《IT狂人》精讲 52

Alright! Okay! Alright! Yes! Okay! ! Yeah!

太棒了！好！太好了！哇哦！

I know you won a party! But I have to say thank you to a few people after what has been a momentous¹ week for this company.

我知道，这次派对是属于大家的！但本公司经历过这重要一周后，我不得不感谢几位人士的贡献。

Project Iccarus has increased our productivity²...Tenfold.

伊卡洛斯项目将我们生产力提高了...十倍。

Every department is working at three times usual speed...due to the increased interconnectivity of our...computer system! Computers! Computers!

如今每个部门的工作效率是从前的三倍，这一切都归功于我们增强了互联互通能力的...电脑系统！电脑！电脑！

How could I talk about all that computer stuff, all of that computer gobbledegook, without saying a word about...the lawyers!

谈到电脑，那些乱七八糟的电脑术语，怎能不谈到我们的...律师团队！

They cut the red tape! They cut the red tape! They cut the red tape! Come on! Yes! That's enough!

他们为我们省去繁文缛节！省去繁文缛节！省去繁文缛节！来吧！好嘞！可以了！

And when you're talking about computers, how can you fail to mention...accounts!

谈到电脑，又怎能不提我们的...会计师们！

He's building up to us! He must be!

他要把我们放在压轴来感谢！一定是这样的！

And finally, last but not least...Champagne³.

最后但同样重要的是...给我香槟。

These three people proved, time and again, that they have the right stuff...The toilet cleaners!

这三人无数次向我们证明，他们拥有真才实学...洁厕员！

They said we couldn't do it! They said outsourcing our toilet cleaning would be inefficient⁴!

有人说我们做不到！有人说将洁厕工作外包是很没效率的！

Derk, Banhead and Doodles proved them wrong!

德克 、班海德和杜德斯证明他们说错了！

Toilets!

厕所万岁！

That's right, Doodles!

没错，杜德斯！

Where are you going?

你们去哪？

They do this every time.

他们每次都这样。

They never remember us!

永远记不得我们！

But...you did the work! You did all the work!

但...这项目是你们的功劳啊！功劳都是你们的！

So does this mean we're not going to the "Thank you" Party?

那就是说，我们不去庆功感谢派对了吗？

Of course we're not going to the "Thank you" Party! Why would we go to the "Thank you" Party? We weren't thanked!

当然不去感谢派对！我们为什么要去感谢派对？又没人要感谢我们！

Hello? I.T. , have you tried turning it off and on again? Have you tried sticking it up your arse?

你好？IT部，你试过关机重启吗？那你试过把电脑放进菊花里吗？

1 momentous   

adj.重要的，重大的

参考例句：

• I am deeply honoured to be invited to this momentous occasion.能应邀出席如此重要的场合，我深感荣幸。
• The momentous news was that war had begun.重大的新闻是战争已经开始。

2 productivity   

n.生产力，生产率，多产

参考例句：

• Farmers are introducing in novations which increase the productivity.农民们正引进提高生产力的新方法。
• The workers try to put up productivity.工人设法提高生产率。

3 champagne   

n.香槟酒；微黄色

参考例句：

• There were two glasses of champagne on the tray.托盘里有两杯香槟酒。
• They sat there swilling champagne.他们坐在那里大喝香槟酒。

4 inefficient   

adj.效率低的，无效的

参考例句：

• The inefficient operation cost the firm a lot of money.低效率的运作使该公司损失了许多钱。
• Their communication systems are inefficient in the extreme.他们的通讯系统效率非常差。