[00:28.74]spirit ['spirit] 精神
[00:32.01]making the rounds 绕圈子
[00:36.57]tease [ti:z] 捉弄
[00:39.96]spare [sp??] 宽恕
[00:42.97]英文原文
[00:44.96]One Friday everyone in our office was in high spirits,
[00:49.21]and Marshall, a sales rep, was making the rounds,
[00:52.46]joking and teasing us all.
[00:54.28]When he stopped in front of a new employee's desk,
[00:57.28]she braced herself.
[00:58.83]"I hoped I might be spared," she said.
[01:01.25]"Oh, you can't escape Marshall," our boss cautioned her.
[01:05.08]"He's an equal-opportunity annoyer."
[01:10.70]中文大意
[01:39.98]逐句对照
[01:43.74]One Friday everyone in our office was in high spirits,
[01:51.76]and Marshall, a sales rep, was making the rounds,
[01:54.76]joking and teasing us all.
[02:01.55]When he stopped in front of a new employee's desk,
[02:04.29]she braced herself.
[02:05.53]"I hoped I might be spared," she said.
[02:15.72]"Oh, you can't escape Marshall," our boss cautioned her.
[02:19.06]"He's an equal-opportunity annoyer."
[02:31.73]多学一点
[02:35.35]spirit 幽灵、灵魂
[02:40.08]an evil spirit（一个恶灵）
[02:42.59]the holy spirit（圣灵）
[02:46.50]spirit 精神
[02:52.45]Though unable to join us today, they are with us in spirit.
[03:06.77]making the rounds
[03:08.13]round 圈子
[03:12.22]make a round / make the rounds 绕圈子，绕来绕去
[03:18.67]tease 捉弄，开玩笑
[03:28.17]If you always tease others like that,
[03:30.72]you'll forfeit the good opinion of your friends.
[03:42.95]spare 宽恕，豁免，免除
[03:50.99]spare the trouble of going
[03:57.41]he does not spare himself.
[04:04.97]重新听一次故事原文
[04:07.23]One Friday everyone in our office was in high spirits,
[04:11.24]and Marshall, a sales rep, was making the rounds,
[04:14.28]joking and teasing us all.
[04:16.34]When he stopped in front of a new employee's desk,
[04:19.50]she braced herself.
[04:20.96]"I hoped I might be spared," she said.
[04:23.16]"Oh, you can't escape Marshall," our boss cautioned her.
[04:27.08]"He's an equal-opportunity annoyer."
平等机会
一个周五，我们办公室的所有人都热情高涨， 销售代表Marshall在办公室内四处耍宝，逗我们高兴。 当他来到一个新员工的桌子前时，那位新员工是一副严阵以待的样子，说，“我希望我能免了”。
“噢，你可不能免”，我们老板警告她说，“在他这个骚扰者面前，人人平等”。 |