像美国人一样说英语23：Bob Has a Surprise Visitor

像美国人一样说英语23：Bob Has a

Surprise Visitor

Lesson 23Bob Has a Surprise Visitor

鲍勃有意外来客

Bob's former boss Peter, from the furniture store, comes to visit. He offers Bob his old job back, but Bob's not interested.

鲍勃的前老板、家私店的皮特上门来拜访。他想把鲍勃招回原职，但鲍勃不感兴趣。

Peter: Hi Bob. I was just in the neighborhood so I thought I'd stop by.

嗨，鲍勃，我正好在附近就想顺便来拜访一下。

Bob:Come on in.Take a cookie.

进来吧。吃块饼干吧。

Peter:Thanks. I'm glad to see you're not holding a grudge against me for firing you.

谢谢。我很高兴看到你没有因为我解雇你而对我怀恨在心。

Bob:Not at all. At first, it burned me up.But I feel better now.

完全不存在。一开始，我倒是怒火中烧，但现在我没那么生气了。

Peter:Good. I'm glad you have no hard feelings.How

would you like your old job back?

那太好了。很高兴见你没有埋怨情绪。你想不想挽回原来的工作？

Bob:What happened to your wonderful new manager?

你那个出色的新经理出什么事儿了？

Peter: She drank at work. By five o'clock, she'd be lying under a dining room table, three sheets to the wind.Yesterday, I finally got rid of her.

她上班时饮酒。到了五点钟，就会躺在一张饭桌下，喝得酩酊大醉。昨天，我终于把她炒掉了。

Bob:Let me get this straight.You replaced me with some crazy woman who got plastered every day on the job?

那请恕我直言。你就用这么个每天在上班时喝得烂醉的疯女人取代了我（把我炒了）？

Peter:Yeah, I lost my head.

是的，我昏头了。

Bob:I don't think you lost your head. I just think you've got rocks in your head!

我可不觉得你是昏头了。我只是觉得你脑子有病。

Peter:Bob, I'm trying to level with you.I never should've let you go.

鲍勃，我就跟你说实话吧。我不该解雇你的。

Bob:No use crying over spilt milk.

事已如此，后悔也是枉然。

Peter:So you'll come back and work for me?

那你回来给我工作吗？

Bob:Not on your life! Susan and I are very well off now. We just sold our new company for a small fortune!

你别想了！苏珊和我现在有钱了。我们刚刚以不菲的价钱卖掉了我们的新公司。

口语笔记：* At first: in the beginning 一开始，最初* (to) burn someone up: to make someone angry 激怒,使大怒* Come on in: enter 进来吧* (to) get plastered: to get drunk 喝醉* (to) get rid of: to free oneself of; to throw out 摆脱，除去，丢掉* (to) get (something) straight: to clarify; to understand 讲清楚；弄清楚；搞明白；恕我直言* (to) hold a grudge against (someone): to stay angry with someone about a past offense 对某人怀恨在心* (to) let (someone) go: to fire; dismiss employees 解雇某人* (to) level with (someone): to speak openly and honestly with someone 对……说实话；直言相对* (to) lose one's head: to lose control of one's behavior; to not know what one is doing 失去理智；慌张失措；冲动；没主意* No hard feelings: no anger; no bitterness 没有埋怨情绪；无恶感* No use crying over spilt milk: there's no point in regretting something that's too

late to change 覆水难收；事已如此，后悔也是枉然。* Not on your life: definitely not 绝对不行,你休想* On the job: at work 在工作* Small fortune: a good amount of money 一大笔钱；巨款* (to) stop by: to pay a quick visit 串门* Three sheets to the wind: drunk 喝醉的；酩酊大醉* Well off: wealthy, financially secure 富有的,富裕的