西雅图不眠夜

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1、Walter:ThetallonewithredhairisyourcousinIrene...Annie:You'llrecognizeherbythedisappointedlookonherface.Walter:WhoismarriedtoHarold,whoranoffwithhissecretary.Annie:ButcamebackbecauseIrenethreatenedtoputthedogtosleepifhedidn't.Walter:YourbrotherDennisisaprofessoratJohnsHopkins,who'sma

2、rriedtoBetsy.Annie:Themostcompetitivewomanintheworld.Walter:Idon'tseehowI'mgoingtorememberallthis.Annie:Oh,well,Walter,youwill.Walter:YouruncleMiltonlostallofhismoney...Annie:andsomeotherpeoples'...Walter:inapyramidscheme.Don'tmentiontheIRSorthefederalbusinesssystem.YourmotherisBarb

3、ara.YourfatherisCliff.Annie:Myfatherhaselectrictrains.Walter:Really?AmIwhattheyhadinmind?Annie:Oh,Walterthey'regoingtoloveyou!妙词佳句1.runoffwithsb.在很多部电影中都听到过这句话，虽然在日常生活中没有用过，但是大家还是知道的好。它的意思就是“和……私奔”，或者再柔和一点：因为感情的关系和另外的一个人生活在一起了。比如“杰克和他的前女友在一起了”就可以说成是Jackranoffwithhisex-girlfriend.2.p

4、utthedogtosleep这句话的表面意思是“把那只狗给弄睡了”，实际上可不是这么回事。这里的dog可不是狗的意思。在美国俚语中dog可以指丑女人。整句话的意思就是“把那个女人给干掉”。我们来举个例子：如果你还不娶我的话，我就把那女的给杀掉。页脚Ifyoudon'tmarryme,I'llputthedogtosleep.3.IRS:InternalRevenueServiceInternalRevenueService(IRS)是美国财政部的一个机构，职能是执行税收法。Revenuesarecollectedthroughindividualincome

5、taxes;corporationtaxes;excise,estate,andgifttaxes;andsocialsecuritytaxes.文化面面观WhatisaPyramidScheme?Pyramidschemesnowcomeinsomanyformsthattheymaybedifficulttorecognizeimmediately.However,theyallshareoneoverridingcharacteristic.Theypromiseconsumersorinvestorslargeprofitsbasedprimarily

6、onrecruitingotherstojointheirprogram,notbasedonprofitsfromanyrealinvestmentorrealsaleofgoodstothepublic.Someschemesmaypurporttosellaproduct,buttheyoftensimplyusetheproducttohidetheirpyramidstructure.PyramidScheme就是我们汉语中说的传销。没有人能从中赚到钱，除了背后的组织者。在此部电影中Annie的舅舅就是因为这个而被抓了。Therearetwotell

7、-talesignsthataproductissimplybeingusedtodisguiseapyramidscheme:inventoryloadingandalackofretailsales.Inventoryloadingoccurswhenacompany'sincentiveprogramforcesrecruitstobuymoreproductsthantheycouldeversell,oftenatinflatedprices.Ifthisoccursthroughoutthecompany'sdistributionsystem,t

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