华尔街基础英语Lesson 69

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Executive Health Clinic

Dear Colleagues,
I’m a different man since I came to this place. When you see me again you won’t believe how much I’ve changed. It was damned¹ hand at the start, I can tell you. No whisky, no poker², no cigarette and nothing but salads to eat. But I’m strong and I took if like a man. Soon I started to like running and drinking carrot juice; now I can run 15 miles without stopping! I feel like a new man already. The girls wont³ know what’s hit them when they meet the now martin Black! So how are you my dear friends? I can just see you all now; Sitting an your desks smoking too much, worrying to much, and going to the bar after work to drink too much, You’ll all die before you’re 40, and I’ll just go on and on, drinking my carrot juice and laughing at you.
Best wishes
Martin

1 damned   

a.该死的;打入地狱的

参考例句：

• The play was damned by the reviewers. 这部戏被评论家们批评得一无是处。
• She damned herself with one stupid remark. 她被自己的一句蠢话毁了。

2 poker   

n.扑克；vt.烙制

参考例句：

• He was cleared out in the poker game.他打扑克牌，把钱都输光了。
• I'm old enough to play poker and do something with it.我打扑克是老手了，可以玩些花样。

3 wont   

adj.习惯于；v.习惯；n.习惯

参考例句：

• He was wont to say that children are lazy.他常常说小孩子们懒惰。
• It is his wont to get up early.早起是他的习惯。