王强口语 第一册 Short conversation 015

　　Lesson Fifteen
Short Conversations
Read aloud the concersation two times, and then listen to the tape without looking at the text.
Stingy Business
Rodney: So you got an electrician¹, hey, pop?
Mr. Rathbone: Yeah. And don't call me pop.
Rodney: Okay, pop. Where did you find him?
Mr. Rathbone: In the computers. It's Eugene.
Rodney: I didn't know he was an electrician.
Mr. Rathbone: He knows enough to get us by the inspector². Besides, his price was right.
Rodney: Well, how much are you paying him?
Mr. Rathbone: Nothing. Hehehe.
Rodney: Hehehe. That's my pop!
Mr. Rathbone: Don't call me that. Whatcha got there?
Rodney: A promotional flyer.
Mr. Rathbone: Yeah? Let me see it.
Rodney: I was just about to take it to the printer.
Mr. Rathbone: Hey, it says here...oh, hehehe, this is good!
Rodney: Ssshhh! Don't let Lucy hear you say that.
Mr. Rathbone: Why not?
Rodney: Because if she knows we like it, we'll have to pay her. That's what the deal was, remember? "If I like them, I'll pay you 25 bucks³ for them." As long as I don't like it, I don't have to pay her.

1 electrician   

n.电工，电气技师

参考例句：

• She said she would find an electrician for us.她说她要给我们找一个电工技师。
• We need an electrician to mend the iron.我们要请电工修理熨斗。

2 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

3 bucks   

n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃

参考例句：

• They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
• They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》