第23课:不诚实的 - 10

迷你小对话1

A: No matter how any crimes he commits, the executive is never found guilty of anything.
B: That is because his knavish lawyers always find loopholes in the law.

A: 不管经理犯了多少罪,他从来都没有被判过有罪。
B: 那是因为他那些狡诈的律师总能钻法律的空子。

迷你小对话2

A: I can’t believe what my bank has done! They have all my money but they won’t let me withdraw it until the balance reaches $12,000.
B: That’s unbelievable!

A: 我真不敢相信银行能做出这种事!他们扣着我所有的钱,说什么不存够12000美元就不能取。
B: 简直难以置信!施行这种奸诈条款的银行长久不了的。

语言点精讲

knavish: 具有不诚实个性的,诡计多端的,狡诈的。
loophole: 漏洞,空子。
withdraw: 从银行取钱。
balance: 帐户余额。
thievish: 像小偷一样偷偷摸摸的。