王强口语 第一册 Short conversation 012

　　Lesson Twelve
Short Conversations
Read aloud the concersation two times, and then listen to the tape without looking at the text.
The Circuit Box Assignment
Mr. Rathbone: Well, how are you doing?
Eugene: Fine, sir. The computer section is coming along nicely. I should be finished with it by this afternoon.
Mr. Rathbone: Oh, that is great, great. But, I need to pull you off the computers for a little while and put you on something else.
Eugene: Something else?
Mr. Rathbone: Yeah, yeah. Listen, you know about electricity, don't you?
Eugene: Well, as that is the power source for most computers, I do possess a rudimentary knowledge of it of course.
Mr. Rathbone: Oh, that is great, great! That's just what I wanted to hear.
Eugene: Uh, why?
Mr. Rathbone: Because of  this.
Eugene: The main circuit box?
Mr. Rathbone: That's right. Notice something odd about it?
Eugene: Well yes. None of the wires appear to be attached.
Mr. Rathbone: Nobody gets to the heart of a problem as quick as you. Up to now, we've been powering the place with a generator¹, but it's time for that to stop. I want you to fix the circuit box.
Eugene: Fix it?
Mr. Rathbone: Yeah, you know, attach the wires.
Eugene: Uh, am I to understand that you wish me to wire your building?
Mr. Rathbone: No, no. I don't wish you to do it. I want you to do it. You got everything you need here: transformer, wire, fuses.
Eugene: Mr. Rathbone, while I do know something about electrical current, I am not a certified² electrician.
Mr.. Rathbone: Did I say you had to be?
Eugene: You don't understand. This job requires the services of a true professional.

1 generator   

n.发电机，发生器

参考例句：

• All the while the giant generator poured out its power.巨大的发电机一刻不停地发出电力。
• This is an alternating current generator.这是一台交流发电机。

2 certified   

a.经证明合格的；具有证明文件的

参考例句：

• Doctors certified him as insane. 医生证明他精神失常。
• The planes were certified airworthy. 飞机被证明适于航行。