华尔街基础英语Lesson 49

- It’s a disaster, Carter¹!
- What do you mean? Sir?
- I spoke² to the director- general yesterday, Carter.
- Oh, What did he day?
- He said it was a disaster.
- Yes it is, isn’t it? Still that’s life. Er.. what are we talking about, sir?
- About the Hugo Peters case, of course-what do you think? Now, Temple’s in prison, isn’t he? How long has he been there?
- Since December last year.
- So he’s been there for 3 months, but what about Hugo Peters? I want you to arrest Hugo Peters, Carter.
- What for, sir? I can’t just go out to him and say:” I’m arresting you, Mr. Peters, because we haven’t arrested enough people this month.”
- Don’t be an idiot⁴, Carter. Just go to his apartment and look around.
- But what are we expecting to find there, sir?
- I don’t know, but don’t come back until you’ve found something.
- Very well, sir.
- This is urgent⁵, Carter. Go there immediately and take a couple of men with you. You can have Henson and Bedges.
- Ok, this is how we will do it: I’ll stay in the car, and you two can go up to the apartment. Keep your gun in your jacket until you get there.
- May I ask a question, sir?
- Yes Henson?
- I’m Bedges, actually, sir. Er, how many people will there be in the apartment?
- How many people? I don’t know, do I?
- Perhaps nobody at all, or perhaps there will be sixteen angry, violent⁶ dangerous men with guns and bombs.
- But there are only two of us, sir? Will that be enough?
- Do you have a better idea?
- May I ask a question, sir? Why are you staying in the car? Why don’t we all go up to the apartment?
- If you don’t like your job, Henson, you can always go and direct³ traffic.
- Sorry, sir.
- If I may ask one other question, sir?
- Well, Bedges? What’s it now?
- I’m Henson in fact, sir What’s the number of the apartment?
- It’s er..3B. Yes, it's apartment 3b.
- It's on the third floor, opposite the elevator.
- What a life. Nobody ever comes to see me, nobody ever calls, nothing ever happens. What’s the use?
- Oh, I’ll go to bed, only not?
- Gee, no! I haven’t taken my stuff⁷ to the Laundromat. I don’t have any clean sheet! They’re all dirty! Oh, I’ll sleep in the blanket; what does it matter? No, wait a minute; I’ll use the tablecloth⁸! I’ll just take my clothes off. My God – who’s that? Is there Annie, perhaps?
- Open the door, immediately!
- Who’s there?
- Police! Open up immediately!
- Gee, I think you have the wrong apartment. Aaagh!!! May I put on some clothes, please?
- I’ll just be a couple of minutes!
- Stank back!
- We’re coming in!

1 carter   

n.运货马车夫，赶大车的人；卡车司机

参考例句：

• Although fatigue shows readily on Carter, he bounces back quickly. 卡特虽然容易显出疲劳的样子，但他恢复得很快。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 direct   

adj.直接的；直达的；v.指挥；知道；监督；管理

参考例句：

• This train is direct,you do not have to change.这辆火车是直达的，你不必换车。
• The army is under the king's direct command.军队由国王直接统帅。

4 idiot   

n.白痴，傻子，笨蛋

参考例句：

• Only an idiot would make such a thoughtless remark.只有草包才会说出这样没有头脑的话来。
• You are behaving like a perfect idiot.你表现得像个十足的白痴。

5 urgent   

a.紧急的，急迫的，紧要的

参考例句：

• He asked to see the manager for something urgent. 他有急事求见经理。
• A part of this urgent task was allotted to us. 这项紧急任务的一部分分给了我们。

6 violent   

adj.暴力的，猛烈的，激烈的，极端的，凶暴的，歪曲的

参考例句：

• The madman was violent and had to be locked up.这个精神病患者很凶暴，不得不把他锁起来。
• They caught him and gave him a violent beating.他们抓住了他，把他狠狠打了一顿。

7 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

8 tablecloth   

n.桌布，台布

参考例句：

• He sat there ruminating and picking at the tablecloth.他坐在那儿沉思，轻轻地抚弄着桌布。
• She smoothed down a wrinkled tablecloth.她把起皱的桌布熨平了。