华尔街高级英语Lesson 30

72. My story, as you put it, is this: I first met Mr. P though my antiques¹ business.
73.He used to collect, er…medieval religious statues, and I sometimes bought them for him.
74.I had absolutely no idea that he was involved in drugs, or I wouldn’t have had anything to do with him.
75. Well, after a while Mr. P tryed to persuade me to join him in the drugs business.
76. He was a monster: he threatened to have me killed if I refused.
77.He even sent Roger Temple, who used to be a friend of mine, to threaten me…
78. So, I’ve found you at last, you bastard²!
79. Roger! What do you want from me?
80. According to the papers, Temple used to carry the drugs, and you informed the police about him so as to get rid of him.
81.Will you forget about the damn³ papers! My sweet, don’t you believe what I’m saying?
82.Sorry Dad, I just … oh, carry on.
83. Thank you. I decided⁴ that I had to find a way of stopping Mr. P,
84.so I flew to Trinidad in order to destroy him, his drugs and his whole organization.
85.Really? You mean it was you who blow up the whole place?
86. Well no, not exactly. I was there when it happened, though.
87.So how did you manage to survive, then?
88.I’m coming to that. So, there I was in front of Mr. P and Roger Temple, telling them exactly what I thought of them…
89.I hate and despise⁵ you for making a profit from the misery⁶ of drug-takers, and I shall see that you are brought to justice!
90. What was that?
91. My God! The whole place is going up!
92.I found myself flying through the air. I couldn’t see anything; I didn’t know whether I was dead or alive…
93. I hope you’re feeling alright, sir. I’ve brought your first courses and your wine.
94.Yes, yes, thank you! As I was saying, there I was, with bits trees and buildings flying all around me,
95.and the terrifying noise of the explosion…
96.Then I lost consciousness⁷ for a while, and the next thing I knew was when I found myself in the sea; in absolute silence, apart from the waves.
97. There was a bit of a fog, so I couldn’t tell whether or not I was near the land.
98.At first I was glad to be alive and well. I didn’t seem to have been injured in the explosion.
99.But that feeling quickly changed to fear and panic. I’m not a strong swimmer, as you know,
100.and in any case I had no idea in which direction to go. I told myself to keep calm, choose a direction at random⁸, and started swimming.
101.After a few minutes of this, I was completely exhausted⁹.
102.I thought I was going to drown there in the calm, blue Atlantic Ocean; far, far away from home.
103.Suddenly I saw a small boat, a rubber dingy¹⁰ in fact, just a short distance away.
104.And with the last of my strength I managed to swim over and pull myself up into it.
105.No sooner had I done this than I noticed that there were someone else there.
106.He wasn’t moving and he didn’t seem to be breathing, so I presumed¹¹ he was dead.
107.Then, as I sat there wondering what to do, he slowly turned his face towards me.
108.My God! Roger!
109.So here you are, at last!

1 antiques   

n.古玩，古董，古物( antique的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The room was furnished with antiques. 房间里摆放了古董。
• a priceless collection of antiques 价值连城的古文物收藏

2 bastard   

n.坏蛋，混蛋；私生子

参考例句：

• He was never concerned about being born a bastard.他从不介意自己是私生子。
• There was supposed to be no way to get at the bastard.据说没有办法买通那个混蛋。

3 damn   

int.该死，他妈的；vt.指责，贬斥，诅咒

参考例句：

• Damn this useless typewriter!这台破打字机真该死！
• I knew damn well what he was going to say.我非常清楚他要说什么。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 despise   

vt.看不起，轻视，鄙视

参考例句：

• Don't cheat at exams or others will despise you.考试不要作弊，否则别人会瞧不起你。
• No one will despise you.没有人鄙视你。

6 misery   

n.痛苦，苦恼，苦难；悲惨的境遇，贫苦

参考例句：

• Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。
• He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。

7 consciousness   

n.意识，觉悟，知觉

参考例句：

• The experience helped to change her social consciousness.这种经验有助于改变她的社会意识。
• He lost consciousness at the first whiff of ether.他一嗅到乙醚便失去了知觉。

8 random   

adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动

参考例句：

• The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。

9 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

10 dingy   

adj.昏暗的，肮脏的

参考例句：

• It was a street of dingy houses huddled together. 这是一条挤满了破旧房子的街巷。
• The dingy cottage was converted into a neat tasteful residence.那间脏黑的小屋已变成一个整洁雅致的住宅。

11 presumed   

以为，假定( presume的过去式和过去分词 )； 推定； 妄行； 冒昧地做某事

参考例句：

• If a person is missing for seven years,he is presumed dead. 假如一个人失踪七年，即看作已经死亡。
• Her good nature can be presumed upon once too often. 不妨再利用一次她那善良的天性。