Jimmy: Miss Laura, I'm afraid there is a discrepancy in these figures. 劳拉小姐,恐怕这些数字有矛盾的地方。 Laura: Is there? There shouldn't be. I've checked them half a dozen times. 有吗?应该不会吧。我检查过六次。 Jimmy: You see, this figure and this one on the other page don't match. 你看,这个数和另一页的数不符。 Laura: Yes, I see what you mean. I wonder what I did wrong? 哦,我明白你的意思了。奇怪,我哪儿错了呢? Jimmy: Well, mistakes can happen. Would you look this over again, please? 嗯,错误是难免的。请你再检查一遍好吗? Laura: Yes, certainly, sir. I'll report back to you as soon as I correct the figures. 好的,当然。数字改好之后我会立刻交给你。 对话讲解: discrepancy n.不符合(之处),不一致(之处) figure n.数字 match v. 相似;相配 These shoes do not match;one is large and the other is small. 这双鞋不相配,一只大,一只小。 look over vt. 检查, 查看 Look over the exercises before handing them in. 把练习再检查一遍。 |