【跟着英剧练发音】Parades End E02 - 15

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C – Christopher Tietjens 

V – Vincent Macmaster

 

C: You would marry Mrs Duchemin, of course, if she were free.

V: Yes.

C: Why doesn't she have her husband certified¹?

V: Well, she's loyal. Do you find that contradictory²?

C: No, I don't. But, no disrespect, surely a better reason is that the Lunacy Commissioners³ would hold the purse strings⁴.

V: Yes.

C: Whereas, as things are...

V: I wanted to ask your advice. Suppose she lent me the money? Only a thousand or two? I want to live in a manner worthy⁵ of Edith, naturally. Chrissie, it's only timing⁶. The money will come to her in the end, what's the difference?

C: None, except as to how you are perceived as a gentleman. Don't touch the Duchemins' money, I'll give you what you need.

V: Chrissie.

C: It's of no consequence. I came into some funds from my mother, rather a lot by my standards.

V: Chrissie, it would be a loan.

C: I'm afraid I never lend money.

V: I won't take it otherwise.

C: Think of it as you wish. Come up, I'll write you a cheque.

V: Thank you, Chrissie. I'm about to be handing out sums of money too. Small sums from the Royal Literary Fund. It seems some poor beggar has to supervise the disbursements. And the King's Gold Stick of the Bedchamber or some such liked my little book on Browning.

C: Congratulations, you'll be in the honours list soon enough.

V: Do you think so?

1 certified   

a.经证明合格的；具有证明文件的

参考例句：

• Doctors certified him as insane. 医生证明他精神失常。
• The planes were certified airworthy. 飞机被证明适于航行。

2 contradictory   

adj.反驳的，反对的，抗辩的；n.正反对，矛盾对立

参考例句：

• The argument is internally contradictory.论据本身自相矛盾。
• What he said was self-contradictory.他讲话前后不符。

3 commissioners   

n.专员( commissioner的名词复数 )；长官；委员；政府部门的长官

参考例句：

• The Commissioners of Inland Revenue control British national taxes. 国家税收委员管理英国全国的税收。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The SEC has five commissioners who are appointed by the president. 证券交易委员会有５名委员，是由总统任命的。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

4 strings   

n.弦

参考例句：

• He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他的弦。
• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。

5 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

6 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。