华尔街高级英语Lesson 2

23. Yes? What can I do for you?
24. Gee, hello! Um, er.. do you like coffee?
25. What a strange question! I think you’d better come in.
26. Oh, thank you.
27. Well take your coat off.
28. Oh thank you.
29. You can hang it up here in here in the hall. Go into my consulting¹ home there, and make yourself comfortable.
30. I’ll be with you in a couple of minutes.
31. Gosh, what a weird² place.
32. Good morning.
33. Good morning, madam, Now.
34. No, don’t say anything. Let me see… You have had a lot of bad luck in your time.
35. That’s true enough.
36. But your luck is about to change.
37. Gee, is it really?
38. Please stop interrupting³ me.
39. Sorry.
40. You will meet some interesting new people today. I see a young woman blonde, very beautiful.
41. But I don’t see you talking to her about love. I see you talking about washing machines?
42. That’s right. You see –oh darn it, I’ve left them outside!
43. How does this lock work? I can’t unlock⁴ the door!
44. But where are you going? We haven’t finished the consultation⁵.
45. My machines will get stolen! I must bring them in.
46. You don’t need your machines any more, young man. Let them go!
47. No, I can’t, I’m supposed to be selling them.
48. Very well, but you have to pay for the consultation first. That is my rule.
49. How much?
50. $150
51. Oh, alright! Here you are. Please will you unlock the door now?
52. Have a nice day! You won’t.
53. Great! I shouldn’t have given her all that money. What a load of garbage! You will meet some interesting new people.
54. A beautiful young blonde woman. In my dreams! Oh well, I’d better get on with it. Let’s try next door.

1 consulting   

商议的，顾问资格的，咨询的

参考例句：

• The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm. 这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。
• He left without consulting anyone before the meeting was finished. 会没开完，他径自走了。

2 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

3 interrupting   

v.打断( interrupt的现在分词 )；暂停；中断；阻断

参考例句：

• You must break your bad habit of interrupting a speaker. 你必须改掉打断别人讲话的坏习惯。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Pardon me for interrupting. 对不起打断一下。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 unlock   

v.启示，揭示，开...的锁

参考例句：

• The border police required the traveler to unlock his luggage.边防警察要求旅客打开行李。
• We heard somebody unlock the door.我们听见有人开门锁。

5 consultation   

n.咨询；商量；商议；会议

参考例句：

• The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans.该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。
• The scheme was developed in close consultation with the local community.该计划是在同当地社区密切磋商中逐渐形成的。