MR. SMITH: Well, Yuri, tell me about it.4 [. M, p6 ]9 e6 ^ Y9 [3 g
YURI: I'm sorry I can’t bring better news, sir. The site is a disaster.( } {& W* F4 p5 Z0 R& l
MR. SMITH: That's what I was afraid of.3 j, k0 r; X) O0 P/ r" j
YURI: It is not only the earthquake, sir. But the mudslides.
9 n3 m: j9 Y$ l: P% |/ m: f$ E Much of the north half of the site has been covered over by mud.
. d$ u& R( \, R$ l MR. SMITH: Mud? But Ivan told me there were no mudslides in that district.4 b9 ^# f/ f K, o
I thought all the mudslides were down in Chichitango.
4 V( y. m8 |, V) \* U1 u! `' u# o YURI: That's what we thought, sir. That’s what the news reported.
. R+ h% K) y ?* u But there was one little mudslide in our district too. Right above our site.
7 z. Q3 ]3 u! w7 O0 | MR. SMITH: Oh, that's terrible! What bad luck!
5 X9 l" [ e, _' v6 A+ \ I wish we had never come to this country.
) `- L0 t3 j4 M But, if it isn't the strikes and the revolutionaries, it’s the earthquakes.
* x6 l! Q6 m& M* u Our operations here are finished!2 U- _ o/ X" L$ q
YURI: I'm sorry, sir.. H/ ]* R: h! d: k5 @! i/ p
MR. SMITH: It's not your fault, Yuri.
' H0 u) C1 R) g7 |5 W" D3 n8 s But tell me. When will Ivan be able to get out there?; |/ R! J; J9 U: g& S: Y
YURI: Well, it took me about nine hours to get back here by car.
; v2 l, K& r$ R" M: v If Ivan leaves tonight, I think he should be there by tomorrow lunch.( X7 u6 z9 T# E5 R! s; p; z
MR. SMITH: Good. I want an estimate of damages as soon as possible.
4 _; g; Z0 \7 h" k( ~. @ P: [ YURI: But sir……3 r/ I9 C* ~8 s0 D8 _$ d! O
MR. SMITH: Yes, Yuri?
9 `+ o: g7 G, Q YURI: I wouldn't recommend sending Ivan now.
, Q9 l7 N2 m) U ^/ `/ f( h Especially not at night. The roads aren't safe.
/ q7 {& e* h1 M+ e! f MR. SMITH: Has the earthquake damaged the bridges too?. i6 k9 m$ m& f
YURI: No, sir. The bridges are fine.9 R j' w& s5 E) n$ t- _ ~" f4 d
But I've heard rumors that the revolutionaries are coming down from the mountains.( q$ B+ ]) k' d$ s7 Q
There has been fighting, sir.1 l. s9 J# Z* `# m# |3 z. \ B
MR. SMITH: Are you serious? Fighting? But I didn't hear anything on the news.+ X+ O b; ^4 _8 X$ l
YURI: You know the government controls the press here, sir. They don't want it reported.
8 X9 Z& D) \$ z! `! d MR. SMITH: Oh, this is terrible, Yuri. Terrible!
) N6 U6 j2 w7 \- d" {6 h2 z% R$ j" | So we can't even assess the damages. How can we do business in this country?) k' W# _3 E6 O% J2 E# f) x2 w$ G/ ?
Either we're buried under mud, or we’re in danger of getting kidnapped." t( W2 T- J8 n3 t8 z
No, I can't believe this mess!
( |2 @1 o* Z1 d; {) { YURI: I'm sorry, sir.. L% w1 u" x; |# i4 H) }! u" P+ x
MR. SMITH: You don't have to keep saying that, Yuri. It’s not your fault.
