时间:2018-12-27 作者:英语课 分类:2014年ESL之日常生活


英语课

 


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 



1 undertaking
n.保证,许诺,事业
  • 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。
2 contingencies
n.偶然发生的事故,意外事故( contingency的名词复数 );以备万一
  • 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
3 setback
n.退步,挫折,挫败
  • Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
  • She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。
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