证券经纪人的书记员10

“I went back to the hotel with the big book under my arm, and with very conflicting feelings in my breast. On the one hand, I was definitely engaged and had a hundred pounds in my pocket; on the other, the look of the offices, the absence of name on the wall, and other of the points which would strike a business man had left a bad impression as to the position of my employers. However, come what might, I had my money, so I settled down to my task. All Sunday I was kept hard at work, and yet by Monday I had only got as far as H. I went round to my employer, found him in the same dismantled¹ kind of room, and was told to keep at it until Wednesday, and then come again. On Wednesday it was still unfinished, so I hammered away until Friday — that is, yesterday. Then I brought it round to Mr. Harry² Pinner.

“我腋下夹一着那本大书回到旅馆，心里充满了矛盾的感觉。一方面，我已被正式录用了，而且口袋里装着一百镑钞票；另一方面，这个办公室的样子，公司没有挂名牌，以及一个实业人员一目了然的其它诸事，使我对东家的经济情况印象不佳。然而，不管怎么说，反正我拿到了钱，于是我坐下来抄录。整个星期日我都在埋头苦干，可是到星期一我才抄到字母Ｈ。我便去找我的东家，还是在那间象被洗劫过的屋子里找到了他。他告诉我要一直抄到星期三，然后再去找他。可是到星期三我还没有抄完，于是又苦干到星期五，也就是昨天。然后我把抄好的东西带去一交一给哈里-平纳先生。

1 dismantled   

拆开( dismantle的过去式和过去分词 )； 拆卸； 废除； 取消

参考例句：

• The plant was dismantled of all its equipment and furniture. 这家工厂的设备和家具全被拆除了。
• The Japanese empire was quickly dismantled. 日本帝国很快被打垮了。

2 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。