温哥华英语口语 第 252 课:By Wednesday? I'll try. 星期三之前? 好吧, 我尽量。 Maria : Right. But Sam, I have a question for you. What's going to happen to WEFL? 是的。但是, 山姆, 我也有个问题问你,WEFL 会发生什么变化?
Sam: I have to sell my share of WEFL so I can buy the California station. 我会把WEFL 的股份卖掉, 这样才能买加利福尼亚的电视台。
Maria : Sell it? 把WEFL 给卖了?
Sam: I just talked to a business friend of mine. He wants to buy it. You're the first to hear the news. 我刚刚和一个生意上的朋友谈过了, 他想买。你是第一个知道这消息的人。
Maria : You're selling WEFL and moving to California? 你要卖掉WEFL 搬到加利福尼亚去?
Sam: Maria, I wouldn't be worried about it if I were you. 玛丽亚, 如果我是你, 就不会担心这个问题。
Maria : I'll miss you, Sam. I'd be happier if California weren't so far away. 山姆, 我会想你的。如果加利福尼亚离这儿不那么远就好了。
Sam: Well, this is my last question for you. Will you come to my new station and be the producer? 好了, 这是我问你的最后一个问题。你愿意到我的新电视台来做制片人吗?
Maria : California? A new station? 到加利福尼亚去, 一个新电视台?
Sam: Think about it for a day or two. Can you give me an answer by Wednesday. 考虑一两天, 星期三之前回答我好吗?
Maria : By Wednesday? I'll try. 星期三之前? 好吧, 我尽量。
Sam: On Thursday morning, the new owner and I want to tell the staff about the sale of WEFL. We want to tell them before Jake finds out and does a big story on it. 周四早上新老板和我将要向员工宣布出售WEFL 的事。我们得在杰克抓住这事大做文章之前告诉他们。
Maria : Yes, If Jake found out, the story would be in the news immediately. Who's the new owner, Sam? Will he be a good boss? He won't fire anyone, will he? 是的, 如果杰克知道了, 这事马上就上新闻了。谁是新老板, 山姆? 他会是个好老板吗? 他不会解雇任何人, 对吧?
Sam: No, no. Don't worry about him. Just think about California. 不会的, 不用担心他。想想加利福尼亚吧。
Maria : I need to know more about the station, and about the news show, and about everything. 我需要进一步了解这个电视台, 台里的节目, 台里的每个细节。
Sam: Come on, let's go to dinner and I'll tell you everything. 走吧, 我们一起吃饭, 我来跟你说说详细情况。