商务礼仪的概念及特点 商务礼节美语第77期:万圣节前夕(3)

商务礼节美语第77期:万圣节前夕(3)  

Lenny说服同事Susan去参加万圣节派对，Susan不知道该穿什么，Lenny说，
L:Back when I was a kid
everyone came dressed as a ghost or a mummy or a vampire. These days there are lots of costumes available and people try their best to e up with original ideas.
Susan:(sarcastic) Great! You just added to my pressure! I have no idea what kind of costume to wear.
L:What's your favorite horror movie?
S: I actually like Japanese ghost stories. Western horror movies don't scare me; they just make me sick to my stomach. Japanese ghost stories terrify me
though.
Lenny告诉Susan说，他小时候那会儿，大家无非是穿成吸血鬼和僵尸什么的，但如今，各式各样万圣节的装扮和道具商店里应有尽有，people try their best to e with original ideas. to e up with 是想出，original 是新颖的，独到的，这句话意思是大家都想方设法与众不同。Lenny 给Susan 出主意，问她最喜欢看的鬼电影是什么。Susan 说自己不爱看西方恐怖片 horror movie，因为 they just make me sick to my stomach. 看了只会让我恶心。sick to one's stomach 是恶心的意思。相反的，日本的恐怖片却能把她吓个半死。
L:Then e as a Japanese ghost! you can wear a white sheet and get a long wig! Push your hair in front of your face and you'd make a great ghost!
S:How about a witch? I'm a n like to look nice. I want to be I want to look good
too!
L:'d make a very attractive witch!
Lenny建议Susan索性装扮成一个日本恐怖片里走出来的鬼，身上披个白牀单，戴个长长的假发，假发是 wig
然后把假发全都盖在脸上，活脱脱就是一个讨债的恶鬼。Susan 嫌丑不愿意，说自己更愿意扮成一个漂亮的女巫。
S:How about you? What are you ing as?
L:I'm ing as a serial killer! I've got fake blood and a huge fake knife! It's going to be cool!
S:Sounds like ...I'm in.
L: Wonderful! See you at the party!
S:Thanks for talking me into it!
L:You're wele!
Susan 问 Lenny 要装扮成什么。Lenny 说自己要穿成一个 serial killer 连环杀手，serial is spelled s-e-r-i-a-l
serial
serial 是连续的意思。Susan 最后说，sounds like ...I'm in. 意思是听起来真好玩，我加入，她还感谢 Lenny 说服自己参加，to talk someone into something 意思是说服某人做某事。