5 C' D s, |' r% b. y1 ]9 l But me——I'm the one who should be sorry.% Y$ z. t$ `, z' l: o
It was me who suggested operations here in the first place! Oh, what can we do?* K+ g+ p) K: J# Q9 ?$ E5 [+ t% B. {
史密斯:嗯,尤里,告诉我怎么一回事。
" i. j& h6 Q/ S, [1 e 尤里:我很抱歉我不能带来好一点的消息。工地的情况很糟糕。
9 B* A7 J4 Y# J- m" L. v, A 史密斯:这就是我所担心的。3 j' H& c. L# e/ `9 h5 N
尤里:并不只是地震,还有塌方。
. ~' o# M$ i* C/ C/ T 大部分在北半边的工地已被泥浆给掩埋了。
* L* y! d" Y# D7 e. Y 史密斯:泥浆?但艾文告诉我在那个区域没有塌方。' W c& L5 a4 ~; H. Z* P0 \& k2 s
我以为所有的塌方都在 Chichitango.
9 f3 @' j+ m. U+ Y7 d4 Z4 U& T 尤里:那是我们认为的。新闻是那样报导的。5 m; V5 [/ u& L) }. K. a I+ _' e) B- n
但只有一点塌方在我们的区域,就在我们工地的上方。
+ g1 }5 `6 j E& B' ?8 v" u, z. T 史密斯:喔,那真是太可怕了!真是运气不好!
2 r: M" E6 ^# p& H4 _! i 我真希望我们从未来过这个国家。
! }6 {% A1 Y3 n5 r' y 如果不是罢工和群众运动,就是地震。0 T/ |2 Z6 J: F
我们的运作要完蛋了!: I* s: H* s& t5 R
尤里:我很抱歉。
, g$ M }. r# N: |* r) E% g 史密斯:这并不是你的错,尤里。) G3 X4 V! [. z9 g$ K3 G
但告诉我,艾文什么时候才能到达那里?1 G# x; m, Y7 P0 j) j* W/ P
尤里:嗯,一共花了我九个小时从那里开回来。
6 _6 C ?. ?4 D$ d' J 如果艾文今晚动身,我想他应该可以在明天中饭左右到达。
0 U& A! p4 V5 w9 ~ E# f8 r. n 史密斯:很好,我想尽快估计一下损坏情况。3 z5 a; E: M$ N; |
尤里:但是先生……/ q, o! f6 L |" ?. f; ]
史密斯:什么事,尤里。) b/ p& y1 w% B( K' q4 B
尤里:我并不建议现在就派艾文去。
, i9 ]* ~# `5 Q+ ]1 P 特别是在晚上,路上并不很安全。
4 k; R/ w$ e$ |5 V$ k% t0 i 史密斯:地震有破坏到桥吗?
& F+ o1 u# V( [; E h0 E- X 尤里:没有,桥还很好。
1 ~/ i3 k1 L* Y9 Q 但我听到一些谣传有关群众运动将会由山区游行。$ b+ k, j4 |& c
已有打斗了。
/ o1 \) b+ w1 r! ^( R 史密斯:你是认真的吗?打斗?但我没有听到任何新闻报导。
, G# P, R0 s$ f& }% {% j) H 尤里:你知道这里政府控制着媒体,他们不想被报导出来。$ v% Z5 |* B E d+ S* o9 [
史密斯:喔,这太可怕了,尤里。太可怕了!5 o( Z8 t. l M/ ~& ~: P+ T
所以我们连评估损坏都不行。我们要如何在这个国家做生意呢?" s3 s/ f+ j3 }( T
我们不是被泥浆活埋,就是担心会遭到绑架。& e$ e: u, |7 z8 d2 m
不,我不能相信这个乱象!
% J" y/ a. w# I) `% ~( _/ e9 y 尤里:我很抱歉。
" @" q- R+ |0 v$ [+ d# b. A# C 史密斯:你不需要一直说抱歉,尤里。这并不是你的错。
- w' ?9 z; d9 R h 但我……我才应该感到抱歉。" w6 s0 O0 e' C8 p
是我当初提议到这里来经营的。喔,我们该怎么办呢? |