华尔街中级英语Lesson 73

- Are you feeling alright, Marco?
- Yes, I’m fine, I’m fine, a bit tired, maybe, but fine, really.
- Well, let’s go in, then.
- What would you have to drink, Marco?
- Another Scotch¹, please.
- I think I’ll just have a mineral water.
- Here you are, -cheers!
- Cheers!
- What are you doing, Marco?
- I’m just reading the hotel regulations², on this card.
- That sounds interesting.
- We are actually breaking the hotel rules, it says here: “Guests are forbidden to entertain³ visitors of either sex in their room.”
- Oh, dear! Well, we may be breaking the rules, but we don’t seem to be enjoying ourselves very much, do we?
- I’m sorry. The thing is, Kristi, I do seem to be a bit tired, really.
- Yes, I can see that.
- Perhaps it would be better if we meet tomorrow night instead.
- I won’t be here, I’m going back to Germany tomorrow.
- Oh.
- It doesn’t matter, Marco. Don’t worry about it.
- It’s just, like, I feel a bit of failure?
- You haven’t done anything, Marco. How can you call yourself a failure?
- And also, my fiancee does get terribly jealous⁴.
- I’m sure she does.
- At least I haven’t given her any reason to be jealous.
- Well done. Anyway, thanks for a lovely evening, Marco, I must go to bed now. I’ve got an incredibly busy day tomorrow.
- Good night, Kristi.
- Actually, before you go, there’s something I was going to ask you.
- Yes?
- The thing is, I’m hoping to do a story about someone called Annie Peters.
- Who’s she?
- Oh, she’s sort of Green Revolutionary, one of those rich girls who’s turned against the system, you know.
- The point is, she’s the daughter of someone I think you used to know, Hugo Peters.
- Oh, yes, of course! Well, I didn’t actually know Hugo. He’s dead now, by the way.
- I know.
- But his son David used to be my English teacher.
- Right, now, do you know where I can get in touch with him?
- When I last saw him he was teaching⁵ at the Washdon International School, I don’t know if he’s still there.
- I’ll just write that down. Thanks, Marco, I’ll try calling him tomorrow. Well. Good night.
- Goodnight, Kristi. See you tomorrow at breakfast, maybe!
- Sorry, I’ve got a working breakfast with a couple of newspaper editors.
- Well, maybe see you around.
- Sure, goodnight!
- Bye-bye, Kristi, I’m sorry it had to be like this.
- There’s no need to apologize, Marco, just shut the door behind you please.

1 scotch   

n.伤口，刻痕；苏格兰威士忌酒；v.粉碎，消灭，阻止；adj.苏格兰(人)的

参考例句：

• Facts will eventually scotch these rumours.这种谣言在事实面前将不攻自破。
• Italy was full of fine views and virtually empty of Scotch whiskey.意大利多的是美景，真正缺的是苏格兰威士忌。

2 regulations   

规程； 规章； 守则； 条例； 管理( regulation的名词复数 )； 控制； 规章； 规则

参考例句：

• The new regulations will not make an appreciable difference to most people. 新的规定对大多数人将无大影响。
• The company was found guilty of contravening safety regulations. 那家公司被判违反了安全条例。

3 entertain   

vt.招待，款待；使欢乐，使娱乐；vi.款待，请客

参考例句：

• Emma will be happy to entertain you.爱玛会很高兴招待你的。
• They entertain a great deal.他们常常招待客人。

4 jealous   

adj.妒忌的，猜忌的；精心守护的

参考例句：

• He was jealous when he discovered that she loved someone else.当他发现她爱别人的时候，他吃醋了。
• An honorable Chinese citizen should be jealous of his own rights.一名光荣的中国公民应当珍惜自己的公民权利。

5 teaching   

n.教学，执教，任教，讲授；(复数)教诲

参考例句：

• We all agree in adopting the new teaching method. 我们一致同意采取新的教学方法。
• He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。