【Dialogue 2】
A: I know it might——1——,but my alarm clock somehow didn't ——2—— this morning.
B: Yes, VIPs always are. So it's quite all right.
And you're a very important person at this meeting.
A: Oh, please don't!
B: I was just kidding. We've been ——3——!
【tips】
lame表示unconvincing.如:lame excuse 站不住脚的理由,无法令人满意的辩解。
The lame tongue gets nothing.(谚)讷于言辞,诸事不成。指理论站不住脚的言辞说服不了别人。
VIP: very important person
ATM: automated teller machine 自动取款机
CFO: chief financial officer 首席财务总监
CEO: chief executive officer 首席执行官
GPS: global positioning system 全球定位系统
MPA: master of public administration 公共管理硕士
PIN: personal identification number 个人识别码
【精彩短句】
真对不起。
I'm sorry/terribly sorry.
I feel really bad about...
I apologize.
I beg your pardon for...
A:I'm awfully sorry for the other day.
B:It's OK.
【文化ABC】——女士优先(2)
在街上行走或走马路时,男士要走在女士身旁靠来车方向的一侧。理由有三:
一是保护女士免遭汽车碰撞,即传统的男性义务观;
二是防止汽车溅起的泥水弄脏了女士的衣裙;
三是防止女士的挎包被抢劫。
如果一个男士和两个女士一起走,他应当走在两者当中。如果男主人或女主人或者两者同坐一辆车来接客人去吃饭,客人应该坐在汽车的前座,让后座空着,因为司机就是男主人或女主人。
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