第8章 Hi Dan!

你好，丹！

The traffic light's red

My wife needed encouragement to keep pedaling the exercise bike in gym. I said，“Close your eyes and imagine you're riding along Broadway in New York City. It will be more interesting.” Inspired，she cycled on，but after a minute she stopped. “What's wrong？” I asked. “The traffic light's red，” she replied.

红灯了

我太太需要一些鼓励才能继续蹬健身自行车。我说：“你闭上眼睛，想象你是沿着纽约的百老汇大街在骑车。这样比较有趣。”在这一灵感的激发下，她继续蹬下去，但是仅仅一分钟她又停下了。我问她：“怎么啦？”她回答说：“红灯了。”

Honey，so do I！

We were discussing the “don'ts” of public speaking in the PR class I teach. “Don'ts” include a man reaching into his pant pocket and jangling change as he speaks，which is very distracting. To illustrate my point，I asked for a student volunteer，saying，“I need a man with coins in his pocket. ”What I got was a girl yelling out，“Honey，so do I！”

亲爱的，我也要！

在我教的公共关系课上，我们正在讨论公共场合讲话时“不要做什么”。其中有一项就是男人在讲话的时候，不要把手伸进裤子口袋，把硬币弄得哗哗响。这么做会分散注意力。为了阐明我的观点，我要一个学生做示范。我说：“我需要一个男人，口袋里有硬币。”结果，一个女孩大叫道：“亲爱的，我也要！”

Hi Dan！

A lawyer was reading out the will of a rich man：“To you，my loving wife Rose，who stood by me in rough times，as well as good，I leave her the house and $2 million.” The lawyer continued，“To my daughter Jessica，who looked after me in sickness and kept the business going，I leave her the yacht，the business and $1 million.” The lawyer concluded，“And，to my cousin Dan，who hated me，argued with me，and thought that I would never mention him in my will—well you are wrong. Hi Dan！”

你好，丹！

一位律师正在宣读一个富人的遗嘱：“我亲爱的太太罗丝，不论是顺境还是逆境，你都在我的身边。我给你留下房子和200万美元。我的女儿杰西卡，她在我生病的时候照顾我，维持生意继续运转。我把帆船、生意和100万美元留给她。我的表弟丹，你恨我，和我争吵，并且以为我在遗嘱里不会提到你的名字。你错了——你好，丹！”

A personal question

At the cashier one busy day the line grew quite long. There was much grumbling among those waiting，but one man made light of the situation. He approached a woman who was obviously very pregnant and tapped her on the shoulder. “Would you mind my asking a personal question？” he said. “Were you pregnant when you got in this line？”

一个私人问题

在一个繁忙的日子，收银员那里排了很长的队。排队等待的人开始发牢骚，只有一名男子显得比较轻松。他走到一个显然已经怀孕很久的女人背后，拍拍她的肩膀说：“我能不能问你一个私人问题，在你开始排队的时候有没有怀孕？”

单词&词组

encouragement [in5kQrIdVmEnt] n.鼓励，支持（的事物）

cycle [5saikl] n.循环；骑自行（摩托）车

distract [dis5trAkt] v.使分心，分散注意力

illustrate [5ilEstreit] vt.给……加插图；说明

yell [jel] n.叫喊，叫着说

will [wil] n.意图，决心；遗嘱

rough [rQf] adj.艰难的，粗糙的，粗鲁的，（味道、声音等）令人不快的

yacht [jCt] n.游艇，帆船

mention [5menFEn] n.提及，说起

cashier [kA5FiE] n.收银员，出纳员

grumble [5^rQmbl] vi.抱怨，牢骚

make light of 对……不在乎，轻视

personal [5pE：sEnl] adj.个人的，亲自的

知道不知道

公共场合讲话时“不要做什么”

做public speaking时，还有几个不要，譬如不要把手伸进口袋里（stick your hands in your pockets），不要手卡在腰带上（hook your thumbs under your belt），因为上述动作都会分散观众的注意力。