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Marissa: Can you believe it? We’ve received over 100 entries for the science fair.
瑪麗薩：你能相信嗎?我們已經(jīng)收到了100多份科學(xué)展覽的參賽作品。
Santiago: That’s great! We now need to decide what types of awards to hand out.
圣雅各：太好了！我們現(xiàn)在需要決定一下要頒發(fā)的獎項。
Marissa: Everybody likes money. How about a cash prize?
瑪麗薩：大家都喜歡錢。現(xiàn)金獎勵怎么樣?
Santiago: We’re working with a very small budget here. We can’t afford a cash prize and I’m not sure that it would send the right message anyway.
圣雅各：咱們的預(yù)算有限。我們承擔(dān)不起巨額的現(xiàn)金獎勵，我也不確定金錢是否能傳遞出正確的信息。
Marissa: The next best thing is a trophy.
瑪麗薩：第二個選擇就是獎杯了。
Santiago: We don’t have the budget for trophies if we plan to give out more than one commendation.
圣雅各：如果要頒發(fā)的獎項不止一個，那我們也沒有足夠的預(yù)算制作獎杯。
Marissa: Then how about medals?
瑪麗薩：那么，金牌如何？
Santiago: We can’t afford good ones and nobody wants a cheap plastic medal.
圣雅各：我們買不起貴金屬，再說也沒人想要便宜的塑料獎牌。
Marissa: So I guess plaques are out, too?
瑪麗薩：那獎?wù)率遣皇且驳门懦耍?/div>
Santiago: I’m afraid so. I was thinking of ribbons, different color ribbons for different prizes. What do you think?
圣雅各：恐怕是這樣的。我正在考慮彩帶，不同的彩帶授予不同的獎項。你意下如何?
Marissa: I guess ribbons would be okay. After all, it’s the praise and recognition that matters.
瑪麗薩：我覺得彩帶沒有問題。畢竟，這是對獲勝者的獎勵和認可。
Santiago: Exactly. And for those getting honorable mentions, a certificate will do. We’ll also need certificates of participation for the rest.
圣雅各：沒錯。對于那些獲得榮譽的人來說，我們可以授予其證書。我們還需要給其他的參賽者頒發(fā)相應(yīng)的證書。
Marissa: So everybody gets something?
瑪麗薩：所有參賽者都能獲得獎勵？
Santiago: That’s right. We don’t want anyone to leave empty-handed.
圣雅各：是的。我們不要讓大伙兒空手而歸。
Marissa: Even if their entry isn’t worthy of recognition?
瑪麗薩：即使他們的參賽作品沒有獲得認可嗎？
Santiago: All entries are worthy of recognition – just some more than others.
圣雅各：所有的作品都應(yīng)該得到認可——只是認可程度不同而已。
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