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Hey guys! Welcome to my channel, I’m Mavis. Good morning!
欢迎来到我的频道，我是Mavis老师，早上好呀！
Today we’re gonna learn a dialogue about recession, a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced.
今天我们将学习关于经济衰退的对话。经济衰退指的是一段时间内经济的下滑，在此期间贸易和工业活动减少。
During the recession, businesses go broke.
在经济衰退期间，许多企业倒闭。
A lot of people lose their jobs and become unable to support their families.
很多人失去了工作，难以养家糊口。
Let’s see what’s happening to the man in the dialogue.
接下来我们一起看看听力中的主人翁遭遇了什么吧！
「对话文本」
A: Hello, I’m here to see Mr. Corleone.
你好，我来这里找科利昂先生。
B: Right this way, sir.
先生，这边请。
C: Charlie! What can I do for you?
查理，我有什么可以帮到你的呢？
B: Mr. Corlone, I’m really sorry to trouble you, but I need your help.
科利昂先生，真的很抱歉打扰您了，我需要您的帮助。
C: Anything for you, Charlie! Your father was like a brother to me.
做什么都行，查理。你的父亲就像是我的兄弟。
B: Well, sir, you see, this recession has hit me pretty hard; I lost my job and I’m in a lot of debt.
先生，是这样，这次经济危机对我打击很大；我丢了工作又负债累累。
C: I see…
我知道...
B: Yeah, you know, I’ve got credit card bills, car payments, I’ve got to pay my mortgage; and on top of all that, I have to pay my son’s college tuition.
嗯，你知道的，我要还信用卡，还车贷，我还要支付抵押货款，除此之外，我还得支付我儿子的大学学费。
C: So you’re asking for a loan.
那么你可以申请贷款。
B: Well, I just thought maybe you could help me out.
我想或许你能帮上我的忙。
C: What? At a time like this? I’m broke too, you know! You’re not the only one who has been hit by the recession! I lost half my money in the stock market crash! Go on! Get outa here!
什么！在这个时候？你知道我也破产了！你不是唯一一个在经济危机中受到重创的！股市大跌损失了我一半的资金！出去！你给我出去！
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