华尔街基础英语Lesson 46

- Here are your landing¹ cards.
- Thanks.
- Hey, wait a minute.
- What’s a landing card?
- It’s a kind of form. You fill it in, and give it to passport control at Washdon airport.
- Oh, I see. Damn², I haven’t got a pen! I’ll ask that girl again. Hey, miss! Excuse me!
- It’s alright! I’ve finished my form now; you can have my pen.
- Thanks a lot. “Full name” .What does that mean?
- It means: all your name. You first name, or name. If you’ve got more than one, and you last name.
- Oh, I see! P-I-L-Z-B-A-U-M..
- Hey, are you Manfred Pilzbaum the soccar player?
- That’s me. Manfred Pilzbaum: soccar player and lover³!
- Wow! My name is Macro, by the way, I watched you on TV last week-Germany against Poland. You played really well. That last goal was amazing!
- It wasn’t bad, was it?
- You’ve got a match against Italy next Wednesday, haven’t you?
- That’s right. You haven’t got a chance?
- I’m not so sure. What about Pipistrelli?
- Pipistrelli? He’s not bad, but, really-
- We are landing at Washdon airport in about 15 minutes,. Will passengers please put our your cigarettes?
- I haven’t fill in this form yet. Let’s me see: “date and place of birth.” What’s that?
- When were you born and where?
- Oh, I see. I was born in Dusseldolf, on the 20th January,1971. Next “Occupation”. “Occupation”?
- Job.
- Ah, job. Why don’t they say what they mean on theseform? Occupation: soccer player, of course!

1 landing   

n.登陆；着陆；楼梯平台

参考例句：

• Owing to engine trouble,the plane had to make a forced landing.由于发动机出了毛病，飞机不得不进行迫降。
• When are we landing?我们什么时候着陆？

2 damn   

int.该死，他妈的；vt.指责，贬斥，诅咒

参考例句：

• Damn this useless typewriter!这台破打字机真该死！
• I knew damn well what he was going to say.我非常清楚他要说什么。

3 lover   

n.情人，恋人；爱好者

参考例句：

• Every lover sees a thousand graces in the beloved object.情人眼里出西施。
• Mr.Smith was a lover of poetry.史密斯先生是一名诗歌爱好者。