影视剧中的职场美语 第122期:合同纠纷
时间：2018-12-26 作者：英语课 分类：影视剧中的职场美语
英语课
本段对话选自Drop Dead Diva,《美女上错身》
Redirect, your honor.Dr.Huxley...How was David Beckham the second created?
我还有问题，法官大人。赫胥黎博士…可否请你叙述大卫贝克汉姆二世的复制过程？
Our scientist used skin cells from David Beckham first to extract DNA 1 which then they fused with an egg to create the clone.
我们的科学家用大卫贝克汉姆一世的皮肤组织抽出DNA之后与卵细胞融合,创造复制体。
I see. In the sales contract that your clients sign, what does it say about personality traits?
我了解了。你的客户们签下的合约书里对于个性特征的部分，怎么说明？
It states that we cannot guarantee specific traits.
合约写明了我们无法保证相同的特征。
Did Wallace Haft sign this contract?Yes.
华莱士哈福特是否签下了合约？ 是的。
And did you supply with an exact genetic 2 clone? Yes.
而你是否也交出了相同基因的复制狗?是的。
In fact, the DNA match has been verified by three labs.
事实上，我们已将两只狗的DNA送去三间实验室比对，
We，d like to enter the results as exhibit A, B, and C.
希望将其列为证物A, B,C。
And now, your honor. The defense 3 moves for a directed verdict.
现在法官大人，我们希望可以有直接裁决。
Excuse me!Objection!
什么！反对！
We all feel badly for Mr.Haffs loss, He misses his dog...And the endorsement 4.
我们对于哈福特先生的损失感到抱歉。他想念他的狗…和他的签名背书。
But the plaintiff hasn't provided an iota 5 of evidence of any wrong doing.
但原告根本没有提出一丁点不当行为的证据。
We failed in the negotiations 6 with that company. How depressing!
我们与那家公司的谈判没有成功。好郁闷啊。
There seems to be a bug 7 in our scheme. Come on! Don't lose heart!
看来我们的方案存在_些小问题。加油！别灰心！
There seems to be bug in our scheme.
我们的方案似乎存在一些小问题。
What is it about?
是关于哪方面的呢？
重点讲解
There is a problem in our plan.
There seems to be a bug in our scheme.
bug本义是“臭虫”，也指“细菌或传染性病毒”。bug这个词带有使人或物出现异常，使之无沬主常发挥作用的意味，所以其引申义即“瑕疵，缺陷， 漏洞” 。而在计算机领域，美奶则把电脑内部出现的小故障称为bug。因此如果说某事物存在一个bug，就意味考其中存在一些漏洞或缺陷
1 DNA
(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸
- DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
- Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。
2 genetic
adj.遗传的，遗传学的
- It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.遗传性疾病治疗起来很困难。
- Each daughter cell can receive a full complement of the genetic information.每个子细胞可以收到遗传信息的一个完全补偿物。
3 defense
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
4 endorsement
n.背书；赞成，认可，担保；签(注)，批注
- We are happy to give the product our full endorsement.我们很高兴给予该产品完全的认可。
- His presidential campaign won endorsement from several celebrities.他参加总统竞选得到一些社会名流的支持。
5 iota
n.些微，一点儿
- There is not an iota of truth in his story.他的故事没有一点是真的。
- He's never shown an iota of interest in any kind of work.他从来没有对任何工作表现出一点儿兴趣。
6 negotiations
协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过
- negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
- Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
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