【英语时差8,16】会计师

 Accountants “People say Britain is run by accountants, is that true? ” Let’s find out. Here’s Alex MacDermot, who works for a charity. I wouldn’t say we are run by accountants, but they do an important job. In a sense it’s true, because all of the major decisions to do with government and the way that the country’s going is governed by affordability¹ these days. So a lot of ideas are now scrutinised to see if they’re financially viable² and I think that’s probably true. Yeah. Helen: So Julia agrees that accountants are responsible for the way in which Britain is being run at the moment. Now, I’m not sure how well Alex’s comment will go down with the accountants. Here he is describing what a typical accountant would be like. They’d be good with numbers, not willing to break the rules, fairly conservative, normally wearing a suit and a bowler³ hat I would suppose. Quite straight-laced people, quite boring people, that’s my perception anyway. Helen: That’s why trainee⁴ accountant Manpreet was keen to dispel⁵ the typical stereotype⁶. Is he a boring person? Definitely not, because I’m doing my accountancy qualification and when I’m away from finance, I’m a DJ, I write poetry, I write lyrics⁷ to songs and I work for radio as well. So you know I’m an accountant and I try to be as creative as possible. So I think that is… that’s not true. Helen: So this shows that people need to change their perception of accountants.

1 affordability   

可购性

参考例句：

• Performance-Based Logistics Affordability: Can We Afford Categorical Conversion to Performance-Based Acquisition? 基于性能的后期的可承受性：能否担负得起向基于性能的采办的无条件的转变？
• There would be no crisis of affordability, as't for food or clothing. 就想食物与服装一样，因为供给没有危机。

2 viable   

adj.可行的，切实可行的，能活下去的

参考例句：

• The scheme is economically viable.这个计划从经济效益来看是可行的。
• The economy of the country is not viable.这个国家经济是难以维持的。

3 bowler   

n.打保龄球的人，（板球的）投（球）手

参考例句：

• The bowler judged it well,timing the ball to perfection.投球手判断准确，对球速的掌握恰到好处。
• The captain decided to take Snow off and try a slower bowler.队长决定把斯诺撤下，换一个动作慢一点的投球手试一试。

4 trainee   

n.受训练者

参考例句：

• The trainee checked out all right on his first flight.受训者第一次飞行完全合格。
• Few of the trainee footballers make it to the top.足球受训人员中没有几个能达到顶级水平。

5 dispel   

vt.驱走，驱散，消除

参考例句：

• I tried in vain to dispel her misgivings.我试图消除她的疑虑，但没有成功。
• We hope the programme will dispel certain misconceptions about the disease.我们希望这个节目能消除对这种疾病的一些误解。

6 stereotype   

n.固定的形象，陈规，老套，旧框框

参考例句：

• He's my stereotype of a schoolteacher.他是我心目中的典型教师。
• There's always been a stereotype about successful businessmen.人们对于成功商人一直都有一种固定印象。

7 lyrics   

n.歌词

参考例句：

• music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲
• The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。