华尔街高级英语 Lesson 58

    David isn’t there another way of saying it “I speak English very well?”
    Yeah, there are several other ways of saying it, Marie-France .
    Anybody?
    Yeah, I speak English perfectly¹.
    Great,  Stig. Anyone else. The word begins with “f”.
    I speak English fantastically.
    No, Poulo. We can’t say that.
    Why not? I just said it.
    Come on, Somebody…
    Fluently.
    Well done, Hans-Detrich.
    I just looked the word up in my dictionary. To give an example, “I speak fluently   English.” No, Hans-Detrich, “ I speak English fluently.”
    That’s very strange. It’s correct to say, “I speak English fluently.”
    And it’s also correct to say, “ I speak fluent English,” isn’t it?
    Yes, it is.
    Then why is it incorrect to say, “ I speak fluently English?”
    Gee², there goes the bell. That’s the end of the lesson, I guess. See you all tomorrow.
    Are we going to my place again tonight?
    I’ve got a bit of a headache, you know. I was planning to go home; there might be some mail for me.
    From Juanita?
    Well, yes. Maybe.
    Can I come too? We never spend time in your apartment. It would make a nice charge.
    Oh, alright sure, There’s nothing to eat there, by the way. We’ll get a Chinese meal to go on the way home.
    I adore³ Chinese food. The sweet and sour pork is delicious. How’s yours, David?
    Oh, it’s OK,thanks. I think I’ve had enough. I’ll see if there’s anything worth watching on television.
    I don’t want to watch TV.
    Oh, OK. I’ll put on a CD then, Do you feel like classical or rock?
    Why can’t we just talk to each other?
    Alright. What do you want to talk about?
    David, what’s going to happen when Juanita comes back?
    Are you going to tell her?
    Oh for God’s sake⁴! Can’t we deal with problems when they arise? Do we have to go looking for them beforehand⁵?
    Who says it’s a problem? You’re such a pessemist sometimes, David.
    You see everything as a terribly serious problem.
    Personally, I think of it is an opportunity.
    An opportunity for Juanita to scream in Spanish for 24 hours non-stop
    and throw all the pots and pans⁶ in the kitchen at me. You don’t know her, Melissa, I’m afraid.
    So what? People can change, can’t they? You see---
    I’ll get it.
    No, it’s alright.
    No, Melissa, please. Let me get it.
    Hello, David Peters’ apartment.
    Who are you?
    I beg your pardon. Who are you?
    I’m David’s wife, and I want to know who you are, and what are you doing in my apartment.
    Melissa, please.
    I’m David’s friend and I’ve come to his apartment to …
    Melissa, for God’s sake give me that phone!
    Hello, darling. How are things?
    What is going on, David?
    Hey, that was just one of  my students. I’m giving her  private lessons.
    She was only joking. She’s got a great sense of humor⁷, hasn’t she?
    We’ll talk about it when I come home. Meet me at the airport at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow, OK?
    What? Have they found your father, then?
    I’ll explain tomorrow. And you’ve got some explaining  to do as well. Make sure you’re there.

1 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

2 gee   

n.马；int.向右！前进！，惊讶时所发声音；v.向右转

参考例句：

• Their success last week will gee the team up.上星期的胜利将激励这支队伍继续前进。
• Gee,We're going to make a lot of money.哇！我们会赚好多钱啦！

3 adore   

vt.崇拜，敬慕，爱慕，非常喜欢

参考例句：

• People adore him for his noble character.人们因他的高贵品质而敬爱他。
• I would adore to settle back homeland.我非常喜欢回家乡定居。

4 sake   

n.缘故，理由

参考例句：

• He loves poetry for beauty's sake.他因为爱美而喜欢诗歌。
• We can't risk big things for the sake of small ones.我们不能因小失大。

5 beforehand   

adj.事先，预先，提前地，超前地

参考例句：

• If I'd known this beforehand,I would not have gone back.早知如此，我就不回去了。
• They proposed to make arrangement beforehand.他们提议事先做好安排。

6 pans   

n.平底锅( pan的名词复数 )；（天平的）秤盘；马桶；盘状凹地（尤指盆地）

参考例句：

• Pots, pans, kettles and mops are kitchen utensils. 锅、盘、壶及拖把是厨房用具。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She clashed these pans down on the floor. 她将这些盘子哗啦一声摔在地上。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

7 humor   

n.(humour)幽默，诙谐

参考例句：

• He is distinguished for his sense of humor.他以其幽默感著称。
• American humor is founded largely on hyperbole.美式幽默主要以夸张为基础。