华尔街高级英语Lesson 18

1.Aiko!
2.David! How nice to see you!
3.and you, too. Hey, who’s washing have you got there?
4.It belongs to one of my clients¹.
5.Your what?
6. It’s all part of the service, as they say.
7.Yes, of course.
8. Porter²!
9. Yes, madam?
10.Could you take this up to room 2613, please?
11. I’m sorry, madam. Would you please speak more slowly and clearly?
12. Take this to room 2613, please.
13. Ah, yes, room 2316. Certainly, madam.
14. Not 2316, 2613!
15 Ah yes, madam. Certainly.
16.This hotel is dreadful³! Nobody understands English. You can’t have your laudry done. They don’t even clean the sheets properly.
17 One of my clients refused to get into the bed. I had to change his sheets myself.
18. Wow! If you don’t mind my asking, what kind of job are you doing nowadays, Aiko?
19.I’m a tourist guide: I work with groups of Japanese people on vacation around the world.
20.Oh I see! No, it’s just the way you were talking about “clients”-
21.it kind of gives the impression that you’re, like, some kind of geisha, if you see what I mean.
22. Oh dear, was I using the wrong word? What should I call them-customers?
23. But really-here I am, asking you for an English lesson one minute after meeting you again .You must forgive me.
24.Hey, that’s alright, Aiko. That’s what teachers are for, giving people lessons.
25. Then perhaps we can have a quick one later, as your saying in English?
26. Yes.
27. Look, why are we standing⁴ around in this dreadful lobby⁵? Let’s go and have a coffee.
28. Sure-why not?

1 clients   

n.顾客( client的名词复数 )；当事人；诉讼委托人；[计算机]客户端

参考例句：

• a lawyer with many famous clients 拥有许多著名委托人的律师
• She understood the importance of establishing a close rapport with clients. 她懂得与客户建立密切和谐的关系的重要性。

2 porter   

n.搬运工人；守门人，门房

参考例句：

• The hotel porter will help you.旅馆的门童可以帮你的忙。
• The porter and I looked at each other and smiled.我和脚夫微笑着你看着我，我看着你。

3 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。

4 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

5 lobby   

n.前厅，（剧院的）门廊

参考例句：

• As he walked through the lobby,he skirted a group of ladies.他穿过门厅时，绕过了一群女士。
• The delegates entered the assembly hall by way of the lobby.代表们通过大厅进入会场。