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Wilson: How were all these people chosen?

Anheuser: Same way your Art was. By experts from all over the world. We had geneticists determine the perfect gene pool we need to repopulate.

Adrian: These people were chosen by geneticists?

Notice: All green card holders. Please proceed to hangar D-4

Wilson: Looks to me like their check books got them on board.

Anheuser: That's right, Dr. Wilson. Without billions of dollars from the private sector this entire operation would've been impossible.

Adrian: We sold tickets? What about all these workers? They all get passes?

Anheuser: What? Life isn't fair? Is that it? If you want to donate your passes, to a couple of Chinese workers, be my guest. Captain, I want a pre-launch briefing. All international teams present.

Adrian: What the hell? What is this? They could've fit 10 people in here. Satnam, where are you?

Satnam: On the Nampan Plateau.

Adrian: What?

Satnam: There's a tidal wave coming from the east. It's gigantic.

Adrian: Satnam, what happened?

Satnam: We never got picked up, Adrian. The airlift never came. Goodbye, my friend.

Adrian: Satnam. Where are we set up?

Woman: Over there.

Adrian: Give me the satellite images from Napam, India.

Anheuser: What's happening?

Adrian: Satnam was talking about another wave, coming from the east.

Anheuser: Holy mother of God. So the flooding will hit earlier? The second wave is closer?

Adrian: Plug in the new data. Satnam didn't get picked up.

Man: What?

Anheuser: A lot of people didn't get picked up in this chaos. This is not a conspiracy, Helmsley. Your predictions haven't exactly panned out, have they, Doctor?

Man: It's ready.

Adrian: Oh God, its 1500 meters high. When will it get here?

Anheuser: Talk to me, Hemsley, when will it hit?

Adrian: Adjust the countdown. 28 minutes, 10 seconds to impact.

Anheuser: My God. Captain. I need to speak to the other heads of state.

Captain: Right away. Taylor?

Taylor: Aye, Captain. Standing by. Ark 6, stand by. Ark 7, stand by.

Anheuser: This is Carl Anheuser acting CIC on 4.

Sailor: Yes sir

Anheuser: Requesting emergency conference T-99.

Jackson: He thinks the world of you, you know that?

Gordon:  He's a great little man.

Jackson: Yeah

Gordon: I always wanted to have a family of my own. You're a lucky man, Jackson. Don't ever forget it.

妙语佳句 活学活用

1. gene pool: 基因库,指的是某一物种的全部基因。

如果能破解genetic code(遗传密码),人们就可以使用gene therapy(基因疗法)来治愈疾病。

我们常用pool来表示"资源库",例如talent pool(人才库)、oil pool(油藏)、forex reserve pool(外汇储备库)等等,而car pool则是指"拼车"。

2. repopulate: 繁衍。

我们平时所说的"繁衍后代"就可以用repopulate the earth来表示。

3. hangar: 飞机库。

例如:The plane stopped in that big hangar. 飞机停在那个大机库里。

4. check book:支票簿。

Check book money则是指"活期存款","支票存根"则用check book stubs来表示。

5. private sector:私营部门。

6. pass: 通行证。

例如:Please show me your monthly bus pass.(请出示公共汽车月票。)

7.be my guest: 请便,随便。

安豪塞的话在这里有讽刺的意味。平时我们说这句话常带有"别客气"的意思。例如:-May I use your telephone? -Be my guest.(我可以用一下电话吗?别客气,请便。)

8. tidal wave:浪潮,海啸。

9. pan out:成功。

例如:It depends how things pan out.(那得看事情结果怎样了。)

10.stand by: 待命。这里是说各个方舟已经准备好启航了。

11.acting CIC: 代理指挥。

CIC是commander-in-chief的缩写。

Acting在这里表示"代理的",acting president就是指"代理总统"。

12.think the world of:钦佩,评价很高。这里,杰克逊是在和戈登说,诺亚很佩服他。