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纯正地道美语 第107期(外教讲解):Bad news, boss

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The Office - Bad news, boss. (C0108)
A: ... Now that we have been over the gory1 details of our disastrous2 first quarter, Ed! Give us some good news. How are things looking for us in terms
of sales this month?
B: Uh well...would you like the bad news first or the really bad news?
A: What? Ed, don’t tell me you only have bad news!
B: Well sir, our sales have dropped, no plunged3, fifty percent in the past month alone. We are currently overstocked and overstaffed and our profits are
falling fast. The market is in recession and we have no way of moving our inventory4, or getting rid of our staff. If we consider redundancies, it would cost us a fortune because of the new regulations governing compensation packages. It’s a real mess.
A: For crying out loud... How fast are we losing money?
B: Um...how can I put this? Let’s just say that at this pace, we will be filing for Chapter eleven in less than three months.
A: What! Geez! How could this have happened? So what’s the bad news?
B: Oh, that’s the really bad news. Our supplier suffered QC problems and, well, half of our production is faulty. We’re going to have to recall all items
sold in the last quarter. And the worst part? We’re going to have to shoulder this cost.
A: Are you joking? Get the supplier on the line now!They have to assume the costs of this mess!
B: We tried that, sir. The factory has gone under and the owner apparently5 has fled the country.
A: We’re doomed6!
B: There is some really good news though!
A: Really? What!
B: I got offered a new job


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1 gory Xy5yx     
adj.流血的；残酷的
参考例句：
  • I shuddered when I heard the gory details.我听到血淋淋的详情，战栗不已。
  • The newspaper account of the accident gave all the gory details.报纸上报道了这次事故中所有骇人听闻的细节。
2 disastrous 2ujx0     
adj.灾难性的，造成灾害的；极坏的，很糟的
参考例句：
  • The heavy rainstorm caused a disastrous flood.暴雨成灾。
  • Her investment had disastrous consequences.She lost everything she owned.她的投资结果很惨，血本无归。
3 plunged 06a599a54b33c9d941718dccc7739582     
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降
参考例句：
  • The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
  • She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。
4 inventory 04xx7     
n.详细目录，存货清单
参考例句：
  • Some stores inventory their stock once a week.有些商店每周清点存货一次。
  • We will need to call on our supplier to get more inventory.我们必须请供应商送来更多存货。
5 apparently tMmyQ     
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
参考例句：
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
6 doomed EuuzC1     
命定的
参考例句：
  • The court doomed the accused to a long term of imprisonment. 法庭判处被告长期监禁。
  • A country ruled by an iron hand is doomed to suffer. 被铁腕人物统治的国家定会遭受不幸的。

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