英语笑话听力+文本：Ethics: Coming Soon道德(规程):即将推出

[00:28.68]impose [im'p?uz] 强加
[00:32.13]relieve [ri'li:v] 减轻
[00:35.90]ethic ['eθik] 道德规范
[00:39.90]英文原文
[00:41.23]As a new federal employee,
[00:43.13]I felt a combination of excitement and anxiety
[00:46.61]about meeting the strict standards of discretion¹
[00:49.93]and respect that our government imposes on its workers.
[00:53.24]Fearful of making a costly² mistake,
[00:55.88]I decided³ to read up on procedures and standards
[00:58.96]on the federal Office of Personnel Management web page.
[01:02.04]I'm not sure if I was relieved or worried
[01:04.79]when I clicked on one page and found:
[01:07.25]"Ethics: Coming Soon!"
[01:12.24]中文大意
[01:47.08]逐句对照
[01:50.67]As a new federal employee,
[01:53.35]I felt a combination of excitement and anxiety
[01:56.65]about meeting the strict standards of discretion
[01:59.47]and respect that our government imposes on its workers.
[02:13.63]Fearful of making a costly mistake,
[02:16.47]I decided to read up on procedures and standards
[02:19.54]on the federal Office of Personnel Management web page.
[02:30.82]I'm not sure if I was relieved or worried
[02:33.41]when I clicked on one page and found:
[02:35.78]"Ethics: Coming Soon!"
[02:48.58]多学一点
[02:52.11]discretion 良好的判断和对常识的运用
[03:06.60]impose 强加，强行，强制
[03:10.45]New tax was imposed on farmers（农民们被强加新税）
[03:15.33]impose 非自愿的，由于权力的影响，不得不的做
[03:23.99]relieve 减轻，解除
[03:26.50]someone is relieved
[03:28.77]someone feels relieved
[03:36.88]ethic 道德规范
[03:39.13]social ethics（社会道德）
[03:41.63]business ethics（商业道德）
[03:48.24]重新听一次故事原文
[03:50.92]As a new federal employee,
[03:52.87]I felt a combination of excitement and anxiety
[03:56.13]about meeting the strict standards of discretion
[03:59.00]and respect that our government imposes on its workers.
[04:02.92]Fearful of making a costly mistake,
[04:05.45]I decided to read up on procedures and standards
[04:08.55]on the federal Office of Personnel Management web page.
[04:11.87]I'm not sure if I was relieved or worried
[04:14.45]when I clicked on one page and found:
[04:16.69]"Ethics: Coming Soon!"


道德（规程）:即将推出

作为一名新的联邦政府雇员，我心情复杂，既兴奋又焦虑，因为要达到政府为他们的工作人员定下的严格的言行标准并非易事。 害怕犯下会造成重大损失的错误，我决定好好读一下《联邦办公室工作人员管理》网页上面的规程和标准。 当我点开一个页面时，我不确定我是担心还是松一下气，上面写着：“道德（规程）：即将推出”。

1 discretion   

n.谨慎；随意处理

参考例句：

• You must show discretion in choosing your friend.你择友时必须慎重。
• Please use your best discretion to handle the matter.请慎重处理此事。

2 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。