华尔街中级英语Lesson 59

1. So you called John, right?
2. That’s right.
3. My name’s Maurice. Is this the first time you’ve been to our lovely island of Trinidad?
4. Yes, it is. Is it much farther¹ to where the concert is?
5. No, we’re nearly there. You see all those fruit trees over there? Well, the concert takes place in that field next to them.
6. I hope we haven’t missed them.
7. What do you mean? Of course we haven’t; we’re here to set up the equipment. The concert is in this evening.
8. Oh, of course.
9. Here we are, then.
10. Oh, so what next?
11. Look, I’m feeling a bit tired.
12. I think I’ll take a little nap² while you’re just getting the equipment off the truck and setting³ it up.
13. Wake me up when you’re ready for the sound check, OK?
14. Ready for what?
15. For the sound check: to check that the sound’s alright. You don’t seem to know very much about this.
16. No, I’m more in to the business side of things, you know. I’m not really a technical expert.
17. No, obviously⁴ not. Well, wake me up when you’re ready, OK?
18. I’m fed up with this! They’re all just using me: Dudu, Sasa, Maurice, even Hugo, let me have his apartment.
19. They’d better be careful. I’m not going to take much more of this.

1 farther   

adj.更远的，进一步的；adv.更远的，此外；far的比较级

参考例句：

• I can throw the ball farther than you can.这个球我能比你扔得远。
• The farther hill is five kilometres away.那座更远的小山在五公里以外。

2 nap   

n.(白天)打瞌睡，打盹

参考例句：

• The nap of the coat has been worn off.外衣上的绒毛已经磨掉了。
• Don't bother me while I am taking my nap.我小睡的时候不要打扰我。

3 setting   

n.背景

参考例句：

• The play has its setting in Vienna.该剧以维也纳为背景。
• Where and when a story takes place is called the setting.故事发生的地点和时间称为故事背景。

4 obviously   

adv.显然；明白地

参考例句：

• Obviously they were putting him to a severe test.显然他们是在给他以严峻的考验。
• Obviously he was lying.显然他是在撒谎。