實用英語口語(中級) 7.臥底

 

 

 

MR. LINDERMAN:Yes?

是嗎?

STUART:I'm an associate of Elizabeth's.

我是Elizabeth的合伙人。

MR. LINDERMAN:I was expecting I might see her, I'm heading into the building right now.

我猜我可能會看到她，我此刻正走進大廈。

STUART:Listen, I want to go over a few things with you on her behalf. I promise it won't take long.

聽著，我想代表她和你重溫一些事情。 我保證不會很久的。

MR. LINDERMAN:I'm happy to answer any questions.

我很高興回答任何問題。

STUART:Great. First off, let me say that I love your building.

太好了。 首先，我想說我喜歡你的建筑。

MR. LINDERMAN:Thank you. I'll be sad to sell it.

謝謝你。 賣掉它我很傷心。

STUART:Did she happen to mention what she's going to do with it?

她有碰巧提到過她打算怎么處理嗎?

MR. LINDERMAN:No, she won't tell me.

沒有，她沒有告訴我。

STUART:Because of its location, I think it would make for an excellent restaurant or, better yet, anart gallery.

由于它的地理位置，我想這里適合開一個很好的餐廳，或者更好的是，開一個藝術(shù)畫廊。

MR. LINDERMAN:I agree. I think the future of downtown LA, it should end up looking a lot more like NewYork City.

我同意。 我想洛杉磯的未來最終會成為像紐約一樣面向更多。

STUART:I predict by 2020,, downtown Los Angeles will be one of the best cities in the country tolive in.

我預(yù)測到2020年，洛杉磯市區(qū)會成為全國最宜居的城市之一。

MR. LINDERMAN:I wouldn't be disappointed to see that happen. This building could be quite an asset toyour company.

我會很高興看到這個情況發(fā)生。 這幢建筑對你們公司來說是一筆資產(chǎn)。

STUART:Certainly. You have any idea of how much that will cost?

當(dāng)然。 您認(rèn)為這個要花多少錢?

MR. LINDERMAN:I think that's something I'll discuss with Elizabeth.

我想我要和Elizabeth討論一些事情。

STUART:OK, well, I won't take up any more of your time. I'll have Elizabeth contact you as soon aspossible.

好的，我不會占用你很多時間。 我會讓Elizabeth盡快聯(lián)系你。

MR. LINDERMAN:I'll look forward to hearing from her.

我期待她的回復(fù)。STUART:Thank you.

謝謝你。