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A Smart Businessman
聪明的商人
杰克是个很精明的商人,他找儿子谈话。
Jack: "I want you to marry a girl of my choice."
杰克:“我想让你娶一个我选的姑娘。”
Son: "I will choose my own bride."
儿子:“我想要自己选新娘。”
Jack: "But the girl is Bill Gates's daughter."
杰克:“可是这姑娘是比尔·盖茨的女儿。”
Son: "Well, in that case..."
儿子:“哦,如果是这样的话……”
Next Jack approaches Bill Gates.
接着,杰克又去找比尔·盖茨。
Jack: "I have a husband for your daughter."
杰克:“我帮你的女儿选了一个老公。”
Bill Gates: "But my daughter is too young to marry."
比尔·盖茨:“可是我女儿还年轻,还不想结婚呢。”
Jack: "But this young man is a vice-president of the World Bank."
杰克:“可是这个年轻人是世界银行的副总裁。”
Bill Gates: "Ah, in that case..."
比尔·盖茨:“啊,如果是这样的话……”
Finally Jack goes to see the president of the World Bank.
最后杰克去见了世界银行的总裁。
Jack: "I have a young man to be recommended as a vice-president."
杰克:“我给你推荐一个年轻人作副总裁。”
President: "But I already have more vice-president than I need."
总裁:“可是我的副总裁已经太多了。”
Jack: "But his young man is Bill Gates's son-in-law."
杰克:“可是这个年轻人是比尔·盖茨的女婿。”
President: "Ah, in that case..."
总裁:“啊,如果是这样的话……”
This is how business is done!!
生意就是这样做成的!!
重点讲解:
1. sb./sth. of one's choice
…选中的;…看中的;
eg. In many societies children still marry someone of their parents' choice.
在许多社会,子女结婚仍然只能听从父母之命。
eg. A burden of one's choice is not felt.
爱挑的担子不嫌重。
2. in that case
那样的话;在那种情况下;
eg. In that case you'll have to clear yourself.
那样,你只得自行辩白了。
eg. In that case we will not look on with folded arms.
在这种情况下,我们不会袖手旁观。
3. recommend sb. as...
推荐(某人)为……
eg. I recommend her to him as a secretary.
我推荐她作他的秘书。
我们推举约翰为党候选人。
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n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克 | |
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2 candidate | |
n.候选人;候补者;投考者,申请求职者 | |
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