你不打算想想办法吗？

SCENE① B  艾文跌跌撞撞进了文斯的隔间 

【你不打算想想办法吗？】

 

Elvin:  Aren't you going to do anything? You've got to ¹⁾ get rid of her!

艾文：         你不打算想想办法吗？你得把她给除掉！

 

Vince:         I'm afraid that isn't possible.

文斯：         这恐怕不可能。

 

Elvin:  What are you talking about? Fire her! Tell her to hit the road!

艾文：         你在说什么？开除她！叫她走路！

 

Vince:         I can't do that. Zina has ²⁾ convinced our ³⁾ investors¹ that she knows what's best for InfoKing.

文斯：         我办不到。吉娜已经说服了我们的投资人说，她知道什么对“资讯王”最好。

 

Elvin:  What? You mean to tell me that wacko is ⁴⁾ in charge now? How?

艾文：         什么？你要告诉我现在是那个怪胎管事？怎么会？

 

语言详解

 

A: Judd doesn't want to go swimming with us.

   贾德不想跟我们去游泳。

 

B: I'll try to convince him.

   我来试着说服他。

 

【hit the road 上路】

 

hit the road听起来简洁有力，意思就是“上路”，不论是离开一地，去下一个地方，或是出门旅行，你都可以用上hit the road这个表达法。

 

A: It's getting late; we need to get home and check on the children.

     天色晚了；我们得要回家去看看孩子。

B: OK, let's hit the road.

     好，我们上路吧。

 

A: Johnny just likes to drive his mom's car and hit the road around seven a.m.

     强尼就是喜欢开着他母亲的车，在上午七点钟左右出门。

B: What's the big deal?

     那有什么大不了？

A: Johnny is only six years old.

     强尼只有六岁。

 

1) get rid of...  摆脱……

2) convince  (v.)  说服，使相信

3) investor  (n.)  投资者

4) be in charge  管事，作主

1 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会