Sara说，她正在考虑去学护理，因为nursing is a field that`s definitely growing. 护理绝对是一个正在成长的领域。今后二十年需要数百万合格的护理人员。

P: But just getting by on Miika`s income isn`t going to be enough, no?

J: No, you`re right. I`m going to bite the bullet and take a part-time job with Miika`s dad. In tough times, pride is not a virtue.

S: Especially when you have a family to feed. Paul and I worry everyday that his firm might get into trouble.

光靠Miika一个人的收入肯定不够。 To get by是勉强过日子的意思 。Jesse准备bite the bullet忍辱负重，去给老丈人打工，因为in tough times, pride is not a virtue. 困难时期，骄傲可不是什么优点。

S: Well, I`m not worried about you. I think you both have exactly the right attitude and have made exactly the right plans to make it through these troubles.

J: Yeah! I`m pretty optimistic about things.

P: What`s that saying? Whatever doesn`t kill you makes you stronger?

M: That`s the one!

S: Let`s do this again next month

J: It`s a date!

分手前，Sara说Jesse和Miika一定能渡过难关，make it through these troubles. Paul补充说， What`s that saying? 那句话是怎么说的来着？ Whatever doesn`t kill you makes you stronger杀你不死者会让你变得更强壮，类似中文里说的，大难不死必有后福。Sara建议下个月再聚。 Jesse说It`s a date. 一言为定。

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礼节美语106讲

公司高管Peter, Jason和Helen开会讨论员工保健项目。大家都赞成把地下室改成健身中心。然而，Peter提出了一个棘手的问题。

P: Now comes the sensitive part - setting standards and setting penalties for non-compliance.

H: Oooh. That is tough.

P: Take smoking for example. Smoking tobacco is legal - of course - but our records show we pay roughly 25% more in medical costs for our employees who smoke. Is that fair to the other employees or to the company?

如果员工不按规定做，该怎么办。这个问题很敏感sensitive。 Take smoking for example. 比如说吸烟。Peter说，公司为吸烟员工支付的医疗费用比不吸烟的人多25%，这种情况对其它员工、对公司公平吗？

H: That`s an interesting point. A person`s actions really do have a bigger effect than we think they do.

J: As they say: "No man is an island."

P: That`s right. OK...here`s an even more delicate situation. What do we do with people who are seriously overweight or obese?

No man is an island，没有人是孤岛，意思是说你的行动一定会影响到别人。除了吸烟的员工外，还有一类员工也很让人头疼。那就是体重超重或是肥胖的人。 Overweight，是超重的意思，如果更严重的话，就变成了obese, 肥胖。

J: Um...like me?

(Laughter)

H: You`re not that bad, Jason!

J: Well, I`m certainly overweight. I`ve been carrying around an extra 20 pounds for years now.

P: Well, you`re certainly not alone. Weight is a serious problem faced by many in this country. But again, our records show that obese people also cost a great deal more to insure and their medical conditions are much more expensive to deal with. We don`t want to be callous, but it`s affecting our bottom line.

J: Well, I`d personally love to lose some weight and the new gym might help.

Jason承认自己体重超标。他说，I`ve been carrying around an extra 20 pounds for years now. 很多年来，我的体重一种超标20磅。Peter说，you are certainly not alone， 意思是超重绝不是你一个人的问题。

虽然我们不想不尽人情，we don`t want to be callous，意思是冷酷无情，但是这个问题已经影响到了公司的bottom line. Bottom line，指的是公司的利润底线。 Jason说，他个人其实很想减肥，新开的健身房说不定会对他有帮助。