B：Well, as amatterof fact, I’ve got a lunch date with Bob Thomas. 不瞞你說(shuō)，我跟鮑勃?托馬斯約好了一起吃午飯。
Security-(安全問(wèn)題)
A：How safe is this area? 這個(gè)地方安全嗎？
B：Oh, well, you should lock the doors and turn the security system on when you leave, but it really isn’t too bad. 哦，當你離開(kāi)家的時(shí)候要鎖好門(mén)，并且打開(kāi)安全系統。但是情況不是這么糟糕。
A：Really? Do you live nearby? 是嗎，你住附近？
B：Yes. As amatterof fact, I live about two blocks north. I’ve never had any problems, although there have been a few break-ins recently. 是的。老實(shí)說(shuō)，我住在北面的兩個(gè)街區之外。我還從未遇到過(guò)什么問(wèn)題，雖然說(shuō)近來(lái)也有出現一些入室偷錢(qián)的事件。
A：Hmm. 噢。
B：The security system should take care of that, though. The entrance to the subway is not far from here.. 但是安全系統會(huì )處理這一切的。地鐵口離這兒也不遠。
A：That’s true. Is the neighborhood trying to do anything about the security? 對。對于安全問(wèn)題這兒的鄰里有沒(méi)有任何措施？
a matter of的意思
B：Well, we’ve set up a neighborhood watch program. We caught a guy a couple of months ago. 噢，我們建立了一個(gè)鄰里監督項目。幾個(gè)月前還抓住了一個(gè)家伙。
A：All right, well, let me think about it. 好的，哦，讓我們再考慮考慮。
Getting Started-(成立公司)
A：Let's review our start-up plans. When do you think we will be able to move into our new office? 我們再看一遍我們的初步計劃。你想什么時(shí)候我們可以搬進(jìn)新的辦公室？
B：Well, we can move in any time after July first, but moving in and actually getting started are two different things. 七月一號之后我們隨時(shí)可以搬進(jìn)去，不過(guò)搬進(jìn)去和實(shí)際開(kāi)始工作是兩回事。
A：Good point. Anyway, I have our new marketing manager, Helen Parker, helping us get set up. 說(shuō)得好。無(wú)論如何，我會(huì )要我們新任的市場(chǎng)經(jīng)理，海倫.派克幫忙我們打點(diǎn)一切。
a matter of是什么意思
B：What is she doing? 她是做什么的？
A：She's overseeing the purchase of equipment and so forth. 她監督機器設備的采購等等。
B：Does she have a background in that sort of thing? 她有那方面的背景嗎？
A：As amatterof fact, it turns out she practically ran her last company, from marketing to finance. 事實(shí)上，她上一個(gè)公司從行銷(xiāo)到財務(wù)，實(shí)際上都是她在運作的。
B：I'm looking forward to meeting her. 我期待認識她。
A：Have you begun to investigate factories? I'm so glad we aren't going to try to run our own factory at first. 你開(kāi)始調查工廠(chǎng)了嗎？我很高興我們沒(méi)有先試圖設立自己的工廠(chǎng)。
B：Yes, I've started. And I've found some good people for R and D, too. Then there are the art people designing our logos- 是的，開(kāi)始了。我也替研發(fā)部門(mén)找了些好人才。然后有一些美術(shù)人員設計我們的商標——
A：Oh, no! Millions of details: logos, slogans, letterhead, name cards . . . 商標，標語(yǔ)，信頭，名片……
B：You thought setting up a company was going to be easy? 你覺(jué)得創(chuàng )立一間公司會(huì )容易嗎？
a matter of網(wǎng)絡(luò )解釋
1. (關(guān)于...的)問(wèn)題;大約：a lot of / / 大量(的), 很多(的) | amatterof / / (關(guān)于...)的問(wèn)題;大約 | a number of / / 若干
2. (關(guān)于......)的問(wèn)題：many a 許多的 | amatterof 關(guān)于...的問(wèn)題 | by all means 無(wú)論如何、必定
4. 幾(分鐘,里路,塊錢(qián)等)的事;大約,左右;是個(gè)...問(wèn)題,事關(guān)：amatterof 幾(分鐘,里路,塊錢(qián)等)的事;大約,左右;是個(gè)...問(wèn)題,事關(guān)... | about of 即將;打算 | absent from 不在;缺席