华尔街高级英语学习教程第10课：追踪消息Act2 (MP3和文本下载)

HARRY: Hello, Edith. Is he here yet?

EDITH: Who do you mean, sir?

HARRY: Detective-Sergeant Morris, of course: the one who's taking over from Bedges.

EDITH: No, he hasn't arrived yet. How is poor Mr Bedges, by the way?

HARRY: Oh, he's recovering quite quickly. He should be out of the hospital in four or five weeks.

EDITH: It was a terrible shame, what happened to him.

HARRY: It's part of the job, Edith. If Bedges can't handle something like that, he doesn't deserve to be on my team.

EDITH: Yes, sir. Oh, by the way, Mr Morris is here now.

HARRY: OK, send him in, then.

HARRY: Come in!

HARRY: Detective-Sergeant Morris?

MORRIS: Yes, sir. You wanted to see me, I gather.

HARRY: Yes, that’s right. I'm putting you on to Anti- Terrorism. You'll be working directly with Detective- Superintendent Henson, whom I believe you know.

MORRIS: That's correct, sir.

HARRY: In fact it was on his personal recommendation that I chose you for the job.

MORRIS: I'm very grateful to you both, sir.

HARRY: Not at all. So, you'll be replacing Detective- Sergeant Bedges, who is recovering in the hospital at the moment.

MORRIS: I hope his illness isn't serious, sir.

HARRY: He's got a bad case of food poisoning, I believe.

MORRIS: What a shame.

HARRY: Now, there’s one other thing I need to say before you start working on my team. I want to make it absolutely clear to you that I'm not in any way racially prejudiced.

MORRIS: I’m glad to hear it, sir.

HARRY: That’s right. I don’t discriminate on the grounds of gender, race or sexual orientation. As far as I’m concerned, a police officer is a police officer, and it makes no difference if they’re female, or..... or.....

MORRIS: I see.

HARRY: What I’m trying to say is this: to me, you’re just another police officer, and it makes absolutely no difference that you’re ....., that is, the fact that ...... You see what I mean?

MORRIS: Of course, sir. Will that be all for now?

HARRY: Yes, yes. Mr Henson is waiting outside to brief you on your duties. You're both full-time on the Hugo Peters case for the moment, and I want you to pick up where Bedges left off....