MR. SMITH： Well， Yuri， tell me about it.
% A3 |6 d8 u+ L2 t o" t YURI： I'm sorry I can’t bring better news， sir. The site is a disaster.* ]. K, p* U7 \* M; n
MR. SMITH： That's what I was afraid of./ B R4 U" R2 q2 W6 Z8 n
YURI： It is not only the earthquake， sir. But the mudslides.
4 k' z! P! T( E4 u2 P Much of the north half of the site has been covered over by mud.
4 n* R1 e. f A1 J' Q# @+ ~ MR. SMITH： Mud？ But Ivan told me there were no mudslides in that district.
+ \/ y; }8 M0 a& p! c# r: G I thought all the mudslides were down in Chichitango.$ T, G9 {7 Q$ G4 j n, T8 J8 o8 @
YURI： That's what we thought， sir. That’s what the news reported.+ d" _6 T9 A& y/ \- @
But there was one little mudslide in our district too. Right above our site.' }5 \3 Z i; k) r" U) ?) ?
MR. SMITH： Oh， that's terrible！ What bad luck！: G" x( X* o! H/ R
I wish we had never come to this country.$ ^/ y& v9 {- B% [
But， if it isn't the strikes and the revolutionaries， it’s the earthquakes.: T8 n+ @0 Y8 l4 M
Our operations here are finished！9 A1 a* w/ T- E/ _1 ~6 b- y
YURI： I'm sorry， sir.+ S. m, f8 {0 A. i
MR. SMITH： It's not your fault， Yuri.2 y# n' R/ W) A R3 o
But tell me. When will Ivan be able to get out there？, k0 F! \5 L/ d; x" @( H
YURI： Well， it took me about nine hours to get back here by car.
8 s5 \) \( h; Z If Ivan leaves tonight， I think he should be there by tomorrow lunch.( w c' X3 Q2 O, A5 M5 x4 w
MR. SMITH： Good. I want an estimate of damages as soon as possible.
: u& ?9 f# ?: g; T- Z3 \; z7 o. i YURI： But sir……
& }+ p# ^1 U, Z+ n3 m3 ], r# `+ g MR. SMITH： Yes， Yuri？
2 K9 _9 r L& g5 R YURI： I wouldn't recommend sending Ivan now.
# E( z, m7 j1 A8 G ~ Especially not at night. The roads aren't safe.5 |, Q9 S! e9 ~' v6 T) z1 v
MR. SMITH： Has the earthquake damaged the bridges too？
0 U; {0 r" ]2 C% \5 l* Y8 D% ^ YURI： No， sir. The bridges are fine. a, _2 \6 ^, i6 ?( t* V
But I've heard rumors that the revolutionaries are coming down from the mountains.
( G5 J$ b3 n. q& v$ C There has been fighting， sir.# m) u& l# B" X, e9 D! b( O) p
MR. SMITH： Are you serious？ Fighting？ But I didn't hear anything on the news.6 k0 d6 {* e8 [" ?
YURI： You know the government controls the press here， sir. They don't want it reported.
+ c h7 }$ L% Y4 u0 { MR. SMITH： Oh， this is terrible， Yuri. Terrible！5 [" Z: z* P# P' [
So we can't even assess the damages. How can we do business in this country？
( V. F# V, b- k Either we're buried under mud， or we’re in danger of getting kidnapped.' V/ t: o: W/ Y
No， I can't believe this mess！
) O* G8 o# Q" ^0 h YURI： I'm sorry， sir. w5 ?$ e- t5 `! C
MR. SMITH： You don't have to keep saying that， Yuri. It’s not your fault.
8 s% A6 R* i$ o" ~ But me——I'm the one who should be sorry./ p6 p2 h0 D6 l" `) w2 k; k& q
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It was me who suggested operations here in the first place！ Oh， what can we do？ |
发表于 2012-8-16 08:02:22
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