Chao Po-tao's a wily old fox-"

" You're sure it's Chao Po-tao?

“ 嗳,姓赵的, 赵伯韬?

" Chao , old boy, you're wonderful!

“ 老赵, 你了不起!

What a pity for Chao Hsin-mei !

可怜的 赵辛楣.

" And did Chao Po-tao promise him a loan ? " Wu Sun-fu asked.

“ 老赵答应了他 么 ? ”

" But this friend of yours is related to Chao Po-tao , isn't she? "

“ 可是她和 赵伯韬 带点儿亲? 嗳,我是说你那个女朋友,姓刘的. ”

" They say Shang Chung-li and Chao Po-tao are among them, "

“ 听说有尚仲礼和 赵伯韬. ”

Then she heard a roar of laughter from Chao Po-tao .

接着她就听得 赵伯韬 大笑.

" I'm having nothing more to do with Chao Po-tao , the scoundrel!

“ 赵伯韬 这混蛋!我不理他!

I met her at Chao Po-tao's place only a short while ago.

我在老赵那边见她来.

And you know who our champion rumour-monger is-Chao Po-tao !

赵伯韬 惯会造谣言!

Chao Po-tao's very fond of ` dollar diplomacy,'you know!

老赵是很肯花钱收买的.

If Chao Hsin-mei courted her, which approach should she take?

假如赵辛楣求爱,自己二者之间, 何去何从 呢 ?

Miss Sun replied, " You've already looked after me all the way-"

孙小姐道: “ 我一路上已经承赵先生照应 —— ”

As though offering an expert's opinion , Chao Hsin-mei observed , " An excellent answer!

赵辛楣专家审定似的说: “ 回答得好!

We hope that a representative will soon be appointed to come here for the discussion on the compensation.

望速派人前来商谈有关赔偿事宜.

The island's in the Pacific Ocean; I'm not at liberty to say exactly where, because we're still negotiating for its purchase.

这个岛在太平洋上；我无权说出它的具体位置，因为我们仍在洽谈购买事宜。

We still have some outstanding issues to resolve before we'll have a treaty that is ready to sign.

我们签协议之前还有一些未尽事宜待解决。

There's a man at the door who says he's calling about your insurance.

门口有一男子说来找你,谈你的保险事宜.

Now, can we move on and discuss the vital business of the day.

现在，我们接着往下讨论今天的重要事宜。

We turned our attention to the practical matters relating to forming a company.

我们开始考虑有关成立公司的具体事宜。