2014年ESL之日常生活 03 Having a Backup Plan
时间：2018-12-27 作者：英语课 分类：2014年ESL之日常生活
Having a Backup Plan
Jerome: This is a very dangerous undertaking 1. Do you have a backup plan if anything goes wrong?
Sandy: It’ll work. I’ve come up with contingencies 2 for every possible setback 3.
Jerome: It’s just that I’d like to know we have some recourse if anything goes wrong.
Sandy: My plan is foolproof. Failure is not an option.
Jerome: But don’t you think we should consider some alternatives? If, God forbid, anything goes wrong, it would be good to have an escape hatch, don’t you think?
Sandy: That won’t be necessary. If anything goes wrong, it’s every man for himself.
Jerome: What?! I thought we were in this together? What happened to, “Stick with me and you can’t go wrong”?
Sandy: That was before I realized what a liability you are.
Jerome: A liability?!
Sandy: In a dangerous plan like this, there are bound to be some casualties – a sacrificial lamb or two.
Jerome: Yes, but I didn’t know you’d double- cross me before we even got started!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- He gave her an undertaking that he would pay the money back with in a year.他向她做了一年内还钱的保证。
- He is too timid to venture upon an undertaking.他太胆小，不敢从事任何事业。
- We must consider all possible contingencies. 我们必须考虑一切可能发生的事。
- We must be prepared for all contingencies. 我们要作好各种准备，以防意外。 来自辞典例句