捷进英语 lesson 40

NANCY:That's it Klara.We hope you like it.

KLARA:Wonderful.Thank you.I love what you've done.

KLARA:Now there are a few things I've been thinking about.

Some of my original ideas were not quite right.

For instance,the library as a gentlemen's club?

I don't like that anymore.And the hallway¹ furniture will have to change.

The guest room,the maids'rooms,Antonio's dressing² room...

KLARA:And this color scheme³ strikes me as a little dull.

Antonio's suggestion is to paint this...

Now I know that today alone I have handed you two months'of work.

But I do so want to stay on our original schedule.

Could you come back in a few weeks?

YVONNE:No problem! NANCY:No problem!

RICHARD:Let me get this straight.The comopany is selling vitamins⁴.

JOE:Right.

RICHARD:And vitamins come from a natural source⁵.

JOE:No.Some vitamins do.These do not.But the label⁶ says they're natural.

RICHARD:This sounds familiar.Didn't we have a case like it a couple of years ago?

JOE:The bottled water comopany.

RICHARD:Yeah.They were bottling tap water and calling it mineral water.

JOE:It's the same company.

RICHARD:What?We won that case.

JOE:They're in a new business.Vitamins.

RICHARD:No,no,no.Let's pursue⁷ this one and put an end to it.

Companies that do this should not be in business.

JOE:OK.That's it.Time to do home.

RICHARD:Joe,one more thing. JOE:Yes?

RICHARD:Nancy and I have talked about it a lot and I am going to run for office.

I won't announce it for a while,but I wanted you to know.

JOE:I appreciate that,Richard.Good luck.

RICHARD:Don't forget to tell Marie. JOE:Right.

RICHARD:Are you surprised?

JOE:No.But it won't be easy Richard.

I always say that leaders are born

but elected officials are very carefully manufactured⁸.

RICHARD:Hmm.I know. JOE:Let me know if there's anything I can do.

RICHARD:Thanks,Joe.Manufactured,huh? JOE:Nothing personal.

NANCY:Hey you.You left laundry⁹ in the dryer¹⁰.

You're supposed to do the whole load yourself start to finish.

BETH:I forgot.I'm sorry.

NANCY:So,what do you think of Dad's plans?

BETH:It's cool I guess.If he wants to do it.Why now?

NANCY:Well,it happens when you make a name for yourself.

BETH:But he was just doing his job,right?

NANCY:Pretty funny,huh?He was doing it so well,he's on the news.

BETH:Will we be no the news?

NANCY:Yes,I think so at some point.

And some people may ask you a lot of questions.

You have to decide for yourself whether to answer them.

But you can always come to us and talk about it.You know that,right?

BETH:Yeah.I just hope they don't get totally invasive.

NANCY:We'll keep things as normal as possible for ourselves.

At least here at home.Speaking of which,I am going to the pool tomorrow morning.

Do you want to go swimming with me?

BETH:Yes!Oh.What time?

NANCY:Early,early,early.Oh,come on.It'll be fun.

We can be in the water by 7:30 in the morning.

BETH:Mom,you're crazy.

NANCY:Don't make me go all by myself.

BETH:Leave at ten and then I'll go with you. Ten!

Eight o'clock. Nine.

NANCY:Eight-thirty.Final offer.And breakfast at the Tasty Diner afterwards.

BETH:Deal. NANCY:Good.Sleep tight¹¹.

1 hallway   

n.门厅；走廊

参考例句：

• The restroom is at the end of the hallway to the right.洗手间在走廊尽头右转的地方。
• The two rooms connect by a hallway.这两个房间有过道相连。

2 dressing   

n.(食物)调料；包扎伤口的用品，敷料

参考例句：

• Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
• The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。

3 scheme   

n.安排，配置，计划，阴谋，方案，图解，摘要；v.计划，设计，图谋，策划

参考例句：

• The scheme seems on the surface to be quite practical.这个方案表面上看来似乎很实际。
• The scheme was a bad egg.计划失败了。

4 vitamins   

n.维生素（ vitamin的名词复数 ）

参考例句：

• essential proteins and vitamins 必不可少的蛋白质和维生素
• the vitamins that are vital for health 保持健康必不可少的维生素

5 source   

n.来源，水源；原始资料

参考例句：

• They mentioned you as a good source of information.他们说你消息灵通。
• All works of art have life as their source.一切文艺创作都来源于生活。

6 label   

n.卷标，标签，标记；称号，绰号；v.贴标签于，把…称为

参考例句：

• The label is on the inner side of the box.标签贴在盒子内侧。
• He has been given the label of "playboy".他被起了个“花花公子”的绰号。

7 pursue   

vt.继续，从事；追赶，追踪；追求

参考例句：

• He began to pursue an easy and comfortable life.他开始追求安逸舒适的生活。
• This is the path that we shall continue to pursue.这是我们要继续走的道路。

8 manufactured   

adj.人造的v.（大规模）制造( manufacture的过去式和过去分词 )；捏造；加工；粗制滥造（文学作品）

参考例句：

• a news story manufactured by an unscrupulous journalist 一位不道德的记者编造的一篇报道
• We want the machine manufactured to our own spec. 我们要求这台机器按我们自己的规格来制造。

9 laundry   

n.洗衣店，洗衣房；已洗好的衣物，待洗衣物

参考例句：

• Please send clothes to the laundry.请把这些衣物送往洗衣店。
• There's a lot of laundry in the basket.筐子里有许多要洗的衣物。

10 dryer   

n.干衣机，干燥剂

参考例句：

• He bought a dryer yesterday.他昨天买了一台干燥机。
• There is a washer and a dryer in the basement.地下室里有洗衣机和烘干机。

11 tight   

adj.紧的；难解的；紧密的

参考例句：

• Time is going to be tight,so you'd better hurry.时间很紧，你最好抓紧一点。
• The box is so tight that I can't open it.这个盒子太紧，我打不开。