捷进英语 lesson 33

JOE:Are you working late tonight?

RICHARD:Excuse me.Yes,Trish.Constanza Fuentes? Are you sure? OK.

Hobart...Hello,Constanza...How are you? Fine,thank you.How can I help you?

Uh huh....Yes...Excuse me?....No,I hadn't. I...uh...sure.

I'd be happy to consider it.Lunch on Thursday. Fine.See you then.

JOE:Constanza Fuentes?As in Party Chairwoman¹ Fuentes?Well?

What did she want?

RICHARD:She asked me if I had ever thought of rnning for public office.

JOE:Any particular one?

RICHARD:Attorney General of the State of Massachusetts.

JOE:That's right Phil's retiring.

What does our boss think about you taking his place?

RICHARD:Constanza said Phil loves the idea.

JOE:What else did she say?

RICHARD:Not much.She said we are doing a great job

and I have a lot to offer and they need a candidate².

JOE:So you said you'll think about it.

RICHARD:Yeah.Am I crazy?Can I do this?

JOE:If you want to.

RICHARD:I have to tell Nancy what's going on.

JOE:We can finish this later.

YVONNE:This is a big job.

NANCY:But we can do it.

YVONNE:Klara Kovak,here we come.

KLARA:Nancy,Yvonne.Do come in.It's nice,but it's not quite right.

We've had several decorators come in,but so far,it's been a disappointment³.

Notice the colors.They simply won't do.I can't bear to look at them...

KLARA:Antonio and I hired a firm to fix the walls.

Well,we came home to find the kitchen completely⁴ ruind.

Do you know what they said to me?...

KLARA:From then on,I watched the workmen⁵ do every little thing,no matter how small.

After all,how else will I know...And look at this carpet.

I dont like carpets.You see people covring beautiful wood floors.

It makes no sense whatsoever⁶...

KLARA:I'll have the architect⁷ send you plans.

NANCY:Ms.Kovak... KLARA:Oh,Klara.

NANCY:Klara.I'm sorry.I thought the phone was off.Excuse me.

KLARA:As I was saying....

NANCY:Hello.Hi.I'm in a meeting,but keep talking.I need the break.

What's up?Who?She asked you what?What did you say?Wow.

1 chairwoman   

n.女主席，女会长；女议长

参考例句：

• The new chairwoman was very well-spoken.新上任的女主席很会说话。
• She was pleased at being chosen chairwoman.她被选为主席很高兴。

2 candidate   

n.候选人；候补者；投考者，申请求职者

参考例句：

• Voters like a candidate who has the common touch. 投票者喜欢那些平易近人的候选人。
• The local newspapers dressed up the candidate as a boxer.当地报纸把那个候选人描绘成一个拳击手。

3 disappointment   

n.失望，挫折；令人失望的事

参考例句：

• The disappointment was cruel.失望是令人痛苦的。
• She couldn't hide her disappointment.她无法掩饰自己失望的情绪。

4 completely   

adv.完全地，十分地，全然

参考例句：

• She never completely gave up hope.她从不完全放弃希望。
• I feel completely in the dark on this question.这件事使我感到茫然。

5 workmen   

n.技术工人，工匠( workman的名词复数 )；工人；工匠；工作者；体力劳动者

参考例句：

• The workmen sawed and hammered all day. 工人又锯又锤，干了整整一天。
• workmen with picks and shovels 手拿镐铲的工人

6 whatsoever   

adv.（用于否定句中以加强语气）任何；pron.无论什么

参考例句：

• There's no reason whatsoever to turn down this suggestion.没有任何理由拒绝这个建议。
• All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you,do ye even so to them.你想别人对你怎样，你就怎样对人。

7 architect   

n.建筑师，设计者，造物主

参考例句：

• His father was a notable architect.他的父亲是一个著名的建筑师。
• The new building was built from the design of a famous architect.这座新楼是根据一位著名建筑师的设计建成的。