人生转折与长期选择英语对话

对话原文与翻译

每句先给英文原句，下面一行是中文翻译。想练口语时把译文遮住，跟着音频一句句复述。

1. Tom 0:00

   Maya wants to raise children near her parents, but you keep imagining life in another country.

   Maya 想以后在她父母附近养育孩子，可你一直在想去别的国家生活。

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2. Emma 0:05

   That's the conflict, because we agree on timing but not on the place shaping everything else.

   冲突就在这里，我们对时间安排意见一致，但对决定一切的居住地看法不同。

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3. Tom 0:11

   Then this isn't abstract romance, since schools, support, work permits, and daily help all come with it.

   那这就不是抽象的浪漫想象了，因为学校、支持系统、工作许可和日常帮忙都跟着这个决定走。

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4. Emma 0:18

   Exactly, and her strongest point is family support, especially if childcare becomes expensive or overwhelming.

   对，而且她最有力的理由就是家庭支持，尤其是如果以后育儿既贵又累的时候。

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5. Tom 0:26

   And your main reason for moving abroad is career growth, or is there something broader too?

   那你想出国主要是因为职业发展，还是还有更广一点的原因？

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6. Emma 0:31

   Career comes first, but I also want better transport, safer streets, and less dependence on a car.

   职业发展排第一，不过我也想要更好的公共交通、更安全的街道，以及少依赖开车的生活。

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7. Tom 0:39

   Those are substantial reasons, though they may look less urgent once family support becomes practical.

   这些理由都很实在，只是家庭支持一旦变成现实需求，它们看起来可能就没那么紧迫了。

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8. Emma 0:44

   I accept that, and I've probably spoken as if adventure mattered more than practical support.

   这点我接受，而且我可能之前说得像是把新鲜感看得比现实支持更重要。

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9. Tom 0:51

   Could you rank what is truly non-negotiable and what simply feels ideal at the moment?

   你们能不能把真正不能妥协的和只是现在觉得理想的东西分开排序？

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10. Emma 0:56

    We started doing that, and her non-negotiable is nearby family while mine is access to meaningful work.

    我们已经开始这么做了，她不能妥协的是离家人近，我不能妥协的是要有有意义的工作机会。

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11. Tom 1:03

    Then a mid-sized city near her parents might satisfy both better than either of your extreme options.

    那也许她父母附近的一座中等城市，会比你们各自想要的两个极端方案更能兼顾双方。

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12. Emma 1:09

    Maybe, although I'd need to check whether my industry has enough openings there.

    也许吧，只是我得先查清楚那边我这个行业到底有没有足够机会。

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13. Tom 1:14

    If that city offers decent work and reachable family support, it becomes a credible compromise.

    如果那座城市既有像样的工作，也能让家人支持触手可及，那它就是很可信的折中方案。

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14. Emma 1:20

    If not, we may need a timed plan, like two years abroad and then a serious reassessment.

    如果不行，我们可能就得做分阶段计划，比如先在国外待两年，再认真重新评估。

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15. Tom 1:26

    That sounds fair because it turns values into testable stages instead of endless symbolic arguments.

    这听起来很公平，因为它把价值观变成了可检验的阶段，而不是没完没了地争理念。

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16. Emma 1:32

    Yes, because we don't need a final answer tonight, but we do need honest priorities.

    对，我们今晚不一定要得出终极答案，但一定得先把真实优先级说清楚。

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本课重点词汇

从本篇对话中挑出的实义词，按它们在全部 500 篇对话里出现的等级排序（越靠后等级出现的越优先）。已排除虚词、专有名词与数词。

• imagining /ɪˈmædʒənɪŋ/ verb form

  正在想象

• shaping /ˈʃeɪpɪŋ/ verb

  塑造；形成

• romance /ˈroʊˌmæns/ noun

  浪漫；爱情故事

• schools /skulz/ noun plural

  学校

• permits /pɚˈmɪts/ verb

  允许；准许

• substantial /səbˈstænʃəl/ adjective

  大量的；重要的

• spoken /ˈspoʊkən/ past participle; adjective

  说过的；口头的

• adventure /ədˈvɛntʃɚ/ noun

  冒险；奇遇

• rank /ræŋk/ noun; verb

  等级；排名

• mid-sized /ˈmɪdˌsaɪzd/ adjective

  中型的

• satisfy /ˈsætɪsˌfaɪ/ verb

  满足；使满意

• reassessment /ˌriəˈsɛsmənt/ noun

  重新评估

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