【流行美语】167：“借钱不还”和“安静下来”

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Larry和李华在海滩享受温暖的阳光。不过李华有点心事，因为她的朋友Joe向她借了钱，却一直没还。今天李华会学到两个常用语：deadbeat和cool it。
只需要听写文中出现的【男生说的】英文部分，中文对话部分（包括里面个别的英语词组）不需要听写！！
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Li Hua, relax and enjoy the day. Joe isn't a deadbeat. He'll pay you back as soon as he can.
A deadbeat is someone who does not pay his or her debts or fulfill his or her obligations. Joe is not a deadbeat. He always pays people back.
You're right. Money is an awkward subject. I usually just avoid lending people money altogether. That way I don't have to worry about deadbeats.
Yeah, I know what you mean. Just be careful who you help in the future: there are a lot of deadbeats out there.
Well, after a divorce, a man is supposed to send money to his ex-wife to help her support their children. A man who doesn't send money is a "deadbeat dad."
Exactly. I know a guy whose father was a deadbeat dad. The poor guy's mother had to work three jobs to support her children.
Well, the courts can tell a deadbeat dad that he needs to pay child support, but that doesn't mean that he actually will.
Wow! Those kids over there are really loud. I wish they'd cool it.
I wish they would "cool it" means calm down. It can also mean to stop what one is doing.
Exactly, I wonder where their parents are? I'm surprised that their parents haven't told them to cool it yet.
It's hard to enjoy the day with such noisy kids around. I'm considering going over there myself and telling them to "cool it."
Why not? Their parents obviously aren't going to do it and those kids are ruining the day for a lot of people.
Yeah, that's probably a good idea.
Okay, let's go.(Ambience sound on the beach)
LL: Li Hua, relax and enjoy the day. Joe isn't a deadbeat. He'll pay you back as soon as he can.
LH: 我也希望Joe会还我钱。你说Joe不是一个deadbeat，那是什么意思啊？
LL: A deadbeat is someone who does not pay his or her debts or fulfill his or her obligations. Joe is not a deadbeat. He always pays people back.
LH: A deadbeat就是一个故意赖帐的人。你说Joe不是那样的人，可要是他一直不还我钱，那我该怎么跟他提这件事，又不伤他的自尊心呢？这事真麻烦！
LL: You're right. Money is an awkward subject. I usually just avoid lending people money altogether. That way I don't have to worry about deadbeats.
LH: 唉，我也不喜欢借钱给别人，可我是真的想帮他忙。
LL: Yeah, I know what you mean. Just be careful who you help in the future: there are a lot of deadbeats out there.
LH: 我知道，下回我再要借钱给别人，一定会格外小心，因为借钱不还的人还是有的。对了，Larry，我还听过别人说deadbeat dads。那是什么意思啊？
LL: Well, after a divorce, a man is supposed to send money to his ex-wife to help her support their children. A man who doesn't send money is a "deadbeat dad."
LH: 噢，我懂了，A deadbeat dad就是离婚后不肯负担孩子抚养费的父亲。
LL: Exactly. I know a guy whose father was a deadbeat dad. The poor guy's mother had to work three jobs to support her children.
LH: 这个妈妈要做三份工来抚养她的孩子，就是因为爸爸不肯抚养孩子。难道法律都不惩罚这些不负责任的父亲吗？
LL: Well, the courts can tell a deadbeat dad that he needs to pay child support, but that doesn't mean that he actually will.
LH: 什么！法庭告诉他们要付钱，他们不付也没事呀？唉，真是糟糕！
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LL: Wow! Those kids over there are really loud. I wish they'd cool it.
LH: 那些孩子是挺吵的。你要他们怎么着，cool it？什么意思呀？
LL: I wish they would "cool it" means calm down. It can also mean to stop what one is doing.
LH: 噢，cool it就是安静下来，或者停止做某件事的意思。你的意思是要这些孩子别再吵了。
LL: Exactly, I wonder where their parents are? I'm surprised that their parents haven't told them to cool it yet.
LH: 就是啊，那些孩子在那里鬼吼鬼叫好一会儿了。他们的爸妈到底听见了没？怎么不好好管教自己的孩子呢？
LL: It's hard to enjoy the day with such noisy kids around. I'm considering going over there myself and telling them to "cool it."
LH: 啊？你想自己过去叫那些孩子安静一点？我不知道这样做好不好呢。
LL: Why not? Their parents obviously aren't going to do it and those kids are ruining the day for a lot of people.
LH: Larry，也许你该冷静一点，cool it，别跟那些孩子一般见识了。不然，我们可以搬到远一点的地方坐。
LL: Yeah, that's probably a good idea.
LH: 来吧，我们把东西收一收，搬到海滩的另一边去好了。
LL: Okay, let's go.