A young businessman had just started his business, and rented a beautiful office. Sitting there, he saw a man come into the outer office. Wishing to appear busy, the businessman picked up the phone and pretended1 that he had a big deal of working. He threw huge figures around and made giant commitments2.
一个年轻人刚刚开始做生意,租了一间漂亮的办公室。他坐在那里,看见一个人从外面走进办公室。为了显得很忙碌,商人拿起电话,假装正在谈一笔大生意,还不停地甩出几个大数字,谈着大笔的买卖。
Finally, he hung up and asked the visitor. "Can I help you?" The man said, "Sure. I've come to install3 the phone”
最后,他挂上电话,问来访者,“能为您效劳吗?”那人说,“是的。我是来装电话的。”
1 pretended [prɪ'tendɪd] 第4级 | |
adj.假装的;徒有外表的;传说的;号称的v.假装( pretend的过去式和过去分词 );伪装;(尤指儿童)(在游戏中)装扮;自诩 | |
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2 commitments [kə'mɪtmənts] 第5级 | |
n.委托( commitment的名词复数 );任务;承担的义务 | |
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