情景对话

Shawna: Hello, Shawna Davis.

Monty: Hello, Shawna. This is Monty Lofti at BMC. I need to talk to you about our ad that ran in your newspaper yesterday.

Shawna: Sure, Monty. Was there a problem?

Monty: Yes, there certainly was a problem. Instead of the picture of our model, there was a picture of a dog!

Shawna: That’s awful! I wasn’t aware of the substitution. On behalf of the newspaper, I sincerely apologize for the error.

Monty: I don’t think you understand the magnitude of the problem. Our slogan is: “Look in the mirror and this could be you!” Now do you get it? Our store is a laughingstock!

Shawna: I can’t tell you how sorry we are for this egregious mistake. We will certainly run a correction in tomorrow’s paper, and we will run a corrected version of your ad. That’s the least we can do. Is there anything else we can do to make amends for our mistake?

Monty: Yes, there is. I’d like the person responsible to be called on the mat for this.

Shawna: Rest assured. We take this matter very seriously. We’ll find out who is responsible and heads will roll.

Monty: Good. That’s what I wanted to hear.
词汇注释
certainly adv. 确定地

awful adj.吓人的, 可怕的

substitution n.代替

On behalf of 代表

sincerely adv.真诚地; 由衷地

magnitude n.重要

slogan n.口号, 标语

get it 明白

laughingstock n.笑柄

I can’t tell you 我无法表达

egregious adj.惊人的; 过分的

the least we can do 我们所能做的

make amends 给...以补偿

to be called on the mat 为此受到惩罚

rest assured 放心

heads will roll 有些人将被解雇

参考译文
Shawna: 你好，我是Shawna Davis.

Monty: 你好，Shawna。这是BMC公司的Monty Lofti。我要和你谈下昨天登在你们新闻报纸上的广告的事。

Shawna: 当然可以，Monty，有什么问题？

Monty: 确实有一个问题。等得不是我们模特的照片，而是一条狗的图片。

Shawna: 那太吓人了。我没有察觉到这个替代。代表报纸，我对犯下这个错误致以诚挚的道歉。

Monty: 我认为你没明白这个问题的重要性。我们的标语是“看看镜子，你也可以这样。”现在你明白了？我们的商店成了别人的笑柄。

Shawna: 我无法表达我们对这个过分的错误感到有遗憾。我们在明天的报纸上会纠正，我们会刊登正确的版本，那是我们应该做的。我们还能做什么事来弥补错误？

Monty: 有。我想要犯错的人为此受到惩罚。

Shawna: 放心。我们会严肃对待此事。我们会找出负责人，将之解雇。

Monty: 好的，那正是我想听到的。