【正文】 s.文斯： 我要提供你資訊王的認(rèn)股權(quán)。t you?吉娜： 你在雇用我的當(dāng)時，就知道你會缺現(xiàn)金，對吧？Vince: Let me explain. To get more cash, I39。為了要有更多現(xiàn)金，我就得跟投資我們的維康創(chuàng)投借更多的錢。t want to give away any more of your future 4) profits than you have to.吉娜： 我知道這種運作方式。Vince: Exactly. Instead of 5) increasing their 6) position, I want to increase yours.文斯： 正是。語言詳解A: I39。B: Thank you.謝謝您?！窟@里的work不是指“工作”，而是指“事物運作的道理與規(guī)范”，類似于行規(guī)的概念：A:I am afraid we are going to have to fire you.我恐怕我們得要開除你了。s OK, I know how it works. You just don39。你就是看不慣我。A: Why did you give your bicycle away?你為何把你的腳踏車送掉了？B: It39。反正我要換新的。4) profit (n.) 利潤5) increase (v.) 增加6) position (n.) 地位，此指“股權(quán)”。m not cheap.吉娜： 我可不便宜。m prepared to increase your 1) stake to three percent.文斯： 我準(zhǔn)備把你的股份增加至百分之三。ve sold more 2) subscriptions to InfoKing in one week than you 3) expected me to sell in a month.吉娜： 我一星期內(nèi)所賣出資訊王的訂閱數(shù)，就比你期望的月業(yè)績要高了。re good, Zina. You know how much three percent could be 4) worth, don39。你知道百分之三值多少錢，對吧？Zina: Vince, I39。m the best. I want four percent.吉娜： 文斯，我比厲害還要厲害。我要百分之四。Zina: Done.吉娜： 成交。B: Yes, ma39。A:Many of my friends subscribe to the evening newspaper.我的許多朋友訂了那家晚報。1) stake (n.) 股份2) subscription (n.) 訂閱3) expect (v.) 期待4) worth (a.) 值得的SCENE③ A 吉娜一早進(jìn)公司0我開了一整晚夜車Zina: Dave, 1) wake up.吉娜： 戴夫，醒醒。s seventhirty. I want to know who left this note on my desk.吉娜： 七點半。Dave: What note? I can39。我開了一整晚夜車。s a little green 3) postit note, 4) stuck right in the middle of my puter screen.吉娜： 是小張的綠色便利貼，就粘在我電腦屏幕的中間。t there a name?戴夫： 然后呢？上面寫著什么？沒有名字嗎？Zina: It says, Zina, I like how you 5) rhumba. An 6) admirer.吉娜： 上面寫著：“吉娜，我喜歡你跳倫巴的樣子?！闭Z言詳解A: Where should I put this picture of Fiona?我該把費歐娜這張照片擺哪兒？B: Just stick it on your front door.把它貼在你的前門就好了。s seventhirty. 七點半。it除了指時間以外，也用于指天氣或距離，例如：It39。It39。A:How far is it from here to Hualien?從這里到花蓮有多遠(yuǎn)？B:It39。A:How is the weather like down there?那里天氣怎么樣？B:It39。1) wake up 醒來；awake是“醒著的”。4) stick (v.) 粘貼5) rhumba (n.) 倫巴舞6) admirer (n.) 仰慕者，secret admirer 是“暗戀者”。m awake! Zina has a secret admirer.戴夫： 哇。Zina: I really do not have time to deal with some 1) lovesick puter 2) geek.吉娜： 我真的沒時間去應(yīng)付愛昏了頭的電腦怪胎。t stand puter geeks.戴夫： 我知道你的意思。Zina: Sorry, Dave, I didn39。我只是沒心情搞這玩意兒。Dave: Who do you think it is?戴夫： 你覺得是誰？語言詳解A: Your friend seems to be in a better mood.你朋友的心情看起來好多了?！綢 can39。B: I can39。她好假喔！也可以用在事物身上：A: It must be 45 degrees in here.這里一定有四十五度。t stand it anymore. It39。有夠熱的！用來表示動作也行：A: Let39。s.我們?nèi)返牡旰绕【?。t stand to go there. It reminds me of my exgirlfriend.我不能忍受去那里。1) lovesick (a.) 因愛而分神迷亂的2) geek (n.) 怪胎3) be in the mood for有心情去...SCENE④ A 文斯順道來吉娜的隔間看他0你今天早來了Vince: Hey, Zina. You39。Zina: Yeah, I39。真夠好玩的。我很感激。ll say you39。等我在銀行存了第一個一百萬，我會跟你說不客氣的。再接再勵。B: Thanks a million. I really appreciate it.千恩萬謝?！維ave it. 你省省吧?！保嬖V對方多說無益。t drinking, officer。t see the red light.警官，我沒有喝酒；我只是沒看到紅燈。A:I love this movie! I want to watch it, too.我好愛這部電影！我也要去看。ll save it for tonight when you get home from work.好。1) blast (n.) 盡興，玩得愉快2) appreciate (v.) 感激3) Keep up the good work. 再接再勵SCENE⑤ A 戴夫由上方探頭，進(jìn)吉娜的隔間萬一他就是你那倫巴男孩呢？Dave: Hey, Zina. You shouldn39。s your rhumba boy?戴夫： 嘿，吉娜。萬一他就是你那倫巴男孩呢？Zina: Please. He39。m making him a ton of money.吉娜： 拜托喔。Dave: He was definitely happy. You must be making a lot of sales.戴夫： 他真是高興得很。Zina: It isn39。所有的線上商務(wù)都需要設(shè)法掌握他們網(wǎng)站的流量。s InfoKing. Tracks every visitor. Or at least it will, if we can get it to work.戴夫： 這就是資訊王?；蛘咧辽僖院髸沁@樣，若我們能讓做出來的東西管用。t get online.我連不上線。【act tough with... 故作強硬】tough 這個字，指的是“強悍的”，若要說“對……很強悍、強硬”就是be tough with...，對話中用了act這個字，act tough with聽來的感覺傾向于“故意裝得很強硬”。m so angry. I could hit you in the face.我好生氣。B: Don39。t hurt a fly.你別跟我故作強硬?！緂et it to work 讓它運作】get...to work這個句型，若是用在事物身上，是指“讓……能夠運作”，可能是指草創(chuàng)的新東西，或是某個窒礙難行的制度，也可以單純指東西壞了：A: My car broke down again.我的車又壞了。車子在哪里？1) what if... 萬一，要是……2) online (a.) 連上電腦網(wǎng)路的，線上的3) keep track of... 隨時掌握……4) traffic (n.) 此指“網(wǎng)站的流量”5) site (n.)“網(wǎng)站”，即website1你要知道動機何在嗎？Zina: Do you want to know what really 1) motivates Vince to be nice to me?吉娜： 你要知道文斯對我好的動機何在嗎？Dave: OK. What?戴夫： 好啊。t 2) gratitude. It39。ll 3) jump to a 4) petitor.吉娜： 那不是感激。文斯怕我會跳出去幫競爭對手。t do that. Would you?戴夫： 你不會這么做，對吧？Zina: I might. Vince knows he needs to keep me happy.吉娜： 我或許會喔。Dave: What about your 5) accounts?戴夫： 那你的客戶呢？語言詳解A: Man, that guy was a really good boxer.天啊，那家伙真是個好拳手。但是你的下個對手將會更強。We should all be nice to the newer.我們應(yīng)該對那位新來的人客氣些。大致上，might表示的可能是最低，而must最高。4) petitor (n.)競爭者5) account (n.) 客戶，尤指生意上往來的客戶。文斯知道的。你真狡猾。s business, Da