华尔街高级英语Lesson 29

1.Here we are, then. It’s a fairly good restaurant, by Washdon standards. Have you ever been here before, Annie?
2.What do you think? It’s not exactly my sort of place.
3.I suppose not. You’ve changed such a lot, since…since the old days.
4.You know, I hardly recognized you when you turned up at the hotel in those dreadful¹
   workman’s clothes.
5.What’s the matter with them?
6.Well, they’re not exactly feminine², are they?
7.They’re not supposed to be.
8.Why have you had your hair cut so short? You used to be such a sweet, pretty girl, with your long, blonde hair.
9.That was a very long time ago. Can we change the subject?
10.Oh very well, my sweet. I’ll call the headwaiter. Excuse me!
11.Yes?
12.I reserved a table for two in the name of Gusper.
13.What time was it for?
14.For a quarter past one.
15.Then you’re late! You’ll have to wait till a table becomes free.
16.How long will that be?
17.How do I know? Excuse me, I have work to do.
18.This is ridiculous! Let’s go somewhere else.
19.Oh, it’s not worth it, Dad. Look, those two over there have finished their coffee; they might be going soon.
20.Very well. I’m surprised David isn’t here, by the way. I asked him to come too in my letter.
21.Oh? He didn’t mention that you’d written to him as well.
22.I didn’t actually mail the letter, I sent it via a Japanese acquaintance who was visiting
Washdon.
23.Perhaps David never got it.
24.David’s a family man nowadays. He’s got a lot on his mind.
25.If you give me his number I’ll try calling him.
26. He’ll be delighted, I’m sure.
27. Excuse me, are you waiting for a table? 
28. Yes, we are.
29. Follow me then, please.
30.The headwaiter was extremely rude to me , by the way.
31.Oh I’m so sorry. He’s always doing that, I’m afraid. You see, he had a terribly unhappy childhood. Well, here’s your table.
32. Allow me to get you an aperitif³ while you’re choosing your meal.
33. Very well.I’ll have  a dry martini.
34.Nothing for me, thank.
35. As you like. Here’s the menu, sir, and for madam.
36. I’ll bring your aperitif right away, sir.
37. That’s more what one expects in a place like this. Well, what do you feel like, my dear?
38. I don’t know what half these dishes are, even.
39. Let me see. I can recommend the grilled⁴ mushrooms to start with, and for your main course,
40 the veal⁵ in tomato sauce, or perhaps you’d prefer the roast pork in cream and brandy?
41.No way! I’m a vegetarian⁶, Dad-you know that!
42.Anyway, Dad, I didn’t come here to waste time on all this non-sence. I just wanted to talk to you.
43.Order what you like.
44.Here’s your aperitif, sir. Are you ready to order yet?
45.Yes. We’ll both have the seafood⁷ cocktail⁸ as a starter, and for the main course. I’ll
go for the roast lamb and,
46.and for my daughter I think the asparagus omelet. Will that be alright, Annie darling?
47. Yeah, that’s fine.
48. Splendid. Now, are you having any side dishes?
49. I’ll have a mixed salad, please.
50. and what about the delightful⁹ young lady?
51. I’ll have the same.
52. Now, what would you like for desert?
53. I think I’ll go for the strawberries and cream, personally.
54. And for the charming young lady?
55. I don’t want any dessert.
56. Thinking of your delightful figure, I imagine. Well lastly, what may I bring you to drink with the meal?
57.We’ll have a bottle of rose wine, please.
58. Sweet or dry?
59. dry, please.
60. Thank you. I’ll go and see to your order.
61.I think you’ll find that the asparagus omelet here is really rather special, Annie.
62.Loo, can we stop talking about damn¹⁰ food, please?
63.Of course, of course. We’ve got so much else to talk about, haven’t we?
64. I expect you’re wondering what happened to me in Trinidad, and why I disappeared afterwards.
65. Presumably¹¹ it was to keep out of the away of the police.
66. It certainly was not! How can you say that, Annie?
67.According to the papers you were involved in drug smuggling¹², with some guy called Mr. P, or something.
68.How typical of newspapers! That’s a complete lie!
69.I read the same story in several very reliable papers, which usually get their stories
right.
70. Annie, if you’d rather believe the lies told by journalists than the truth told by your own father…
71.I’m sorry, Dad. What’s your story, then?

1 dreadful   

adj.糟透了的，极端的，可怕的，令人畏惧的

参考例句：

• I cannot imagine what to do in this dreadful situation.我不能想像在这么糟的情况下该怎么办。
• I must apologize for the dreadful mistake I made.我为我所犯的严重错误深表歉意。

2 feminine   

adj.女性的，女子气的

参考例句：

• He has a very feminine voice.他的声音非常像女人。
• She was a very feminine person.她是个很有女性气质的人。

3 aperitif   

n.饭前酒

参考例句：

• It is as an aperitif or with strong cheeses and desserts.此酒是开胃酒，可配合甜品及味道较浓郁的芝士食用。
• This beer is also very suitable as an aperitif.这款啤酒很适合作为开胃酒。

4 grilled   

adj. 烤的, 炙过的, 有格子的 动词grill的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• He was grilled for two hours before the police let him go. 他被严厉盘查了两个小时后，警察才放他走。
• He was grilled until he confessed. 他被严加拷问，直到他承认为止。

5 veal   

n.小牛肉

参考例句：

• She sauteed veal and peppers,preparing a mixed salad while the pan simmered.她先做的一道菜是青椒煎小牛肉，趁着锅还在火上偎着的机会，又做了一道拼盘。
• Marinate the veal in white wine for two hours.把小牛肉用白葡萄酒浸泡两小时。

6 vegetarian   

n.素食者；adj.素食的

参考例句：

• She got used gradually to the vegetarian diet.她逐渐习惯吃素食。
• I didn't realize you were a vegetarian.我不知道你是个素食者。

7 seafood   

n.海产食品，海味，海鲜

参考例句：

• There's an excellent seafood restaurant near here.离这儿不远有家非常不错的海鲜馆。
• Shrimps are a popular type of seafood.小虾是比较普遍的一种海味。

8 cocktail   

n.鸡尾酒；餐前开胃小吃；混合物

参考例句：

• We invited some foreign friends for a cocktail party.我们邀请了一些外国朋友参加鸡尾酒会。
• At a cocktail party in Hollywood,I was introduced to Charlie Chaplin.在好莱坞的一次鸡尾酒会上，人家把我介绍给查理·卓别林。

9 delightful   

adj.令人高兴的，使人快乐的

参考例句：

• We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
• Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。

10 damn   

int.该死，他妈的；vt.指责，贬斥，诅咒

参考例句：

• Damn this useless typewriter!这台破打字机真该死！
• I knew damn well what he was going to say.我非常清楚他要说什么。

11 presumably   

adv.据推测，大概，可能

参考例句：

• No reply from him yet,presumably he hasn't received my letter.他没有回信，想必没有收到我的信。
• Presumably she could be trusted to find a safe place.或许满可以相信她，找得到安全的所在。

12 smuggling   

n.走私

参考例句：

• Some claimed that the docker's union fronted for the smuggling ring.某些人声称码头工人工会是走私集团的掩护所。
• The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.证据表明很可能有一个国际走私网络存在。