早安英文 第101期:兰博基尼最开始竟然是做拖拉机的!

 「英文学习笔记」

vengeance¹ n. 报复；报仇

bullshit n. 胡说

late fee n. 滞纳金；过时附加费

blockbuster 在线录像租赁服务商

kicker n. 踢者；意外的结局

rival n. 竞争者；对手

backstab vt. 陷害；背后伤人

A lot of companies, they didn’t just start from an idea or some dream, some of them started out of a kind of vengeance.

许多公司在成立之初都不是因为某种想法活着梦想，而是因为一种“复仇”。

Sony came out with a stand alone console called the Play Station, that would be compatible with SNES games. But eventually, nintendo announced it would partner with Phillips, Sony’s biggest rival.

索尼为了和任天堂游戏兼容,推出了一款独立的控制台.但是最终，任天堂宣布和索尼最大的竞争对手——飞利浦合作了。

Lamborghini used to make tractors. It was a really successful company and he made good money. He was really interested in sports cars and he owned a Ferrari250 GT.

作为一个非常成功的大公司，兰博基尼的创始人曾是制造拖拉机的。但是他对于赛车情有独钟，并且拥有一辆法拉利250GT。

Lamborghini goes to Ferrari with a complaint about a problem with the clutch. Ferrari answers with “the problem isn’t with the car, the problem is with the driver!”

兰博基尼曾经就离合器的问题投诉过法拉利，法拉利回答说：“这不是车子的问题，而是司机的问题！”

1 vengeance   

n.报复，报仇，复仇

参考例句：

• He swore vengeance against the men who murdered his father.他发誓要向那些杀害他父亲的人报仇。
• For years he brooded vengeance.多年来他一直在盘算报仇。