时间:2018-12-05 作者:英语课 分类:专业英语一


英语课

  [00:00.00]I'm broke now that it's just before payday.

[00:01.85]刚好在发薪日前我已一文不名。

[00:03.71]This month has been quite a drain on my wallet.

[00:05.58]我这个月的花费真不少。

[00:07.44]After taxes and insurance,there's no much left to take home.

[00:09.69]扣掉税金和保险费后,剩下能带回家的就不多了。

[00:11.94]How much of a bonus can I expect?

[00:13.20]奖金不晓得能领多少?

[00:14.47]Is this what you call counting your chickens before they hatch?

[00:16.48]这就是所谓蛋未孵出先数鸡(打如意算盘)吗?

[00:18.49]As a salaried worker,considering how much my bonus is ,I realize how hard it is to quit.

[00:21.54]做为一个上班族,想到奖金数目,我才领悟到辞职不干是多么困难。

[00:24.58]It'll be thrilling to get my first bonus.

[00:26.16]我第一次领到奖金,我会很激动的。

[00:27.74]Maybe I should send something to my family back home when I get my first bonus.

[00:30.16]第一次领到奖金,或许我该送些东西给家人。

[00:32.57]Maybe I should go ahead and buy a car with my next bonus.

[00:34.30]下次领奖金时,我干脆(索性)买部车子。

[00:36.02]I shouldn't have bought so many things on credit.Now I have to spend my bonus to make the payments.

[00:38.97]我不该赊买那么多东西。现在我得用奖金去偿还了。

[00:41.93]Many shops have bargain sales during the bonus season.

[00:43.62]很多商店在发奖金期间,进行大减价销售。

[00:45.32]I envy those guys on salary when the bonus season comes.It's not always easy to make it as a freelancer 1.

[00:48.99]奖金季节来到时,我真羡慕那些领薪水的家伙。做个自由职业人,要能时常感觉满足,可真不容易。

[00:52.66]I wish we housewives got a salary and bonus,too.

[00:54.32]我希望我们家庭有月薪和奖金可拿。

[00:55.98]Although I earn the pay,It's my wife who holds the purse strings 2.

[00:58.27]虽然薪水是我赚的,掌握薪水袋的却是我太太。

[01:00.55]I wonder how much of a raise I'll get this year.

[01:02.25]今年我不晓得能获得多少加薪。

[01:03.95]This year I'll travel to...,buy a BMW and a new set of golf clubs...Hmm,just can't give up the single life.

[01:07.83]今年我要到……旅行,买部BMW和一套新高尔夫球杆。嗯,单身贵族生活就是令人无法放弃。

[01:11.71]I should start saving some.

[01:12.82]我应该开始存点钱。

[01:13.93]I don't like to have my money just sitting in the bank,so maybe I should try investing in stocks.

[01:16.81]我不喜欢把钱放在银行,或许我应试着投资股票。

[01:19.70]Everybody's talking about the investment craze.But how can I get in on the action without anything to invest?

[01:23.00]每个人都在谈投资热。但是我没有什么东西可以投资,要怎样才能凑热闹呢?

[01:26.31]I shouldn't quit my job until after I get my bonus.

[01:27.80]我要在领奖金以后再辞职。

[01:29.29]My entire bonus will go toward paying off our housing loan and children's education.

[01:32.03]我全部奖金都会花在房屋贷款和孩子学费上。

[01:34.77]What's the bonus like at other companies?

[01:35.99]其他公司的奖金不知道怎么样?

[01:37.20]It's payday!Let's party!

[01:38.81]发薪日了!我们去高兴一下!

[01:40.41]I finally got my bonus.Maybe I should go to  a fancy French restaurant.

[01:43.48]我终于拿到奖金了。也许我该去家上好的法国餐厅。

[01:46.55]And the reality is that my wife makes more than me.

[01:48.58]事实是我太太赚得比我还多。

[01:50.60]Uh-huh,I forgot about the automatic draft for my credit card payment.

[01:53.23]啊,我忘记了用信用卡是自动提款的。

[01:55.85]Oh,no.My bank account is overdrawn 3.

[01:57.80]哦,糟了。我的银行帐户透支了。

[01:59.75]Maybe it's because I'm bad at math that I'm always broke.

[02:01.60]可能是由于我数学不好,所以老是一文不名。

[02:03.45]That's it-I'm going to manage my money better.

