(单词翻译:单击)
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Your father decided that he needed to have an office...
你爸决定他需要一间办公室…
and, of course, it wouldn't do to have it in the house.
当然，你爸根本没法动手
So... You'll know better than me what's important.
所以…你比我清楚什么比较重要
What is it?
那是什么？
It was during the war. Your father went missing. They thought he was dead.
战时的文件.你爸失踪，军方以为他阵亡了
Oh, that really happened?
那是真的？
Not everything your father says is a complete fabrication.
你爸说的不全都是谎言
I think I'll go check on him.
我想我要去看看他
I need to lie down for a bit. - Okay, go.
我要去躺一下 - 好，去吧
After the war, the sons of Alabama returned home, looking for work.
战后，阿拉巴马的年轻人返乡找工作
Each had the advantage over me. They were alive, while I was officially deceased.
每个人都比我强.在我被宣告阵亡时，他们都活着
With my prospects few... I took a job as a traveling salesman. It suited me.
由于我的机会不多…我成了推销员，这很适合我
If there was one thing you can say about Edward Bloom.it's that I am a social person.
要说爱德华布鲁有啥特质…就是我是个善于交际的人
Congratulations. - Thank you, sir.
恭喜了 -谢谢
I could be gone for weeks at a time.
我可能一离家就是一周
But every other Friday, I put all the money I made.into an account set aside for a proper house...
但每半个月 我就会把我赚的钱…全存入银行…
with a white picket fence.
只为买栋有白色离笆的房子
I'd like a moment of your time to tell you about my new product.the Handi-matic.
各位，请看我的新产品…魔奇手
A few years later, I added other products and other cities until my territory stretched from the coast to western Texas.
几年后，我多加了一些商品…从沿岸拓展业务到德州西部
妙语佳句
Reach (pt&pp.reached)
v.到达，走到；够…，抓…；完成
n.手脚能够到的范围；范围，区域；影响的范围，管辖的范围
When the bus reached High Holborn, Tony rang the bell and they jumped off together...
当公交车到达海霍尔本站时，托尼摇响了铃，他们一起跳下了车。
I reached across the table and squeezed his hand...
我把手伸到桌子的另一边，捏住他的手。
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Discovery
n.发现，发觉；（剧情的）发展；被发现的事物；[法]显示证据
Their discovery ran as a single-page paper in nature.
他们的发现发表在nature上只有一页。
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Unattainable
adj.达不到的，无法取得的；可望而不可即
In these cases the problem is rarely that success is unattainable.
这种情况下，问题真的就是成功是那样高不可攀。
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Appeal to
诉诸武力；向…投诉；向…呼吁；对…有吸引力
To succeed, it must appeal to the emotions rather than to reason.
为达目的，它一定要诉诸人的情感而不是理性。
剧情百科
考考你 Q&A
Q: Please use the word or phrase you just learnt to complete the sentence beblow.
1.Many genes have been identified that either increase or _____ appetite.
许多被发现的基因要么增进食欲要么减退食欲。
2.Anyone _____ modern music should not miss the opportunity.
凡喜欢现代音乐者都不应错过这次机会。
A:本期答案见下期
上期答案：
1.I felt I'd made an incredible (discovery).
我觉得我有一个天大的发现。
2.The doves (appeal to) softer emotions.
鸽派则求助于柔情策略。
