英语PK台 第658期:英语表现力训练课(18)

 剧本与台词

Alex: Yeah, thanks a lot, guys. Thanks for waiting up. I really appreciate it.

嗯，真是多谢了，哥们！谢谢你们等我。我真的很感激！

Alex: Hey, hi. We just got in from New York and we are looking for a supervisor¹.

嘿！嗨。我刚刚从纽约来，我们在寻找一位管理人。

Alex: Because we've been sitting on that beach back there for hours and nobody's even bothered to show up.

因为我们已经坐在海滩上等了几个小时，还没有人露面。

Alex: I don't know how things, yeah, I don't know how things are normally run around here.

我不知道，嗯，我不知道这里平时的规矩是什么样的。

Alex: But obviously there's been some sort of major screw-up, which is cool.

但是显然出现了糟糕的情况，这倒也没什么。

Alex: So if you could just point us towards the administrative² offices, or just....

所以如果你们能给我们指路到行政办公室，或者只要……

Spider: Well, how do you do?

嗯，嗨，你好啊。

Alex: Waa! Spider! Spider! Spider on my back!

啊！蜘蛛！蜘蛛！蜘蛛在我后背上！

1 supervisor   

n.监督人，管理人，检查员，督学，主管，导师

参考例句：

• Between you and me I think that new supervisor is a twit.我们私下说，我认为新来的主管人是一个傻瓜。
• He said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor.他说我太轻浮不能成为一名好的管理员。

2 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。