华尔街基础英语Lesson 4

1. …
2. Late again, why are you always late?
3. Gee, what’s the matter with you? Are there any messages for me?
4. Messages for you! Of course not!      wants to speak to you.
5. Hey, don’t talk to me like this! Or I’ll turn you off!
6. You can’t turn me off, you need me!
7. Come on, answer the phone, come on!
8. …
9. hello, I’m John Berry¹’s secretary², I’m Freda, can I help you!
10. I’d like to speak to Mr. Berry, please.
11. Do you? That’s very strange! Why do you want to speak to him?
12. Here, give me that phone.
13. Hi, John Berry here. What can I do for you?
14. How are you!
15. Gosh, is that Annie? Hey, I’m fine, thank. Would you like to come to a restaurant with me? I know a very good one.
16. No, wait a moment. John, I’m worrying about work. You work for a multinational³ company, don’t you?
17. Perhaps your company needs interpreters⁴. Do you thing you can keep me!
18. You want to work for my company? Well sure, I can certainly help you, Annie.
19. I know. Why don’t you come to my office after work/ We can go for a drink, and then we can go to a restaurant, and then perhaps.
20. No, don’t do anything special, John. Why don’t we just have a quick drink.
21. Ok, I”ll give you my office address. It’s 3932…
22. Oh. So your office isn’t in downtown⁵ Washdon.
23. …
24. Well, never mind. See you about 6:00, Ok?
25. Gee, I’m having a drink with Annie! Great! Hey, I must call Martin Black.
26. Will you give me Martin Black at ECS, Please?
27. No, I won’t
28. You won’t! Alright, I don’t need you now. I’ll turn you off.
29. No, please! Turn me on again! turn me on again! turn me on…
30. …
31. How can I help you?
32. Which department⁶ is he in?
33. I don’t know…the sales department, I think
34. …
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36. Hi, this is John Derry
37. Sorry. I don’t remember your name. Mr…which country are you from?
38. …
39. Oh. Yes. Of course. How are you, John? Nice to talk to you? Are you happy with our new secretary?
40. No, that’s the reason I’m calling.  There’s something wrong with it. Can you come and take a look/
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49. Yes. John, I will be happy to come around. See you later.

1 berry   

n.浆果(如草莓等)

参考例句：

• This kind of jam is made of berry.这种果酱是由浆果做的。
• Every berry and cherry carried in the ferry is very merry.渡船里载运的每一颗草莓和樱桃都很快乐。

2 secretary   

n.秘书，部长，大臣，书记

参考例句：

• I want to check with my secretary before I sign the papers.在签署这些文件前，我要与我的秘书商议。
• She rang the bell for her secretary.她按铃叫她的秘书。

3 multinational   

adj.多国的，多种国籍的；n.多国籍公司，跨国公司

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 analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。

4 interpreters   

口译工作者( interpreter的名词复数 )； 口译译员； 演绎（音乐、戏剧中人物等）的人； 解释程序

参考例句：

• Interpreters found they could not interpret half of what he said. 口译员们发现他说的话他们连一半都翻译不出来。
• And dream interpreters still say the same today. 梦的解析者今天仍然这么说。 来自超越目标英语 第3册

5 downtown   

n.市中心区，市中心；adj.市中心的；adv.往闹区

参考例句：

• You have to be downtown in a hurry.你得赶快去市中心。
• How often does the bus to downtown run?到市中心的公共汽车多久来一班？

6 department   

n.（行政、企业等的）部；局；处；科；部门；系

参考例句：

• What department do you study in?你在哪个系学习？
• Welcome to the sports department!欢迎来到运动品部！