李華和Larry 一起開車去參加人才招聘會。今天我們要學習兩個常用語：butterflies
in one's stomach和go overboard.

    LH： Larry，我心里特別緊張。你怎么樣？

    LL： Yeah ， I have to admit that I'm a bit nervous as well. Every
time I have to go to one of these events， I get butterflies in my stomach.

    LH：肚子里面有蝴蝶？真有意思。你不是說真的吧！

    LL： The expression 'butterflies in my stomach' describes the feeling
you get in your stomach when you are nervous. That fluttering feeling
that can make your stomach feel a bit unsettled is a result of such nervousness.

    LH：這種說法真形象。就是形容心里緊張，七上八下，好象在打鼓。Well，
Larry ， I've definitely got butterflies in my stomach right now！

    LL： I'd tell you not to worry， but I'm worrying myself. Ok， let's
take a deep breath， exit the car ， and go into the job fair ！

    （Sound effect - Inside the job fair building ）

    LH： Wow，你看，這次來參加招聘的公司還真不少呢！看來我們有機會�？�
我怎么好象越來越緊張了呢？

    LL： Me too ！ Let's start off together ， and then we'll split up
if we see other things that fit our taste. Did you bring your resume？

    LH：我?guī)Я巳�十份簡歷。你覺得夠不夠？

    LL： I brought 20 resumes ， so I think you definitely have enough.
But ， are you mentally prepared to make a good impression？ You don't
want to show that you've got butterflies in your stomach.

    LH：我知道。雖然心里七上八下的，可表面上還得裝得鎮(zhèn)定自若。哎呀，你
怎么緊張得手都在抖啊。別抖，你看，簡歷撒了一地。

    LL：（Flushed ） Well ， I guess that's a fast way to get my name
and experience out there！ Thanks for helping me pick these up. Ok， so
how do I look ？

    LH：你看起來特專業(yè)。來，放松點，喝口水，深呼吸，We need to get those
butterflies out of our stomach.

    LL： Thanks ！ You look fine， too. Let's go to the first company
booth over there！

    ******

    LH：這些人真有禮貌。他們說"keep in touch" 保持聯(lián)絡，是不是有希望啊？

    LL： I'm not sure ， Lihua. You may have gone overboard.

    LH： Gone overboard ？這是什么意思啊！

    LL： I mean - you may have said and done too much to them. 'Going
overboard' means putting too much effort or action into something.

    LH：我想起來了，go overboard不是從船上掉下去的意思嗎？

    LL： It stems from the meaning of when a person walked too far on
the edge of a ship - so far that they fall off of the boat and into the
water ！

    LH：你意思是說我表現(xiàn)得很差嗎？

    LL： No ， I mean that you said and did too much. Perhaps you can
keep your answers shorter - more direct. And how many resumes did you
give them ？

    LH：我怕他們會丟，所以給了他們一人兩份。

    LL： See - one resume is enough. What you did is called 'going overboard.'
Understand？

    LH：明白了，我以后一定注意分寸，除了工作經(jīng)驗，什么都不提。

    LL： Yes！ That's it！ See， the first booth， you talked about your
family and even your dog！

    LH： Hey！我可不許你說我狗寶寶的壞話。

    LL： Ok. Watch me on this one. I'll try not to go overboard ， so
you can watch and learn ， Li Hua.

    LH：好，我就在這觀摩。Good luck ！ You need it. Haha

    LL： Hi there ， my name's Larry. I've heard a lot about your company
and ……（聲音變?nèi)酰?/p>

    LH：這么快！你留下簡歷了嗎？

    LL： Ah ！ I forgot �。╰o booth） I'm sorry， here's my resume ，
sir.

    LH： So ， did you go overboard ？（laughing）

    LL： Funny， Li Hua. Very funny ！

    LH：你連名字都忘了告訴人家。他們談到你，肯定會說，“就是那個不留姓
名也不留簡歷的神秘人”。

    LL： Enough about me！ I failed miserably. Let's see how you do this
time. Let's see if you go overboard.

    LH：一、二、三（數(shù)簡歷）

    LL： Lihua……Why are you taking so many resumes with you ？

    LH：我寧可go overboard，我也不愿意忘記遞簡歷。Wish me luck！

    今天李華學了兩個常用語。一個是butterflies in one's stomach，意思是
心里緊張，七上八下。另外一個是go overboard，意思是做事過份，走極端。