地道美语听力播客839: 运动选拔赛（双语）

Marcela: All right, you’re ready for these tryouts. You’ve passed your physical. You’ve trained for months. You’re going to make that team.
马赛拉：好了，你已准备好参加这些选拔赛了。你通过了体能测试，经过了几个月的训练。你会成为团队的一员的。
Kenji: It’s okay. I don’t need a pep talk. I’m just going to do the best I can.
贤治：没事的，你不用为我打气。我只需尽全力去做就行了。
Marcela: Yes, but you want to have your head in the right place. You’re going to dominate the field. You’re going to intimidate the other players.
马赛拉：对，但是你应该有良好的思想准备。你要在赛场上占据主导地位。你要震慑住其他选手。
Kenji: No, I only want to impress the coach. I’m going to play hard and hold nothing back.
贤治：不，我只想给教练留下深刻印象。我会勇往直前、拼尽全力赛一场。
Marcela: Yes, that’s fine, but you want to send a message to the other players that you’re a force to be reckoned with.
马赛拉：那好吧，但是你要给其他选手传递一个信息，让他们感受到你是一个不可小觑的对手。
Kenji: I’m going to have faith in my abilities, and hope for the best.
贤治：我只需要对我自己的能力有信心，然后尽量往好处想。
Marcela: At least try to look tough. Try scowling at the other players like you can’t wait to get them on the field so you can crush them.
马赛拉：至少试着让自己看起来很难对付。试着怒容满面好像迫不及待要上赛场干掉他们一样。
Kenji: [sigh] I tell you what, why don’t you scowl for me? I think you’re much scarier than any player who’s ever played this game.
贤治：（叹气）听我说，不如你对他们怒容满面？我觉得你比任何一个参加过这个比赛的选手都更加胆怯害怕。