地道美語聽力播客645:從大學(xué)退學(xué)（雙語）

Aaron: Mom, I have something to tell you and you’re not going to like it.
亞倫：媽媽，我要告訴你一件你不喜歡的事。
Margo: What is it?
瑪爾戈：什么事?
Aaron: I’m dropping out of college. I want to get out into the real world and get a job. I’m wasting time in school.
亞倫：我想要從大學(xué)退學(xué)，我想真正的進入社會找份工作，我不想在學(xué)校浪費時間。
Margo: You’ll get a better job if you stay in school and graduate with a degree. You’ll have more earning power and better long-term prospects.
瑪爾戈：如果你繼續(xù)上學(xué)并取得學(xué)位，你會找到更好的工作的。你將會有更好的賺錢能力和更好的長期發(fā)展前景。
Aaron: I’m sick of school. All of my friends are earning money, buying cars, and living life. I feel like life is passing me by.
亞倫：我討厭上學(xué)，我的朋友都在賺錢，買車，過得很好，我卻感覺在浪費生命。
Margo: Your friends didn’t go to college and got a job right out of high school.
瑪爾戈：你的朋友沒有上大學(xué)，高中畢業(yè)就工作了。
Aaron: That’s right. There’s nothing wrong with that.
亞倫：就是啊，這有什么不好的?
Margo: No, there isn’t. And right now, they seem to be living the high life. They don’t have any responsibilities and can blow their paychecks on having fun. Once they have a family, their paychecks won’t stretch very far. With a degree, you’ll out-earn them right out of the gate when you graduate in two years.
瑪爾戈：是沒什么不好，現(xiàn)在他們看起來過著高品質(zhì)的生活，那是因為他們現(xiàn)在沒有什么負(fù)擔(dān)，可以盡情的花費工資來享樂。一旦他們有了家庭，他們就會入不敷出的。兩年后，你畢業(yè)了，有了學(xué)歷，一出校門就比他們掙得多。
Aaron: I don’t want to wait.
亞倫：可是我不想再等了。
Margo: This is all about delayed gratification. A little suffering now will pay off in the long run. Trust me. Two more years and you’ll be done
瑪爾戈：這就是延遲享樂，現(xiàn)在痛苦一點，但是有利于長遠(yuǎn)發(fā)展啊，相信我，繼續(xù)上兩年，你就解放了。
Aaron: Yeah, maybe I can stick it out for two more years and then no more school – ever!
亞倫：是的，也許我可以再堅持兩年多，然后就再也不用上學(xué)了。
Margo: Unless you decide to go to graduate school...
瑪爾戈：除非你想去讀研究生……
Aaron: Mom, don’t push it.
亞倫：媽媽，不要逼我!