英语小达人 126 Son-in-law

 　　Son-in-law

　　女婿

　　A very successful businessman had a meeting with his new son-in-law. “I love my daughter, and now I welcome you into the family,” remarked the guy.

　　有个事业很成功的商人见了他的新女婿后对他说：“我很爱我女儿，欢迎你成为家族的一分子。”

　　“To welcome you into the family, I'm making you a 50-50 partner in my business.”

　　“为了表示我的诚意，我让你成为我事业的另一半合伙人。”

　　“All you have to do is pick up parts and deliver them to the clients¹.”

　　“你只要负责带着零件，送到客户那边就行了。”

　　The son-in-law interrupted², “I hate driving. I can't stand the noise.”

　　女婿打岔道：“我讨厌开车，受不了噪声。”

　　“I see,” replied the father-in-law³. “Well, then you'll work in the factory and learn the ropes there.”

　　“我懂。”岳父回答：“那好，你去工厂工作，学点相关诀窍也不错。”

　　“I hate factories,” remarked the son-inlaw. “I can't stand being stuck in one place all day.”

　　“我讨厌工厂，”女婿回答：“我受不了整天困在同一个地方。”

　　“Hey,” remarked the father-in-law. “I just make you half-owner of a moneymaking business, but you don't like to drive a truck and won't work in the factory. What am I going to do with you?”

　　“喂，”岳父说：“你刚成为一个赚钱事业的半个老板，可是你既不喜欢开卡车又不喜欢到工厂工作。那你要我怎么办？”

　　“Easy,” said the young guy. “Buy me out.”

　　“简单，”年轻人说：“把我那一半买回去得了。”

1 clients   

n.顾客( client的名词复数 )；当事人；诉讼委托人；[计算机]客户端

参考例句：

• a lawyer with many famous clients 拥有许多著名委托人的律师
• She understood the importance of establishing a close rapport with clients. 她懂得与客户建立密切和谐的关系的重要性。

2 interrupted   

adj. 中断的 动词interrupt的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He could not conceal his annoyance at being interrupted. 他因受扰而难掩怒色。
• She was interrupted by the entrance of an attendant. 服务员进来，打断了她的话。

3 father-in-law   

n.岳父，公公

参考例句：

• He met his future father-in-law during his visit to Boston.他在波士顿小住期间遇见了他未来的岳父。
• His father-in-law is a plantation manager.他岳父是个种植园经营者。