华尔街基础英语Lesson 45

- Hi !
- Hello!
- Nice-looking girl, eh? What do you think?
- Yes, she’ quite nice.
- Yeah, let’s ask her out, why don’t we?
- What?
- Here is your beer, sir. That will be a dollar fifty, please.
- Listen, what are you doing tonight? What about coming out with me and my friend here?
- Bring a girl friend of yours we can go restaurant together, then maybe go for a dance ,then back to my hotel, eh? What do you say?
- You haven’t paid¹ for your beer yet², sir.
- Oh, no,I haven’t. Here is five dollars.
- Thank you sir. Here is your change. 25-50 cents³, 3-4-5 dollars.
- Bloody woman! Are American girls always like that?
- I don’t know. I’m not American.
- Where do you come from, then?
- I’m Italian⁴; I come from Rome⁵.
- Oh, I’ve been to Rome. I know a girl there; her name was⁶ Rosa.
- Oh, really? What was her like?
- I never quite understand her, you know. She was like a shower?
- Like a shower?
- Yes, hot-cold, hot-cold.  Do you get it? Hot -cold , hot –cold!
- Yes , I see.

1 paid   

adj.有报酬的；领取报酬的；领钱的；付费的v.付给( pay的过去式)；付款；有利可图；（对…）有利

参考例句：

• You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly; those are the two alternatives. 你的工资可以按周以现金支取，或按月以支票支取。二者可选其一。
• My salary is paid directly into my bank. 我的工资直接拨到我的银行。

2 yet   

adv.还，仍然，即刻；conj.尽管，然而

参考例句：

• I am not ready yet.我还没有准备好。
• Beautiful as she is,she didn't find a boyfriend yet.尽管她很漂亮，但还没找到男朋友呢。

3 cents   

n.分，一分钱的硬币( cent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• dividend payments of 50 cents a share 每股50分的股息支付
• A huge plateful like that costs only 50 cents. 这样大一盘才50美分。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 Italian   

adj./n.意大利的；意大利(人/语)的

参考例句：

• They were speaking in Italian.他们在讲意大利语。
• We'll cook them a nice Italian meal.我们会给他们做一顿美味的意大利餐。

5 Rome   

n.罗马(意大利首都)

参考例句：

• I have not been to either Paris or Rome.我既没有到过巴黎也没有到过罗马。
• We're leaving for Rome next week.我们下星期要到罗马去。

6 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。