英语听力短剧 42投机致富（在线收听）

Episode 42: We are still successful

All: Hooray! Welcome back Tony!

Tony: Erm, cheers, thanks.

Magda: How are you feeling?

Tony: Much better thanks. All well now.

Johnny: Good to hear!

Harry: Carlos will be happy! He doesn’t have to work here anymore...

Tony: Actually...

Carlos: Yeah?

Tony: I was wondering, sometimes it’s useful to have an assistant, you know, someone to help out from time to time...

Carlos: Sure....

Tony: So, would you like to stay on for a bit?

Carlos: Just part time?

Tony: Just part time, yeah...

Carlos: Well, you know that really I want to open my own restaurant...

Tony: Yeah...well this will give you good experience....!

Carlos: I guess so. Why not? Sure!

Tony: Great! Thanks Carlos!

Olivia: That is the first time I’ve ever heard Tony say “thanks” to anyone!

Harry: So, Fadi – how’s our business coming along?

Johnny: Yeah – are we millionaires yet?

Fadi: Erm...well, I’ve got a bit of news for you there....

Harry: Doesn’t sound good...

Johnny: What’s going on?

Fadi: Well, I’ve had a bit of a problem raising the initial capital...

Harry: So we can’t start?

Fadi: Well, not exactly..I mean, I have invested – that is, spent – some of the money already...

Johnny: What on?

Fadi: Publicity, setting up the website, you know – important things!

Harry: But...?

Fadi: Well – it’s business, isn’t it? If we don’t get more money, we can’t go on...

Johnny: And in the meantime you’ve spent the money we gave you to invest...!

Fadi: You’ve got to speculate to accumulate! Be patient – we’ll still be successful!

Harry: If we don’t, I’ll be joining Carlos working in this café!

重点词汇语法讲解

Glossary

initial (adj.) - beginning adj. 开始的，最初的，字首的

如：The government underwrotethe initial costs of the operation.

政府为该项活动提供了开办时所需的费用。

The new aircraft has performed very well in its initial trials.

这种新式飞机在最初几次试飞中表现性能良好。

publicity (n.) - advertising n. 公众的注意，宣传，宣扬

如：Reply to Publicity Department, FREEPOST, Oxford University Press, Oxford.

回信免费邮寄至牛津牛津大学出版社宣传部。

The new publicity manager is really on the ball.

新的宣传部主任确实很内行。

to invest (v.) - to pay money into something order to make more money v. 投资，投入

如：The crimes committed there invested the place with an air of mystery and gloom.

在那里发生罪案後，该地笼罩上一种阴森诡秘的气氛。

I'm thinking of investing in a new car.

我打算花一笔钱买辆新汽车。

to accumulate (v.) - to gradually increase in number vt. 积聚，累加，堆积

如：Dust and dirt soon accumulate if a house is not clean regularly.

房屋不经常打扫，尘土很快就越积越多。

However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the zoo felt obliged to investigate.

然而，当证据日趋增多时，该动物园的专家们感到有必要进行调查。

in the meantime (n.) - until something happens 与此同时，在此期间

如：The next programme starts in five minutes: in the meantime, here's some music.

下一节目五分钟後开始，现在先播放些音乐。

I like skiing and in the meantime, I know it is very dangerous.

我喜欢滑雪，同时也知道这非常危险。