华尔街高级英语Lesson 40

72. OK. It’s time to go for the big one, now.
73. The Carlos Ramirez Foundation¹. Can I help you?
74. My name is Marco Benini and I represent the ECS corporation². I’d like to speak to Mr Ramirez, please.
75. So, would a lot of people.
76. He is expecting to hear from me, actually. I wrote to him.
77. Are you a salesman?
78. Well, yes, sort of.
79. Mr. Ramirez doesn’t talk to salesmen.
80. Oh, well, look, actually, I’m a friend of his daughter, Juanita. She gave me a message for him.
81. Oh, I see. Hold on, please, while I put you through.
82. Carlos Ramirez speaking.
83. hello, Mr. Ramirez. My name’s Marco Benini. I am a friend of Juanita’s. We met at her wedding. Wasn’t it a wonderful and truly moving occasion³?
84. I don’t remember you. What do you want, anyway?
85. I wrote a letter to you, as a matter of fact, saying that I’d be in touch when I came to Mexico.
86. You were wasting your time; I never read letters. Are you going to tell me what you want?
87. I’ve got a business proposition⁴ to put to you.
88. You mean you want to sell me something, I imagine.
89. And I’ve got a message for you from Juanita.
90. Oh, what sort of message?
91. Why don’t we arrange a meeting? Then I can give it to you in person.
92. OK, come over to my office, then.
93. Certainly, what time would suit you?
94. Straight away. Come on, you’re late already.
95. Well done, Marco Benini, super salesman of the year.

1 foundation   

n.[pl.]地基；基础；基金会；建立，创办

参考例句：

• The foundation of the university took place 600 years ago.这所大学是600年前创办的。
• The Foundation gives money to help artists.那家基金会捐款帮助艺术家。

2 corporation   

n.公司，企业&n.社团，团体

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation. 这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• The inflation did the corporation up. 通货膨胀使这个公司破产了。

3 occasion   

n.场合，时机，机会，诱因，理由；vt.惹起，引起

参考例句：

• Her dress was too showy for such a formal occasion.在如此正式的场合，她的服装过分华丽了。
• Her tears were fought back on such an occasion.在这种场合下她忍住了眼泪。

4 proposition   

n.建议，命题，主张；vt.向...提议，向...调情

参考例句：

• The two teams prepared to debate the given proposition.两个队准备就所给定的命题展开辩论。
• It is clearly illogical to maintain such a proposition.坚持这种主张显然是没有道理的。