新东方网为同学们整理了托福故事记短语盘点,供考生参考学习。
中英文本
Another Path to Riches
另外一条致富之路
"That was beyond question the best scheme for making money that I have heard in years!"
"那毫无疑问是几年当中我听过的最好的赚钱计划!"
Mr. Brewer, the owner of the largest telecom in the nation, said to Greg. "Let me pat you on the back!"
国内最大的电信业 老板布鲁尔先生对格雷格说。"让我表扬你吧!"
"Thanks! I'm glad that I could pay you a visit to explain it to you!" Greg said. "I just hope it will pay my way through college!"
"谢谢!很高兴我能拜访您就这件事向您做出解释!"格雷格说。"我只希望它能使我大学期间不负债!"
"College! Young man, with ideas like those, you can pave the way to riches without a college degree and be a millionaire before you're 22!
"大学!年轻人,有这样的点子,你可以打下基础,没有大学文凭也能致富,22岁之前你就能成为百万富翁!
Don't pay heed to those bigheaded scholarly people, it's ideas that count, not education!" Mr. Brewer said with a smile.
别注意那些大脑袋学者模样的人,有点子才有用,光受教育没用!"布鲁尔先生笑着说。
"I didn't go to college! You wouldn't believe the way those scholars pay attention to me!
"我没有上过大学!你不会相信那些学者是怎样注意我的!
I make them pay through the nose, mind you, but there are several Ph.D.'s who got their doctorates by reporting on how I do things!'
我让他们出大价钱,记住,有好几位哲学博士是靠研究我获得博士学位的!"
"They pay you off to study you?" Greg asked.
"他们给你钱来研究你?"格雷格问。
"Yep! I even have one monitoring all of the pay phone calls that come in!" "Strange!"
"是的!我甚至专门派了个人监听所有打进来的投币式公用电话!""真奇怪!"
"Anyhow,there's no need for an education that you have to pay as you go!
"无论如何,没有必要接受一种你得按时付账单的教育!
Why not earn money as you learn and come work for me! You won't regret it when payday comes around!
为什么不在学习和为我工作的同时挣钱呢?到了发薪日你就不会后悔了!
And I guarantee that you'll be able to pay back every person you owe money to!"
我向你保证你将可以把欠每个人的钱都还掉!"
"I guess it would be fun to pay those loan sharks back in their own coin!"
"我猜以高利贷之道还高利贷之身一定很有意思!"
"I'd pay the earth to see you do that!" "Okay! I'm with you, Mr. Brewer!"
"我会付出大笔钱看你办这个事!""好!我和你一起干,布鲁尔先生!"
重点讲解
1.beyond question 毫无疑问,确定无疑
例句:That the world has changed in meaningful ways since 1954 is beyond question.
从1954年起,毫无疑问,世界已经以一种积极的方式发生着改变。2.pat on the back 赞扬,鼓励
例句:And give yourself a pat on the back for honesty.
给自己一个回归诚实的机会。3.pave the way for 为…铺平道路,为…做准备
例句:Their economic policy pave the way for industrial expansion.
他们的经济政策为工业发展铺平了道路。4.pay a visit 参观,访问
例句:Next Saturday we will pay a visit to the Windows of the World.
下星期六我们要参观世界之窗。5.pay back 还钱,偿还(借款),回报,报答, 向…报复
例句:This worked well enough, until it came time to pay back the loans.
直到偿还资本的时间到来之前,这一手法运行还算不错。6.pay attention to 注意,留心
例句:In doing our work, we must pay attention ways and means.
做工作应注意方式方法。
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