《丑女贝蒂》精讲 54尴尬的会议

Wilhelmina:Well, it looks like our 10:00 meeting¹ is finally² beginning³.

看起来我们10点的会议总算可以开始了。

We're all very excited⁴ to hear your thoughts⁵ on the book, Daniel.

我们都热切期待着听你发表对样刊的看法，Daniel。

Where is the book, anyway⁶?

对了，书在哪儿呢？

Daniel:Oh, uh, it's back there in my office. I see it.

哦，还放在我办公室里。我看见它了。

Wilhelmina:Well, don't you need it to go through your notes with us?

你不跟我们说说你的意见吗？

Daniel:Uh, actually⁷, I just came⁸ in to tell you all.

呃，其实我就是进来告诉你们，

I-I think you did⁹ a great job on this issue¹⁰, and I don't really have any notes, so...

我觉得你们做得很好，我真的没有什么意见，所以…

Wilhelmina:Well, I do. You mind¹¹ if I get it back so I can go through mine?

但我有，你不介意拿过来让我提一下意见吧？

Daniel:You want the book back.

你想把书拿回来。

Wilhelmina:If it's not a problem¹².

如果没什么问题的话。

Daniel:Actually, um, I might¹³ want to take one more look at it, just to make sure everything is perfect¹⁴, you know?

事实上，呃，我还想再看一眼，确保完美无缺，知道吗？

So why don't we meet back here, in, say, three hours?

我们稍后再来开会，大概——三小时后，好吗？

It's great to see everyone.

很高兴见到大家。

Jeff, how's the wife¹⁵?

Jeff，你妻子怎么样了？

Jeff:We're separating¹⁶.

我们在闹离婚。

Daniel:Great to hear it.

很高兴听你这么说。

Wilhelmina:Our fearless leader¹⁷.

我们大无畏的领导。

1 meeting   

n.会议；集会

参考例句：

• Will you be at the meeting?你会来开会吗？
• We would like to hold the meeting at an early date.我们希望早日举行这次会议。

2 finally   

adv.最后地；最终

参考例句：

• We can finally take a rest.总算是可以休息了。
• Finally,they won the game.结果他们打赢了。

3 beginning   

n.开始的部分；起点

参考例句：

• This is only the beginning.这仅仅是开始。
• Children should form good habits from the very beginning.孩子们从一开始就应养成良好的习惯。

4 excited   

adj.激动的；兴奋的

参考例句：

• He was so excited that he could not speak.他太兴奋，连话都说不出来了。
• The excited children forgot to take the presents to the party.孩子们兴奋得忘了把礼物带到聚会上了。

5 thoughts   

n.思想( thought的名词复数 )；想法；关心；思索

参考例句：

• She struggled to articulate her thoughts. 她竭力表明她的想法。
• Music from the next room obtruded upon his thoughts. 隔壁的音乐声打扰了他的思绪。

6 anyway   

adv.不管怎样；无论如何

参考例句：

• Anyway I'm free now . Let me go with you. 我反正闲着没事,就陪你走一趟吧。
• Anyway, you can try. 至少你可以试试。

7 actually   

adv.实际上，事实上，竟然，居然，如今

参考例句：

• he looks young, but she's actually 50.她看上去年轻，可是实际上已五十岁了。
• Actually,that's not quite right.实际上，那不完全对。

8 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

9 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

10 issue   

n.出版，发行，（报刊等）期、号，论点，问题，结果， （水，血等的）流出；vt.使流出，放出，发行（钞票等），发布（命令），出版（书等）发给；vi.发行，流出，造成...结果，进行辩护，传下

参考例句：

• I bought the book the day after its issue.这书出版后的第一天，我就去买了它。
• I'll support her down the line on that issue.在那个问题上我将全力支持她。

11 mind   

n.思想，主意，心意；v.介意，照顾，留心

参考例句：

• I've changed my mind.我一经转变主意。
• You really don't mind?你真的不介意？

12 problem   

n.问题；难题

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。

13 might   

aux./v.(may的过去式)可能；可以，允许

参考例句：

• It looks as if it might snow.看起来好像要下雪了。
• Might I ask a question?我能问个问题吗？

14 perfect   

n.完成式；adj.完美的，全然的，理想的，熟练的，正确的，完成式的；vt.使完美，修改

参考例句：

• She speaks perfect English.她英语说得好极了。
• The weather is perfect for a picnic.这种天气举行野餐好极了。

15 wife   

n.妻子，太太，老婆

参考例句：

• She is my wife.她是我妻子。
• He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。

16 separating   

adj.分开[离，裂]的v.分开( separate的现在分词 )；（使）分离；区分；隔开

参考例句：

• In ancient mythology there was no impassable gulf separating the divine from the human beings. 在上古神话中，神与人之间没有不可逾越的鸿沟。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Once again, the key is separating the storage and retrieval systems. 关键是分离存储系统和检索系统。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

17 leader   

n.领导者；指挥者

参考例句：

• Whom did you choose for our team leader?你选谁当我们的队长？
• She does a good job as leader of the factory.她是厂里的好当家。