【跟着英剧练发音】Parades End E02 - 14

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S – Sylvia

B – Brownlie

 

S: There you are at last, Brownlie.

B: Dash¹ it, Sylvia, I don't know what you mean. I've been waiting ages. I said let's meet at the Ritz.

S:  Well, it's near the Ritz. Don't sulk or I'll be sorry I came at all. What shall I look at?

B: I don't much care for any of them. They're well past, if you ask me. Past-Impressionism. You see, they're called Past-Impressionists.

S: You stay with the banking², Brownlie, that's what I advise.

B: Aren't they?

S: I might buy one to annoy Christopher. 

B: I'm all for that. I'll buy it for you, if you stop being so cruel to me.

1 dash   

v./n.快跑，冲刺，短跑

参考例句：

• The prisoners made a dash for freedom.囚犯逃奔自由。
• Day and night the waves dash against the rocks.波浪日夜冲击着岩石。

2 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。