美语会话实录第219期(MP3+文本):E-mail fanatic

英文原文:
Ann: How can we develop a new brand image with no direction whatsoever?
James:With the fifty forwards he sent out today, maybe we'll inadvertently get inspired.
Ann: I guess this is a good excuse to surf the Net on someone else's dime.
James:Who'd have thought Bean would be this kind of e-mail fanatic?
Ann: He must have just got online for the first time last week. He still thinks it's some kind of new toy.

参考译文:

小　安：我们要怎么在毫无头绪的情况下，发展一个新的品牌形象？
詹姆士：从他今天转寄来的五十封信里，搞不好就会蹦出灵感了。
小　安：我想这会是个用公司的钱上网溜跶的好借口吧。
詹姆士：谁会想到炳是这种电子邮件狂？
小　安：他一定是上星期才第一次上网。还以为这是什么新玩具

重点词汇:

whatsoever (a.)
任何…都没有，一点都不。通常放在否定句内所要修饰的名词后，跟whatever意思一样，但语气更强烈
I have no interest whatsoever in this job.
我对这份工作一点兴趣都没有。
inadvertently (adv.)
不小心地，偶然地
I inadvertently ran over someone on the road.
我不小心在马路上辗过一个人。
inspired (a.)
有灵感的
I don't find Britney Spears' music very inspired.
我不认为小甜甜布兰妮的音乐真能启发人什么。
fanatic (n.)
狂热者
Religious fanatics threaten world peace.
宗教狂热者威胁到世界的和平