《复仇》 第356期:转亏为利

 Before we close the book on 2002, 在我们告别2002之前

I'd like to raise a glass 我想先向

to all of you who have stood by our family 那些支持我家庭和

here at home and at Grayson Global. 格雷森国际的人祝酒

As many of you know, 正如大家所知

our company has been languishing¹ in the red 自93年恐怖事件后

ever since the, um, the terrible incident back in '93. 公司一直面临严重亏损

But I am proud to announce 但我自豪地宣布

that after ten long years, 在过去十年之久后

we've finally fought our way back to black. 我们终于转亏为盈

Grayson Global is on top again, 格雷森国际再次走向巅峰

and that is where I intend to keep us. 这也是我今后努力维持的目标

Hear, hear. 太棒了

And continuing with the theme of onward² and upward, 在继续推行稳步发展主题的同时

it gives me great pleasure to announce that 我荣幸地宣布

Michael and Lydia Davis will be sharing 迈克尔和莉迪亚·戴维斯将会同我们一起

our little stretch of beach. 分享无敌海景

As I've managed 我已同

to broker³ a deal with the title holders⁴ 隔壁房子的产权人

of the house right next door, 达成交易

who at long last will be relinquishing⁵ their 他们终于愿意放手 

death grip on the property. 不再死守那房产

You're a mensch, Conrad. 你受人尊敬  康拉德

We'll have to arrange a finder's fee. 我们会支付中介费用的

Having you as my neighbors is payment enough. Thank you. 有你为邻已足矣  谢谢

 

1 languishing   

a. 衰弱下去的

参考例句：

• He is languishing for home. 他苦思家乡。
• How long will she go on languishing for her red-haired boy? 为想见到她的红头发的儿子，她还将为此烦恼多久呢？

2 onward   

adj.向前的，前进的；adv.向前，前进，在先

参考例句：

• The Yellow River surges onward like ten thousand horses galloping.黄河以万马奔腾之势滚滚向前。
• He followed in the steps of forerunners and marched onward.他跟随着先辈的足迹前进。

3 broker   

n.中间人，经纪人；v.作为中间人来安排

参考例句：

• He baited the broker by promises of higher commissions.他答应给更高的佣金来引诱那位经纪人。
• I'm a real estate broker.我是不动产经纪人。

4 holders   

支持物( holder的名词复数 )； 持有者； （支票等）持有人； 支托（或握持）…之物

参考例句：

• Slaves were mercilessly ground down by slave holders. 奴隶受奴隶主的残酷压迫。
• It is recognition of compassion's part that leads the up-holders of capital punishment to accuse the abolitionists of sentimentality in being more sorry for the murderer than for his victim. 正是对怜悯的作用有了认识，才使得死刑的提倡者指控主张废除死刑的人感情用事，同情谋杀犯胜过同情受害者。

5 relinquishing   

交出，让给( relinquish的现在分词 )； 放弃

参考例句：

• The international relinquishing of sovereignty would have to spring from the people. 在国际间放弃主权一举要由人民提出要求。
• We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it. 我们很明白，没有人会为了废除权力而夺取权力。 来自英汉文学