时间:2018-12-03 作者:英语课 分类:2015年ESL之商务英语


英语课

ESL Podcast 1164 – Making Office Renovations 


Alice: I can’t hear you over that hammering. When are these renovations going to be done? 


Dilbert: They’re already two weeks past the scheduled completion date and I can only guess at the cost overruns. 


Alice: It feels like they’re never going to finish. 


Dilbert: I know. When the renovations were announced, I was glad to hear that the office would be reconfigured for better use. 


Alice: Me, too. 


Dilbert: The upgrades sounded good – new lighting 1 fixtures 2, flooring, and sound-deadening walls and ceilings. 


Alice: I was looking forward to an updated look with new built-ins. This old furniture shows lots of wear and tear. 


Dilbert: Yeah, now all I want is to be rid of all this dust. Who can work with this racket? 


Alice: Heh? What did you say? Did you say you can’t hack 3 it? Me, neither! 


Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 



1 lighting
n.照明,光线的明暗,舞台灯光
  • The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
  • The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。
2 fixtures
(房屋等的)固定装置( fixture的名词复数 ); 如(浴盆、抽水马桶); 固定在某位置的人或物; (定期定点举行的)体育活动
  • The insurance policy covers the building and any fixtures contained therein. 保险单为这座大楼及其中所有的设施保了险。
  • The fixtures had already been sold and the sum divided. 固定设备已经卖了,钱也分了。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
3 hack
n.劈,砍,出租马车;v.劈,砍,干咳
  • He made a hack at the log.他朝圆木上砍了一下。
  • Early settlers had to hack out a clearing in the forest where they could grow crops.早期移民不得不在森林里劈出空地种庄稼。
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acetylisoquinoline
additive valuation
AFISR
allyl sulfhydrate
arithmetric function
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Like mother, like daughter.
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