地道美语听力播客917：能吹牛是怎样一种体验？

My boss is a complete blowhard. He likes to boast about his accomplishments and acquisitions every chance he gets. Unfortunately, I seem to be his favorite audience.

　　我老板是一个彻彻底底的吹牛大王。一有机会，他就会夸耀他的丰功伟绩。不幸的是，我似乎成为了他最喜欢的听众。

　　Boss: You won’t believe what I did over the weekend. I went mountain climbing and skydiving.

　　老板：你肯定不信我周末做了些什么。我去爬了山，还去跳伞了。

　　What I wanted to say was, “Uh, spare me!” But what I said instead was, “Oh, really? How exciting.”It doesn’t take much encouragement to get him going.

　　我想说的”“啊，放过我吧!”可是我说的却是“哦，真的吗?多刺激啊。”这么说不是多鼓励他继续往下说。

　　Boss: And I found time to test-drive the new McQ sports car yesterday. I’m thinking of buying one.

　　老板：昨天我还抽时间试驾了McQ运动跑车，我正想着买一辆呢。

　　Do I really look that gullible? I knew that the boss didn’t have that kind of money, but I didn’t let it show on my face and simply said, “That’s a very impressive car.”

　　我真的看起来那么好骗吗?我知道老板没那么多钱，但我没表现出来，只是说，“那是一辆很吸引人的车。”

　　Boss: I have my eye on a luxury vacation condo by the lake. Some lucky girl will get to stay there with me.

　　老板：我还看上了湖边公寓的一个奢华游项目，一些幸运女孩和我一起呆在那儿。

　　Now I knew he was blowing smoke, but what could I say? I just muttered, “Lucky girl,” and left it at that.

　　现在我知道他在说空话蒙人，可是我能说什么呢?我知道楠楠地说，“幸运女孩”， 然后就走了。

　　What was the point of all that, unless…

　　重点是，除非......