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Li: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak, I'm Li. And here with me is Neil. Hi Neil!
李：大家好，歡迎來到地道英語節(jié)目。我是李，今天和我一起主持節(jié)目的是尼爾，你好，尼爾！
Neil: Hi Li! But before we start the programme I've got some good news for you. I've just fixed your bike tyres as I promised! It wasn't easy to find the punctures on them but I managed to do it and the bike, I have to say, is as good as new!
尼爾：你好，李！在我們開始今天的節(jié)目前，我有一些好消息要告訴你。像我答應(yīng)的那樣，我修好了你的自行車輪胎！找到輪胎上面的刺孔并不容易，不過我還是找到了，我必須要說，你的自行車跟新的一樣好！
Li: Oh, great! I am so happy, Neil! You know, I use the bicycle every day. I ride it when I come to work and when I go home. You know, I took it to the mechanic last week to have it fixed and he didn't do it properly. Thank you! You are a star!
李：太好了！尼爾，我太開心了！你知道，我每天都要用到那輛自行車。我上下班都要騎車。你知道，上周我把自行車拿去修理工那邊修了，可是他沒能修好。真是謝謝你！你太棒了！
Neil: It wasn't easy but I am glad to have been of service. Well, you told me that you'd pay me for the work so now would be a good time to do that because actually I am a bit short of cash at the moment, you know.
尼爾：那并不容易，不過我很高興能幫助你。你說過我?guī)湍阈捃囂ツ銜?huì)付我錢，現(xiàn)在就是付錢的好時(shí)機(jī)，因?yàn)閷?shí)際上我現(xiàn)在有點(diǎn)缺錢。
Li: Oh, you want to receive some payment? Yes, I remember that I promised you'd get paid. That's fair. Okay. Here you are!
李：哦，你想得到報(bào)酬？好吧，我記得我是答應(yīng)過你要付錢。這很公平。好吧，給你錢！
Neil: What are these?
尼爾：這是什么？
Li: Your payment, Neil.
李：尼爾，這是你的報(bào)酬。
Neil: Peanuts?!
尼爾：花生？
Li: Yes, Neil. You keep saying that there are people who work for peanuts!
李：對(duì)啊，尼爾。你一直在說人們?yōu)榱嘶ㄉぷ鳎?/div>
Neil: Yes I have said that on occasions but it's got nothing to do with food! To work for peanuts is an expression in English that means to work for a very small payment.
尼爾：我是偶爾會(huì)那么說，不過這和食物沒關(guān)系！To work for peanuts這個(gè)英語短語的意思是工作掙的錢非常少。
Li: Now you tell me, Neil! So people are not really paid in peanuts, are they?
李：尼爾，你為什么不早說。所以實(shí)際上人們工作得到的報(bào)酬并不是花生，對(duì)嗎？
Neil: No, they are not! Just think. A peanut is something small and cheap.
尼爾：對(duì)，不是花生！你想想，花生是又小又廉價(jià)的東西。
Woman 1: My cousin is a catwalk model and she travels all over the world!
女1：我堂妹是模特，她會(huì)去全世界旅游！
Woman 2: She must be a millionaire!
女2：她一定是個(gè)百萬富翁！
Woman 1: Yes, she is! But before she become famous she used to work for peanuts! She could hardly buy a lipstick.
女1：沒錯(cuò)，她是！可是在她成名之前，她賺的錢非常少！她幾乎買不起口紅。
Man: I am going to ask for a pay rise. I am tired of working for peanuts!
男：我要要求漲工資。我煩透了掙不了多少錢的生活！
Li: Oh, I am sorry, Neil, when you said that some people work for peanuts I thought you wanted to be paid in peanuts!
李：真抱歉，尼爾，你說人們工作賺不了多少錢的時(shí)候，我以為你是想要用花生作為報(bào)酬！
Neil: That's alright Li. But now that you know that I don't work for peanuts will you give me some money?
尼爾：沒事的，李。不過現(xiàn)在你知道了我并不是為了獲得花生而工作，那你會(huì)付我點(diǎn)錢嗎？
Li: Yes, of course I will. I left my wallet in my drawer in the office but as soon as we finish this programme I'll pay you with cash. So give me back my peanuts then.
李：當(dāng)然了，我當(dāng)然會(huì)付的。我把錢包落在辦公室的抽屜里了，不過我們一結(jié)束節(jié)目，我就會(huì)付你現(xiàn)金的。那把花生還我吧。
Neil: (sound of chewing)
尼爾：（咀嚼的聲音）
Li: Neil, the peanuts! I am hungry!
李：尼爾，把花生還我！我餓了！
Neil: I am hungry too and these peanuts taste great!
尼爾：我也餓了，這些花生真好吃！
Li: I know they do. You know, I bought them in the new grocery shop around the corner.
李：我知道花生很好吃。你知道，我是在拐角那里新開的雜貨店買的花生。
Neil: Don't worry, Li. As soon as you pay me we can go down there and I'll buy you some of these delicious peanuts myself.
尼爾：別擔(dān)心，李。你一付我錢我們就可以去那里，我會(huì)給你買這些好吃的花生的。
Li: Okay. I don't work for peanuts either but I am glad to eat some. Let's go then.
李：好吧。我也不是為花生工作，不過我很高興可以吃一些花生。我們這就去吧。
Neil: (sound of monkey) I want more peanuts! (sound of monkey)
尼爾：（猴子的聲音）我還要吃花生！（猴子的聲音）
Li: So do I, Neil, but why are you making this odd noise? You sound like a monkey!
李：尼爾，我也是，不過你為什么發(fā)出這種奇怪的聲音？你的聲音聽起來像猴子！
Neil: Well, you know what they say: if you pay peanuts you get monkeys.
尼爾：你知道他們?cè)趺凑f嗎：如果你喂花生，就只能引來猴子。
Li: Okay, I got the message. Let's go. Bye!
李：好吧，我明白了。我們走吧。再見！
Neil: (monkey noises)
尼爾：（猴子發(fā)出的噪音）
