ESL Podcast 328 – Dishonesty at Work
时间：2019-02-06 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
Amina: Have you heard the latest news?
Shane: No, what is it?
Amina: Charlie was fired last Friday after the company found out that he had been cooking the books for over six months and had embezzled 1 more than $50,000.
Shane: Charlie? I don’t believe it! He is the most upstanding person I know. I can imagine him stretching the truth now and then, but he’s the last person I would think of as being truly dishonest. I would never think to question his integrity 2.
Amina: It wasn’t greed 3 that made him do it. His wife has been ill and he couldn’t pay the medical bills. I think he had the best of intentions in trying to get his wife the healthcare she needed, but it was only a matter of time before he got caught, no matter how well he covered his tracks.
Shane: Well, I know he’s a bad liar 4 and he’s not known to make mistakes, so I’m not surprised that someone caught on pretty quickly when there were irregularities in the accounting 5. What I don’t understand is, if he was having financial problems, why didn’t he tell anybody? Some of us may have helped.
Amina: I don’t know. Maybe he felt desperate and just didn’t know what to do. I’m sure his wife being sick has been difficult for him. I don’t think the company is going to press charges, though, under the circumstances.
Shane: I’m glad to hear that. That’s the last thing he needs. It’s clear that he showed poor judgment 6, but he’s not a criminal.
Amina: That’s the general consensus 7. I’m thinking of taking up a collection to help him out. Do you think the company would mind?
Shane: Considering he was fired, I’d keep it a secret from management, but I think it’s a great idea.
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- The clerk embezzled a thousand pounds from the bank where he worked. 那个职员在他工作的银行里贪污了一千英镑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The cashier embezzled ＄ 50,000 from the bank. 出纳员盗用了银行5万美元。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
- He is a man of the highest integrity.他是个极其正直的人。
- His greed knows no limits.他的贪心永无止境。
- Greed was his only motive for stealing.贪婪是他盗窃的唯一动机。
- I know you for a thief and a liar!我算认识你了，一个又偷又骗的家伙！
- She was wrongly labelled a liar.她被错误地扣上说谎者的帽子。
- A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
- There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。
- The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
- He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。