捷进英语 lesson 37

NATHAN:My my,we are eager to answer the phone tonight.

Do you think the owner's going to call?

Danny,you can relax,man,because he's fast asleep.

DANNY:Just serving the customer,Nathan.She had questions.I had answers.

NATHAN:I don't suppose this new work ethic¹ extends² to the supply room,does it?

We need some things.

DANNY:No,thanks.I'll man the front desk.Answer the phones.

NATHAN:I guess I should be glad you'll do anything.

DANNY:Kinko's.This is Danny.Can I help you?

Hi.No,this is fine.Call me here for those early morning assignments.

So,where do I go today?Wait,wait,wait.They want me to dress as a what?

What do you mena,a prince?Listen,I'm not an actor.I'm a guy in a tuxedo³.

I don't have the costumes to be a prince.

Or a king.Or a clown.Where do I pick them up? Downtown.Nine o'clock.Bye.

NATHAN:Tough customer,huh?

CONSTANZA:Richard!Hello.I hope I haven't kept you waiting very long.

RICHARD:No,no.We just arrived.Nancy,this is Constanza Fuentes.

Constanza,my wife Nancy.

CONSTANZA:I am so pleased to meet you.

CONSTANZ:Listen,let's go upstairs.I'd love to show you around.

Is it Nancy Hobart,or did you keep your own name?

NANCY:It's Hobart.I took Richard's name when we got married.

CONSTANZA:Oh,I took my husband's name too.But that was a long time ago.

These days,many women don't.

NANCY:At the time,it was more trouble to keep my own name tahn to change it to his.

So we gave mine to our daughter as a middle name.

CONSTANZA:Your daughter is Beth,right?

NANCY:Elizabeth Jane Ellis Hobart.

CONSTANZA:Oh,it's beautiful.It sounds like an author's name,doesn't it?

RICHARD:I think it sounds like an attorney's name.

CONSTANZA:And what does Beth think?

NANCY:She'd like to think it's the name of a great tennis player.

CONSTANZA:I'm glad to hear it.

You know the families of candidates⁴ are often in the public eye.

Some kids have a hard time with it.

But perhaps that daughter of yours wouldn't mind it so much.

NANCY:We'll see.It's all very new to her the idea of her father as a celebrity⁵.

RICHARD:Nancy.... NANCY:A minor⁶ celebrity.

CONSTANZA:Oh,no,Nancy.If we are going to have a celebrity,

let's do it in a big way.Let's have a star!

1 ethic   

n.道德标准，行为准则

参考例句：

• They instilled the work ethic into their children.他们在孩子们的心中注入了职业道德的理念。
• The connotation of education ethic is rooted in human nature's mobility.教育伦理的内涵根源于人本性的变动性。

2 extends   

v.（空间、时间等）延伸，延续( extend的第三人称单数 )；伸展；给予；延长

参考例句：

• This country extends its power and influence into neighbouring countries. 这个国家将其势力与影响扩大至邻国。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His domain extends for 20 miles in every direction. 方圆20英里之内都是他的地产。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 tuxedo   

n.礼服，无尾礼服

参考例句：

• Well,you have your own tuxedo.噢，你有自己的燕尾服。
• Have I told you how amazing you look in this tuxedo?我告诉过你穿这件燕尾服看起来很棒吗？

4 candidates   

n.报考者( candidate的名词复数 )；申请求职者；攻读学位者；最后命运或结局如何已显然可见者

参考例句：

• Employers must consider all candidates impartially and without bias. 雇主必须公平而毫无成见地考虑所有求职者。
• one of the leading candidates for the presidency 总统职位的主要候选人之一

5 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

6 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。