捷进英语 lesson 37
NATHAN:My my,we are eager to answer the phone tonight.
Do you think the owner's going to call?
Danny,you can relax,man,because he's fast asleep.
DANNY:Just serving the customer,Nathan.She had questions.I had answers.
NATHAN:I don't suppose this new work ethic 1 extends 2 to the supply room,does it?
We need some things.
DANNY:No,thanks.I'll man the front desk.Answer the phones.
NATHAN:I guess I should be glad you'll do anything.
DANNY:Kinko's.This is Danny.Can I help you?
Hi.No,this is fine.Call me here for those early morning assignments.
So,where do I go today?Wait,wait,wait.They want me to dress as a what?
What do you mena,a prince?Listen,I'm not an actor.I'm a guy in a tuxedo 3.
I don't have the costumes to be a prince.
Or a king.Or a clown.Where do I pick them up? Downtown.Nine o'clock.Bye.
NATHAN:Tough customer,huh?
CONSTANZA:Richard!Hello.I hope I haven't kept you waiting very long.
RICHARD:No,no.We just arrived.Nancy,this is Constanza Fuentes.
Constanza,my wife Nancy.
CONSTANZA:I am so pleased to meet you.
CONSTANZ:Listen,let's go upstairs.I'd love to show you around.
Is it Nancy Hobart,or did you keep your own name?
NANCY:It's Hobart.I took Richard's name when we got married.
CONSTANZA:Oh,I took my husband's name too.But that was a long time ago.
These days,many women don't.
NANCY:At the time,it was more trouble to keep my own name tahn to change it to his.
So we gave mine to our daughter as a middle name.
CONSTANZA:Your daughter is Beth,right?
NANCY:Elizabeth Jane Ellis Hobart.
CONSTANZA:Oh,it's beautiful.It sounds like an author's name,doesn't it?
RICHARD:I think it sounds like an attorney's name.
CONSTANZA:And what does Beth think?
NANCY:She'd like to think it's the name of a great tennis player.
CONSTANZA:I'm glad to hear it.
You know the families of candidates 4 are often in the public eye.
Some kids have a hard time with it.
But perhaps that daughter of yours wouldn't mind it so much.
NANCY:We'll see.It's all very new to her the idea of her father as a celebrity 5.
RICHARD:Nancy.... NANCY:A minor 6 celebrity.
CONSTANZA:Oh,no,Nancy.If we are going to have a celebrity,
let's do it in a big way.Let's have a star!
- They instilled the work ethic into their children.他们在孩子们的心中注入了职业道德的理念。
- The connotation of education ethic is rooted in human nature's mobility.教育伦理的内涵根源于人本性的变动性。
- This country extends its power and influence into neighbouring countries. 这个国家将其势力与影响扩大至邻国。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- His domain extends for 20 miles in every direction. 方圆20英里之内都是他的地产。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Well,you have your own tuxedo.噢，你有自己的燕尾服。
- Have I told you how amazing you look in this tuxedo?我告诉过你穿这件燕尾服看起来很棒吗？
- Employers must consider all candidates impartially and without bias. 雇主必须公平而毫无成见地考虑所有求职者。
- one of the leading candidates for the presidency 总统职位的主要候选人之一
- Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
- He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。