[02:05.28]就这样--我要把钱财运用得高明一些。

[02:07.11]Being thrifty 4 is not the same as being a miser 5.

[02:09.10]节俭和吝啬是不同的。

[02:11.08]Isn't there some company that would pay me for doing nothing?

[02:12.98]有没有不用做事却付我薪水的公司呢?

[02:14.87]How come all I ever do is calculate people's salaries?

[02:16.76]为什么我总是在计算别人的薪水?

[02:18.66]I know exactly how much everyone gets because I'm in the accounting 6 department.

[02:20.90]因为我是财务部,所以每一个人领多少,我清楚的很。

[02:23.15]I think we should all band together and speak up for better working conditions.

[02:25.31]我想我们大家应该团结起来,要求更好的工作条件。

[02:27.46]Your first bonus is nothing to get excited about.

[02:29.15]不值得因首次得奖金而激动。

[02:30.83]Working so hard for so little-it just isn't worth it.

[02:33.08]工作这么辛苦,却领这么少钱--实在不值得。

[02:35.32]I receive my pay envelope.

[02:36.43]我领取薪水袋。

[02:37.54]I open up my pay envelope.

[02:38.99]我打开薪水袋。

[02:40.44]I read the detailed 7 statement of my pay.

[02:42.08]我看工资表。

[02:43.71]I go to the bank.

[02:44.72]我去银行。

[02:45.72]I take out my cash card.

[02:47.03]我拿出我的提款卡。

[02:48.33]I withdraw some cash.

[02:49.44]我取一些现金

[02:50.55]I put the money in my wallet.

[02:51.85]我把钱放进皮夹里。

[02:53.14]I pay the rent.

[02:54.21]我付租金。

[02:55.28]I go and pay my tab at the bar.

[02:56.64]我去付酒吧的帐单。

[02:58.00]I treat someone to dinner.

[02:58.96]我请某人吃饭。

[02:59.93]I secretly stash 8 away some money.

[03:01.25]我藏些私房钱。

[03:02.57]I pay the utility bills.

[03:03.90]我付公共设施帐单(费用)

[03:05.23]I've got it set up at the bank so that my routine bills are paid automatically.

[03:07.79]我在银行办手续,以使我的例行帐单自动拨付。

[03:10.35]I'll pay for it in lump sum with my bonus money.

[03:12.24]我用奖金一次全部付清。

[03:14.12]Two former college buddies 9 converse 10 in a bar:

[03:15.85]两个以前大学伙伴在酒吧交谈:

[03:17.59]Irene:What's the bonus like at your company?

[03:18.74]你公司的奖金如何?

[03:19.89]Oscar:Well,it's okay,I suppose.We get about the equivalent of six months salary.

[03:22.51]嗯,我想还可以。大相当6个月的薪水。

[03:25.14]Irene:Six months'salary?!Are you serious?That's incredible!

[03:27.69]6个月的薪水!?你是说真的吗?真难以置信!

[03:30.23]Oscar:Maybe.But you'd be amazed at how little's left after the  credit companies have deducted 11 their share from my account.

[03:33.39]或许是。但是信贷公司从我户头减掉它们的份儿后,所剩金额之少,你会惊讶的。

[03:36.56]Irene:Hey,I know what that's like.I did a lot of shopping on credit before I got my bonus.Now the payments really hurt.

[03:40.55]嘿,我晓得是什么样子。我在收到奖金以前赊买了很多东西。现在付起来真痛。

[03:44.55]Oscar:Well,you're lucky that you're still able to make your payments.I missed a credit payment last month.Now my bank account's overdrawn,and the company is threatening to take back my purchases.I definitely have to get my act together.

[03:50.97]嗯,你还能付款,算是幸运的。我上个月未来及付清一笔赊帐,现在我银行户头已经透支,公司威胁说要收回我买我的东西。我的确需要收敛一点。

[03:57.40]Irene:What did you buy,anyway?A new car?A new house?A membership to golf course?

[04:00.81]好家伙,你是买了什么?新车?新房子?高尔夫球场会员证?

[04:04.22]Oscar:Nope.Nothing as luxurious 12 as any of those.Just a set of English video cassettes.

[04:07.47]不是,可不是那种豪华的东西。只是一套英语录像带。

[04:10.72]Irene:Language videos?I read an article about that racket.They're overpriced to begin with!

