MR. SMITH: Well, Yuri, tell me about it.
! s0 ]# f! x4 m. i( ?# v/ k, c# \$ K2 { YURI: I'm sorry I can’t bring better news, sir. The site is a disaster.2 [$ g, V. |+ S& X" h: D
MR. SMITH: That's what I was afraid of.
" e# |" R. [# |4 D YURI: It is not only the earthquake, sir. But the mudslides.5 r3 U7 `1 V; C" i8 Q* P
Much of the north half of the site has been covered over by mud.3 `, G2 k& Q3 J0 s' V
MR. SMITH: Mud? But Ivan told me there were no mudslides in that district.9 ^! N$ ?8 c# \* D8 m# L
I thought all the mudslides were down in Chichitango.
& I x9 k. F: u' S6 V+ c YURI: That's what we thought, sir. That’s what the news reported.
5 }4 V7 d' I4 {1 {- C3 e6 ]" f But there was one little mudslide in our district too. Right above our site.+ ~+ f i6 V6 H( T
MR. SMITH: Oh, that's terrible! What bad luck!' B9 p# ]: Q8 J$ H/ {0 [
I wish we had never come to this country." y; F8 B+ R) ^6 y% E6 I
But, if it isn't the strikes and the revolutionaries, it’s the earthquakes.
( O% P. ~/ w+ d2 y% k Our operations here are finished!' ^; b( A; I: m1 Q
YURI: I'm sorry, sir.! G% x! X3 X* W2 @+ ^0 P) Y+ t
MR. SMITH: It's not your fault, Yuri.
2 D5 N: g5 B2 I But tell me. When will Ivan be able to get out there?. x* q6 I' I! u$ M
YURI: Well, it took me about nine hours to get back here by car.
3 J" e; I% w$ v1 G1 t If Ivan leaves tonight, I think he should be there by tomorrow lunch.
6 ~6 ]$ |, ~9 G( N MR. SMITH: Good. I want an estimate of damages as soon as possible.4 r7 p( ~3 W5 g; ]7 z3 b6 z; X; z2 K
YURI: But sir……
' g8 P; A9 c+ ^, k- ]9 A MR. SMITH: Yes, Yuri?
- K. V# A0 U: W( ~( e YURI: I wouldn't recommend sending Ivan now.
! X& c* ?) h( W: `3 t Especially not at night. The roads aren't safe.
, t2 e, \! ?8 O5 @" ?, F- C MR. SMITH: Has the earthquake damaged the bridges too?
1 P9 h7 D6 S2 w0 j YURI: No, sir. The bridges are fine.. I6 m8 p9 f9 g
But I've heard rumors that the revolutionaries are coming down from the mountains.
& r4 K# ~2 |# B% Q+ P3 V$ Y2 Z! o There has been fighting, sir.
2 l3 ]0 b' `; I6 I' n- E MR. SMITH: Are you serious? Fighting? But I didn't hear anything on the news./ N2 ~: B: P5 j
YURI: You know the government controls the press here, sir. They don't want it reported.& |' G2 |1 P g8 U: {% N7 y( Y
MR. SMITH: Oh, this is terrible, Yuri. Terrible!
9 n9 R/ k2 r" {8 I1 e So we can't even assess the damages. How can we do business in this country?4 N7 A1 F9 z) ^% `
Either we're buried under mud, or we’re in danger of getting kidnapped.
- W$ I8 K# Q: a' ~0 J No, I can't believe this mess!$ U0 ?4 E/ i5 l0 _
YURI: I'm sorry, sir.: B' y; \+ y6 e8 z2 h& M0 V5 B
MR. SMITH: You don't have to keep saying that, Yuri. It’s not your fault.4 s& l0 X! Y( T) \& Y- Q
But me——I'm the one who should be sorry.6 h6 n8 i5 T7 u7 d2 _# r, g
It was me who suggested operations here in the first place! Oh, what can we do?
* U, K7 M- p9 ^2 E; T. w, x7 q 史密斯:嗯,尤里,告诉我怎么一回事。
7 e0 ~7 Y- A, A. a! r5 d 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。
! T7 u+ C% U0 y 史密斯:这就是我所担心的。* D) }* Z& m$ @3 X0 \) [( O3 v9 u0 X
尤里:并不只是地震,还有塌方。$ D1 |3 F [+ C9 C! { ?
大部分在北半边的工地已被泥浆给掩埋了。
, m* {4 a: y$ w, U( ~1 p 史密斯:泥浆?但艾文告诉我在那个区域没有塌方。1 J* C- i/ D8 |1 j+ F+ l
我以为所有的塌方都在 Chichitango.0 N9 K* {) c8 I9 E
尤里:那是我们认为的。新闻是那样报导的。
: N! j6 ?7 |4 h! Y! W- z5 D 但只有一点塌方在我们的区域,就在我们工地的上方。
4 ?+ d) T& b0 G0 a8 `5 k 史密斯:喔,那真是太可怕了!真是运气不好!
! c+ L+ o' f/ B, Z 我真希望我们从未来过这个国家。
- e5 i+ J& O3 F0 K 如果不是罢工和群众运动,就是地震。( D, V0 A" a3 H! a# v& x
我们的运作要完蛋了!' h' L$ x3 {( M$ M
尤里:我很抱歉。
4 T `9 Z7 p% `# u 史密斯:这并不是你的错,尤里。
/ q3 A3 Y% f0 M ?3 K. O 但告诉我,艾文什么时候才能到达那里?
) l, y; O4 l7 ?1 N 尤里:嗯,一共花了我九个小时从那里开回来。
Q( n' s0 C6 T; C7 n+ Y! g) y 如果艾文今晚动身,我想他应该可以在明天中饭左右到达。 x+ a W" j6 l$ E- m4 V. W
史密斯:很好,我想尽快估计一下损坏情况。
2 G6 N8 D5 l) |# w2 p5 T; z 尤里:但是先生……
! H. H& m4 ~" X9 z. W 史密斯:什么事,尤里。
. [/ R) s% S' \0 J/ D" @# U0 Z8 H0 j 尤里:我并不建议现在就派艾文去。
" @# Q5 a0 L3 C3 q& G$ l9 e/ M 特别是在晚上,路上并不很安全。7 G& m* F# j$ g A
史密斯:地震有破坏到桥吗?" _) @3 z+ e+ L' S. h E
尤里:没有,桥还很好。
- n% A. S0 q# _% X( U Y 但我听到一些谣传有关群众运动将会由山区游行。
! J( K y9 Q$ f 已有打斗了。; x$ h. B2 `3 v5 B; K0 \
史密斯:你是认真的吗?打斗?但我没有听到任何新闻报导。6 G# o3 S8 M e+ k
尤里:你知道这里政府控制着媒体,他们不想被报导出来。1 `- G1 ?2 c' ?# k" c
史密斯:喔,这太可怕了,尤里。太可怕了!
/ D* g( c) r" c b5 I$ n 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?; y9 \4 y3 ^2 _, |, `2 l1 L
我们不是被泥浆活埋,就是担心会遭到绑架。
9 B" @7 p, W1 Z5 |8 @ 不,我不能相信这个乱象!, ^+ c: D% D8 h
尤里:我很抱歉。
. _+ u7 ?9 k) E" ]+ k8 Z( t 史密斯:你不需要一直说抱歉,尤里。这并不是你的错。
% s$ h/ P- U( z: A 但我……我才应该感到抱歉。
# ~' h; `; N+ `' \% H 是我当初提议到这里来经营的。喔,我们该怎么办呢? |