Yes,Minister.Season 1,episode 2 Note

Yes,Minister.Season 1,episode 2

The Official Visit

1、machinery n.机械，机器

Bernard:They're all worried about machinery.

2、inflation n.通货膨胀

     deflation n.通货紧缩

     reflation n.通货再膨胀

Bernard:Yes,for inflation,deflation,and reflation.

3、correspondence n.信件、信函

⭐Jim:When am I do all this correspondence?

—Bernard:You do realise you don't actually have to,Minister.

—Jim:Don't I?

—Bernard:Not if you don't want to,we can draft an official reply.

—Jim:What's the official reply?

—Bernard:It just says"The Minister thanks you  for the letter".Then we say something like "The matter is under consideration".Or even,if you feel the same "under active consideration".

—Jim:What's the difference?

—Bernard:"Under consideration"means we've lost the file."Under active consideration"means we're trying to find it.

4、margin n.①页边空白 ②差额 ③余地

Bernard:You just transfer all the letters to your Out Tray,put a brief note on the margin if you wish to see the reply.

5、immaculately adv.完美地

      immaculate adj.完美的

      maculate v.使有污点

                     adj.有污点的

⭐Jim:If I transfer everything from here to here,without even reading it,that's all I have to do?

—Bernard:Yes.

—Jim:It will be dealt with?

—Bernard:Precisely.

—Jim:Porpely?

—Bernard:Immaculately.

—Jim:What's the Minister here for then?

—Bernard:Er...  to make policy decisions,Minister.When you decided policy decisions,we can carry it out.

—Jim:How often are policy decisions needed?

—Bernard:From time to time.

⭐⭐⭐Jim Hacker:When a country is going down hill,it's time for someone to go into the driving seat, put his foot on the accelerator.

6、protocol n.①礼仪，礼节 ②草案

7、refer v.①提到 ②归因于 ③使求助于 ④参考，查阅

Humphrey:I beg of you not to refer it as a tin pot little African country.

8、marvellous adj.①极好的 ②令人惊奇的

Jim:Oil.Wait for a moment.I've got a marvellous idea.

9、pointless adj.毫无意义的

Jim:We save the Queen a pointless journey.

10、exploit v.①剥削 ②利用 ③开拓

11、squalid adj.肮脏的

Humphrey:Minister,I hardly think that we can exploit our Sovereign by involving her in what some might call a squalid vot grubbing exercise.

⭐Jim:Then tell me why he's coming.

Humphrey:For exchange of views on matters of mutual interest.

Jim:Now tell me why he's coming.

Humphrey:Off shore drilling equipment.

12、budge v.①（使）轻微移动，挪动 ②改变主意/观点（多用于否定句）

Jumbo:Afraid not.Can't budge him.Your Minister nobbed him first.

13、nobble v.①收买，买通 ②阻挠，使遭受挫折

14、hostile adj.①充满敌意的 ②坚决否定，强烈否定

Jumbo:Our information is its likely to turn into a hostile LDC with a Cuban connection.

15、scramble v.①爬，攀登 ②争抢，争夺 ③艰难或仓促地完成 ④干扰，扰乱

Bernard:Shall we scramble?

16、blink v.①眨眼睛 ②灯闪烁

Martin:Yes,but my TV set's on the blink.

17、diplomatic adj.外交的

Humphrey:We cannot take diplomatic risks.

18、liberty n.①自由 ②允许，准允 ③过于随便

Humphrey:He might take liberties.

19、repercussion n.①（某事所产生的）持续不良影响 ②回弹，反弹

20、hideous adj.①可怕的 ②极丑的

21、contemplate v.①沉思，深思 ②盘算，打算 ③凝视

Humphrey:The repercussion are too hideous to contemplate.

22、enigma n.谜团

Humphrey:All that we know is that he's an enigma.

23、reissue v.①重新发行 ②再发出

Jim:We are reissuing the invitation for the new President.

24、newsflash n.简明新闻，简讯

Jim:Martin's driver heard a newsflash on his car radio.

25、charter v.①包租，租用 ②给予……特权

                   n.宪章

Humphrey:That one was chartered from Freddle Laker last week.

26、convert v.①（使）改变信仰 ②使迷上 ③转变

                    n.皈依宗教者

Bernard:In the brief it started that Colonel Selim Mohammed was converted to Islam.

27、colonialism n.殖民主义，殖民政策

Jim:We too had to fight to break free from the chains of British colonialism.

28、deplore v.强烈反对，谴责

29、lodge v.①正式提出（投诉、抗议）②暂住，租住

30、protest v.抗议，反对

                     n.抗议，反对

31、implicitly adv.含蓄地

32、negotiate v.①谈判，磋商 ②成功越过

33、overreact v.反应过度

⭐Jim:Do you think it's a good idea to issue a statement?

Humphrey:Well, Minister, in practical terms, we have the usual six options. One, do nothing. Two, issue a statement deploring the speed. Three, lodge an official protest. Four, cut off aid. Five, break off diplomatic ralations. And six, declare war.

Jim:Which should we do?

Humphrey:If we do nothing, we implicitly agree with the speech. Two, if we issue a statement, we just look foolish. Three, if we lodge a protest, it will be ignored. Four, we can't cut off aid because we don't give them any. Five, if we break off diplomatic ralations we can't negotiate the oil rig contacts.  And six, if we declare war, it might just look as if we were overreacting. 

34、oppression n.①压迫 ②压迫手段

Jim:You must realise that bit about colonislist oppression...

35、profoundly adv.①极大地，深刻地 ②严重地

       profound adj.①深刻的，极大的 ②高深的

Jim:Well,actually profoundly embarrassing.

36、recast v.①重铸 ②彻底改动

37、integrity n.①正直 ②完整

⭐Humphrey:I wonder if there's anything that might persuade you, President, to consider recasting that sentence and transfering the emphasis from the specific instance to the abstract concept, without, of course, in any way, impairing the conceptual intergrity of the theme.

38、capital n.①本金 ②资本，资金 ③首都 ④大写字母

Mohammed:Replayment of the capital not to start before ten years.

39、blackmail n.敲诈

⭐Jim:Everyone has his price.