直捷英语(附mp3和字幕) Unit 33

JOE:Are you working late tonight?
[00:12.91]RICHARD:Excuse me.Yes,Trish.Constanza Fuentes? Are you sure? OK.
[00:24.41]Hobart...Hello,Constanza...How are you? Fine,thank you.How can I help you?
[00:31.61]Uh huh....Yes...Excuse me?....No,I hadn't. I...uh...sure.
[00:43.49]I'd be happy to consider it.Lunch on Thursday. Fine.See you then.
[00:53.90]JOE:Constanza Fuentes?As in Party Chairwoman Fuentes?Well?
[01:05.50]What did she want?
[01:07.49]RICHARD:She asked me if I had ever thought of rnning for public office.
[01:12.26]JOE:Any particular one?
[01:15.65]RICHARD:Attorney General of the State of Massachusetts.
[01:19.32]JOE:That's right Phil's retiring.
[01:21.50]What does our boss think about you taking his place?
[01:24.50]RICHARD:Constanza said Phil loves the idea.
[01:27.00]JOE:What else did she say?
[01:28.78]RICHARD:Not much.She said we are doing a great job
[01:32.86]and I have a lot to offer and they need a candidate¹.
[01:36.94]JOE:So you said you'll think about it.
[01:39.14]RICHARD:Yeah.Am I crazy?Can I do this?
[01:44.14]JOE:If you want to.
[01:45.72]RICHARD:I have to tell Nancy what's going on.
[01:49.10]JOE:We can finish this later.
[02:00.10]YVONNE:This is a big job.
[02:16.61]NANCY:But we can do it.
[02:20.30]YVONNE:Klara Kovak,here we come.
[02:25.51]KLARA:Nancy,Yvonne.Do come in.It's nice,but it's not quite right.
[03:03.62]We've had several decorators come in,but so far,it's been a disappointment.
[03:08.90]Notice the colors.They simply won't do.I can't bear to look at them...
[03:17.30]KLARA:Antonio and I hired a firm to fix the walls.
[03:31.80]Well,we came home to find the kitchen completely ruind.
[03:35.30]Do you know what they said to me?...
[03:38.69]KLARA:From then on,I watched the workmen² do every little thing,no matter how small.
[03:45.89]After all,how else will I know...And look at this carpet.
[03:51.67]I dont like carpets.You see people covring beautiful wood floors.
[03:55.75]It makes no sense whatsoever³...
[03:58.03]KLARA:I'll have the architect send you plans.
[04:02.04]NANCY:Ms.Kovak... KLARA:Oh,Klara.
[04:05.23]NANCY:Klara.I'm sorry.I thought the phone was off.Excuse me.
[04:09.91]KLARA:As I was saying....
[04:12.82]NANCY:Hello.Hi.I'm in a meeting,but keep talking.I need the break.
[04:19.42]What's up?Who?She asked you what?What did you say?Wow.
[04:32.81]OK,honey.I'll see you tonight.
[04:37.58]YVONNE:We'd love you to come to our office.We'll call and arrange an appointment.
[04:44.66]YVONNE:Wow.
[04:51.96]NANCY:What were we dont in there?That house is fine.
[04:59.26]YVONNE:What did Klara say?"It's nice but it's not quite rigth."
[05:05.06]She wants us to make it right!Oh no!

1 candidate   

n.候选人；候补者；投考者，申请求职者

参考例句：

• Voters like a candidate who has the common touch. 投票者喜欢那些平易近人的候选人。
• The local newspapers dressed up the candidate as a boxer.当地报纸把那个候选人描绘成一个拳击手。

2 workmen   

n.技术工人，工匠( workman的名词复数 )；工人；工匠；工作者；体力劳动者

参考例句：

• The workmen sawed and hammered all day. 工人又锯又锤，干了整整一天。
• workmen with picks and shovels 手拿镐铲的工人

3 whatsoever   

adv.（用于否定句中以加强语气）任何；pron.无论什么

参考例句：

• There's no reason whatsoever to turn down this suggestion.没有任何理由拒绝这个建议。
• All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you,do ye even so to them.你想别人对你怎样，你就怎样对人。