华尔街中级英语Lesson 51

12. Hello, Granny P’s rest home.  Who’s that speaking, please?
13. This is Hugo Peters.  Could I have a word with the boss, please?
14. Hold on, please
15. Peter, it’s you. What a surprise!  Are you calling from home?
16. No, no. I’ve been spending a few days away from home
17. I was expecting some…er…unwelcomed “visitors”, so I decided¹ not to be in.
18. Very clever of you, Peters. But if you “visitors” really want to find you, they will, in the end
19. Well, that‘s what I was calling about in a way.
20. First of all, I do hope you haven’t had too much trouble with Roger Temple.
21. Temple won’t be any trouble to anyone, ever again.  I don’t let people make trouble for me.
22. You know that, don’t you, Peters?
23. Yes, sir, Look.  I’d like you to give me another chance.
24. I see.  Give me one reason why I should.
25. I’ve just made a new South American contact, he has some really excellent “stuff²”
26. If you like, I could bring some to Trinidad for you., and we can talk about it.
27. “We could talk about it”.  Talk is your speciality³, isn’t it, Peters?
28. This isn’t just talk, sir.  My contact can get thousands of kilos of the stuff, if you’re interested
29. Very well, Peters.  You know what kind of heart I’ve got.  I’ll accept your offer.
30. But this stuff had better be really good—or else!
31. Thank God for that!  I should be alright now!  I’d better start packing my suitcase…

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 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。

3 speciality   

n.专业，专长，名产，特产

参考例句：

• Silk is the speciality of this village.丝绸是这村子的特产。
• His speciality is English literature.他的专业是英国文学。