公众人物毕业演讲 第224期:马克·贝尼奥夫南加大2014毕业典礼演讲(10)

　　And then I got¹ a call from Jim

　　结果吉姆打电话给我

　　and Jim said², Marc, I've got a problem³. I've got a problem Marc他说 马克 我碰到问题了

　　I said what is it, Jim

　　我问 怎么回事 吉姆

　　He said, we got the computers

　　他说 电脑到了

　　I'm here, the guys⁴ are here

　　我在这里 工程师也到了

　　the employees⁵ are not here

　　那些员工却没到

　　I don't know how we're going⁶ to get these computers up我没办法把电脑运到三楼上 安装就更别谈了

　　three flights⁷ of stairs⁸ installed⁹ today

　　我没办法把电脑运到三楼上 安装就更别谈了

　　And I was¹⁰ worried¹¹, I was upset¹², I was somewhat¹³ dejected我很担心 我很不高兴 我甚至有些沮丧

　　and I said, I better call General¹⁴ Powell and tell him this is not going to happen我心想 我最好打个电话告诉鲍威尔将军 我搞砸了So I got on the phone and I called General Powell我于是拿起电话 打给鲍威尔将军

　　And I said, General

　　我说 将军

　　we got the computers there, we got our engineers¹⁵ there but我们把电脑运了过去 工程师也到了

　　it's the last day of the quarter, and our employees just could¹⁶ not get there today但最后 负责搬运的员工却没有到那里

　　and we're going to have to reschedule, I'm so sorry我们可能需要重新安排 很抱歉

　　And I was really asking him for his forgiveness and我想请他原谅 结果

　　the phone hung¹⁷ up on me

　　电话被挂断了

　　I said, hello, General

　　我说 喂 将军

　　Hello, General

　　喂 将军

　　No, he was not there, it was over

　　但他已经挂了

　　And I felt so bad

　　我感觉很糟糕

　　I really upset General Powell

　　我让鲍威尔将军不高兴了

　　one of the great Americans

　　他可是美国最伟大的人物之一

　　And I sat¹⁸ there at my desk and I was like maybe I got this all wrong我呆坐在办公桌前 心想 或许我完全搞错了

　　try to do all this kind of all through

　　尝试完全依赖于

　　some technology¹⁹, business²⁰, philanthropy and put it all together将技术 经营 慈善揉捏在一起

　　and here I am and I just upset General Powell结果我却搞砸了 让鲍威尔将军不高兴了

　　And then the phone rang again

　　然后 电话再次响起

　　and I answered the phone and it was Jim

　　打过来的是吉姆

　　and Jim said, Marc

　　他说 马克

　　I said, what's going on Jim. He said

　　我问 怎么了 吉姆

　　a battalion of marines just arrived here at MacFarland Middle School他说 一大队海军陆战队员来到了麦克法兰中学and the battalion of marines are installing the computers and we are good to go他们是来帮助安装电脑的 我们能够搞定了

　　and I said it is good to be a general

　　我心想 当将军真是太好了

 

1 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

2 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

3 problem   

n.问题；难题

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。

4 guys   

n.家伙，伙计( guy的名词复数 )；（架设天线、支撑帐篷等用的）牵索；[复数]各位；一群男人（或女人）

参考例句：

• Sorry, guys. I goofed. 对不起，各位。我搞砸了。
• A few of our guys were thinking about going over the hill. 我们的人中有几个在开小差。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 employees   

n.雇工，雇员( employee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She is always polite and considerate towards her employees. 她对待雇员总是客客气气，关心体谅。
• The company has a strict dress code—all male employees are expected to wear suits. 公司有严格的着装规定—所有男职员都要穿西服。

6 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

7 flights   

n.（物体的）飞行( flight的名词复数 )；航班；飞翔；楼梯的一段

参考例句：

• All flights have been cancelled because of bad weather. 因天气恶劣，所有航班均被取消。
• Passengers on long-haul flights are being warned about the risks of deep vein thrombosis. 长途航班上的乘客须注意可能出现深静脉血栓。

8 stairs   

n.楼梯

参考例句：

• He followed us up the stairs.他随我们上了楼。
• I waited at the top of the stairs.我在楼梯顶端等着。

9 installed   

安装( install的过去式和过去分词 )； 安顿； 安置； 使…正式就职

参考例句：

• He's getting a phone installed tomorrow. 他明天要装电话。
• A professionally installed alarm will cost from about ￡500. 请专业人员安装的警报器要花费至少500 英镑。

10 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

11 worried   

adj.烦恼的，为难的，焦虑的

参考例句：

• He was worried about the safety of me.他为我的安全担心。
• He worried his father to buy a new car.他苦苦缠着父亲要买一辆新车。

12 upset   

adj.烦乱的，不高兴；v.颠覆，推翻；扰乱，使心烦意乱，使不舒服

参考例句：

• She upset our plan.她打乱了我们的计划。
• He was very upset.他非常心烦。

13 somewhat   

pron.一些，某物；adv.多少，几分

参考例句：

• The cake we made was somewhat of a failure.我们做的蛋糕不大成功。
• The two office buildings are somewhat alike in appearance.这两座办公楼在外形上有点相似。

14 general   

n.一般，将军，大体；adj. 一般的，普遍的；v.指挥，作...将军

参考例句：

• The general had a severe manner.那位将军态度严肃。
• It is general knowledge that he will come tomorrow.大家都知道他明天来。

15 engineers   

n.工程师( engineer的名词复数 )；设计师；机修工；工兵

参考例句：

• The problem was gone carefully into by the engineers. 工程师们认真地研究了这个问题。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Engineers can link up distant countries by radio or telephone. 工程师们用无线电或电话可把相距遥远的国家联系在一起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

17 hung   

v.悬( hang的过去式和过去分词 )；（被）绞死；贴；逗留

参考例句：

• The picture hung aslant. 照片挂歪了。
• The caller hung up. 打电话的人挂断了电话。

18 sat   

v.（sit的过去式，过去分词）坐

参考例句：

• He sat on a chair.他坐在椅子上。
• The mother sat by the sick child all night long.妈妈整夜守在生病的孩子身旁。

19 technology   

n.技术，工艺(学)

参考例句：

• There is a series of science and technology on the desk.桌子上放着一套科技丛书。
• Many people call the age we live in the age of technology.许多人把我们所处的时代称为技术时代。

20 business   

n.商业， 买卖， 交易， 生意， 事情， 事物， 营业， 商行

参考例句：

• My father built his business on years of hard work. 我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
• We must finish up this business in a day or two. 我们必须在一两天内把这事结束。