大忙人学社交口语 第41期:醉得厉害

 Conversation 1

对话1

Who's that tall guy over there?

那边那个高个子是谁?

Oh, that's George. He looks very drunk.

哦，那是George。他看起来醉得很厉害。

What's he like normally?

他平常为人怎么样?

Oh, he's really reserved, normally.

额，他平常很拘谨。

But, from what I hear, he's got lots of problems?

可是据我所知，他似乎有很多问题。

Really? What kind of problems?

是吗?什么样的问题?

Well, off the record, of course, but I hear that he's got terrible debts.

哦，别告诉别人，我听说他负债累累。

He has his own company, and it's not going very well.

他自己开公司，但经营得不太好。

Really? Well, I hate to say this, but I'm not surprised.

真的吗?我很不想这么说，不过我并不觉得意外。

Really? What makes you say that?

是吗，你为什么会这么说?

Well, he doesn't look very honest.

哦……他似乎不太老实。

I know, that's the problem. He can't find any customers.

我知道，问题就出在这里。他根本找不到客户。

It's a pity, really, because his products are very good.

这真的很可惜，因为他的产品很好。

Oh, that reminds me. Did I tell you about my new laptop?

对了，我突然想到，我有没有跟你提过我的新笔记本电脑?

Oh, don't talk to me about laptops.

拜托，别跟我提到笔记本电脑。

Mine crashed on Friday and I lost everything. I hate them.

我的笔记本电脑星期五坏了，资料全都不见了。气死我了。

Oh, really?

哦，是吗?

Look, I need another drink. Do you want one?

对了，我要再喝一杯。你要吗?

Yes, I'll have another cocktail¹.

好，我还要一杯鸡尾酒。

Vodka martini?

伏特加马丁尼是吗?

Absolutely.

没错。

I'll be back in a sec.

我等下就回来。

OK. I'll wait for you here.

好，我在这里等你。

Conversation 2

对话2

Who's that striking woman over there?

那边那个大美女是谁?

Hm? Oh, that's Alice. She's totally mad.

嗬?俄，那是Alice。

Don't get yourself in a room alone with her.

她根本是个疯子，千万不要跟她独处一室。

Really? Why not? She looks great.

是吗，为什么?她看起来很不错啊。

Yes, I know, but she's dangerous.

是啊，我知道，可是她很危险。

Really? Tell me more.

是吗，再说多一点。

Well, I'm not one to gossip, as you know, but rumor² has it that she sued her former boss for sexual harassment³.

Karen哦，你也知道我不爱说长道短，不过有传闻说，她告她的前任老板性骚扰。

Wow, crikey. So what happened?

哇塞，结果呢?

Well, this is just between ourselves, of course, but he was her lover and he wanted to leave her, so she got revenge.

这个嘛，千万不要说出去，他们两个是一对，而他想要离开她，于是她就报复。

I heard him say she was a dangerous woman.

我听他说，她是个危险的女人。

Wow.

哇。

Oh, while we're on the subject, what happened to you and your secretary?

对了，既然我们聊到了这件事，你跟你的秘书怎么样了?

I have no idea what you're talking about.

我不知道你在说什么。

Oh, come on. Everybody knows.

你得了吧，大家都知道。

Could you excuse me a moment? I have to make a phone call.

容我告辞一下好吗?我得打个电话。

Oh, sure.

哦，当然好。

1 cocktail   

n.鸡尾酒；餐前开胃小吃；混合物

参考例句：

• We invited some foreign friends for a cocktail party.我们邀请了一些外国朋友参加鸡尾酒会。
• At a cocktail party in Hollywood,I was introduced to Charlie Chaplin.在好莱坞的一次鸡尾酒会上，人家把我介绍给查理·卓别林。

2 rumor   

n.谣言，谣传，传说

参考例句：

• The rumor has been traced back to a bad man.那谣言经追查是个坏人造的。
• The rumor has taken air.谣言流传开了。

3 harassment   

n.骚扰，扰乱，烦恼，烦乱

参考例句：

• She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。
• The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。