英语笑话听力+文本:Industrial Spy 产业间谍
时间:2018-12-26 作者:英语课 分类:英语笑话(MP3+文本)
Industrial Spy
Ten men applied for a job as an industrial spy.
The interviewer gave each man a sealed envelope.
They were ordered to deliver it to the fifth floor.
One man secretly disobeyed and opened his envelope.
It read,"You're the right person for this job. Report to the personnel department immediately. "
1.Ten men applied for a job as an industrial spy.
有10个男人去应征产业间谍的工作。
美国在1996年10月制定了《经济间谍法》(Economic Espionage Act / EEA ),此法由美国联邦调查局执行,其惩罚相当严厉,以求能遏制盗取企业商业机密的不良风气。
industry [ˈɪndəstri] adj.产业的
spy [spaɪ] n. 间谍
economic [ˌi:kəˈnɒmɪk] adj.经济的
espionage [ˈespiənɑ:ʒ] n.间谍活动
act [ækt] n.法令
2.The interviewer gave each man a sealed envelope.
面试者给每个人一个封好的信封。
"interview" 是 “面谈”;"interviewer" 是“面谈者”; "interviewee"则是“被面谈的人” ,就应征工作而言.就是指“应征者”。美国人很少用interviewee,大多使用applicant或 candidate 。
scaled [skeɪld] adj 封口的
3.They were ordered to deliver it to the fifth floor.
他们被命令把信封送到五楼。
4.One man secretly disobeyed and opened his envelope.
有一个人偷偷得违反命令,并打开了他的信封。
secretly ['si:krətlɪ] adv.偷渝地
disobey [ˌdɪsəˈbeɪ] v.违反
5. It read,"You're the right person for this job. "
上面写着:“你是这份工作最合适的人选。”
read的过去式和过去分词都是read,但发音不同于原形,读[ri:d]。
6.Report to the personnel department immediately.
马上到人事部报到。
immediately [ɪˈmi:diətli] adv. 立刻