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[by:喜歡tingclass.net，請把tingclass.net告訴你QQ上的5位好友，多謝支持！] [00:00.00]聽力課堂網(wǎng)(tingclass.net)prey -- proclaim The privileged [00:02.39]特權(quán)階級 [00:04.78]Relaxing in his tent, [00:06.61]校長一面在帳篷里休息， [00:08.44]the principal was in the process of reviewing his primer [00:11.32]一面在溫習(xí)他那本 [00:14.21]on using primitive techniques to capture a prey [00:16.69]運用原始技巧捕獲獵物的入門書 [00:19.17]when his privacy was rudely interrupted. [00:21.51]有人無禮地擾亂了他的清靜。 [00:23.85]A man was standing in the entrance of his tent with a gun in his hand. [00:26.93]帳篷口站著一名持槍男人。 [00:30.01]"Out!"The man said." [00:31.63]出來!"那男人說道。 [00:33.25]As the principal walked out into the pristine woods [00:35.89]校長一面走出來進(jìn)到原始森林， [00:38.53]he prioritized the needs of the moment. [00:40.56]一面將眼下需要做的事確定了優(yōu)先次序。 [00:42.58]His first priority was to make sure the other members of his team were all right. [00:45.84]他的第一重點就是確保組里其他人員不會出事， [00:49.11]They were. [00:50.39]他們都安然無恙。 [00:51.67]Then he probed the camp with his eyes for any tool that he could use. [00:54.60]然后他用眼睛探查了一下營地，看看有沒有可以使用的工具。 [00:57.52]He saw a piece of wood that he had sharpened the prior afternoon. [01:00.25]他看到了一根前一天下午他削尖了的木頭， [01:02.98]Picking it up he pretended to use it as a walking stick. [01:06.01]他將木頭拾起來，假裝當(dāng)拐杖用。 [01:09.04]"Put that down!" The man said. [01:10.97]"放下!"那男人說道。 [01:12.91]"But I can't walk without it.I injured my leg the other day. " [01:15.73]"可是沒有它我走不了路。幾天前我弄傷了腿。" [01:18.55]Assenting,the man looked at his prizes."No women?" He asked. [01:22.27]那男人同意了，然后看了看他的戰(zhàn)利品。"沒有女人嗎?"他問道， [01:26.00]"Six men and no women?How's a man supposed to have any fun out here?" [01:29.23]"六個男人，沒有女人?在這么個地方男人會有什么樂子?" [01:32.47]"Our primary focus is hunting."Replied the principal. [01:35.29]"我們的首要任務(wù)是狩獵。"校長答道， [01:38.12]"Our procession chose to leave the women behind" [01:40.45]我們的隊伍選擇不帶女人， [01:42.79]so that our prime goal would be the animal. [01:45.01]這樣我們的主要目標(biāo)就只是動物。 [01:47.23]We want to proclaim our manhood in the hunt,not by womanizing!" [01:50.51]我們要靠狩獵來宣告男子氣概，而不是靠玩女人!" [01:53.79]"But womanizing is the most important hunt!" [01:56.17]但玩女人才是最重要的狩獵! [01:58.54]Oh I hate you privileged upper class people. [02:00.88]噢，我恨你們這些有特權(quán)的上流社會。 [02:03.22]You always think you know better than us normal folk. [02:05.84]你們總以為你們比我們這些普通百姓懂得多。 [02:08.47]Well let me tell you, [02:10.14]但我要告訴你們， [02:11.81]ever since I've been on probation [02:13.73]自從我被判緩刑以來 [02:15.65]it's people like you that I keep having problems with. [02:18.03]我總是和你這樣的人有麻煩。 [02:20.41]All of your procedures. Do this.Don't do that." [02:23.23]瞧你們那一大堆程序!要這樣，不要那樣。" [02:26.05]As he turned to the others, [02:27.81]當(dāng)他轉(zhuǎn)身面向其他人時， [02:29.58]the principal proceeded to lift the stick and throw it into his body. [02:32.46]校長開始舉起木棍朝著他扔去。 [02:35.35]As the intruder fell to the ground,dying,he heard the principal say mockingly, [02:38.98]那個侵入者倒在地上奄奄一息，，這時他聽見校長嘲笑地說， [02:42.61]"Well you shouldn't have messed with us!" [02:44.64]"瞧見了吧，你就不該跟我們瞎攪和!" [02:46.66]proclamation --ronounceable The potion [02:50.83]藥水 [02:54.99]"This potion will produce a prodigious amount of energy for you every day!" [02:59.12]"這種藥水能讓您每天 產(chǎn)生巨大的能量!" [03:03.25]said a traveling salesman promoting his newest product. [03:05.63]一位推銷新產(chǎn)品的旅行推銷員說， [03:08.00]"And if you follow my unique production instructions you can make it on your own!" [03:11.24]如果您按我說的獨特的生產(chǎn)方法去做，您就能自己制作這種藥水! [03:14.48]I don't want any profit.I just want to help people!" [03:16.85]我不要任何利潤，我只是想幫助大家!" [03:19.21]"Aw,that's nonsense."A prominent leader in the town said. [03:22.23]"盡瞎扯。"鎮(zhèn)上一位著名領(lǐng)導(dǎo)說， [03:25.24]"This promotion is all hype." [03:27.27]這種推銷都說得天花亂墜。 [03:29.29]You and your people are prolific liars. [03:31.33]你們這些推銷員都是些經(jīng)驗豐富的騙子。 [03:33.37]I'm prone to call the police on you [03:35.55]我很可能會叫警察抓你們， [03:37.73]to prohibit you from selling that stuff here!" [03:39.81]禁止你們在這里賣那種東西!" [03:41.88]"No sir.Not this time." [03:44.16]別，先生，這次別。 [03:46.43]I have promising lab results of this potions' performance in a medical project [03:49.51]一個醫(yī)學(xué)項目證明了這種藥水有很好的實驗結(jié)果， [03:52.59]to back up my proclamations. [03:54.36]這說明我的聲明是有根據(jù)的， [03:56.12]They show the proficiency of this product. [03:58.55]同時也說明這一產(chǎn)品的水平。 [04:00.98]It can prolong your life. [04:02.61]它不僅能延長壽命， [04:04.24]It can slow the profuse flow of blood after an accident. [04:07.03]還能在事故后減緩大量流血的速度。 [04:09.81]It can really have a profound impact on your life! [04:12.45]它真的能對您的生活產(chǎn)生深刻的影響! [04:15.09]Please,is there anyone here with health problems? [04:17.66]請問這里有誰身體不太好? [04:20.23]You can try it now! [04:21.76]"你們現(xiàn)在就可以試試!" [04:23.29]When a young man prompted his crippled grandmother to raise her hand, [04:26.57]當(dāng)一名年輕人鼓勵他那腿腳有毛病的祖母舉手時， [04:29.84]the profile of the prominent leader became rigid. [04:32.12]那位著名領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的形象變得僵硬起來。 [04:34.39]As the women came forward the salesman said the name of the product. [04:37.66]女人們走上前去，這時推銷員說了一下產(chǎn)品的名字。 [04:40.92]It was hardly pronounceable,so he just told everyone to call it the C drink! [04:44.20]但那名字很難讀，于是他讓大家姑且稱之為c飲料! [04:47.48]Then the old woman drank. [04:49.76]然后那老太太喝下了那藥水。 [04:52.05]The crowd gasped when a minute later she moved a leg and stood up. [04:55.14]一分鐘后，她居然腿能動了并且站了起來，大家驚得直喘氣， [04:58.24]She hadn't walked for years! [04:59.86]因為她好多年都沒有走路了! [05:01.48]The crowd began to proliferate as people came forward to buy the product. [05:04.76]爭先恐后買藥水的人開始猛增。 [05:08.04]The prominent leader frowned and walked away. [05:10.52]那位著名領(lǐng)導(dǎo)皺了皺眉頭走了。 [05:13.00]After he turned around five minutes later and headed back to buy some potion [05:16.32]五分鐘后，他又轉(zhuǎn)回來買藥， [05:19.63]he had arrived too late.They were all gone. [05:21.91]但為時已晚，人們都走了。 [05:24.18]If he had turned his head,however, [05:26.75]但如果他當(dāng)時轉(zhuǎn)過頭來， [05:29.33]he would have seen the old woman standing up straight [05:31.44]就能看見剛才的老太太站直了身子， [05:33.56]taking off a wig and dress to reveal a beautiful young woman! [05:36.34]她扯下假發(fā)和裙子，變成了一位美麗的年輕姑娘! [05:39.12]pronouncement-- provoke Greedy heirs [05:43.69]貪婪的繼承人 [05:48.26]The provenance of the book of prose was clear; [05:50.99]那本散文集的歷史由來很清楚： [05:53.72]it had belonged to aristocrats, a provincial Duke and even a King. [05:56.90]它曾經(jīng)屬于幾位貴族，一位外省伯爵，甚至一位國王。 [06:00.07]Now,however,it was the property of a common man. [06:02.75]但現(xiàn)在，它是一個普通人的財產(chǎn)， [06:05.43]And he wanted to keep it to himself. [06:07.41]而且他還不想把它轉(zhuǎn)讓給別人。 [06:09.40]The heirs of the former owners, [06:11.28]先前那些主人的繼承者們 [06:13.16]who had already received the much larger proportion of the inheritance, [06:16.24]雖然已經(jīng)得到了絕大部分遺產(chǎn)， [06:19.32]were proponents of having it published so that they could make even more money. [06:22.26]但為了得到更多的錢，他們成了出版這本書的建議者。 [06:25.20]But the new owner [06:28.36]had obtained the book as a provision of the will of the former owner. [06:31.04]但新主人是根據(jù)舊主人遺囑中的一項條文得到此書的， [06:33.72]He refused each of their propositions. [06:35.90]因此他們的建議他一概沒有接受。 [06:38.08]Their prospects were looking bleak [06:40.16]他們的前景看起來十分渺茫 [06:42.23]when they discovered that the new owner [06:44.21]他們發(fā)現(xiàn)新主人 [06:46.18]was letting a professor's assistant proofread the book as part of her research. [06:49.31]正讓一名教授的助手校對這本書，因為她的研究就包含了這方面的內(nèi)容， [06:52.45]This assistant thought the book was the prototype of a whole literary genre. [06:55.92]這名助手認(rèn)為此書乃是整個一種文學(xué)體裁的原型。 [06:59.40]She had even written a grant proposal to conduct research [07:02.33]她甚至寫了一份資助建議書，以便進(jìn)行相關(guān)研究， [07:05.27]that she was sure would propel her to academic acclaim. [07:07.76]她相信這項研究將激勵她贏得學(xué)術(shù)界的贊揚。 [07:10.24]The heirs saw this assistant [07:12.46]那些繼承人把這名助手看成 [07:14.68]as an opportunity to increase their prosperity by getting access to the book. [07:17.90]是接近那本書從而變得更加富有的機會。 [07:21.13]They found her proposal [07:23.35]他們找到了她的建議書， [07:25.57]and agreed to fund her research provided she share a photocopy of the book. [07:28.84]同意為她的研究提供資金，條件是她讓他們復(fù)印這本書。 [07:32.10]The assistant did not protest and was ecstatic about her prospective supporters [07:35.43]那位助手沒有反對，并為她即將有贊助商欣喜若狂。 [07:38.76]But the strange names that the heirs had written [07:41.49]但那些繼承人寫的一些奇怪的名字 [07:44.22]provoked the curiosity of the new owner. [07:46.26]引起了新主人的好奇。 [07:48.30]He discovered what was happening and made the pronouncement [07:50.78]他弄清楚了是怎么一回事，聲明 [07:53.26]that he would take his prosperous opponents to court. [07:55.55]他要把那些富有的對手送上法庭。 [07:57.83]He was sad to find the assistant the next day dead, [08:01.25]第二天，他傷心地發(fā)現(xiàn)那名助手已經(jīng)死了， [08:04.68]lying on a floor with an ax protruding from her head. [08:07.20]她躺在地板上，一把斧頭從她頭上突出來。 [08:09.72]All evidence of the proposal had disappeared!As had the book! [08:12.81]所有關(guān)于建議書的證據(jù)都消失了!那本書也不見了! [08:15.91]prowess -- pursue The pulverizer [08:20.23]拳壇無敵高手 [08:24.56]Marcus had proved his prowess in the ring by pulverizing all challengers. [08:28.79]拳擊臺上，馬科斯徹底擊敗了所有挑戰(zhàn)者，從而證明了他高超的本領(lǐng)。 [08:33.02]They crumbled before his punches and left the ring as bloody pulps [08:36.35]挑戰(zhàn)者們被他擊得粉碎，離開拳擊臺時血肉模糊， [08:39.68]in need of psychiatric care even as doctors were taking their pulse [08:42.62]需要接受精神病治療，醫(yī)生們則在給他們把脈 [08:45.56]to make sure they were still alive. [08:47.28]以確保他們還活著。 [08:49.01]Marcus would pump his arms in the air in victory each time, [08:52.09]每次馬科斯都會以勝利者的姿態(tài)在空中晃動胳膊， [08:55.17]huffing and puffing that he was the best! [08:57.09]咆哮他是最棒的! [08:59.01]And then he would take off his sweaty pullover and throw it in to the crowd. [09:02.18]然后他會脫下汗?jié)竦奶咨廊咏o觀眾。 [09:05.36]They loved it! [09:06.74]他們就喜歡他這樣! [09:08.13]Marcus was so good that he didn't even need publicity; [09:11.11]馬科斯實在太厲害，以致他都不需要廣告宣傳 [09:14.08]organizers would announce a fight [09:16.21]組織者通常只要宣布有場比賽， [09:18.34]and it would be publicized for free over the news and in every publication. [09:21.46]新聞節(jié)目和所有的報紙雜志就會為之免費宣傳。 [09:24.58]He became so rich and famous that he could pursue any woman, [09:27.71]他有錢有名，可以追求任何女人， [09:30.83]purchase anything he wanted and walk in the proximity of government leaders. [09:33.91]購買任何他想買的東西，還能接近政府官員。 [09:36.99]No one knew that he was operating under a pseudonym, [09:39.87]沒人知道他一直在使用假名。 [09:42.74]His real name was Clarence and he was guilty of three counts of murder. [09:45.82]他的真名是克拉倫斯，曾犯下三宗謀殺案。 [09:48.90]If any reporter had really pried [09:51.39]如果記者真的細(xì)查一下， [09:53.87]they would have found that Marcus had only been 'discovered' six years earlier, [09:57.04]一定能發(fā)現(xiàn)馬科斯是 在六年前才被"發(fā)現(xiàn)"的， [10:00.22]two months after a well-known boxer and murderer Clarence had escaped from prison. [10:03.85]也就是有名的拳擊手和殺人犯克拉倫斯越獄后兩個月。 [10:07.48]But Clarence had plastic surgery and an excellent proxy [10:10.56]但克拉倫斯做了整形手術(shù)，又找了個出色的代理人， [10:13.64]who handled all inquiries into his past. [10:15.68]只要有人打聽他的過去他都能蒙混過關(guān)。 [10:17.72]he had purified himself from his past! [10:19.76]他已徹底洗凈了自己的過去! [10:21.79]When Marcus announced his retirement from boxing at the peak of his career [10:25.48]當(dāng)馬科斯在事業(yè)達(dá)到頂峰宣布退出拳壇時， [10:29.16]the world was stunned. [10:30.69]世界為之震驚。 [10:32.22]They didn't know that his plastic surgery [10:34.70]他們不知道他的整形手術(shù) [10:37.18]was too damaged to hide his secret anymore. [10:39.31]已經(jīng)損壞到無法再隱藏他的秘密。 [10:41.44]The pungent smell of the rotting skin had almost even alerted the authorities [10:44.72]腐爛的皮膚散發(fā)出的刺鼻味道甚至差不多引起了官方的警惕 [10:47.99]at his last fight. [10:49.57]最后一場拳擊賽時。 [10:51.15]It wasn't prudent for him to fight anymore. [10:53.43]對他來說，再打下去就太不謹(jǐn)慎了。 [10:55.70]Marcus found time to have another surgery. [10:58.22]馬科斯抽時間又做了一次整形手術(shù)。 [11:00.74]His punctual arrival at a final press conference amazed [11:03.37]在最后一次新聞發(fā)布會上，他的準(zhǔn)時出席讓新聞界大吃一驚， [11:05.99]and erased all animosity from the press. [11:08.32]同時也消除了他們的敵意。 [11:10.64]Marcus was the greatest and if he wanted to retire,he could. [11:13.62]馬科斯是最偉大的拳擊手，如果他想退出拳壇，他就可以退下來。 [11:16.60]He did! [11:17.83]他的確做到了激流勇退! [11:19.05]pursuit -- radiate The spy catcher [11:23.18]抓間諜者 [11:27.31]The sun radiated brilliantly as McGee stepped on to the quay. [11:31.08]麥克基踏上碼頭時，太陽正散發(fā)出耀眼的光芒。 [11:34.86]He walked around the customs queue and out into the city. [11:37.74]他繞過排在海關(guān)前的長隊，出來往城里走去。 [11:40.63]The quartz in his pocket made little sound, [11:42.81]口袋里的石英發(fā)出的聲音很小， [11:44.99]but he fingered it and thought of his quest. [11:47.12]他用手指摸了一下，心里想著他的尋找。 [11:49.25]It was a quest against time and he knew he would have to race [11:52.07]這次尋找是和時間競賽，他知道惟有全速前進(jìn) [11:54.89]if he wanted to meet his quota of captured spies. [11:57.48]才能湊足他要抓的間謀數(shù)額。 [12:00.07]But this one might not be so easy. [12:02.69]但這個間諜可能沒有那么容易抓到。 [12:05.32]The spy he was chasing had many quirks, [12:07.50]他正在追蹤的那名間諜有許多意想不到的怪招， [12:09.68]including an uncanny knack of escaping the most qualified personnel. [12:12.90]其中包括逃脫最合格人員追捕的超常本領(lǐng)。 [12:16.13]That was where McGee had been called in. [12:18.72]正因為如此才請來了麥克基。 [12:21.30]McGee's qualification wasn't that he was the best;he was the worst! [12:25.33]麥克基的資格不在于他是最好的，而在于他是最糟的! [12:29.35]The worst for his prize,that is.He never quit. [12:31.73]說得明白點兒，對他的俘虜來說是最糟的。 [12:34.10]Other spy catchers might be more qualified, [12:36.44]他從不放棄。其他抓間諜的人也許資格更老， [12:38.78]but McGee had high quality efficiency- he hadn't let one get away. [12:42.25]但麥克基高質(zhì)高效--他沒有讓一個間諜跑掉過。 [12:45.73]The only downside of McGee [12:47.80]麥克基惟一的缺點 [12:49.88]was that he always gave quotations that demanded quadruple pay. [12:53.07]是他的報價總是別人的四倍。 [12:56.25]McGee began his query in Rome. [12:59.08]麥克基在羅馬開始了他的詢問。 [13:01.90]Then,after he had walked through his own qualitative questionnaire, [13:04.88]然后，他把自己的性質(zhì)調(diào)查表草草地過了一遍之后， [13:07.85]he had found a piece of quartz once favored by the spy. [13:10.48]發(fā)現(xiàn)了一塊那名間諜曾喜歡過的石英。 [13:13.10]The quantitative approach of the other spies would have missed the quartz. [13:16.13]如果使用其他間諜的定量法可能就會錯過這塊石英。 [13:19.16]That was why McGee was now here in Egypt, [13:21.74]正是由于這個原因，麥克基現(xiàn)在來到了埃及， [13:24.31]taking his pursuit to the pyramids. [13:26.30]他的追尋一直延伸到了金字塔。 [13:28.28]He recognized the quartz and where it came from. [13:30.61]他認(rèn)得這塊石英，也知道它的來歷。 [13:32.93]McGee racked up another degree of respect when, [13:35.77]使他又贏得了幾分尊敬, [13:38.60]several days later,he returned with the captured spy [13:41.17]幾天后，麥克基帶回了那名 [13:43.75]that everyone thought was uncatchable. [13:45.73]大家都認(rèn)為抓不到的間諜， [13:47.72]Damn that he was so expensive! [13:49.85]該死的，他就是開價太高了! [13:51.97]radiation -- reation Radiation poisoning [13:56.58]輻射中毒 [14:01.20]There was no rational explanation for the random deaths of his cattle, [14:05.27]他的牛就這樣隨隨便便死了，可實在又沒有合理的解釋， [14:09.35]the rancher thought as he hauled another dead cow back to the farm. [14:11.92]牧場主想道，這時他正將另一頭死牛拖回農(nóng)場。 [14:14.49]But the rate of death had increased [14:16.76]牛的死亡率就上升了 [14:19.04]ever since he had taken them to a certain ravine [14:21.41]自從他讓牛去過一個溝壑， [14:23.79]near the edge of their range. [14:25.46]牧場附近 [14:27.13]That was when therancher held a raffle among his workers [14:29.92]這時牧場主在工人中設(shè)了個對獎售物活動， [14:32.70]to see who would go with him to investigate. [14:34.88]看誰會跟他一起去調(diào)查。 [14:37.06]Two lucky workers were selected regardless of rank and they set out the next morning. [14:40.44]不論級別高低，兩名幸運的工人被選中了，第二天一早他們就出發(fā)了 [14:43.83]After they had traveled for two days across the rangeland [14:47.11]在巨大的牧場上跋涉了兩天之后， [14:50.38]they arrived at the ravine. [14:52.00]他們來到了那個溝谷。 [14:53.62]The rancher went to a region where the grass was a slightly lighter color [14:57.41]牧場主走到一個草的顏色較淺的地方， [15:01.20]and ran his hand through the dirt. [15:03.03]用手在土里摸了一下， [15:04.86]His reaction shocked the workers. [15:07.22]他的反應(yīng)讓兩名工人大為吃驚。 [15:09.58]He yelled and jumped up,holding his raw hand as the flesh was falling off. [15:12.81]他舉著擦破皮的手，又喊叉跳，手上的肉還在脫落。 [15:16.04]There,just under the grass,the soil was glowing. [15:19.12]就在那草叢下，土地在發(fā)光。 [15:22.20]There was no rationale to it,but the land was poisoned with radiation! [15:25.34]這可沒法解釋，但這片土地已經(jīng)受到了輻射。 [15:28.47]There was no other way to react but grab the rancher and run. [15:31.70]他們的惟一反應(yīng)是揪住牧場主便跑。 [15:34.92]The rancher raged in anger and pain as he was carried home. [15:37.80]一路上，他既給氣瘋了，也給疼死了。 [15:40.67]He would never use his hand again. [15:42.59]他再也不能用那只手了。 [15:44.51]After returning home and calling the ranking city official, [15:47.45]回到家里，他們請來了高級市政官員， [15:50.39]a team of government experts swarmed to the rancher's house. [15:53.17]之后一個政府專家小組涌到了牧場主的家中。 [15:55.95]He was sick with a high ratio of radiation poisoning [15:58.73]他患了高比例輻射中毒， [16:01.52]and he needed radical emergency attention. [16:03.75]需要徹底的緊急治療。 [16:05.98]He was quickly put on a special raft and sent to a deep-sea facility for treatsent. [16:09.61]他很快被抬上了一個特別的筏子，送往一個深海機構(gòu)接受治療。 [16:13.24]When he died,officials tried to rationalize the radiation dump. [16:16.97]他死的時候，官員們試圖為傾倒有輻射的垃圾自圓其說， [16:20.69]But there was no rationality among the workers [16:23.12]但工人們?nèi)狈硇裕? [16:25.55]and the government had to arrest them all [16:27.68]政府只好把他們都抓了起來， [16:29.81]until they agreed to never speak of the event again. [16:32.14]直到他們同意不再提及此事。 [16:34.48]The whole herd of cows was exterminated [16:37.26]整群牛都被消滅了， [16:40.05]and the land was seized by the government and declared off-limits. [16:42.87]政府沒收了這片土地，并宣布此地為禁區(qū)。 [16:45.69]readily --recommendation A recipe for success [16:50.47]成功的訣竅 [16:55.25]Sally reckoned that she could exchange the TV she had just bought [16:58.97]莎麗估計她可以用新買的電視機 [17:02.69]for an item of reciprocal value. [17:04.67]換一件價值相等的物品。 [17:06.64]Its reception was bad and she still had the receipt, [17:09.28]它的接收效果很差，她還保留著發(fā)票， [17:11.92]so she just figured that she could do an exchange. [17:14.19]所以她琢磨著應(yīng)該能換。 [17:16.46]Boy was she wrong. [17:17.99]但她大錯特錯了。 [17:19.52]When she went to the reception desk of the store [17:22.10]她來到商店服務(wù)臺， [17:24.69]they first readily reassured her that she could do an exchange. [17:27.97]一開始他們欣然保證一定能換。 [17:31.25]They told her to step to the rear of the room [17:33.47]他們讓她走到屋子后面去填一些表格， [17:35.69]and fill out forms for reclaiming credit equal to the value of the TV. [17:38.77]要求收回與電視機價值相等的金額。 [17:41.85]After wading through the dark realm of the bureaucrat, [17:44.97]好不容易走出官僚們的黑暗王國， [17:48.09]Sally kept her mood from receding into frustration and stayed reasonable. [17:51.57]莎麗盡量不讓自己的心情變得沮喪，盡量保持通情達(dá)理。 [17:55.04]She thought she would soon reap a reward [17:59.30]for filling out countless forms in triplicate! [18:01.52]她想既然已經(jīng)填了無數(shù)一式三份的表格，應(yīng)該很快就能獲得回報。 [18:03.74]Back at the desk the receptionist apologized [18:06.47]回到服務(wù)臺，接待員向她道歉說， [18:09.20]and said the company had recalled [18:11.13]公司記得 [18:13.07]that she paid the TV she had purchased the day by cheque! [18:15.64]那天她買電視是用支票付的款! [18:18.21]They couldn't help her! [18:19.79]他們幫不了她! [18:21.37]She recommended that Sally speak directly with the company. [18:23.87]她建議莎麗直接跟公司談。 [18:26.36]Acting on that recommendation,Sally called the company. [18:29.69]莎麗接受了這個建議，給公司打了電話。 [18:33.03]They were,however,less than receptive [18:35.39]但他們根本不愿意接受她的要求， [18:37.75]and went through a recital of reasons why they couldn't refund her the money! [18:40.88]還列舉了一大堆不能退錢的理由! [18:44.00]They even blamed the recession! [18:46.07]他們甚至還把責(zé)任推給了經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退! [18:48.15]Well Sally became reckless and lost control of her reasoning abilities. [18:51.78]莎麗也變得粗魯起來，她無法繼續(xù)跟他們講道理， [18:55.41]She started to yell! [18:57.08]也開始了大聲嚷嚷! [18:58.76]As it turned out,this was the only recipe for success at this company. [19:02.39]原來嚷嚷才是對付這家公司的惟一辦法。 [19:06.02]They did not want to become the recipient of yet another lawsuit [19:09.10]他們不愿又接到另外一場官司， [19:12.18]and quickly became polite. [19:13.82]很快變得禮貌起來。 [19:15.45]They wrote a check to Sally and she went home worn out, [19:18.36]他們給莎麗開了一張支票，她回到家時盡管已經(jīng)精疲力竭了， [19:21.27]but glad that the whole ordeal was finally over! [19:23.86]因為一場磨難終于過去了! [19:26.45]reconcile -- reel Restoring the ocean [19:30.93]讓海洋恢復(fù)健康 [19:35.41]When the ocean recreational area became too polluted to visit, [19:39.04]當(dāng)海洋娛樂區(qū)污染得不能讓人參觀時， [19:42.67]locals recounted the promises of the government [19:44.89]當(dāng)?shù)厝肆信e了政府的種種保證， [19:47.11]and approached it to support a restoration project. [19:49.54]要求政府支持一項恢復(fù)計劃。 [19:51.97]The governsent surprised everyone by agreeing to help, [19:54.64]讓大家驚訝的是，政府竟然答應(yīng)了， [19:57.32]realizing that they would become redundant if they did not. [19:59.84]因為官員們意識到要是不幫忙他們就要失業(yè)了。 [20:02.36]The restoration project began. [20:04.79]恢復(fù)計劃開始了。 [20:07.22]Locals recruited experts to help restore the quality of the reefs [20:10.00]當(dāng)?shù)厝似刚埩藢＜襾韼椭謴?fù)礁石質(zhì)量， [20:12.79]where people loved to scuba dive. [20:14.67]人們最愛在這個地方戴水肺潛水。 [20:16.55]Companies redeemed bonds [20:18.98]各家公司將債券兌取現(xiàn)金， [20:21.41]to fund pollution reduction and recycling projects. [20:23.84]以資助減少污染和回收利用項目。 [20:26.27]And small,local fisherman negotiated with large fishing companies [20:29.35]勢單力薄的當(dāng)?shù)貪O民同大型捕魚公司協(xié)商 [20:32.43]to work together to help recover the fish population [20:34.77]共同幫助恢復(fù)魚的數(shù)量。 [20:37.11]that had been reduced to almost nothing from over fishing. [20:39.73]由于過度捕撈，魚的數(shù)量已減少到近乎零了。 [20:42.36]Everyone became part of the recovery project, [20:45.09]每個人都投身到恢復(fù)工作中， [20:47.82]looking to it for the redemption of the failed economy. [20:50.35]他們指望這項工作能拯救衰退了的經(jīng)濟(jì)。 [20:52.88]The project wasn't always easy. [20:55.21]但這項工作并不是一帆風(fēng)順。 [20:57.53]When arguments occurred,locals mediated to reconcile both parties. [21:01.02]有爭執(zhí)發(fā)生時，當(dāng)?shù)厝吮阃ㄟ^斡旋使雙方和解。 [21:04.51]Conflicting ideas on how to reconstruct the reef itself also lead to conflict. [21:07.93]關(guān)于如何修復(fù)礁石的不同觀點也導(dǎo)致了沖突， [21:11.35]68 experts on ecology,reef dynamics, oceanography, engineering,etc. [21:15.89]于是68位研究生態(tài)學(xué)、礁石動態(tài)學(xué)、海洋學(xué)及工程學(xué)等方面的專家 [21:20.42]attended one large meeting [21:22.46]參加了一次大型會議， [21:24.49]held in a large beach that had the shape of a rectangle. [21:27.28]這次會議是在一個形狀上有點兒像長方形的巨大海灘上舉行的。 [21:30.06]At this meeting,after much discussion, [21:32.88]經(jīng)過會上的激烈討論， [21:35.70]they were finally able to rectify the conflicts [21:38.22]他們最終得以糾正發(fā)生沖突的做法， [21:40.74]and remove the redundancy that had caused the initial problem. [21:43.26]消除那些最初引發(fā)問題的多余的東西。 [21:45.78]Some arguments recurred,but were never as serious as before. [21:49.17]有些爭論會反復(fù)發(fā)生，但再也沒有以前那么嚴(yán)重了。 [21:52.55]When the reef had been reconstructed, [21:55.23]礁石修復(fù)之后， [21:57.90]experts noted that it had been done in record time [22:01.14]專家們說修復(fù)工作所用的時間創(chuàng)了紀(jì)錄， [22:04.38]and declared it a success to be modeled throughout the world. [22:06.81]并且宣布這是一次成功，在全世界是個典范。 [22:09.24]Reels of film that had recorded the process were made into advertisements [22:13.51]一盤盤記錄這一過程的膠片被做成廣告， [22:17.78]inviting recreation to return to an area [22:22.46]that was now protected and environmentally safe. [22:24.68]邀請人們回到這個既環(huán)保又安全的地方娛樂。 [22:26.90]And the ocean breathed a sigh of relief! [22:29.12]海洋這才舒了一口氣。

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