《丑女贝蒂》精讲 29孝顺的女儿

Betty: He has a heart condition. Yes, he…he needs his medication. But you can't just cover the pills and then randomly¹ decide to stop.

他心脏有问题。是的, 需要药物治疗。但你不能随便就停药的。

But it's…it's a real person's health, it's not a case number.

这可关系到一个活人的健康，不仅仅只是案例的编号。

Mr. Suarez: Give me the phone. I'll let them have it.

电话给我我来跟他们讲。

Betty: No. No, I don't want to hold again. Not again. No, just wait…

不，不，我不能再等了。不行。不，等等……

It's fine. We'll just…we'll get them tomorrow. It's fine.

好吧，明天可以拿到没事了。

Mr. Suarez: Thank you, mi amor. You're so much better at dealing² with this bureaucratic³ stuff than I am.

谢谢你, 宝贝,你对付那种官僚比我在行多了。

Betty: No, you know I don't mind.

哦，你知道我不介意这些。

Mr. Suarez：I know. You're always so good to me. So strong, determined⁴, optimistic... just like your mother was.

我知道。你对我一直都很好。坚强，有决断力，乐观……就和你妈妈一样。

1 randomly   

adv.随便地，未加计划地

参考例句：

• Within the hot gas chamber, molecules are moving randomly in all directions. 在灼热的气体燃烧室内，分子在各个方向上作无规运动。 来自辞典例句
• Transformed cells are loosely attached, rounded and randomly oriented. 转化细胞则不大贴壁、圆缩并呈杂乱分布。 来自辞典例句

2 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

3 bureaucratic   

adj.官僚的，繁文缛节的

参考例句：

• The sweat of labour washed away his bureaucratic airs.劳动的汗水冲掉了他身上的官气。
• In this company you have to go through complex bureaucratic procedures just to get a new pencil.在这个公司里即使是领一支新铅笔，也必须通过繁琐的手续。

4 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。