华尔街高级英语Lesson 43

95. Can you get it please, David?
96. I’m busy, darling. I’ve got to mark my students’ homework.
97. I’m busy too; I’m looking after your baby!
98. She’s your baby, too! Look, I’ll get fired if I don’t correct these essays tonight; the students have been complaining again.
99. Alright. I’ll answer the phone. But you can take the baby!
100. Not on top of the homework! There, there, Sigismonda.
101. Yes? Aiee! Si. Iclarogue si!
102. What’s going on?
103. It’s my father! He’s been kidnapped!
104. What? When?
105. It happened this afternoon. they broke into his office
106. Gee, how terrible, what did they want!
107. I don’t know, money, presumably¹, of course, mama will give them everything we’ve got,  just to get him back.
108.  Er! Oh! Is that a good idea?
109. What do you mean? Is it a good idea
110. Well, I just mean, like it would be a real shame, just to give all that money away. It’s just a thought, that’s all
111. I’d better go straight to Mexico with Sigismonda so as to be near Mama
112. I’ll get the first flight tomorrow morning, I’ll start packing now
113. And I suppose I’d better finish marking these damn² essays, who is this, then, oh, yes, Melissa.

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 damn   

int.该死，他妈的；vt.指责，贬斥，诅咒

参考例句：

• Damn this useless typewriter!这台破打字机真该死！
• I knew damn well what he was going to say.我非常清楚他要说什么。