四四：英语流利说Level4

Al Capone was one of the most famous criminals in American history. 阿尔·卡彭是美国历史上最著名的罪犯之一。

He came from an immigrate family. 他来自一个移民家庭。

His parents came from Italy and his father was a barber. 他的父母来自意大利，父亲是理发师。

As a boy, he belonged to a street gang. 他小时候是街头帮派的一员。

He quit school after finishing the 6th grade. 他6年级毕业后就退学了。

He built his career as a crime boss in Chicago.他在芝加哥建立了自己的犯罪头目生涯。

He became boss at 26 when the previous leader was nearly killed. 他在26岁时成为了老板，当时前任领导人差点被杀。

His crime organization made a lot of money, more than 100 million dollars a year. 他的犯罪组织赚了很多钱，每年超过一亿美元。

Most the money came from illegal activities, especially the sale of illegal liquor. 大部分的钱来自非法活动，特别是非法酒的销售。

(The largest portion of its income was from the illegal sales of liquor.其收入的最大部分来自非法销售白酒。)

His organization was also involved in gambling and prostitution. 他的组织还参与赌博和卖银。

(Its illegal activities included gambling and prostitution.其非法活动包括赌博和卖YIN。)

Capone was flashy dresser who enjoyed being famous. 卡彭衣着华丽，喜欢出名。

When he went out, he loved to be the center of attention.当他外出时，他喜欢成为人们关注的焦点。

He protected himself by bribing police and public officials. 他通过贿赂警察和公职人员来保护自己。

Though he was involved in the deaths of many, he was never convicted of a serious crime. 虽然他与许多人的死亡有关，但他从未被判严重罪行。

(The man was never convicted of a serious crime, though he was involved in the death of many.尽管他与许多人的死亡有关，但他从未被判犯有重罪。)

When he was finally arrested, it was for minor crimes. 当他最终被捕时，是因为轻微犯罪。

In 1929, he and his body guard were arrested for carrying deadly weapons. 1929年，他和他的保镖因携带致命武器而被捕。

For that, they were sentenced to a year in prison. 为此，他们被判处一年监禁。

Capone was released nine month for good behavior. 卡彭因表现良好而获释九个月。

In 1930, Capone was Public Enemy NO.1 in Chicago. 1930年，卡彭是芝加哥的头号公敌。

A year later he was arrested for failure to pay taxes. 一年后，他因未交税而被捕。

(He was sent to prison for tax evasion. 他因逃税被送进监狱。)

The government had finally found a way to catch him. 政府终于找到了抓住他的办法。

After a trail, he was found guilty and sentenced to 11 years in prison. 经过审讯，他被判有罪，判处有期徒刑11年。

He spent the first 2 years of his sentence at a prison in Atlanta，Georgia. 他在乔治亚州亚特兰大的一所监狱度过了服刑的前两年。

Then he was sent to Alcatraz, the country’s most famous prison. 然后，他被送往该国最著名的恶魔岛监狱。

At Alcatraz, he was diagnosed with a disease that began to take over his brain. 在恶魔岛，他被诊断出患有一种疾病，这种疾病开始占据他的大脑。

As a result, he spent much of his time in the prison hospital. 结果，他大部分时间都在监狱医院度过。

By the time he was released from the prison in 1939, he was no longer able to lead his organization. 939年他从监狱获释时，已经不能领导他的组织了。

He died of a stroke and pneumonia in 1947. 他于1947年死于中风和肺炎。

Income is money received for work or from investments. 收入是从工作或投资中得到的钱。

For a company to survive, its income needs to be more than its expenses. 一家公司要想生存下去，其收入必须大于支出。

People who earned a good salary can buy what they need to survive. 收入不错的人可以买他们生存所需的东西。

A receipt is given to you after you have paid for something. 收据是在你付款后给你的。

A receipt is proof that you have paid for something. 收据是你已付款的证明。

A receipt shows that something has been paid for. 收据表明东西已经付了钱。

After paying for something, be sure to get a receipt. 付了钱之后，一定要有收据。

An invoice is a request for payment. 发票是要求付款的票据。

An invoice lists the prices and the products being bought. 发票列出了价格和购买的产品。

To invoice someone means to give them a bill for the products or services. 给某人开发票意味着给他们一张产品或服务的账单。

Once an invoice is paid, it can be used as a receipt. 发票一旦支付，就可以作为收据。

Taxes are what we pay to the government for the government services. 税是我们为政府服务而向政府支付的。

(People pay taxes to pay for government services.人们交税为政府服务买单。)

Taxes pay for many services, such as education, police and health care. 税收支付许多服务，如教育、警察和医疗保健。

An income tax is a tax on your income. 所得税是对你的收入征税。

In some countries, income taxes are very high. 在一些国家，所得税很高。

Interest is what we pay to lenders when we borrow money. 利息是我们借钱时付给借贷者的钱。

If someone lends you money, you pay interest for the use of that money. 如果有人借给你钱，你就要为这笔钱的使用支付利息。

