妙语短篇A1之11、A Very Important Person

11 a very important person 一个非常重要的人 Important people often like to show how important they ar e 重要的人往往要展示他们是多么的重要 They usually have the largest cars 他们通常是具有最大的汽车 They live in the biggest houses 他们住在大房子 They wear the most expensive clothes 他们穿的最昂贵的衣 服 They eat in the best restaurants 他们吃最好的餐馆 Mr Mammoth the president of Acme Inc was an importan t man 猛犸先生 阿克米公司总裁 是一个重要的人 Acme Inc was an important company one of the biggest in the country 阿克米公司是一个重要的公司 并在该国最大的之一 Thousands of men and women worked for it 数以千计的男 子和妇女为它工作 The offices of Acme Inc were in the Acme Building 阿克米公司的办公室在阿克米大厦 This was one of the tallest buildings in the city 这是全市最 高的建筑物之一 It had fifty floors 它有 50 层 Mr Mammoth the president had his office on the top floo r 猛犸先生 总裁 他在顶楼他的办公室 one day a man came to see him 有一天一个人来见他 He walked up to Mr Mammoth s secretary 他走到猛犸先生 的秘书 She was of course the most beautiful secretary in the com pany 她 当然 在公司最美丽的秘书 My name is John Watkins he told her 我的名字是约 翰沃特金斯 他告诉她 I have come to see Mr Mammoth My appointment is at ten o clock 我来见猛犸先生 我的预约时间在十点钟 The most beautiful secretary in the building looked at the cl ock on the wall 该大楼的最美丽的秘书看着墙上的时钟 It was the largest clock in the company 这是该公司最大的时 钟 It is ten o clock now she said you are on time for yo ur appointment 这是十点钟了 她说 你对你的预约时间的 However I am afraid you cannot see Mr Mammoth 不过 我恐怕你不能看到猛犸先生 John Watkins was surprised 约翰沃特金斯感到惊讶 Oh 哦 Why is that he asked 这是为什么 他问 Mr Mammoth is playing golf 猛犸先生在打高尔夫球 Oh John Watkins said 哦 约翰沃特金斯说 Then he won t be coming to his office today 接着 他今天不会来他的办公室 The most beautiful secretary in the company smiled at hi m 在公司最美丽的秘书对他微笑 Mr Mammoth s al