地道美語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力播客877：堅(jiān)決還是溫順

堅(jiān)決還是溫順

Victor: We need to take the bull by the horns. In the meeting today, we’re going to give it to them straight, no more hemming and hawing.

維克托：我們需要堅(jiān)決果斷。今天開(kāi)會(huì)時(shí)，我們就直接跟他們說(shuō)，不要再支支吾吾，磨磨唧唧了。

Maura: You’re right. We need to tell them what we really think and be done with it.

莫拉：說(shuō)得對(duì)。我們需要告訴他們我們真實(shí)的想法然后就了結(jié)了。

Victor: Definitely. We’ve been conciliatory long enough. Today, we need to be insistent without being too pushy.

維克托：就這么做。我們已經(jīng)和解的時(shí)間足夠長(zhǎng)了，今天，我們需要堅(jiān)持，但不能咄咄逼人。

Maura: Being unassuming and deferential has its place, but not if we seem meek. We need to be assertive without being too in-your-face.

莫拉：但是如果我們看起來(lái)太溫順了，就不要謙虛恭敬了。我們需要自信但不要太過(guò)放肆。

Victor: You’re absolutely right. One of us has to speak up.

維克托：你說(shuō)的太對(duì)了。我們其中一個(gè)需要說(shuō)出來(lái)。

Maura: Yes, one of us has to be bold. They’ll have to take us seriously this time.

莫拉：是的，一個(gè)人需要膽子大寫(xiě)。這次他們必須要認(rèn)真對(duì)待我們。

Victor: Okay, ready?

維克托：好!準(zhǔn)備好了嗎?

Maura: Sure, I have your back.

莫拉：好的!我支持你。

Victor: Huh? I thought you were going to do the talking.

維克托：恩?我以為你是說(shuō)話的那個(gè)呢!

Maura: Uh, I thought you were.

莫拉：我以為你是啊!

Victor: Maybe we should wait for the next meeting to take them on.

維克托：或許我們還是等下次會(huì)議。

Maura: I totally agree. It’ll give us a little time to work up to it.

莫拉：我完全同意。這樣我們會(huì)有點(diǎn)時(shí)間來(lái)做準(zhǔn)備。

Victor: Exactly!

維克托：沒(méi)錯(cuò)!