美语训练班 054

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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：毛骨悚然。

Donny: 吴琼，昨天的电影好不好看?

吴琼: 别提了，讲吸血鬼的，吓死我了。怎么说来着，I was scared to death!

Donny: I told you you would be scared to death and you didn't believe me.

吴琼: 早知道听你的就对了。特别是女主角被变成吸血鬼那段，简直毛骨悚然，吓得我汗毛都立起来了! 对了，美语里有类似的说法吗?

Donny: Yeah. We say the scene made my hair stand on end.

吴琼: hair, 是毛发，stand on end 立起来。连在一起，to make one's hair stand on end 吓得人毛发都立起来了。所以要说那一幕吓得我汗毛都立起来了，就可以讲 the scene made my hair stand on end.

Donny: Right. Speaking of blood-sucking vampires, there is another way of saying you are scared to death. You can say it made my blood run cold.

吴琼: blood 是血，cold 是寒冷。to make one's blood run cold 让血都变冷了，也就是中文里说的吓得我浑身冰凉吧?

Donny: Exactly. I am taking my girlfriend Rachel to see the movie tonight.

吴琼: 什么?Rachel 不是特别胆小吗?The movie will make her hair stand on end.

Donny: I know.... When she is scared to death, I will be there to comfort her. She will think I am her knight in shining armor.

吴琼: 啊，你想让 Rachel 觉得你是 her knight in shining armor 身穿闪亮盔甲的骑士?保护她的英雄?我看你啊，八成是别有用心。

Donny: (haha) 言归正传，还是说说你今天都学了什么吧!

吴琼: 第一，吓死了是 scared to death;

第二，吓得毛发倒立是 to make one's hair stand on end;

第三：吓得浑身冰凉是 to make one's blood run cold.

这次的“美语怎么说”就到这里结束了。如果你也有不会说的词，请写信给 Donny, 电邮请寄meiyu@voanews.com

A: 这集对我真有用! I would be scared to death if I went sky diving! Even thrillers and horror movies scare me so bad that I can't fall sleep!

B: That's why I say everyone is different. Thrillers are definitely my favorite type of movie. 我就是特喜欢那种不知道下一刻会发生什么的感觉! For me, the idea of being forced to watch a romantic comedy is TERRIFYING.

A: Aha! 所以说，真的每个人都不一样! 世界上有很多不同的文化，大家喜欢，信仰的东西都不一样。在今天的Go English里，咱们就要一起去看看世界各地的不同文化!

B: Let's listen!

Culture: Beginner

今天我们为您播出“美语三级跳”节目“社会文化”单元的初级课程。

Jane和Will初次约会，想多了解对方，他们谈到了彼此的宗教信仰。Jane的父母来自中国，她是个佛教徒，Will则在美国长大，信基督教。

Professor: That's right, Winnie. When you talk about religion, it's important not to offend other people.

没错，在美国，宗教信仰是私人事务，也是个敏感话题，所以谈到这个问题的时候要礼貌、小心， 不然可能会 offend other people-- 得罪别人。

Will: So Jane, what religion are you?

Jane: I guess I'm a Buddhist because both my parents are Buddhist. But I'm not really practicing.

Will: I see. So you don't pray very often?

Jane: No. The only time I pray is during the holidays with my parents.

哇，Will 怎么一上来就问人家的宗教，这个约会开场白还真少见。

Professor: Right. And what does Jane say?

Jane说，因为她父母都是佛教徒，所以她自己应该也算是个佛教徒，不过她并不真的practice。 Professor, practice a religion 就是虔诚地信奉某个宗教，按宗教教义来生活的意思吧?

Professor: Exactly. For example, a practicing Jew would go to the synagogue every Friday to pray.

哦，a practicing Jew--一名虔诚信奉犹太教的教徒会每星期五去synagogue--犹太教堂祷告。这样坚持不懈也很不容易哦!

Professor: Well, many people think that praying helps them spiritually.

Jane: What about you, Will? What religion do you believe in?

Will: I'm a Christian. Most of my family are Christians too, but my brother converted to Islam.

Jane: Oh really? Why did he do that?

Will: He married a Muslim woman. She wanted them to share the same faith, so he converted.

Will的家人大多是基督教徒，不过他哥哥convert to Islam. Professor, 这是什么意思呢?

Professor: When you change to a different religion, you can say you converted to a different religion.

哦，convert，c-o-n-v-e-r-t 就是改变宗教信仰。Will的哥哥以前也是基督徒，但因为交了个女朋友是Muslim--穆斯林，所以也改信Islam--伊斯兰教了。

Professor: Yes, Winnie. Have you noticed there are two different words used to describe Islam? The religion is called Islam. The people who believe in Islam are called Muslims.

对，伊斯兰教是Islam, 而伊斯兰教徒则是Muslims, 也就是“穆斯林”。

Will: Are your parents devout Buddhists? Do they go to the temple often?

Jane: Yes, they go there to pray a lot. Do you go to church often?

Will: I go to church every Sunday.

Jane: Isn't it hard waking up so early on the weekend?

Will: Sometimes, but going to church is very important. I'm a pretty religious person.

听起来Will比Jane更加虔诚，因为他每个星期天都去church--教堂。对了，professor, 基督徒去church，佛教徒去temple--寺庙，犹太教徒则去synagogue，那么Muslims 去那里祷告呢?

Professor: Muslims pray at their mosque.

哦，对! mosque，m-o-s-q-u-e，清真寺! Will每星期天都要起大早，去教堂，他说这样虽然有点累，但既然是教义规定的，他就得执行。

Will: So Jane, do you think your parents would be mad if you married someone who isn't a Buddhist?

Jane: Did you say marry? Will, it's only our first date!

Will: I know! But I just wanted to ask you, just in case...

Jane: Actually, my parents have told me that it's OK to marry someone who believes in other religions.

MC: 这个Will，初次约会就提到结婚的事儿了! 还好，Jane的父母同意女儿嫁给不信佛教的人! 对了，Professor Bowman, 在中国，人们可以既拜佛，拜菩萨，又拜太上老君，玉皇大帝。可是我发现，西方人只能信一种宗教。

Professor: That's true. Which do you think is better?

我看对所有神明都崇敬，都拜，那一定就会有神来保佑你的!

A: 不同文化的融合确实得付出很大努力!别说文化，就连爱好都一样!

B: I know! My ex-boyfriend was such a tech-head! He just had to have every new apple product or the newest camera! Sometimes I thought he would rather date his gadgets than me- honestly! He definitely spent more time and money on them...

A: Aw....I'm sorry to hear that! 不过这些科技发烧友对新电子产品的热情也真让我无法理解! 正好，下面的business etiquette里就谈到了这个话题，咱们一起去听一听!