《丑女贝蒂》精讲 250你启发的人是我

Why do you have to go for a whole¹ six months?

你为什么要去整整六个月

Well, they want you to commit² to at least³ that long so that they know you're serious⁴.

他们让你保证至少去这么久以确保你不只是去玩玩

Wait. At least that long? Matt, this is a big move.

等下 至少这么久 Matt 这可是个重要的决定

Betty... Look, you said⁵ that I needed to find meaning⁶ in my life⁷, and you were right.

Betty 听着 你说我要找到生活的意义 你说得没错

And I've wasted⁸ so much time asking myself⁹, what do I need? What do I want?

我花了很多时间问自己 我需要什么 我想要什么

But your story got¹⁰ me to ask a different question, like what do other people need?

但你的故事让我问了一个不同的问题 比如其他人需要什么

What is this gonna mean for us?

这对我们意味着什么

Would¹¹ it have to change anything?

这会影响很大吗

How could¹² it not?

怎么不会呢

Matt, you're gonna be living¹³ on the other side¹⁴ of the world for a long time.

Matt 你要在世界另一端生活很长一段时间

And I thought¹⁵ that you would be happy for me.

我还以为你会为我高兴呢

Look, I feel like there's some perfect¹⁶ thing I'm supposed¹⁷ to say right now,and,uh...

听着 我知道我现在 该说些鼓励你的话 但

It's... this is big, and it's sudden¹⁸, and... I don't know.

这太重大 太突然了 我不知道

I have to wash my hair for Wilhelmina.

我还得去为Wilhelmina洗我的头发了

Look, I... I gotta... I have to go.

我 我得 我得走了

Betty, look, you said you wanted to inspire¹⁹ one person,and you did²⁰.

Betty 你说你想激励一个人 你做到了

1 whole   

adj.整整的；全部的；完整的

参考例句：

• It snowed for two whole days.雪下了整整两天。
• The whole village was sleeping.整个村庄一片寂静。

2 commit   

vt.把…交托给，提交；犯，干；使承担义务，使作出保证

参考例句：

• He couldn't commit himself on any issue.他不愿在任何问题上表态。
• A thinking person must commit himself to working for peace.一个有头脑的人必须致力于为和平而工作。

3 least   

adj.最小(少)的；adv.最少(小；不)；n.最小(少)

参考例句：

• He spends at least a part of his time in reading. 他至少有一部分空闲时间看书。
• The trip will take ten days,at least.这趟旅行顶少得10天时间。

4 serious   

adj.认真的，严肃的，重大的，严重的

参考例句：

• You know I am serious.你知道我是认真的。
• He is a serious boy.他是个严肃的孩子。

5 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

6 meaning   

n.意义，含意，目的，意图；adj.意味深长的

参考例句：

• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。
• Could you catch her meaning?你明白她的意思吗？

7 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

8 wasted   

adj.（常指因病而）憔悴的，疲惫不堪；徒劳的；无用的

参考例句：

• The project wasted a considerable amount of time and money. 那项工程耗费了相当多的时间和资金。
• We had a wasted trip—they weren't in. 我们白跑了一趟，他们不在。

9 myself   

pron.我自己

参考例句：

• Should I do it myself?我应该自己做吗？
• I woke up to find myself in the hospital.我醒来发现自己在医院里。

10 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

11 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

12 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

13 living   

adj.活的，活着的，现存的；逼真的，一模一样的；生活的，维持生活的；n.生活，生计

参考例句：

• Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.现今谋生很容易。
• I'll never forget that as long as I am living.这事我至死也不会忘记。

14 side   

n.边，旁边；面，侧面

参考例句：

• The shop is on the west side of the street.商店在街道的西边。
• There was a lot of people on every side. 到处都是人。

15 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

16 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。

17 supposed   

adj.（按规定、法律、协议等）（不）应当；假定的；（只用于否定句）不准；（对某人所说的话表示气愤或不大理解）那是什么意思v.料想( suppose的过去式和过去分词)；意味着；[用于被动语态]认为应该；[用于祈使句]让

参考例句：

• Journalists are supposed to be politically neutral. 新闻工作者在政治上应持中立态度。
• I was supposed to be writing a letter but I'm afraid I got sidetracked . 我本来应该在写信，但后来恐怕是分心干别的去了。

18 sudden   

n.突然，忽然；adj.突然的，意外的，快速的

参考例句：

• All of a sudden he turned about and saw me.他突然转过身来看见了我。
• The horse was badly frightened by the sudden noise.那匹马被突然而来的嘈杂声吓坏了。

19 inspire   

vt.使感动，激发，启示，吸入，鼓舞，产生，使生灵感；vi.吸入，赋予灵感

参考例句：

• If I do,it might inspire other Iranian women.如果我成功了，这也许会激励其它伊朗妇女。
• A good novel serves to educate and inspire people.一本好的小说足以教育人民和鼓舞人民。

20 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？