Emotional people often show their feelings and have a bad temper. 情绪化的人经常表现出自己的情绪，脾气也不好。

They make decisions based on their feelings more than facts. 他们根据自己的感觉而不是事实来做决定。

(Someone with a bad temper gets angry easily and shouts at others.脾气不好的人很容易生气并对别人大喊大叫。)

Sometimes these people make bad decisions because of their emotions. 有时这些人会因为他们的情绪而做出错误的决定。

Leaders are people who take responsibility and are trusted by others. 领导者是承担责任并得到他人信任的人。

Good leaders make good decisions and get things down. 好的领导会做出好的决定并把事情做好。

In many situations, others look to them for leadership. 在很多情况下，其他人都指望他们能发挥领导作用。

Loyal people can be depended on to follow their leader. 忠诚的人是可以信赖的，他们会听从领导的。

They will support and protect their leaders and friends. 他们将支持和保护他们的领导人和朋友。

(loyal people will act to support the decisions of the group.忠诚的人会采取行动支持团队的决定。)

A strong team needs a good leader and loyal followers. 一个强大的团队需要一个好的领导和忠诚的追随者。

Independent people can do things on their own. 独立的人可以自己做事。

They often prefer working by themselves. 他们常常喜欢自己工作。

Sometimes they have difficulty working in a group. 有时他们很难在团队工作。

Creative people come up with new ideas and ways of doing things. 有创造力的人会想出新的想法和做事的方法。

They often have a good imagination and can see things in different ways. 他们通常有很好的想象力，能以不同的方式看待事物。

Many artists and musicians are very creative. 许多艺术家和音乐家都很有创造力。

W: Congratulations, Lisa. 恭喜你，丽莎。

Lisa: Congratulations for what? 恭喜什么？

W: We just heard the news. 我们刚听到这个消息。

Lisa: What news? Don’t keep me in suspense.什么消息?别和我卖关子。

W: QuickServe has accepted your video proposal. QuickServe已接受您的视频提案。

Lisa: Already? I just submitted it a week ago.已经接受了？我一周前才交的。

W: Maybe so, but they liked it so much that they made a quick decision. 也许吧，但他们太喜欢了，所以很快就做出了决定。

They want you to get started on it as soon as possible. 他们希望你尽快开始。

Lisa: That’s great news. But I’m still working on some other projects. 这是个好消息。但我还在做其他的项目。

They need to be finished first. 需要先完成。

W: Can’t you delay some of our other projects? 你不能推迟我们的其他项目吗?

(To delay something means to postpone it.推迟某事意味着延期它。)

Lisa: I’m not sure. How important is this project? 我不确定。这个项目有多重要？

（Everything depends on how important the project is. 一切都取决于这个项目的重要性。）

W: They are putting a lot of pressure on us now especially since they read your proposal. 他们现在给我们很大的压力，特别是他们读了你的建议之后。

They really like it. 他们真的很喜欢。

It’s a very creative way of presenting their company.这是一种非常有创意的展示公司的方式。

It had everybody laughing. 它让每个人都笑了。

Lisa: Yes, that was the idea. 是的，这就是我的想法。

It was fun to do and our whole team thought it was funny.这很有趣，我们整个团队都觉得很有趣。

W: Well, great job. 干得好。

I think it’s the best work your team has ever down.我认为这是你们队有史以来最好的一次。

W: When can you get started on the project? 你什么时候能开始这个项目？

Lisa: Are they going to pay extra? 他们要额外付钱吗？

(QuickServe needs to make an advance payment and pay an

extra fee to start the project early. QuickServe需要预付款并支付额外费用，以便尽早开始项目。)

In my proposal, I said the earliest start date would be one month after signing the contract. 在我的提案中，我说最早的开工日期是合同签订后一个月。

(The proposal said the earliest start date would be one month after signing the contract. 该提案称，最早的开始日期将是签订合同后一个月。)

W: Was that in the proposal? 是在提案里吗?

Lisa: Yes, it was. Have they signed the contract yet? 是的,它是。他们签合同了吗?

W: No, they haven’t. But I’m sure they will right away. 他们没有。但我相信他们马上会的。

The proposal said the earliest start date would be one month after signing the contract. 提案称，最早的开工日期将是签订合同后一个月。

Lisa: They’ll also need to make an advance payment. 他们还需要预付款。

That was in the proposal too. 这也在提案中。

We can’t stop everything else just because they are excited. 我们不能因为他们兴奋就停止一切。

W: OK, I’ll get to back them and let them know. 好的，我回头告诉他们。

Lisa: Yes, please do. I’ve been through these kinds of thing before. 是的，有劳。我以前也经历过这种事。