华尔街中级英语Lesson 4

36 So it’s true, then: David and Juanita have decided¹ to get married²?
37 Yes, that’s right.
38 Aren’t you going to do anything about it?
39 What’s the problem? Why should I do anything about it?
40 Well, I think you should try to stop them!
41 Stop them? What on earth for?
42 You know perfectly³ well, daddy! David doesn’t really care about Juanita! He’s just after her money,  that is all!
43 I think you are probably right, yes.
44 How can you be so calm about it?
45 My dear girl, there are worse things a young men can do than marry the daughter of a multimillionaire.
46 Perhaps, when you’re a bit older, you’ll understand that.
47 So you think your son should marry a woman he doesn’t love, just so he can get his hands on her father’s money?
48 If you must put it that way, yes.
49 You’re just as bad as he is, then! All you care about is money! Money, money, money!
50 Calm down, Annie, please.
51 Anyway, we’ll have to go out now. David and Juanita and her parents are expecting us in the restaurant.
52 You can go on your own, Daddy. I can’t stand Juanita. And I really don’t feel like meeting her parents.
53 Oh, that’s a shame⁴! Well, I must be going, then, see you this evening, dear.
54 Maybe!

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 married   

adj.已婚的；与…结婚的

参考例句：

• I heard John got married.我听说约翰结婚了。
• They got married last autumn.他们在去年秋季结婚。

3 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

4 shame   

n.羞愧，遗憾的事；v.使羞愧

参考例句：

• She felt shame after she told the lie.她撒谎后感到羞愧。
• He felt no shame and no regret.他不感到羞愧和悔恨。