TED演讲:取消订阅邮件的苦恼(3)

 Like it needs help. And I said, "What's the plan, Dan? I'm thinking fireworks, bouncy castle ..." 好像他才需要帮助吧。我说：“你们有什么打算呢，Dan？我能想到的是开业的烟花，充气的城堡……”

"I'm not sure what you mean." “我没搞懂你的意思。”

I said, "I'm just tremendously¹ excited about the opening!" 我说：“我只是对你们开业相当激动！”

"Do you want to book the bouncy castle or shall I?" “你打算订充气城堡，还是我来订？”

He said, "I think you have misunderstood." 他说：“我觉得你可能误会了。”

"A new store is opening, but there is no celebration planned." “我们新店确实要开业了，但是并没有开业典礼计划。” 

I said, "But what was all the 'Three weeks until,' 'Two weeks until' emails? I was getting excited." 我说：“但是你们每周都有发那些开业倒计时邮件啊？让我都白激动了啊。”

"I'm sorry you're disappointed." “我对你的失望感到十分歉意。”

I said, "Not to worry. Let's do something anyway! Besides, the deposit² on the bouncy castle was non-refundable." 我说：“没事。不管怎么样我们还是做点什么吧！再说充气城堡的订金已经不能退了。”

"If we don't use it, we're out a few hundred quid, Dan." “如果我们不用它，我们就浪费了几百块呢，Dan.”

He said, "Mr. Veitch, I'm not responsible for anything you have ordered." 他说：“Veitch先生，我对您所订购的东西没有任何责任。”

I said, "Let's not get into who did what. Bottom line: you and I are in this together." 我说：“我们先别说谁做了什么。无可否认，我们现在已经在一条船上了。

"Question: Will you be there to make sure people take their shoes off?" 请问：你愿意一直在旁边看着保证别人都把鞋子脱了吗？”

1 tremendously   

adv.极大地；极端地；极其；非常

参考例句：

• The experience has been tremendously educational. 这一经历极富教育意义。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The spectacle of Xerxes's defeat tremendously reinforced the traditional conviction that pride goes before a fall. 泽克西斯战败的景象极其使人信服“骄兵必败”这句源远流长的老话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 deposit   

n.定金，存款，矿藏；vt.使沉淀，寄存，储蓄

参考例句：

• There is too much deposit in a bottle of wine.酒瓶里有太多的沉淀物。
• The hotel requires a deposit for all advance bookings.旅馆规定凡预订房间都要先付订金。