华尔街高级英语Lesson 35

 82. Can I help you?
 83. Yes, thank you. I want to report the loss of my car.
 84. The loss of your car? How exactly does one go about losing a car?
 85. Well, no, I mean…
 86. Presumably¹, you mean it was stolen. Let me get out the form-theft of a private motor vehicle.
 87. What make of car was it and what was its year of manufacture?
 88. It was a1991 Sapuku, sir. The thing is…
 89. 1991Sapuku. Which model?
 90. A Kratina 300, but.
 91. A Kratina 300. And what was the number on the plate?
 92. V-E-R-1-B-E-R-1. But…
 93. V-E-R-1-B-E-R-1. Now…
 94. Look I’m sorry but it wasn’t stolen. It was blown up.
 95. What do you mean blown up?
 96. It’s sort of wenti vroom! Gosh!
 97. I see. We’ve got a comedian² here. So why would anyone want to blow up your car? Are you in trouble with a gang, or something like that?
 98. No, no, really. Look, I’m very sorry. I was in a hurry and I left the car in a no parking zone. Do you think that might have been why it happened?
 99. I can’t quite make up my mind whether you’re a time waster, or a troublemaker³, or both. I think you’d better come with me.
100. What? Why?
101. I’m arresting you for…let me think-causing a public danger, stopping a police officer from carrying out his duty, and using bad language in a public place.
102. You can’t do that. It wasn’t my fault. It’s not fair. What about the insurance? Hey, I’ve got these frozen⁴ hamburgers. They’ll go bad.
103. Hello.
104. Hello; Mr. Lamorg. Bad news I’m afraid.
105. What? Didn’t you get him?
106. No, I’m sorry. By the time the bomb went off he was already in his hotel. Do you want me to try again?
107. No, fool. I’ll have to deal with him myself.

1 presumably   

adv.据推测，大概，可能

参考例句：

• No reply from him yet,presumably he hasn't received my letter.他没有回信，想必没有收到我的信。
• Presumably she could be trusted to find a safe place.或许满可以相信她，找得到安全的所在。

2 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。

3 troublemaker   

n.惹是生非者，闹事者，捣乱者

参考例句：

• I would hate you to think me a troublemaker.我不愿你认为我是个搬弄是非的人。
• Li Yang has always been a troublemaker.李阳总是制造麻烦。

4 frozen   

adj.冻结的，冰冻的

参考例句：

• He was frozen to death on a snowing night.在一个风雪的晚上，他被冻死了。
• The weather is cold and the ground is frozen.天寒地冻。