《丑女贝蒂》精讲 17"私人"助理

Hilda: Betty, where are you?

Betty，你在哪里？

Betty: I'm still working.

我还在上班。

Hilda: You forgot, didn't you?

你忘记了，是吗？

Betty: Oh, my god¹, dad's birthday. Yeah, I was busy. Look, I have got to go, okay? I'll get home as soon as I can.

天哪，爸爸的生日。是的，我太忙了。我必须走了，好吗？我会尽快赶回家。

Betty: Um, yeah, the, uh... the red turkey is on the move.

那个……红色火鸡出动了。

Daniel: Hold on... it's work stuff². Will you sleep over another night?

等等……是工作的事情。下次再来过夜好吗?

Amanda: Sure. So, uh, when's this position going to open?

当然，那么，这个位置什么时候可以公开？

Daniel: Oh, hopefully, very, very soon.

希望是，非常，非常快。

Amanda: Oh, okay. Well, uh, good night... boss³. Bye!

哦，好的，晚安……老板再见!

Daniel: Hey.

嗨。

Betty: Hi. Do you…do you need anything else?

你还需要什么吗？

Daniel: Why don't you stick around for a little bit, make sure everything's okay?

你干嘛不多待一会儿确保一切OK?

Betty: Yeah. Okay, no…no problem.

好吧，好的，没……没有问题。

Daniel: Perfect timing⁴.

时间刚刚好。

Gina: Oh, Walter! You're such a big boy.

Walter! 你真有男人味儿。

1 god   

n.上帝，神；被极度崇拜的人或物

参考例句：

• God knows how the cat got up on the roof.只有天知道那只猫是怎样爬上房顶的。
• God wills that man should be happy.上帝愿人类幸福。

2 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

3 boss   

n.老板，上司；v.指挥，控制

参考例句：

• When the boss gets mad, leave him alone.当老板生气时，不要理他。
• I'm my own boss.我自己当自己的老板。

4 timing   

n.时间安排，时间选择

参考例句：

• The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
• The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。