生活英语对话 Episode 88: The boss's plan
本单元是关于老板的计划的对话
Boss: Would you like to hear it? You'll like it, I promise!
Tim: I'm listening...
Boss: Look Tim, my little plan could get us both out of quite a tight spot. It's quite simple really, you just say that you noticed the watch boxes had been tampered 1 with when you accepted the delivery 2 from the suppliers. That'll take the heat off us and move the investigation 3 onto them.
Tim: Yeah, but the police won't just take my word for it, will they?
Boss: That's true Tim, they probably won't, but I'm going to arrange for them to find some more evidence to link the fake 4 watches firmly to the supplier and not us. I won't go into details, but it'll work, trust me.
Tim: So somebody else will end up being charged with a crime they didn't commit.
Boss: Well if it isn't somebody else Tim, it'll probably be you.
Tim: Can I just say something here?
Boss: Yes Tim, what is it?
Vocabulary (词汇):
a tight spot （处境困难）
a difficult situation that is hard to solve or get out of
tampered with （损害;篡改。这里指未经许可就强行打开）
interfered with -here, opened without permission
take the heat off （这里指吸引警察的注意力）
(here) take the police's attention away
take my word for it （相信我）
believe me
charged with （被控）
formally accused of committing a crime
- The records of the meeting had been tampered with. 会议记录已被人擅自改动。 来自辞典例句
- The old man's will has been tampered with. 老人的遗嘱已被窜改。 来自辞典例句
- The strike caused a great delay in the delivery of the mail.这次罢工严重地延误了邮件的投递。
- He was employed at the local grocery store as a delivery boy.他受雇于当地杂货店当送货员。
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。