美語情景對話 第1124期:Introverts and Extroverts 內向和外向

Abidemi: Hi. So Rory.

阿比德米：嗨，羅瑞。

Rory: Yeah, hi.

羅瑞：嗨。

Abidemi: Hi. Are you an introvert or an extrovert?

阿比德米：嗨。你性格內向還是外向？

Rory: I'm not sure, you know. Sometimes I think that I'm basically an introvert. Like as I get older, I much prefer my own company.

羅瑞：我不太確定。有時我認爲自己是內向的人。隨着年齡的增長，我更喜歡獨處。

Abidemi: Interesting.

阿比德米：有意思。

Rory: I don't really like going to parties that much if there's going to be new people there. If it's my friends, I'm happy to go out, but I don't know. What about you?

羅瑞：我不太喜歡參加有陌生人在的聚會。如果是我朋友，那我很高興和他們出去玩。你呢？

Abidemi: It's funny what you said. I feel the same way. I think sometimes I'm an introvert and other times I can be an extrovert. But maybe in reverse to what you said. I feel like the older I get, the more extroverted I become.

阿比德米：你的回答很有趣。我和你一樣。我認爲有時我很內向，但是有時我又很外向。不過我的情況可能和你相反。隨着年齡的增長，我變得越來越外向。

Rory: That's interesting.

羅瑞：有意思。

Abidemi: While I was younger, I was a lot shier, so I preferred my own company. But now I find that sometimes too, I really enjoy people. So I like to meet new ones. So yeah.

阿比德米：我年輕時非常害羞，喜歡獨處。可是現在，我發現我很喜歡和他人相處。我喜歡認識新朋友。

Rory: Yes. In the classroom, as a teacher, I'm quite an extrovert I think. I quite like being up in front of students and showing off, but I would never do that in front of other teachers or my friends, in my personal life.

羅瑞：嗯。我認爲，作爲老師，我在課堂上很外向。我喜歡在學生們面前展示我的能力，不過在私下，我絕對不會在其他老師和朋友面前這樣做。

Abidemi: Interesting.

阿比德米：有意思。

Rory: But something about the classroom maybe because it's my environment and I'm in control that I feel more comfortable, like being more extroverted and showing off, camping up.

羅瑞：可能因爲教室是我熟悉的環境，而且在我的掌控之下，讓我感覺更舒適，所以我變得更外向，會更放鬆地展示自己。

Abidemi: I think it would be a little difficult to be introverted if you were a language teacher. I think it certainly helps to be extroverted or to act to be able to become more extroverted when you're in the classroom for sure. For sure.

阿比德米：我認爲就語言老師來說，如果內向的話很難做。外向的人肯定更適合，因爲在課堂上可以更放得開。

Rory: Yeah. And have you ever done anything really extroverted, like performed in public?

羅瑞：對。你有沒有做過特別外向型的事情，比如在公共場合表演之類的？

Abidemi: Before I used to sing actually, and I have sang in concerts.

阿比德米：我以前在音樂會上唱過歌。

Rory: Right.

羅瑞：好。

Abidemi: And it's true. I think that's where my introverted self really comes out because although I enjoy singing and I like the attention to a certain extent, but I get really nervous. Really, really nervous when I'm in front of a large crowd. And sometimes I'm like, "Why am I doing this to myself? Why am I here?"

阿比德米：這是真的。我認爲那時我內向的那一面完全顯現出來了，雖然我很喜歡唱歌，而且喜歡一定程度的關注，但是我非常緊張。我站在很多人面前的時候真的非常緊張。有時我會想：“我爲什麼要這樣對自己？我爲什麼在這裏？”

Rory: Yeah.

羅瑞：嗯。

Abidemi: But yeah, I don't do that so much anymore.

阿比德米：我不會再這樣做了。

Rory: Right. And do you think people can change? Do you think people – because people seem to want to become more extroverted? It seems to be like society says extroverted people are successful people.

羅瑞：好。你認爲人會改變嗎？你認爲人們會想更外向一些嗎？從社會情況來看，似乎外向的人更容易成功。

Abidemi: It's true.

阿比德米：沒錯。

Rory: Do you think people can change or do you think people should try to change?

羅瑞：你認爲人會改變嗎？或者說你認爲人們應該嘗試改變嗎？

Abidemi: I've heard of actually people saying that depending on the language that people change with the language. I've heard of some of my students saying that when they speak in a different language, their personality actually changes, where maybe in their own language, they may be quieter. But when they speak the different language, they become a lot more extroverted.

阿比德米：我聽說這取決於語言，人們會隨着他們所說的語言改變。我聽一些學生說，他們在說其他語言時個性會發生改變，而他們在說母語時會更安靜一些。他們在說其他語言時會更外向一些。

Rory: Right.

羅瑞：好。

Abidemi: It's as if they change. So whether or not it's a real change I think you can "fake it" quote-unquote even if you're not an extrovert or an introvert. Maybe for a few hours or for the occasion. Yeah, you can pretend, and then go back.

阿比德米：就好像他們改變了一樣。我認爲，無論那是不是真正的改變，你都可以“假裝”一下，即使你不是外向的人或者你不是內向的人。也許可以在幾個小時的時間或者根據場合假裝一下。你可以假裝性格改變了，然後再回到以前的性格。

Rory: Right. I wonder if when we speak a different language, we don't have the same connections with the words.

羅瑞：好。我想知道，我們在說其他語言時，是不是和那些詞彙的連接方式不同。

Abidemi: That's true.

阿比德米：沒錯。

Rory: It makes it easier to maybe speak more honestly and not worry about what other people think of us.

羅瑞：也許更真誠地說話，不去擔心其他人怎麼看我們會更簡單一些。

Abidemi: That's true.

阿比德米：沒錯。

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重點講解：
1. show off 炫耀；賣弄；表現自己；
例句：He had been showing off for her at the poker table.
牌桌上他一直在她面前表現自己。
2. for sure 無疑；肯定；
例句：One thing's for sure, Astbury's vocal style hasn't changed much over the years.
有一點可以肯定，阿斯特伯裏的演唱風格多年來沒怎麼改變。
3. to a certain extent 在一定程度上；
例句：To a certain extent, I am in favor of your project.
從某種程度上說，我贊成你的方案。
4. as if 好像；彷彿；
例句：The house seemed muted, hushed as if it had been deserted.
房子裏似乎悄然無聲，安靜得好像已經沒人在住一樣。