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I thought about the last time I saw him.
我又想到上次见费舍
We'd both been in New York for different reasons
我们各自到纽约去办事
and decided to meet up.
说好了见个面
I'd just started my nonprofit and was full of enthusiasm.
那时我刚开始踌躇满志地经营非盈利组织
...and so what we would do
我们做的就是
is kind of be a clearing house for that, and kind of a...
就好像打扫一间房子 有一点像
like a matchmaking service,
有点像婚姻介绍所
social media matchmaking organization that would find the organizations
作为媒体 先找到那些缺钱的组织机构
that need the money, find the people who want to give money,
再找到愿意捐款的人
bring them together and...
把这两边一匹配
I was hoping Craig might want to get involved in some way,
我还想着把克雷格也拉进来
offer up his famous friends.
推荐一下他那些土豪的朋友们
Even donate money.
甚至自己捐一点
But he never took the bait.
结果他完全不理我
Back in Sacramento, I decided to be more direct.
回到家里 我打算把话挑明了
I sent him an email asking him to come onto my board of directors.
给他发了一封邮件 请他加入公司董事会
I wrote about the worthiness of the cause and my deep respect for Craig
说了一些好处 说我是多么尊敬他
and how much it would mean to me personally.
以及对我个人有多大帮助
Mrs. Cohen said we have to bring all the science stuff to school by Friday.
科恩太太让我们这周五把员工都带到学校去
Oh. So, we got to figure that out.
所以得想想办法
But I never heard back.
结果是石沉大海
Well, I do like whales a lot,
啊 我特别喜欢鲸鱼
so, we could study the anatomy...
这次能学学解剖
You know, they say politics is show business for ugly people.
人们都说政治是丑人们自我炫耀的地方
Any whiff of show business, I think people really respond...
任何用来炫耀的地方 人们都有义务...
In fact, I never heard from Craig again.
实际上 他再也没跟我联系过
重点讲解

direct
saying exactly what you mean in a way that nobody can pretend not to understand
直爽的；直率的；坦率的
a direct answer / question
直截了当的回答；坦率的问题
You'll have to get used to his direct manner.
你得慢慢习惯他这种直率的方式。

showbusiness
the business of providing public entertainment, for example in the theatre, in films / movies or in television
娱乐行业；娱乐界；演艺界
to be in show business
从事演艺工作
show-business people / stars
演艺界人士/明星
That's showbiz!
这就是娱乐界嘛！

enthusiasm
enthusiasm for sth
enthusiasm for doing sth
a strong feeling of excitement and interest in sth and a desire to become involved in it
热情；热心；热忱
I can't say I share your enthusiasm for the idea.
我可不像你那样,对这个想法那样热心。
She never lost her enthusiasm for teaching.
她从未失去过教书的热忱。
He had a real enthusiasm for the work.
他的确热衷于这项工作。

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