“Welcome, everyone, and thank you for attending the inaugural benefit for the Holistic Plan for Tomorrow!” The crowd of well-dressed partygoers burst into applause as a large hologram of an older man appeared in the center of the room.

“欢迎大家，感谢各位莅临‘明日整体计划’首届效益大会！”一幅巨大的老人全息图出现在房间中央，衣着考究的人群爆发出掌声。

“While I am sorry that I am unable to attend in person, I wanted to thank you all for coming. As you know, the Holistic Plan for Tomorrow—H.P.T.—is dedicated to opening new doors for the future. With your generous donations, we will create a world the likes of which no one has ever seen!”

“抱歉我无法亲自参加此次聚会，但我要感谢你们的到来。众所周知，明日整体计划——H.P.T.——致力于为未来打开新大门。得益于你们的慷慨捐助，我们将会创造一个前所未见的世界！”

The hologram’s voice and face belonged to the mysterious Elton Traggeore, a reclusive billionaire who was the president of H.P.T.

全息画中的声音和面孔属于一位隐居的亿万富翁，H.P.T. 主席，神秘的埃尔顿·特拉戈雷。

“Hey, he’s a rich guy, just like you,” said Happy, laughing. “Do you know him?”

“嘿，他和你一样，是个有钱人。”哈皮笑着说，“你认识他吗？”

“It’s not like there’s some rich-guy club, Happy,” said Tony, rolling his eyes. Happy raised an eyebrow. “Besides, no one’s ever met Elton Traggeore.”

“哈皮，并没有什么富人俱乐部。”托尼翻了个白眼。哈皮挑了挑眉。（托尼接着说道：）“此外，目前为止还没有人见过埃尔顿·特拉戈雷本人。”

Before Happy could reply, he and Tony heard a familiar voice. “Mr. Stark?”

哈皮还没来得及回答，他和托尼就听见一个熟悉的声音。“斯塔克先生？”

Turning around, Tony found himself face to face with Agent Phil Coulson, a member of the top-secret organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D. Coulson smiled at Tony and Happy, gesturing toward the ballroom’s exit doors.

转过身，托尼发现自己正对着绝密机构神盾局的特工菲尔·科尔森。科尔森朝托尼和哈皮笑了笑，同时指了指舞厅的出口。

“I know that smile,” said Tony with a sigh. “That’s your ‘I’m smiling but I’m not really smiling’ smile.”

“我知道那个微笑，”托尼叹了口气说，“这就是典型的‘皮笑肉不笑’。”

今天我们要学习的英文单词有两个，一起来念一念吧！

In person：亲自

I am sorry that I am unable to attend in person.

抱歉我无法亲自参加此次聚会。

Donation：捐款，捐助

Thank you for your generous donation.

感谢你的慷慨捐助。