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情景对话
Todd: So Meg, in the last one we were talking about idioms, but we didn't cover them all. Let's go over some more idioms.
托德：梅格，上期节目我们讨论了习语，不过我们并没有说全。现在我们来复习更多习语。
Meg: OK.
梅格：好。
Todd: Alright so the first one is what activity is in your blood?
托德：好，第一个问题，你天生擅长什么活动？
Meg: Hmm, I would say anything with nature in my blood, so hiking or especially kayaking. I love going kayaking, and so it's hard for me to resist if I'm in a place with beautiful nature, I need to go outside.
梅格：嗯，我会说我天生擅长在大自然进行的活动，比如徒步旅行等，我尤其擅长皮划艇。我喜欢皮划艇，如果我去拥有美丽自然景色的地方，我很难抗拒不去户外活动。
Todd: So what about baking? Isn't baking sort of just natural for you. Don't you just love to bake? Isn't it in your blood?
托德：那烘焙呢？对你来说，烘焙不是自然而然的事情吗？你不是很喜欢烘焙吗？那是不是你天生就擅长的事情？
Meg: I do also love to bake. Yeah. I guess hiking and baking are both in my blood together, kind of two different activities. So baking especially when I can make very creative and decorative desserts, to share with people, so I don't like to bake for myself, but sharing with others, it's quite enjoyable for me. Do you have any activities or things that are in your blood?
梅格：我也喜欢烘焙。对，我想徒步旅行和烘焙都是我天生擅长的事情，不过这是两种不同的活动。尤其是，我可以做极具创意的装饰性甜点，可以和他人分享，我不喜欢为自己烘焙美食，我喜欢和他人分享，这对我来说是非常享受的事情。你有没有天生就擅长的活动？
Todd: Well, I think one is just teaching. I love teaching. I just want to teach all the time. Even if I won the lottery, I would be a teacher. I just like thinking of lessons, thinking of new ideas for lessons, trying technology with lessons, so even on my free time, I like thinking about it. And another thing is jogging. Even though, most people are surprised because I'm a little fat. I'm about 20 pounds overweight, but I run almost every day.
托德：我想其中一件事是教学。我喜欢教学。我想一直从事教学工作。即使我中了彩票，我也会继续当老师。我喜欢备课，喜欢为课程设计新想法，喜欢将科技融入课堂，我就连空闲时间都在思考教学工作。另一件我擅长的事是慢跑。虽然很多人对此感到惊讶，因为我有点儿胖。我大概超重20磅，不过我几乎每天都会慢跑。
Meg: I think I've seen you running before.
梅格：我想我以前看到过你跑步。
Todd: Yeah, I literally run every day. Like if I don't run, I feel terrible, like it's the most relaxing thing for me.
托德：对，我基本上每天都会跑步。如果我不跑步，我会感觉很糟，跑步对我来说是最放松的事情。
Meg: Yeah.
梅格：好。
Todd: I can go two or three days - two days maybe - but I can't go three or four days without running.
托德：如果不跑步，我可以忍受两三天，可能能忍受两天，不过我不能忍受三四天都不跑步的生活。
Meg: So jogging is really in your blood?
梅格：你很擅长慢跑？
Todd: Yeah, and I started when I was a kid. You know the movie Forest Gump, where he just starts running.
托德：对，我从小时候就开始慢跑了。你知道《阿甘正传》那部电影吧，和阿甘开始跑步的年龄差不多。
Meg: Right, yes, yes.
梅格：哦，对，我知道。
Todd: That was me as a kid.
托德：我小时候就是那样的。
Meg: Run Forest Run!
梅格：阿甘，跑！
Todd: I would just run out of my driveway, also in the country, and just go running for an hour.
托德：我在行车道上跑步，也会在乡村小路跑，大概跑一个小时。
Meg: Wow!
梅格：哇哦！
Todd: Just to run, I thought it was fun.
托德：就只是跑步，我认为那很有乐趣。
Meg: Well, that's great.
