英语小达人 296 A Smart Businessman(在线收听

   A Smart Businessman

  聪明的商人
  Jack, a smart businessman, talks to his son.
  杰克是个很精明的商人,他找儿子谈话。
  Jack: "I want you to marry a girl of my choice."
  杰克:“我想让你娶一个我选的姑娘。”
  Son: "I will choose my own bride."
  儿子:“我想要自己选新娘。”
  Jack: "But the girl is Bill Gates's daughter."
  杰克:“可是这姑娘是比尔·盖茨的女儿。”
  Son: "Well, in that case..."
  儿子:“哦,如果是这样的话……”
  Next Jack approaches Bill Gates.
  接着,杰克又去找比尔·盖茨。
  Jack: "I have a husband for your daughter."
  杰克:“我帮你的女儿选了一个老公。”
  Bill Gates: "But my daughter is too young to marry."
  比尔·盖茨:“可是我女儿还年轻,还不想结婚呢。”
  Jack: "But this young man is a vice-president of the World Bank."
  杰克:“可是这个年轻人是世界银行的副总裁。”
  Bill Gates: "Ah, in that case..."
  比尔·盖茨:“啊,如果是这样的话……”
  Finally Jack goes to see the president of the World Bank.
  最后杰克去见了世界银行的总裁。
  Jack: "I have a young man to be recommended as a vice-president."
  杰克:“我给你推荐一个年轻人作副总裁。”
  President: "But I already have more vice-president than I need."
  总裁:“可是我的副总裁已经太多了。”
  Jack: "But his young man is Bill Gates's son-in-law."
  杰克:“可是这个年轻人是比尔·盖茨的女婿。”
  President: "Ah, in that case..."
  总裁:“啊,如果是这样的话……”
  This is how business is done!!
  生意就是这样做成的!!
  重点讲解:
  1. sb./sth. of one's choice
  …选中的;…看中的;
  eg. In many societies children still marry someone of their parents' choice.
  在许多社会,子女结婚仍然只能听从父母之命。
  eg. A burden of one's choice is not felt.
  爱挑的担子不嫌重。
  2. in that case
  那样的话;在那种情况下;
  eg. In that case you'll have to clear yourself.
  那样,你只得自行辩白了。
  eg. In that case we will not look on with folded arms.
  在这种情况下,我们不会袖手旁观。
  3. recommend sb. as...
  推荐(某人)为……
  eg. I recommend her to him as a secretary.
  我推荐她作他的秘书。
  eg. We recommend John as the candidate of the party
  我们推举约翰为党候选人。
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