英语听力短剧 42投机致富

Episode 42: We are still successful

All: Hooray! Welcome back Tony!

Tony: Erm, cheers, thanks.

Magda: How are you feeling?

Tony: Much better thanks. All well now.

Johnny: Good to hear!

Harry¹: Carlos will be happy! He doesn’t have to work here anymore...

Tony: Actually...

Carlos: Yeah?

Tony: I was wondering, sometimes it’s useful to have an assistant, you know, someone to help out from time to time...

Carlos: Sure....

Tony: So, would you like to stay on for a bit?

Carlos: Just part time?

Tony: Just part time, yeah...

Carlos: Well, you know that really I want to open my own restaurant...

Tony: Yeah...well this will give you good experience....!

Carlos: I guess so. Why not? Sure!

Tony: Great! Thanks Carlos!

Olivia: That is the first time I’ve ever heard Tony say “thanks” to anyone!

Harry: So, Fadi – how’s our business coming along?

Johnny: Yeah – are we millionaires yet?

Fadi: Erm...well, I’ve got a bit of news for you there....

Harry: Doesn’t sound good...

Johnny: What’s going on?

Fadi: Well, I’ve had a bit of a problem raising the initial capital...

Harry: So we can’t start?

Fadi: Well, not exactly..I mean, I have invested – that is, spent – some of the money already...

Johnny: What on?

Fadi: Publicity², setting up the website, you know – important things!

Harry: But...?

Fadi: Well – it’s business, isn’t it? If we don’t get more money, we can’t go on...

Johnny: And in the meantime you’ve spent the money we gave you to invest...!

Fadi: You’ve got to speculate to accumulate! Be patient – we’ll still be successful!

Harry: If we don’t, I’ll be joining Carlos working in this café!

 

重点词汇语法讲解

Glossary³

initial (adj.) - beginning adj. 开始的，最初的，字首的

如：The government underwrotethe initial costs of the operation.

政府为该项活动提供了开办时所需的费用。

The new aircraft has performed very well in its initial trials.

这种新式飞机在最初几次试飞中表现性能良好。

publicity (n.) - advertising⁴ n. 公众的注意，宣传，宣扬

如：Reply to Publicity Department, FREEPOST, Oxford⁵ University Press, Oxford.

回信免费邮寄至牛津牛津大学出版社宣传部。

The new publicity manager is really on the ball.

新的宣传部主任确实很内行。

to invest (v.) - to pay money into something order to make more money v. 投资，投入

如：The crimes committed there invested the place with an air of mystery and gloom.

在那里发生罪案後，该地笼罩上一种阴森诡秘的气氛。

I'm thinking of investing in a new car.

我打算花一笔钱买辆新汽车。

to accumulate (v.) - to gradually increase in number vt. 积聚，累加，堆积

如：Dust and dirt soon accumulate if a house is not clean regularly.

房屋不经常打扫，尘土很快就越积越多。

However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the zoo felt obliged to investigate.

然而，当证据日趋增多时，该动物园的专家们感到有必要进行调查。

in the meantime (n.) - until something happens 与此同时，在此期间

如：The next programme starts in five minutes: in the meantime, here's some music.

下一节目五分钟後开始，现在先播放些音乐。

I like skiing and in the meantime, I know it is very dangerous.

我喜欢滑雪，同时也知道这非常危险。

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 publicity   

n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告

参考例句：

• The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。

3 glossary   

n.注释词表；术语汇编

参考例句：

• The text is supplemented by an adequate glossary.正文附有一个详细的词汇表。
• For convenience,we have also provided a glossary in an appendix.为了方便，我们在附录中也提供了术语表。

4 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

5 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。