时间:2018-12-18 作者:英语课 分类:2015年ESL之商务英语


英语课

Doing Impressions 


Edison: [in a high-pitched woman’s voice] “I’m paying you less and working you harder. What are you complaining about?” 


Kay: Ha, ha. You sound just like Justine! You really have a gift for doing impressions, but maybe we should shut the door. 


Edison: Oh I’m not worried about Justine hearing me. She’s my boss, but she’s not the boss of me. 


Kay: What would she say if she saw you imitating the way she walks and the gestures she makes? 


Edison: We all know what they say: Imitation is the highest form of flattery. Right? 


Kay: I’m not sure Justine would see it that way. It sounds more like mockery to me. I think it’s all in the tone. 


Edison: It’s a simple parody 1 of how she normally addresses the staff. It’s all done in good fun. It’s not mean-spirited. 


Kay: Of course not, but she might take it the wrong way. 


Edison: Then she would need to learn to laugh at herself. It’s healthy for the ego 2


Kay: “Whatever you say, boss. You’re always right, boss.” 


Edison: Who was that supposed to be? 


Kay: Remember what you said about imitation being the highest form of flattery... 


Edison: That was supposed to be me? Me?! 


 


Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 



1 parody
n.打油诗文,诙谐的改编诗文,拙劣的模仿;v.拙劣模仿,作模仿诗文
  • The parody was just a form of teasing.那个拙劣的模仿只是一种揶揄。
  • North Korea looks like a grotesque parody of Mao's centrally controlled China,precisely the sort of system that Beijing has left behind.朝鲜看上去像是毛时代中央集权的中国的怪诞模仿,其体制恰恰是北京方面已经抛弃的。
2 ego
n.自我,自己,自尊
  • He is absolute ego in all thing.在所有的事情上他都绝对自我。
  • She has been on an ego trip since she sang on television.她上电视台唱过歌之后就一直自吹自擂。
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