Keep it Down 尊重他人、细语轻声
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- 创建于 2013年1月31日
- 最后更新于 2023年12月18日
- 发布于 2013年1月31日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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Zach: Yeah, and after Tokyo I want to go to Hawaii. No, I didn’t say Russia. I said Hawaii! And book the most affordable hotels you can find! Yes…yes. Thank you. Bye. 是，而且在东京之后我想去夏威夷。不，我不是说俄罗斯。我说夏威夷！然后预定你能找到最便宜的旅馆！对…对。谢谢。再见。
Katie: Hey Zach, can I have a word with you for a moment please? 嘿，柴克，我可以借一步说几句话吗？
Zach: Sure, what’s up? 当然，怎么了？
Katie: You can’t talk on the phone so loudly in the office. 你不可以在办公室这么大声的讲电话。
Zach: Sorry, but mobile phone reception is bad around here. I could barely hear my travel agent, so I had to raise my voice. 抱歉，但是这一带的手机收讯不好。我很难听见我的旅行社人员讲话，所以我必须提高音量。
Katie: Yes, but… 没错，但…
Zach: And besides, the call only lasted a few minutes, and I didn’t want to get up and go outside during office hours. 再说，通话只有几分钟，而我不想在上班时间站起来走到外面。
Katie: Listen Zach, when you take a personal call in the office, it disturbs your coworkers. So if you wish to talk on the phone, either lower your voice or go outside. 听着，柴克，你在办公室讲私人电话的时候会打扰到你的同事。所以如果你想讲电话，不是降低你的音量，就是去外面讲。
Zach: Oh, I didn’t realize that. I’m sorry Katie. Is there any way I can make it up to everyone? 噢，我没注意到。我很抱歉，凯蒂。有任何方式可以让我补偿大家吗？
Katie: Since you’re going abroad, why don’t you bring us back some souvenirs as an apology? 既然你要出国，何不带些纪念品回来当做赔礼？
－by Baxley Aldworth
单词发音
Vocabulary
affordable [əˋfɔrdəb!] adj. 负担得起的
A scooter is much more affordable than a car.
reception [rɪˋsɛpʃən] n.（无线电，电视的）接收
receive v. 收到
John noticed that this radio got better reception when he put it closer to the window.
barely [ˋbɛrlɪ] adv. 几乎没有﹐仅仅﹐勉强地
After hurting his foot in gym class, Jeremy could barely walk home.
agent [ˋedʒənt] n. 中介人
A travel agent helps people find good deals on airplanes tickets and hotels.
disturb [dɪsˋtɝb] v. 妨碍，打扰
The sound of construction early in the morning disturbed everyone who was sleeping.
souvenir [ˋsuvə͵nɪr] n. 纪念品
Before returning home from Canada, Mr. Chen bought some souvenirs from the gift shop in the airport.
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coworker [ˋko͵wɝkɚ] n. 同事
if you wish to 如果你想要...
make sth up 补偿