英语听力精选进阶版 14788

English at Work 白领英语 

Episode¹ 19: The Open Window  

敞开的窗户  

Language used to explain a misunderstanding 

如何解释误会 

 关于台词的备注: 

请注意这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。 

Narrator:  Hello, 今天可真是有点儿冷啊！ 

Anna:   Hi Denise! 

Denise:   Good morning Anna. 

Anna:   Brrr... It’s so cold in here.  

Denise:  The window was left open overnight².  

Anna:   My papers have been blown everywhere. 

Denise:  Mine too! Tom was the last one here last night – it must've been him who 

left the window open. 

Anna:   Brrr.... Right then, to work! Oh, there's a note from Paul, it must've fallen 

off my desk: 'I would like your ideas on our stock³ management system for 

our new laser-curve fruit range, so we know we can keep up with demand. 

Please write me a couple of pages of suggestions and leave it on my desk. 

I'll be back this afternoon.' Wow! I have to come up with ideas for a stock 

management system! Gosh, where do I begin?! 

Tom:   Good morning.  

Anna:   Morning!  

Tom:   Hey, my certificate⁴ for Plastic Pear Salesman of the Year is on the floor! 

Anna:  Right... stock management systems... stock-up on your laser-curved 

lemons … My first idea is to calculate⁵ the total…. 

Later… 

Narrator:  Anna 写完了她的报告，放在了Paul 的办公桌上，可是没这么简单。Er, Anna  这有

点儿问题。 

Anna:   Oh? 

Narrator:  我来教你几个短语，你可以向别人解释出了错儿。 

   I think there's been a misunderstanding. 意思是我想这里可能有点误会。 

   OR: 

   There's been a bit of a mix-up. 这出了点儿错。 

Anna:   But what misunderstanding? What mix-up? 

Narrator:  你还可以说： 

   Let me explain what happened, 让我解释一下发生了什么事情。 

Anna:   But- 

Paul:    Ah, good afternoon everyone. 

All:   Hello. 

Paul:   Tom, this is an excellent piece of work! 

Tom:   Sorry? 

Paul:   These are by far the best ideas you've ever had. 

Tom:   I don't understand. 

Paul:   Our stock management system! 

Tom:   Can I see? ... But, that's not mine. 

Paul:   Eh? 

Anna:   I think there's been a misunderstanding. I did it.  

Paul+Tom:  You? 

Anna:   I got your note Paul, here. 

Paul:   No, no, that note was for Tom. 

Anna:   Oh, then there's been a bit of a mix up. 

Tom:   Did you take that note from my desk? 

Anna:   No, no!  

Tom:   I suppose you threw my pear salesman certificate on the floor at the same 

time too! 

Anna:   I didn’t! Let me explain. The wind must have blown the note for Tom under 

my desk.  

Denise:  Tom left the window open overnight. Our papers were blown all over the 

place. 

Paul:   I see, well, golly gosh. In that case, well done, Anna! Excellent work, even 

though you weren't meant to do it. And Tom, your ideas are still welcome 

of course. Thanks. 

Anna:   Sorry Tom. 

Tom:   What? Oh, I'm not bothered. I've still got some great ideas in my head 

anyway. 

Narrator:  Yeah, right! 让Tom 自己去琢磨他的伟大计划吧。我们来看看 Anna 刚才用到了那

些短语来解释误会。 

   I think there's been a misunderstanding. 

   There's been a bit of a mix-up. 

    Let me explain what happened. 

  看来，这个错竟然还让Anna 有机会显示了一下她的能力，Paul 对她的能力很佩服。

说不定会有新的机会呢．好了，我们下次节目再续！ 

?  LISTENING CHALLENGE 听力挑战 

Tom在地上找到了他的一份证书，是什么证书呢？ 

答案：塑料梨子全年最佳销售员 

1 episode   

n.（作品的一段）情节，插曲，系列事件中之一

参考例句：

• The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。
• This episode remains sharply engraved on my mind.这段经历至今仍深深地铭刻在我的心中。

2 overnight   

ad.前一天晚上，一夜间 a.前一天晚上的

参考例句：

• She stayed overnight in the hotel. 她在旅馆过了一夜。
• Our success is not won overnight. 我们的成功不是一夜之间得来的。

3 stock   

n.存货，储备；树干；血统；股份；家畜；adj.存货的；平凡的，惯用的；股票的；畜牧的；vt.进货，采购；储存；供给；vi.出新芽；进货

参考例句：

• The shop takes stock every week on Friday mornings.这家商店每星期五早晨盘点存货。
• Experts have forecast an upturn in the stock market.专家已预测股票市场价格有上升趋势。

4 certificate   

n.证书，证明书；vt.发给证明书，认可，鉴定

参考例句：

• She proudly displayed her degree certificate to her parents.她自豪地向父母展示了学位证书。
• No one had seen her marriage certificate.没人看到过她的结婚证书。

5 calculate   

vt.计算，核算；估计，推测；计划，打算

参考例句：

• He must calculate the probability of failure.他必须计算一下失败的概率。
• I'll calculate what it will cost.我要估计一下那要花多少钱。