2014年ESL之日常生活 24 Getting and Making Threats
时间：2018-12-03 作者：英语课 分类：2014年ESL之日常生活
Getting and Making Threats
Ruth: I’m really glad you’re getting so much support from the public. Look at all of these bags of fan mail.
Carl: Only about half of that is fan mail. The rest is hate mail.
Ruth: Hate mail? Who would send you hate mail?
Carl: Lots of people. People who are disgruntled write to me about their grievances 1.
Ruth: Really?
Carl: Don’t look so surprised. We’ve gotten bomb threats, and I’ve even received a few death threats.
Ruth: Death threats?! Aren’t you worried about your personal safety?
Carl: Not really. Most people are just venting 2 and others are trying to intimidate 3 me. I’m not going to buckle 4 under just because I get a few letters.
Ruth: But it only takes one mentally unbalanced person to carry through on threats. Have you considered getting a bodyguard 5?
Carl: No, I don’t need any protection. I just need to keep plugging away and getting things done.
Ruth: I finally know what to get you for your birthday.
Carl: What?
Ruth: A bulletproof vest.
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- The trade union leader spoke about the grievances of the workers. 工会领袖述说工人们的苦情。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- He gave air to his grievances. 他申诉了他的冤情。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- But, unexpectedly, he started venting his spleen on her. 哪知道，老头子说着说着绕到她身上来。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
- So now he's venting his anger on me. 哦，我这才知道原来还是怄我的气。
- You think you can intimidate people into doing what you want?你以为你可以威胁别人做任何事？
- The first strike capacity is intended mainly to intimidate adversary.第一次攻击的武力主要是用来吓阻敌方的。