美語會話 234 e-mail fanatic電子郵件狂

Ann: How can we develop a new brand image with no direction whatsoever?

James:With the fifty forwards he sent out today, maybe we'll inadvertently get inspired.

Ann: I guess this is a good excuse to surf the Net on someone else's dime.

James:Who'd have thought Bean would be this kind of e-mail fanatic?

Ann: He must have just got online for the first time last week. He still thinks it's some kind of new toy.

whatsoever (a.)

任何…都沒有，一點都不。通常放在否定句內(nèi)所要修飾的名詞后，跟whatever意思一樣，但語氣更強烈

I have no interest whatsoever in this job.

我對這份工作一點興趣都沒有。

inadvertently (adv.)

不小心地，偶然地

I inadvertently ran over someone on the road.

我不小心在馬路上輾過一個人。

inspired (a.)

有靈感的

I don't find Britney Spears' music very inspired.

我不認為小甜甜布蘭妮的音樂真能啟發(fā)人什么。

fanatic (n.)

狂熱者

Religious fanatics threaten world peace.

宗教狂熱者威脅到世界的和平

星期二，他們開會討論這個案子

小　安：我們要怎么在毫無頭緒的情況下，發(fā)展一個新的品牌形象?

詹姆士：從他今天轉(zhuǎn)寄來的五十封信里，搞不好就會蹦出靈感了。

小　安：我想這會是個用公司的錢上網(wǎng)溜跶的好借口吧。

詹姆士：誰會想到炳是這種電子郵件狂?

小　安：他一定是上星期才第一次上網(wǎng)。還以為這是什么新玩具