华尔街高级英语Lesson 14

1. That was a bit embarrassing¹ sir, I’m afraid the girl may have noticed what happened.
2. Well you shouldn’t have gone in there. I thought you were waiting outside
3. In fact, sir, you told me to go in.
4. That’s all, rubbish, man, anyway, you’d better stay there now, and wait for her to come.
5. Yes, sir, How is Mr Henson getting on, by the way?
6. Will you be having something to drink now, sir?
7. Oh, no, I’ll wait for my friend to get here , I think.
8. Then may I suggest the sidewalk outside .It’s perfect for your purpose being absolutely free.
9. Excuse me, a moment
10. Well, Henson. How is it going?
11. A bit quieter, please sir, I’m sitting in a bar. I don’t  think I’ll be able to stay here much longer sir
12. What? Where’s David Peters?
13. He’s just sitting smoking² a Marlboro, and reading a Daily Planet³.  The thing is. I won’t be able to stay here, unless I have a drink!
14. Can’t you control yourself, eh? What are you, an alcohol⁴ or something? you have alcohol or something
15. No, sir, It’s just that I won’t be allowed to stay in this bar, without drinking.  And I’m not allowed to drink when I’m working do you see the problem , sir!
16. You have my permission to drink, Henson.
17. Thank you sir, Thank you very much.
18. Just stay there as long as Peters, does and have as many bloody⁵ drinks as you like, but watch him, OK? And get back to me as soon as anything happens.
19. Excuse me, I’ll have a beer please.
20. At last, with pleasure, sir
21. Another beer, please.
22. Straight away, sir
23. Can I get another one, please.
24. whatever you say, sir
25. Excuse me, another one of these , please
26. Don’t you think you’ve had enough sir
27. You see, my friend, it’s just that I mustn’t let anyone notice me or caused any suspicion⁶.
28. Oh, must answer that.  Where did I put my phone.
29. Henson what’s happened?  Are you being attacked?
30. NO sir, I fell off my chair, that’s all
31. You’re drunk⁷ what’s Peter’s doing now. anyway
32. oh, same as usual, sir.  Just sitting and… Geeze, he’s gone!  Where’s he gone? The young man with the mustache where is he?
33. What’s it to you sir?
34. Henson. What’s going on
35. Got to find him.  Out of my way!
36. Excuse me, Have you seen a young man mustache with a mean a young man with a mustache.
37. Yo no hablo ingles.
38. Henson , What are you doing?
39. Excuse me .I’m looking for a tall , slim young man , a fairy-hair
40. Aren’t we all ?darling?
41. Henson. What’s happening
42. I’m sorry sir.  I’ve lost him. I’m no use sir. You can’t trust me to get anything right.
43. Get hold on yourself, man! Go back to his apartment and wait for him there. Report back to me when you reach Mount⁸ Street
44. Can I have some change for the Jukebox, please?
45. Here you are , four quarters
46. Thanks
47. Excuse me, Is there a phone booth⁹ there?
48. Sure, it’s over there oh  by the way, there was a guy there
49. yeah, what about him
50. Oh, nothing, It doesn’t matter
51. ok
52. Washdon International school of Languages, Juane speaking.  Can I help you?
53. Hello. This is David Peters
54. Sorry sir, I’m afraid, I didn’t quite catch that
55. This is David Peters here, I’m not very well today
56. Oh , hello, David I can hardly hear you. Where are you calling from
57. Er, I’m in the hospital
58. In the hospital. What’s all that music
59. Oh. Er…one of the nurses is having a party, Look, I won’t be able to teach my classes today I’m really not at all
60. Oh, well, I see.  There was a message for you from a young lady by the way, but perhaps I should leave it until you’re feeling better.
61. Oh who was it from? You’ve never known
62. It was from a former student of yours, a Miss Aiko Tomura
63. Oh really?  What did she say?
64. She just called to say she was in Washdon for a few days staying at the Terminal¹⁰ hotel, and she’d very much like to see you if you’re Free .
65. Oh great, Yeah sure,  I’ll go and see her as soon as I feel better Thank you Jane I’ll go back to bed now
66. So Aiko would very much like to see me.  Wonder what would she look like these days. Welll it’ll certainly be more funny than going home

1 embarrassing   

adj.使人尴尬的，令人为难的v.（使）窘迫，（使）局促不安( embarrass的现在分词)

参考例句：

• His jokes didn't even raise a smile, which was embarrassing. 听了他讲的笑话，都没人笑一下，真是太尴尬了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I was in the embarrassing position of having completely forgotten her name. 当时我完全忘记了她的名字，很是尴尬。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 smoking   

n.吸烟，抽烟；冒烟

参考例句：

• He was wise to give up smoking.他戒烟是明智的。
• He has decided to cut out smoking and drinking.他已决心戒烟、戒酒。

3 planet   

n.行星

参考例句：

• Neptune is the furthest planet from the sun. 海王星是离太阳最远的行星。
• Rubbish, however, is only part of the problem of polluting our planet. 然而, 垃圾只是我们这个星球的污染问题的一个方面。

4 alcohol   

n.酒精，乙醇；含酒精的饮料

参考例句：

• The law forbids shops to sell alcohol to minors.法律禁止商店向未成年者出售含酒精的饮料。
• The alcohol is industrial.这些酒精是供工业用的。

5 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

6 suspicion   

n.猜疑，怀疑；怀疑，嫌疑

参考例句：

• There was just a suspicion of light in the east. 东方刚刚泛白。
• I confess to some suspicion of your honesty.我承认对你的诚实有所怀疑。

7 drunk   

adj.醉酒的；(喻)陶醉的；n.酗酒者，醉汉

参考例句：

• People who drives when they are drunk should be heavily penalised.醉酒驾车的人应受重罚。
• She found him drunk when she came home at night.她晚上回家时，经常发现他醉醺醺的。

8 mount   

n.山峰，乘用马，框，衬纸；vi.增长，骑上（马）；vt.提升，爬上，装备

参考例句：

• Their debts continued to mount up.他们的债务不断增加。
• She is the first woman who steps on the top of Mount Jolmo Lungma.她是第一个登上珠穆朗玛峰的女人。

9 booth   

n.小房间，公用电话亭，岗亭；货摊

参考例句：

• Where can I find a telephone booth?我在哪儿可以找到电话亭？
• Let's walk around to each booth.我们到每个摊子转一转吧！

10 terminal   

n.终端机，终点，末端；adj.终点的，按期的，致死的

参考例句：

• The car has reached its terminal speed and can run faster no longer.这辆车的速度已达到了极限，不能再跑更快了。
• There's a taxi stand outside the terminal.在终点站的外面有出租车。