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禮節(jié)美語(yǔ) A Crush on a Co-Worker II
Dan偷偷喜歡女同事Julie. King給他打氣，鼓勵(lì)他約Julie出去。Dan問(wèn)：
Dan:So what should I say?
King:Tell the truth! Say, "Hi Julie, I was wondering if you'd be interested in going out this Saturday? I know a great sushi place."
D:Just like that? Don't you think I'll scare her?
K:Both you and Julie are adults, and that's the way adults communicate with each other. If you're worried about being too direct, you should make it a group event and invite her along.
D:The whole process just seems so scary.
K:You know what's really scary? The idea that two people might be perfect for each other, but they're too afraid to talk to each other...now that's a frightening thought. What a waste!
D:That's a good point.
King建議Dan直截了當(dāng)，約Julie出去吃飯，但如果Dan不想過(guò)于直接的話(huà)，可以 make it a group event and invite her along 組織一次集體活動(dòng)，邀請(qǐng)Julie一起去。King 還鼓勵(lì)Dan說(shuō)，如果兩個(gè)人原本珠聯(lián)璧合 perfect for each other, 但卻因?yàn)楸舜瞬桓抑鲃?dòng)去跟對(duì)方搭訕而擦肩而過(guò)，那才是最可怕的。What a waste! 太可惜了。King 接著說(shuō)，
K:What's the worst thing that could happen?
D:She rejects me.
K:And is that so bad?
D:No, I guess not. How do you meet your wife anyway?
K:I walked up to her on a subway car and said, "Hi, I'm King. What's your name?" Three years later we were married.
D:Wow! All right...I'm going to do it. I'm going to ask her out.
K:Well, here's your chance. She's started walking this way. Go for it!
如果Dan約Julie出去，最糟糕的結(jié)果也不過(guò)是遭到拒絕。King現(xiàn)身說(shuō)法，說(shuō)當(dāng)年他就是在地鐵上遇到自己太太的，他走上前去自我介紹，三年后兩人就結(jié)婚了。Dan 終于鼓起勇氣，決定要約Julie出去，正說(shuō)著，Julie走了過(guò)來(lái)，Here is his chance. 他的機(jī)會(huì)來(lái)了。我們一起聽(tīng)Dan是怎么說(shuō)的。
D:Hey, Julie.
J:Hi Dan. How are you doing?
D:I'm good, thanks! Say, a couple of us are thinking about having dinner and maybe going to a Karaoke bar this Saturday night. Are you free to join us?
J:Sure! I'd love to. What time should I meet you?
D:How about 7:30?
J:Great! I'll see you then. Have a nice day, Dan! Bye!
D:You too! See you on Saturday!
K:See? That wasn't so hard, was it?
D:That was amazing! I'm totally on cloud nine right now! Thanks, dude!
K:No problem, and I hope it woks out for the two of you.
D:It's really true: "Nothing ventured, nothing gained!"
K:You got it!
Dan跟Julie說(shuō)，辦公室?guī)讉€(gè)人星期六晚上打算一起出去吃飯，吃完飯去唱卡拉OK，問(wèn)Julie想不想一起去，Julie欣然接受。Dan 說(shuō)，I'm totally on cloud nine. 我實(shí)在是太高興了。King說(shuō)，I hope it works out for the two of you. 意思是祝 Dan 和 Julie 好運(yùn)，能交往愉快。
A:See, being straightforward is the best way to approach girls! Dan成功約到Julie啦!
B:I agree. Two people might be perfect for each other, but if they're too afraid to express their feelings, they'll never get together! That's really sad!
A:其實(shí)有時(shí)候吧，要是不好意思說(shuō)，你也可以送個(gè)東西什么的!
B:But what if you're short on money?
A:You don't need expensive things! 隨便什么都行，不然買(mǎi)個(gè)山寨的我覺(jué)得也沒(méi)什么，重要是表達(dá)心意嘛!
B:哈哈， I don't know about that! But since you mention 山寨, let's learn how to say this in American English!
