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[J-103]   Straight Life Insurance

           终生付费寿险 

 

 The insurance man had his prospect on the hook and was proceeding briskly to the kill.  “Now, that amounts to a premium of $25.20 per month on a straight life,” he said.  “That's what you want, isn't it?”

 

“Well,” said the customer wistfully.  “I would like to fool around a bit on Saturday nights.” 

 

[译注]

 

拉保险的人眼看着那钩子上,而正迅速地要进行猎杀。「好,那加起来每月保险费25.20元,保直直的一生,」他说。「那是你要的,不是吗?」

 

「啊,」那顾客想望地说。「我倒想在周六的夜里都稍微胡弄歪搞一下。」

 

注: 1. straight life (正直的生活), life insurance (寿险), straight life insurance (不停的、终生付费的寿险)。

 

2. insurance man (拉保险的人), have one's prospect on (眼看着…,对…有前瞻), proceed to (进行到…), brisk (迅速的,轻快地), amount to (总共,加起来), premium (保险费、酬金), on a straight life =  on a straight life insurance (保终生而不停付费的寿险), wistful (想望的,忧思的), fool around (胡来)。

 

[复习填充]

The insurance man had his p_______ on the hook and was proceeding b______ to the kill.  “Now, that amounts to a p______ of $25.20 per month on a straight life,” he said.  “That's what you wanted, wasn't it?”

“Well,” said the customer w_______.  “I would like to fool a_____ a bit on Saturday nights.”

 

 

 

 

 

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