午安啊!! 下起大雨了, 別影響心情, 來唸英文迎接下午的工作!
電影 我們買了動物園 - We Bought A Zoo! 10 句精彩對話 Part 12
Walter Ferris (the inspector) pop by for a visit without any notice.
1. Mayday, mayday! Kelly, do you copy?
警報! 警報! Kelly, 聽到請回答!
(Mayday is an emergency procedure word used internationally as a distress signal in voice procedure radio communications. Itderives from the French venez m'aider, meaning "come help me")
2. He's supposed to come a week before we open for the inspection.
他應該在我們開張前一週才來做安全檢查的( the inspector came to the zoo unexpectedly)
3. We're not even close to ready..
我們一點準備都沒有
4. This is life or death, man.
這次是生死關頭 (非生即死) 了, man (不翻比較好, man)!
5. Our inspection happens a week before we open, according to my information.
根據我得到的訊息, 我們的安檢會在開張的前一週進行 (用happen)
6. So I've asked for June 30th, which would get us open by July 7th. 7 /7.
所以我已經申請了6/30, 好讓我們可以在7/7開張
7. I'm here for a pop by, Mr. Mee.
我只是順道過來恍恍而已, Mr. Mee
8. We're responsible for the upkeep, not just the granting of licenses.
日常維護 (upkeep) 才是我們的責任, 而不只是發 (granting) 證書而已
9. I have you down as an assistant.
我還以為妳只是個助理呢! (down在這裡感覺有輕視的意思, Am I right?)
10. I just can't get a handle on it.
我真是搞不懂
(get a handle on, to find a way to understand a situation in order to control it, e.g. We need to get a better handle on the effects of climate change.)
The condition of inspection is so crucial. Can Benjamin open on time?
To be continued...
upkeep meaning 在 Upkeep Meaning - YouTube 的推薦與評價
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