it up at some time or another.
[09:25.19]而且,不时会有人来清扫垃圾。
[09:27.95]Karen:  It's not the cleaner's responsibility to pick up after lazy people.
[09:30.83]拾捡懒人走后的垃圾又不是清洁工的责任。
[09:33.70]It's part of your responsibility
[09:35.63]为他人确保这个地方整洁,
[09:37.57]to make sure that the place is neat for other people.
[09:40.09]你也有部分责任。
[09:42.61]If everyone thought like you, there'd be garbage everywhere!