2015年ESL之商务英语 25 Making Office Renovations

ESL Podcast 1164 – Making Office Renovations 

Alice: I can’t hear you over that hammering. When are these renovations going to be done? 

Dilbert: They’re already two weeks past the scheduled completion date and I can only guess at the cost overruns. 

Alice: It feels like they’re never going to finish. 

Dilbert: I know. When the renovations were announced, I was glad to hear that the office would be reconfigured for better use. 

Alice: Me, too. 

Dilbert: The upgrades sounded good – new lighting¹ fixtures², flooring, and sound-deadening walls and ceilings. 

Alice: I was looking forward to an updated look with new built-ins. This old furniture shows lots of wear and tear. 

Dilbert: Yeah, now all I want is to be rid of all this dust. Who can work with this racket? 

Alice: Heh? What did you say? Did you say you can’t hack³ it? Me, neither! 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 lighting   

n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光

参考例句：

• The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
• The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。

2 fixtures   

（房屋等的）固定装置( fixture的名词复数 )； 如（浴盆、抽水马桶）； 固定在某位置的人或物； （定期定点举行的）体育活动

参考例句：

• The insurance policy covers the building and any fixtures contained therein. 保险单为这座大楼及其中所有的设施保了险。
• The fixtures had already been sold and the sum divided. 固定设备已经卖了，钱也分了。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

3 hack   

n.劈，砍，出租马车；v.劈，砍，干咳

参考例句：

• He made a hack at the log.他朝圆木上砍了一下。
• Early settlers had to hack out a clearing in the forest where they could grow crops.早期移民不得不在森林里劈出空地种庄稼。