BEC商务英语辅导 罗马假日

　　额外成就
　　charmed 为上层社会礼节用语， 体现说话人的高贵地位。 和一般情况下的pleased 意思一样。
　　如：I'm charmed/ pleased to meet you. 很荣幸见到你。
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　　JOE: Charmed too.
　　乔：很荣幸。
　　ANN: You may sit down.
　　安妮：赐坐。
　　JOE: I think you'd better sit up, much too young to get picked up by the police.
　　乔： 我想你最好坐起来， 警察不会把你抓起来的，你太小了。
　　ANN: Police?
　　安妮：警察？
　　JOE: Yep, police.
　　乔：是的，警—察。
　　ANN: Two-fifteen and back here to change. Two forty-five...
　　安妮：噢，2点15分回来换装……2点45分……
　　JOE: You know, people who can't handle liquor shouldn't drink it.
　　乔： 你知道，没什么酒量的人就不该喝酒。
　　ANN: "If I were dead and buried and I heard your voice beneath the sod my heart of dust would still rejoice." Do you know that poem?
　　安妮：“哪怕我已死去，被安葬，尘土之下的心也会为听到你的声音而欢悦。”
　　你知道这首诗吗？
　　JOE: Huh, what do you know? (Sitting down) You're well-read, well-dressed; you're snoozing away in a public street. Would you care to make a statement?
　　乔： 你知道吗？(坐下来) 你有学问，穿戴得体，却睡在大街上，你能否解释一下？
　　ANN: What the world needs is a return to sweetness and decency in the souls of its young men and...
　　安妮 ：这世界需要甜美与高雅重新回到年轻一代的灵魂之中……
　　JOE: Yeah, I er, couldn't agree with you more, but erm--
　　乔: 对，我完全同意， 不过……
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　　额外成就
　　安妮的语言和穿着充分暗示了她出自上流阶层，这些让男主人角Joe深感诧异就不足为怪了。
　　couldn't agree with you any more. 意思是非常赞同
　　如 ：I couldn't agree with you any more on the the proposal.
　　我非常赞同你的提议。
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　　(乔听到汽车驶过来的声音，站起来，拍着她的肩膀。)
　　JOE: Get yourself some coffee, you'll be alright. Look, you take the cab.
　　乔：喝杯咖啡，你就会没事的。看，你的车来了。
　　JOE: Come on, (takes her up by the arm) climb in the cab and go home.
　　乔：来，（用肩膀扶起她）我们上车回家。
　　(在记者招待会上，安妮面对着来自世界各个国家和地区的记者，发现乔也在其中。在回答记者问的过程中，安妮意味深长地表达了对乔期望和信任。)
　　MASTER OF CEREMONIES: Ladies and Gentlemen: Her Royal Highness will now answer your questions.
　　招待会主持：女士们，先生们， 现在你们可以向公主殿下提问。
　　CHIEF OF CORRESPONDENTS: I believe at the outset, Your Highness, that I should express the pleasure of all of us at your recovery from the recent illness.
　　记者代表：公主殿下， 首先我想代表全体人员对公主近期的康复表达欢欣之情。
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　　额外成就
　　经典致词， 试着把整句话脱口而出。
　　at the outset 一开始，等于 at the beginning。
　　如 ：At the outset of his career he was full of optimism but not now.
　　一开始他对事业充满了信心，但现在不再是这样了。
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　　ANN: Thank you.
　　安妮：谢谢！
　　AMERICAN CORRESPONDENT: Does Your Highness believe that Federation would be a possible solution to Europe's economic problems?
　　美国记者：公主殿下是否认为，联盟化将是解决欧洲经济问题的可行方案？
　　ANN: I am in favour of any measure which would lead to closer cooperation in Europe.
　　安妮：我赞成一切能够促进欧洲各国之间合作的任何举措。
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　　额外成就
　　in favour of 赞同
　　如 ：I think all the people at meeting will be in favour of your opinion.
　　我想全体到会者都会赞同你的观点。
　　在商务上in favour of 意思为“以——为受益人”
　　如 ：Please open a Letter of Credit in favour of ABC company be-fore shipping.
　　请在装运前以ABC公司为受益人开立信用证。
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　　CORRESPONDENT: And what, in the opinion of Your Highness, is the outlook for Friendship Among Nations?
　　记者：你认为欧洲各国关系发展前景如何？
　　ANN: I have every faith in it-- (pausing; turning to look at Joe) as I have faith inin relations between people.
　　安妮：我对此充满信心，（停顿，转过头看向乔）就像我对人们之间的情谊一样。
　　JOE: May I say, speaking for my own press service，we believe that Your Highness's faith will not be unjustified.
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　　额外成就
　　speak for 意思是“代表——说话” , 在此可以和in behalf of 互换。
　　如：Don't think you are speaking for/in behalf of everyone.
　　你只能够代表你自己。
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　　乔：请允许我，代表我的新闻社，我们相信公主的信心是不会判断失误的。
　　ANN: (looking at Joe; smiling very slightly to him) I am so glad to hear you say it.
　　安妮：（微笑地看着乔）我很高兴听你这么说。
　　CORERESPONDENTS: Which of the cities visited did Your Highness enjoy the most? (Ann pauses as she looks at Joe.)
　　记者：公主殿下所访问过的城市中最喜欢的是哪个？(安妮停下来看着乔)
　　ANN: Each in its own way was...unforgettable. It would be difficult to-- Rome, by all means, Rome. I will cherish【珍惜】 my visit here, in memory, as long as I live.
　　安妮：每个城市都有自己的特色……令人难忘。 很难说……罗马，无疑是罗马。我会珍惜这里的记忆，直到永远！
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　　额外成就
　　by all means 等于 anyway 不管怎么样，当然
　　如 ：I think she is right by all means.
　　不管怎么说，我想她是对的。