英语笑话听力+文本：Better hire a bodyguard 最好请个保镖

Better hire a bodyguard¹

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[00:09.93]Better hire a bodyguard 最好请个保镖
[00:20.93]词汇扫描
[00:24.98]willies ['wiliz] 焦虑不安
[00:28.11]valuables ['v?lju?bl] 贵重物品
[00:31.66]evaluate [i'v?ljueit] 评估
[00:34.73]be open to 对...开放的
[00:39.71]英文原文
[00:41.25]Guns always gave me the willies.
[00:43.62]But when my new job required me to transport valuables,
[00:47.51]I decided² I needed one for protection.
[00:50.49]Since I knew next to nothing about firearms,
[00:53.23]I joined a pistol club, hoping to pick up some much-needed pointers.
[00:57.93]After watching and evaluating my technique for a few weeks,
[01:01.75]the instructor³ pulled me aside.
[01:03.80]"Are you open to a suggestion?" he asked.
[01:06.75]"Absolutely," I replied.
[01:09.12]"Hire a bodyguard," he said.
[01:14.53]中文大意
[01:50.87]逐句对照
[01:55.03]Guns always gave me the willies.
[02:00.71]But when my new job required me to transport valuables,
[02:04.26]I decided I needed one for protection.
[02:12.80]Since I knew next to nothing about firearms,
[02:15.74]I joined a pistol club, hoping to pick up some much-needed pointers.
[02:27.32]After watching and evaluating my technique for a few weeks,
[02:31.12]the instructor pulled me aside.
[02:38.70]"Are you open to a suggestion?" he asked.
[02:44.68]"Absolutely," I replied.
[02:49.75]"Hire a bodyguard," he said.
[02:57.84]多学一点
[03:02.17]willies
[03:06.74]the
[03:08.20]害怕、焦虑不安、心惊肉跳
[03:12.23]The dark, dank cave gave me the willies.
[03:22.24]valuables 贵重物品
[03:26.45]Mary kept her valuables in a safe.
[03:32.88]next to nothing 差不多没有, 几乎没有
[03:38.36]next to impossible 几乎不可能
[03:41.07]next to the lowest 第二低的
[03:47.60]evaluate 评估、评价
[03:50.77]The research project has only been under way for three months,
[03:54.73]so it's too early to evaluate its success.
[04:06.10]be open to 对...开放的, 接受…的，易受到、易招致
[04:12.10]be open to an offer 愿意考虑买主的出价
[04:15.98]be open to criticism 接受批评
[04:19.37]be open to conviction 能接受意见，服理
[04:26.97]重新听一次故事原文
[04:29.54]Guns always gave me the willies.
[04:31.75]But when my new job required me to transport valuables,
[04:35.78]I decided I needed one for protection.
[04:38.77]Since I knew next to nothing about firearms,
[04:41.34]I joined a pistol club, hoping to pick up some much-needed pointers.
[04:45.62]After watching and evaluating my technique for a few weeks,
[04:49.60]the instructor pulled me aside.
[04:51.75]"Are you open to a suggestion?" he asked.
[04:54.84]"Absolutely," I replied.
[04:57.11]"Hire a bodyguard," he said.


最好请个保镖

枪总是让我胆战心惊。但当我的工作需要我去运送贵重物品时，我觉得我真的需要一把枪来防身。 因为我对武器几乎一无所知，我参加了一家手枪俱乐部，希望学到一些必备的枪械知识。 经过数周对我的技巧的观察和评估后，教练把我拉到一边。“愿意接受些建议吗？” “没有任何问题，请讲”我回答。 “请个保镖吧”教练说。

1 bodyguard   

n.护卫，保镖

参考例句：

• She has to have an armed bodyguard wherever she goes.她不管到哪儿都得有带武器的保镖跟从。
• The big guy standing at his side may be his bodyguard.站在他身旁的那个大个子可能是他的保镖。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 instructor   

n.指导者，教员，教练

参考例句：

• The college jumped him from instructor to full professor.大学突然把他从讲师提升为正教授。
• The skiing instructor was a tall,sunburnt man.滑雪教练是一个高高个子晒得黑黑的男子。