地道美語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力播客605:倔強(qiáng)如騾

Simone: So, what did you think of Bruce? Isn't he great?

西蒙妮：那么你覺(jué)得布魯斯怎么樣?他是不是特別棒?

Dirk: Well, he's certainly direct and forthright with his opinions. I don't think I've ever met anyone who speaks his mind the way he does.

德克：嗯，他表達(dá)他的想法時(shí)很直率，我從來(lái)沒(méi)有遇見(jiàn)過(guò)像他這樣表達(dá)自己想法的人。

Simone: Yeah, isn't that great? I've never liked a guy who straddles the fence or has namby-pamby opinions. I've always liked guys with strong opinions.

西蒙妮：是啊，那不是很棒嗎?我從來(lái)都不會(huì)喜歡墻頭草或者矯情的人。我喜歡堅(jiān)持自己想法的人。

Dirk: Well, there's strong and there's pigheadedness. Don't you think?

德克：好吧，一味的堅(jiān)持自己的想法就是固執(zhí)，你不這樣認(rèn)為嗎?

Simone: What?! You think Bruce is pigheaded, just because he doesn't budge when other people try to sway him? I think that's an admirable trait.

西蒙妮：什么?你認(rèn)為布魯斯固執(zhí)，只是因?yàn)樗藙?dòng)搖他時(shí)，他堅(jiān)持自己的立場(chǎng)?我認(rèn)為這是令人敬佩的品質(zhì)。

Dirk: I think being blunt can be admirable under the right circumstances, but being stubborn as a mule can make it hard on other people, don't you think?

德克：我認(rèn)為在適當(dāng)?shù)那樾蜗轮甭适橇钊司磁宓?，但是像騾子一樣倔?huì)讓其他人難做，你不這樣認(rèn)為嗎?

Simone: No, I don't. Other people can pull their punches if they want to, but a man who'll speak up about what he believes in and stand by it is a real man to me.

西蒙妮：不，我不這樣認(rèn)為。其他人如果想可以揮拳頭，但是一個(gè)男人可以大聲說(shuō)出他所堅(jiān)信的，并且堅(jiān)持到底，對(duì)于我來(lái)說(shuō)才是真正的男人。

Dirk: I can see why you two make a perfect couple. I hope never to be on the wrong side of an argument with either one of you.

德克：我明白為什么你們兩個(gè)是天生一對(duì)了，我希望不要和你們中的任何一個(gè)意見(jiàn)不同而發(fā)生爭(zhēng)執(zhí)。