VOA美语咖啡屋 Lesson 62：Garrett the Stylist

 

VOA美语咖啡屋 Lesson 62：Garrett the Stylist

Y: 各位听众好，欢迎您到美语咖啡屋，我是杨晨。 

J: Hello. Welcome to American Cafe. My name is Jody. 

Y: Jody, 我发现你今天头发很漂亮。 

J: Oh, thanks so much! But, Yang Chen don't get me started on my hair. 

Y: 为什么？ 

J: I was butchered a couple of years ago by people who just didn't understand how to cut curly¹ hair. Look! I have a picture of what one of them did to my hair. 

Y: Oh, oh... 

J: I know! It's bad! 

Y: 其实也不是很丑了，不过看上去是有点奇怪。 

J: I know. Give me that back. 

(Enter sound of picture being snatched² away) 

J: I know it was strange looking. But finally, finally, I found someone who can cut my hair. Garret Johnson at Fiddleheads! 

Y: 我倒是很好奇这个Garret是个什么样的人。 

J: Well, Garret had a few rocky starts as a young man. He dropped out of college four times and then got kicked out of his parent's house. 

Y: 他四次从大学退学，还被他父母赶了出来。这个人一定非常叛逆。 

J: Those rocky starts led him to a very successful career. He is known all over Washington, D.C. for his ability to cut curly hair. And now...the famous...Mr. Garrett Johnson!! 

(Enter drum roll under) 

实录1 Garret Johnson: Why I got into the hairdressing? Briefly³, partially⁴ was because of dropping out of college four times and not knowing what to do with my life. And I got kicked out of my parent's house and while I was kicked out I met hairdresser. And I saw that he did really bad hair and the women were giving him a lot of money. And I said, "I can do that and I can do it better. " 

Y: 有的人没上过大学也可以有成功的事业。Garrett就是一个很好的例子。 

J: Absolutely! Especially for artistic⁶ people who don't know what they want to do college can be a terribly boring place. 

Y: 你是在告诉我们的听众上学不重要吗？ 

J: No, no, of course not. Getting an education is very important, of course. But some people find other ways. 

Y: 没错。我只是跟你开玩笑。上大学并不一定适合每个人。 

J: And I can tell, in high school I wasn't a very good student. But I managed to go to China and study Chinese. So, don't give up! If you are a young person who's in high school or college and you don't like it that much, don't give up! You'll find something that you like. Okay, maybe we should go back to our show. 

Y: 他父母为什么要把他赶出来呢？ 

J: Yang Chen, I don't know! That's none of our business! 

Y: Uh oh. 对不起。我不该探听别人的隐私，可是我真的很想知道啊！ 

J: I know, I asked but he wouldn't tell me. 

Y: You are terrible. 说起“terrible”这个词来，你知道上次我的头发就被剪坏了! 

J: I remember! Your hair was terrible. I remember that terrible haircut, Yang Chen. ... Well, it was bad. 

Y: 有那么回事吗？ 

J: Oh, you're telling me? You are telling me about a terrible haircut!? You, Yang Chen, are tell... Look at this picture!! Look at this picture!! That is a terrible haircut. And you know what? You know a good hairdresser when you meet them. I asked Garrett "What is the hardest thing about being a hairdresser?" and this is what he had to say. 

实录2 Garret Johnson: In my opinion one of the most difficult things is that if we make mistakes or if something doesn't work out, there's really not much we can do. Whereas⁷ in a regular job, for example, if you're typing and you make a mistake you put white out on it and it's gone. If you mess up someone's hair it's there for the rest of ... until it grows out. 

Y: 说了半天他的意思是说你的头发剪坏了，他也没法儿补救。 

J: But you don't have to worry (be)'cause Garrett very rarely makes mistakes. But everyone makes mistakes. On the other hand, I bet⁵ it feels really to make someone feel happy about how they look. Let's hear from Garrett. 

实录3 Garret Johnson: Having someone tell you "You're a genius!" that's really nice! But really talking to people and meeting new people is what I like about it the most. 

Y: 看来Garrett真的很喜欢他的工作。下次我也应该试试让他给我剪头发。 

J: Oh, good idea. Summer's here and you get a short haircut. 

Y: 我头发还不够短啊？ 

J: A really short haircut. 

(Enter buzz⁸ sound of razor) 

J: Thanks for joining us on American Cafe. 

Y: 谢谢您到美语咖啡屋。我们下次节目再见。不过到那时候我的头发就非常非常短了。

1 curly   

adj.卷曲的，卷缩的

参考例句：

• The little boy has curly hair.这小男孩长着一头卷发。
• She is tall and dark with curly hair.她高高的个子，黑皮肤，卷头发。

2 snatched   

突然伸手拿取，攫取，抓住( snatch的过去式和过去分词 )； 抓紧时间做； 乘机获得； 夺去

参考例句：

• The boy snatched a piece of cake and ate it hungrily. 男孩抢过一块饼便贪婪地吃起来。
• The thief snatched her handbag and ran. 盗贼抢了她的手提包就跑。

3 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

4 partially   

adv.部分地，从某些方面讲

参考例句：

• The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
• The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。

5 bet   

v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌

参考例句：

• I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说，你解决不了这个难题。
• I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。

6 artistic   

adj.艺术(家)的，美术(家)的；善于艺术创作的

参考例句：

• The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
• These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。

7 whereas   

conj.而，却，反之

参考例句：

• They want a house,whereas we would rather live in a flat.他们想要一座房子，而我们宁愿住在一套房间里。
• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。

8 buzz   

v.充满了激动或活动的声音，发出低沉的声音

参考例句：

• My brain was in buzz.我的脑袋嗡嗡响。
• A buzz went through the crowded courtroom.拥挤的法庭里响起了一片乱哄哄的说话声。