你好布拉德(视频+MP3+中英字幕):第49期 布拉德的真实想法
日期:2018-06-06 18:29

(单词翻译:单击)

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Honestly, I would probably say,
说老实话 我可能会说
"Forget nonprofits, Brad. Just go make a lot of money."
“小布 别搞什么非营利了 好好挣点钱”
Shut up. You aren't serious.
别闹了 说了不开玩笑的
No, I'm totally serious.
没有 我还真没在开玩笑
If you want to make an impact in the world
你要是真想对这个世界有点影响
and have respect, go be Bill Gates.
有点地位 只能去做比尔盖茨
Go make a lot of money,
去挣数不完的钱
and then you can do whatever you want with it.
然后你才能做你想做的事
That's what you would say? Yeah.
你就想说这个 对啊
Look, I go to a dinner party and I tell people
知道吗 我在饭桌上跟人说
what I do for a living, and for about three minutes,
我是干什么的 别人会用三分钟的时间
they act like they admire me and they're interested,
表示他们很敬重我 很感兴趣
and then, uh, after three minutes, I'm invisible.
然后呢 三分钟之后 我就不存在了
They do not admire me.
没有人真的敬重我
And what's worse, they think I'm gonna ask them for a donation...
更惨的是 人们都觉得我会向他们要捐款
which I usually do.
我也确实会要
Mmhmm.

重点讲解

donation
donation to sb
donation to sth

something that is given to a person or an organization such as a charity, in order to help them; the act of giving sth in this way
捐赠物;捐赠;赠送
to make a donation to charity
向慈善事业捐赠
a generous / large / small donation
慷慨/大量/少量捐助
a donation of £200 / a £200 donation
200英镑的捐款
The work of the charity is funded by voluntary donations.
这家慈善机构工作所需资金是人们自愿捐赠的。
organ donation (= allowing doctors to use an organ from your body after your death in order to save a sick person's life)
器官捐献

invisible to sb
invisible to sth

that cannot be seen
看不见的;隐形的
stars invisible to the naked eye
肉眼看不见的星球
a wizard who could make himself invisible
能隐身的术士
She felt invisible in the crowd.
她觉得自己淹没在人群中。

admire
admire sb for sth
admire sth for sth
admire sb for doing sth

to respect sb for what they are or for what they have done
钦佩;赞赏;仰慕
I really admire your enthusiasm.
我确实钦佩你的热情。
The school is widely admired for its excellent teaching.
这所学校教学优秀,远近称誉。
You have to admire the way he handled the situation.
你不得不佩服他处理这个局面的手段。

视频及简介
该片讲述了一名有着美好工作及家庭的男人,相当羡慕老同学们比他拥有更好的命运。而在陪同儿子前往大学途中的东海岸之旅,他不得不再次面对老友们给他带来的挫败感

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重点单词
  • voluntaryadj. 自愿的,志愿的 n. (教堂礼拜仪式前后或进行
  • generousadj. 慷慨的,宽宏大量的,丰盛的,味浓的
  • charityn. 慈善,慈善机关(团体), 仁慈,宽厚
  • donationn. 捐赠物,捐款,捐赠
  • enthusiasmn. 热情,热心;热衷的事物
  • impactn. 冲击(力), 冲突,影响(力) vt. 挤入,压紧
  • minutesn. 会议记录,(复数)分钟
  • invisibleadj. 看不见的,无形的 n. 隐形人(或物品)