华尔街高级英语Lesson 45

1. How are you getting on with my bike, Jean? I’ve got to go out soon.
2. It’s nearly finished. It’s only got a flat tire, you know. Annie I don’t see why you couldn’t fix it yourself.
3. It’s to do with the division of labor¹, Jean. Even under self-sufficiency. It just isn’t economical for everybody to do every kind of work. We all have to specialize,      that’s why some of us write articles, and address meetings and so on while others of us well fix bicycles, for instance.
4. I thought all that was what we were trying to change.
5. Look, it’s not worth arguing about. Have you read this article in the paper about ”the New French Government’s so-called “Green Economic Policy”?
6. No. I’ve been too busy fixing bicycles, actually.
7. Hello, everybody. I’ve got someone for you to meet. The other two are through here.
8. Lauren, this is Jean, and this is Annie. Lauren’s from New York. I just met her in the bookstore. Apparently², she needs a place to stay.
9. Just for a few days, that’s all.
10. I expect that’ll be all right.
11. What do you do Lauren?
12. You know, in New York, we’ve got a lot of immigrants from El Salvador and Nicaragua and places like that. I reach English to immigrant women.
13. What bring you to Washdon?
14. I guess just travelling around, you know.
15. I’ll get it.
16. Hello,2185434
17. Can I speak to Annie Peters, please?
18. Speaking.
19. Good, My name is Christie Schmidt. I don’t know if you got my message.
20. I thought you might ring again. Yes, I got a message. But I wasn’t very clear who your were and what you wanted.
21. Oh, I see. Well I’m a freelance journalist. And I’m very involved in the Green Movement in Germany. I was hoping to do an interview with you.
22. Who would the interview be for?
23. We have a very good environmentalist magazine---called Greune Shlacht, which means ”Green Battle”
24. Yes, I know the magazine. I don’t agree with it’s political views, though. I believe in ”non-violent” action.
25. Yes, so do I. I wasn’t definite about—Greune shlacht. I mean I might well give the article to someone else. The point is I’d really like to meet you, anyway.
26. Alright, then. When would you suggest?
27. Tomorrow morning. is the only time I’ve got free really.
28. It’s not very convenient. I’ve got to go shopping.
29. I’ll come with you Annie, if you’ve got nothing against it. Where shall we meet, then?
30. We can meet outside Cheatman’s.
31. Where’s that?
32. It’s a big department store in Slum³ Bridge Road, near Easter Avenue Subway station.
33. I don’t know that part of Washdon well, but I’m sure I’ll find it.
34. See you there tomorrow then.
35. I look forward to it. Bye-bye, Annie.
36. I don’t trust that lady. I wonder what she’s really after.

1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

3 slum   

n.贫民窟，贫民区；vi.（因好奇而）逛贫民区

参考例句：

• These children came from a slum area.这些孩子来自贫民窟区。
• What a wretched existence the people in the slum lead!这个贫民窟里的人们过着多么令人悲惨的生活啊！