礼节美语 Business Etiquette 244-a-really-bad-day-2

 　　Harry¹告诉同事Cindy, 他这一天真是倒了血霉了。早上起晚，上班迟到，忘了取送去干洗的西装，所以只好穿着T恤和牛仔裤来公司上班，不仅如此，钱包还被人偷了。

　　Cindy听后很同情地说，

　　Cindy: Wow, Harry...this might just be the worst day of your life!

　　H: I know! (beep, beep sound) Well...when it rains it pours! Now my cell phone is out of power! And of course...I left my charger at home.

　　C: (Sniffs) Hey...what's that smell? it's kind of nasty.

　　H: Yeah, you're right....it does stink². Oh! Look at my shoes! I stepped in dog poo!

　　C: (Chuckle) It's almost funny. Well, you know...when life brings you troubles you can either laugh or cry. Maybe you should go buy a lottery³ ticket! One of my Chinese friends told me that when you step in doggie poo, you might win the lottery!

　　正聊着，Harry手机又没电了。When it rains, it pours! 这种说法是指不管好事还是坏事，要来的时候就会接二连三，在这里可以理解为祸不单行。这时，两人都闻到有臭味，It stinks⁴. 原来是Harry不小心踩到了狗屎，dog poo. Cindy说，她的中国朋友告诉她，踩到狗屎应该去买乐透lottery，没准能中大奖。

　　H: Ha! Even if I wanted to...I don't have any money! I don't even know how I'm getting home tonight.

　　C: I can lend you some money.

　　H: Thanks, Cindy...that's very kind of you.

　　C: Not at all! Did you cancel your credit cards?

　　H: Not yet.

　　C: You better get on the phone and do that ASAP...you don't want some thief going on a shopping spree with your cards.

　　H: No, I certainly don't. Do you think I should report the theft to the police?

　　别说买乐透，Harry钱包丢了，今天连回家的路费都没有着落呢。Cindy安慰Harry, 说可以借钱给他，还问他有没有 cancel your credit cards.把信用卡都关掉，否则的话，小偷可能会拿着Harry的信用卡，go on a shopping spree 去疯狂购物。Harry说自己这就去，还问Cindy，自己要不要向警察报案。Cindy说：

　　C: Well...to be honest, the chances of getting your wallet back are low...but you might want to report it anyway. Maybe the cops will eventually catch the guy.

　　H: Ok...I'll go do that during my lunch break. Wow...what a day!

　　C: Keep your chin up, Harry. I know it's been a rough day for you, but someday you'll be able to laugh about this.

　　H: I hope so. Thanks for being a good friend.

　　C: Of course! What are friends for? Let me buy you lunch today...ok?

　　H: Cindy...you're an angel.

　　Cindy觉得，to be honest 老实说，钱包找回来的可能性很小，但她还是建议Harry去报案。Cindy还鼓励Harry说，keep your chin up! 抬起头来，别那么沮丧。Harry夸Cindy够意思。Cindy回答说，What are friends for? 直译为“要朋友干嘛用的？”意思是这是朋友应该做的，她最后还说，要请Harry吃中饭。

1 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

2 stink   

vi.发出恶臭；糟透，招人厌恶；n.恶臭

参考例句：

• The stink of the rotten fish turned my stomach.腐烂的鱼臭味使我恶心。
• The room has awful stink.那个房间散发着难闻的臭气。

3 lottery   

n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事

参考例句：

• He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
• They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。

4 stinks   

v.散发出恶臭( stink的第三人称单数 )；发臭味；名声臭；糟透

参考例句：

• The whole scheme stinks to high heaven—don't get involved in it. 整件事十分卑鄙龌龊——可别陷了进去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The soup stinks of garlic. 这汤有大蒜气味。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》