梅格：嗯，那很棒。
Todd: Yeah, it's definitely in my blood.
托德：对，那绝对是我擅长的事情。
Todd: OK, so we'll talk a little about feelings. So when you get criticized, do you take it to heart?
托德：好，我们来谈谈情感。你遭受批评时，会放在心上吗？
Meg: I think my first reaction, is to take it to heart, so sometimes I might be a little oversensitive when I first get criticized, but after some time passes and I'm able to think about it, usually I can see how that criticism can be useful, and I can try to make a change or improve something. Or I can decide that I don't care about that person's opinion. What about you? What do you do? How do you respond?
梅格：我想我的第一反应是很介意，我第一次被批评时可能会有些过于敏感，不过过一段儿时间之后，我会开始思考，通常我会弄清楚那种批评有多大用处，我会尽力做出改变或改善。或者我可能会决定，不去在意那个人的看法。你呢？你会怎么做？你有何反应？
Todd: Yeah, I used to take things to heart a lot, but as I've gotten older, as many people do, now a lot of it just rolls off my back, as we say, like water off a duck's back, so it doesn't bother me at all
托德：嗯，我之前经常把那种事情放在心上，不过随着年龄的增长，我也和许多人一样，不去在意那些事情，就如我们所说，把那些当作耳边风，所以那些完全不会令我困扰。
Meg: Yeah.
梅格：好。
Todd: Yeah, I just realize everybody has different opinions and don't worry about it.
托德：对，我意识到每个人都有不同的观点，不用太在意。
Meg: Yeah, I think that's a good attitude to have.
梅格：对，我认为那是个不错的态度。
Todd: Yeah, OK, so the next one also about feelings and opinions. So are you more likely to bite your lip, or speak your mind when you disagree with somebody?
托德：好，下一个和情感及观点有关的问题。在你不同意其他人的观点时，你是会一言不发还是会说是出你的想法？
Meg: I think it depends on the situation, so if I feel like someone else is being treated unfairly or there are some rules that are there for a reason that should be followed, I am ore likely to speak my mind, but if it's something personal, or just related to me I might bite my lip to try to keep the peace. What would you do, bite your lip or speak your mind?
梅格：我认为这要视情况而定，如果我认为其他人受到了不公正的对待或应该遵守一些规定，我很可能会说出我的想法，但是如果是个人问题或是和我有关的事情，那我可能会一言不发，尽量保持平静。你呢，你是会一言不发还是会说出你的想法？
Todd: Well, I have a big mouth, so no, I always speak my mind. So I have a really big mouth. I just never keep it inside. Yeah, it's really hard for me to bite my lip.
托德：嗯，我是个大嘴巴，我一直都会把自己的想法说出来。我是个大嘴巴。我不能把话放在心里。对我来说，很难让我做到一言不发。
Meg: Hmm.
梅格：嗯。
Todd: Yeah, so. That can be a bad thing.
托德：好。那可能不太好。
Meg: But sometimes good.
梅格：有时也可以是好事。
Todd: Yeah, say it like it is, as they say.
托德：对，就如人们所说，实话实说。
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重点讲解
重点讲解：
1. go over 仔细检查；认真讨论；用心思考；
例句：Now let's go over all the lessons we studied.
现在让我们把学过的功课再复习一遍吧。
2. in one's blood 天生的；遗传的；生来就有的；
例句：Diplomacy was in his blood: his ancestors had been feudal lords.
他天生擅长交际：他的祖先曾是封建领主。
3. take sth. to heart 对…耿耿于怀；为…感到不快；
例句：If someone says something critical I take it to heart.
如果有人提出批评，我会十分介意。
4. water off a duck's back 毫无效果的；不起作用的；
例句：All the criticism is water off a duck's back to me.
批评对我来说左耳进右耳出，毫无影响。
5. speak one's mind 坦率直言；说心里话；
例句：Martina Navratilova has never been afraid to speak her mind.
玛蒂娜·纳芙拉蒂洛娃从来不害怕说实话。
