直捷英语(附mp3和字幕) Unit 31

NANCY:Here's a list of colors and materials.
[00:15.22]If you ever want to match something,take the list to the store.
[00:18.10]BILL:Thanks.
[00:19.58]YVONNE:And here's your final invoice¹.
[00:22.49]BILL:Fine.I can write a check now,if that's OK.
[00:26.59]YVONNE:Bill,you're my favorite client.
[00:30.29]BILL:I just wish I had more than two rooms for you to do.
[00:33.38]YVONNE:Just call us when you have a house,OK?
[00:36.34]BILL:I'm sure all your clients come back.
[00:39.53]NANCY:All but one.
[00:42.02]BILL:Oh,really?You have to tell me.I'm your favorite client.
[00:48.62]NANCY:He had no sense of color.
[00:51.53]YVONNE:One day last summer,we got a call.
[00:57.12]It was a doctor,a very successful surgeon..
[01:03.19]NANCY:...who wanted us to design his consulting offices.
[01:07.08]And it was very important to the big surgeon...
[01:10.49]YVONNE:Nan.
[01:11.69]NANCY:...that the colors be soothing².
[01:14.09]BILL:Well,that makes sense.
[01:16.49]NANCY:I had no problem with that.
[01:18.38]YVONNE:However,the surgeon and my partner could not agree on green.
[01:27.07]BILL:Green is..green,right?
[01:30.96]NANCY:It was a very soft sea foam³ green,very gentle on the eyes.
[01:37.15]What color is that?
[01:38.83]BILL:Green.
[01:40.22]NANCY:Thank you.
[01:41.69]YVONNE:Well,the surgeon said the green was yellowy-brown and not relaxing at all.
[01:49.87]In fact,he said the green was...what did he call it?
[01:55.56]NANCY:Institutional.Do you believe it?He gave me such a headache.
[02:02.26]YVONNE:Green,yellow,green,yellow.We finally went with a shade of pink...
[02:10.75]NANCY:Which he called violet.And the man is an eye surgeon!
[02:18.74]RICHARD:What's up for the weekend,Joe?
[02:48.74]JOE:We'll probably go sailing.The weather should be good.
[02:53.04]At least that's what the weather report said.
[02:55.15]RICHARD:How's the boat?
[02:57.05]JOE:She needs a little work...a little work,a lot of cash.
[03:01.94]Ugh,this coffee's got sugar in it.This one must be yours.
[03:07.75]RICHARD:It gets expensive,doesn't it?
[03:15.24]JOE:Please.Marie reminds me the entire time we're on the boat.
[03:20.14]She says it's just a hole in the water you throw money into.
[03:23.74]I'm thinking of getting a smaller one,Richard-a one-man sailboat.
[03:28.54]JOE:Ugh,This one's got sugar in it too.Do you want it?
[03:33.12]RICHARD:No,thanks.Do you want this milk? Sure.
[03:36.00]RICHARD:Beth used to take riding lessons.That wasn't cheap.
[03:43.78]I was relieved when she got tired of it.
[03:47.16]This isn't a ham sandwich.I'm not sure what it is.
[03:55.06]JOE:Egg salad.
[03:56.45]RICHARD:What's that one?
[03:59.04]JOE:Pastrami.Wrong order.
[04:02.35]RICHARD:Wrong order.
[04:03.84]RICHARD:The last couple of years,we've been skiing.
[04:07.22]We go to Stowe Mountain in Vermont.
[04:09.41]JOE:Is that the one with the two mountains and all the trails?
[04:12.79]RICHARD:Yep.Downhill skiing.We can't pick an inexpensive sport,can we?
[04:17.98]Is there one?
[04:20.06]JOE:Skinnydipping.
[04:22.82]RICHARD:That would be a summer activity.
[04:25.90]JOE:Pretty much

1 invoice   

vt.开发票；n.发票，装货清单

参考例句：

• The seller has to issue a tax invoice.销售者必须开具税务发票。
• We will then send you an invoice for the total course fees.然后我们会把全部课程费用的发票寄给你。

2 soothing   

adj.慰藉的；使人宽心的；镇静的

参考例句：

• Put on some nice soothing music.播放一些柔和舒缓的音乐。
• His casual, relaxed manner was very soothing.他随意而放松的举动让人很快便平静下来。

3 foam   

v./n.泡沫，起泡沫

参考例句：

• The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
• The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。