时间:2019-02-25 作者:英语课 分类:地道美语播客


英语课

Akiko: How did your presentation go over this morning at the meeting?



Gerry: It was a complete flop 1!



Akiko: I don’t believe it. You spent weeks working on that presentation.



Gerry: It wasn’t the presentation that bombed. It was my big idea. Leona called it a retread of what I presented last year, and she was not in the least impressed.



Akiko: Ouch, that’s pretty harsh. What did the others say?



Gerry: Overall, the response was dismal 2. Everyone else was trying to be tactful, but it boiled down to the fact that they thought it was pathetic.



Akiko: I’m sure that’s not true. And if they didn’t jump up and down about the idea right away, they’re bound to come around after you give them more details.



Gerry: I don’t know…



Akiko: Come on, aren’t you the same guy who told me that you didn’t know the meaning of the word ‘quit’?



Gerry: That was before this morning’s presentation.



Akiko: Are you giving up on your great idea?



Gerry: No, I guess not, but it’ll take some reworking…



Akiko: Good, then you won’t give up?



Gerry: I guess not. What the heck? I’m only risking more humiliation 3 and failure, right?



Akiko: That’s the spirit!





Script by Dr. Lucy Tse



n.失败(者),扑通一声;vi.笨重地行动,沉重地落下
  • The fish gave a flop and landed back in the water.鱼扑通一声又跳回水里。
  • The marketing campaign was a flop.The product didn't sell.市场宣传彻底失败,产品卖不出去。
adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的
  • That is a rather dismal melody.那是一支相当忧郁的歌曲。
  • My prospects of returning to a suitable job are dismal.我重新找到一个合适的工作岗位的希望很渺茫。
n.羞辱
  • He suffered the humiliation of being forced to ask for his cards.他蒙受了被迫要求辞职的羞辱。
  • He will wish to revenge his humiliation in last Season's Final.他会为在上个季度的决赛中所受的耻辱而报复的。
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