早安英文(MP3+文本) 第106期:兰博基尼最开始竟然是做拖拉机的!
日期:2016-09-15 17:49

(单词翻译:单击)

「英文学习笔记」
vengeance n. 报复;报仇
bullshit n. 胡说
late fee n. 滞纳金;过时附加费
blockbuster 在线录像租赁服务商
kicker n. 踢者;意外的结局
rival n. 竞争者;对手
backstab vt. 陷害;背后伤人

A lot of companies, they didn’t just start from an idea or some dream, some of them started out of a kind of vengeance.
许多公司在成立之初都不是因为某种想法活着梦想,而是因为一种“复仇”。

Sony came out with a stand alone console called the Play Station, that would be compatible with SNES games. But eventually, nintendo announced it would partner with Phillips, Sony’s biggest rival.
索尼为了和任天堂游戏兼容,推出了一款独立的控制台.但是最终,任天堂宣布和索尼最大的竞争对手——飞利浦合作了。

Lamborghini used to make tractors. It was a really successful company and he made good money. He was really interested in sports cars and he owned a Ferrari250 GT.
作为一个非常成功的大公司,兰博基尼的创始人曾是制造拖拉机的。但是他对于赛车情有独钟,并且拥有一辆法拉利250GT。

Lamborghini goes to Ferrari with a complaint about a problem with the clutch. Ferrari answers with “the problem isn’t with the car, the problem is with the driver!”
兰博基尼曾经就离合器的问题投诉过法拉利,法拉利回答说:“这不是车子的问题,而是司机的问题!”

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