生活英语对话 Episode 88: The boss's plan

本单元是关于老板的计划的对话

Boss: Would you like to hear it? You'll like it, I promise!
Tim: I'm listening...
Boss: Look Tim, my little plan could get us both out of quite a tight spot. It's quite simple really, you just say that you noticed the watch boxes had been tampered¹ with when you accepted the delivery² from the suppliers. That'll take the heat off us and move the investigation³ onto them.
Tim: Yeah, but the police won't just take my word for it, will they?
Boss: That's true Tim, they probably won't, but I'm going to arrange for them to find some more evidence to link the fake⁴ watches firmly to the supplier and not us. I won't go into details, but it'll work, trust me.
Tim: So somebody else will end up being charged with a crime they didn't commit.
Boss: Well if it isn't somebody else Tim, it'll probably be you.
Tim: Can I just say something here?
Boss: Yes Tim, what is it?


Vocabulary (词汇):

a tight spot （处境困难）
a difficult situation that is hard to solve or get out of

tampered with （损害;篡改。这里指未经许可就强行打开）
interfered with -here, opened without permission

take the heat off （这里指吸引警察的注意力）
(here) take the police's attention away

take my word for it （相信我）
believe me

charged with （被控）
formally accused of committing a crime

 

1 tampered   

v.窜改( tamper的过去式 )；篡改；（用不正当手段）影响；瞎摆弄

参考例句：

• The records of the meeting had been tampered with. 会议记录已被人擅自改动。 来自辞典例句
• The old man's will has been tampered with. 老人的遗嘱已被窜改。 来自辞典例句

2 delivery   

n.交付；投递；分娩；解救者；演讲的风格

参考例句：

• The strike caused a great delay in the delivery of the mail.这次罢工严重地延误了邮件的投递。
• He was employed at the local grocery store as a delivery boy.他受雇于当地杂货店当送货员。

3 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

4 fake   

vt.伪造，造假，假装；n.假货，赝品

参考例句：

• He can tell a fake from the original.他能分辨出赝品和真品。
• You can easily fake up an excuse to avoid going out with him.你可以很容易地编造一个借口而不与他一同外出。