[04:14.21]英语录像带?我读过有关那种骗人生意的报道。它们开始就把价格定很高。

[04:17.70]Listen,If I were you,I'd let them take back their cassettes-and spend my money on something more practical.

[04:21.19]喏,如果我是你的话,就让他们取回录像带--而把钱花在更有用的东西上。

[04:24.67]Oscar:Can't.My English is in desperate need of some intensive brushing up.I've already flunked 13 my company's exam.Twice,in fact.

[04:28.81]可不行。我的英文需要彻底的复习。公司的考试我已经失败了--确切地说是两次。

[04:32.95]Itene:Who cares?It's just a test.You'll pass it-eventually.

[04:35.62]管它呢!那只不过是考试,你到最后总会及格的。

[04:38.28]Oscar:Maybe.But if I don't pass it this year,I'll really be in trouble.

[04:40.78]或许是。但是今年我如果没办法过关,可真该有问题了。

[04:43.27]Irene:What kind of trouble?

[04:44.04]什么问题?

[04:44.81]Oscar:My bonus.My boss says he'll cut it in half if I fail one more time.

[04:47.50]我的奖金。老板说如果我再不及格,就把我的奖金减掉一半。



1 freelancer
n.自由职业者
  • He has great interest in working as a freelancer.他对做个自由职业人很感兴趣。
  • It's not always easy to make it as a freelancer.做个自由职业人,要能时常感觉满足,可不容易。
2 strings
n.弦
  • He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上,随意地拨着吉他的弦。
  • She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
3 overdrawn
透支( overdraw的过去分词 ); (overdraw的过去分词)
  • The characters in this novel are rather overdrawn. 这本小说中的人物描写得有些夸张。
  • His account of the bank robbery is somewhat overdrawn. 他对银行抢案的叙述有些夸张。
4 thrifty
adj.节俭的;兴旺的;健壮的
  • Except for smoking and drinking,he is a thrifty man.除了抽烟、喝酒,他是个生活节俭的人。
  • She was a thrifty woman and managed to put aside some money every month.她是个很会持家的妇女,每月都设法存些钱。
5 miser
n.守财奴,吝啬鬼 (adj.miserly)
  • The miser doesn't like to part with his money.守财奴舍不得花他的钱。
  • The demon of greed ruined the miser's happiness.贪得无厌的恶习毁掉了那个守财奴的幸福。
6 accounting
n.会计,会计学,借贷对照表
  • A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
  • There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。
7 detailed
adj.详细的,详尽的,极注意细节的,完全的
  • He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
  • A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。
8 stash
v.藏或贮存于一秘密处所;n.隐藏处
  • Stash away both what you lost and gained,for life continues on.将得失深藏心底吧,为了那未来的生活。
  • That's supposed to be in our private stash.这是我的私人珍藏。
9 buddies
n.密友( buddy的名词复数 );同伴;弟兄;(用于称呼男子,常带怒气)家伙v.(如密友、战友、伙伴、弟兄般)交往( buddy的第三人称单数 );做朋友;亲近(…);伴护艾滋病人
  • We became great buddies. 我们成了非常好的朋友。 来自辞典例句
  • The two of them have become great buddies. 他们俩成了要好的朋友。 来自辞典例句
10 converse
vi.谈话,谈天,闲聊;adv.相反的,相反
  • He can converse in three languages.他可以用3种语言谈话。
  • I wanted to appear friendly and approachable but I think I gave the converse impression.我想显得友好、平易近人些,却发觉给人的印象恰恰相反。
11 deducted
v.扣除,减去( deduct的过去式和过去分词 )
  • The cost of your uniform will be deducted from your wages. 制服费将从你的工资中扣除。
  • The cost of the breakages will be deducted from your pay. 损坏东西的费用将从你的工资中扣除。 来自《简明英汉词典》
12 luxurious
adj.精美而昂贵的;豪华的
  • This is a luxurious car complete with air conditioning and telephone.这是一辆附有空调设备和电话的豪华轿车。
  • The rich man lives in luxurious surroundings.这位富人生活在奢侈的环境中。
13 flunked
v.( flunk的过去式和过去分词 );(使)(考试、某学科的成绩等)不及格;评定(某人)不及格;(因不及格而) 退学
  • I flunked math in second grade. 我二年级时数学不及格。
  • He flunked out (of college) last year. 他去年(从大学)退学了。 来自《简明英汉词典》