《复仇》 第153期:老套乏味的宴会

 So I checked in to sending you 我决定派你去参加

to the Du Maurier Conference¹ in paris, 在巴黎举行的杜穆里埃会议

but unfortunately, 但不巧的是

the dates back right up to your start date for school. 那正好是你的开学时间

Well, maybe a semester² alongside³ you makes more sense. 也许跟着你学一个学期会更有用

Maybe it does. 也许吧

You know, we should talk about that. 我们应该讨论下

Happy birthday, sweetheart. 生日快乐  宝贝

Thank you. 谢谢

I hope this year gives you everything you could ever wish for. 祝愿你今年能事事如意

Thank you, mom. 谢谢你  妈妈

Emily, hello.  Hi. 艾米莉  你好啊 你好

Ashley said you did this 阿什莉说  你办这次宴会

without any waitstaff. 连一个服务生都没请

I can tell you, it's a refreshing⁴ change 相比在我们家办的老套乏味的宴会

from the tired old parties at our house. 这真令人耳目一新

Mr. and Mrs. Grayson, 格雷森先生  夫人

I'd like to introduce you to Amanda Clarke. 很荣幸为你们介绍一下阿曼达·克拉克

Hello. 你们好

Well, it's nice to see you. 很高兴见到你

It's a pleasure. 我也很荣幸

I spoke⁵ to Conrad earlier today. 我今天和康拉德谈过了

He seemed extra tense. 看起来他非常紧张

I think he knows what's coming. 我想他已经预感到了

I've sent Daniel to his grandmother's for the weekend 我把丹尼尔送到他外婆家过周末了

so I can finally put an end to it. 这样我才好跟他做个了结

This is really happening then? 这是真的吧

Yes. 是真的

Come over after. 处理好后来找我

You can finally meet Amanda. 终于能让你见见阿曼达了

More importantly, she can finally meet you. 更重要的是  她终于可以见见你了

I'll call you when I'm on my way. 9 o'clock? 我快到时给你打电话  九点可以吗

Okay. 好的

 

1 conference   

n.（正式的）会议；讨论

参考例句：

• We're having a conference and we'd like you to sit in.我们将举行一次会议，希望你来旁听。
• The conference will come to a close this afternoon.今天下午会议闭幕。

2 semester   

n.一学期，半学年，六个月的时间

参考例句：

• A student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester.每个学生一学期可能要修四五门课程。
• I had an especially rough time during my first semester.我第一个学期的日子难受极了。

3 alongside   

adv.在旁边；prep.和...在一起，在...旁边

参考例句：

• There was a butcher's shop alongside the theatre.剧院旁边有一家肉店。
• Alongside of him stood his uncle.他的身旁站着他叔叔。

4 refreshing   

adj.使精神振作的，使人清爽的，使人喜欢的

参考例句：

• I find it'so refreshing to work with young people in this department.我发现和这一部门的青年一起工作令人精神振奋。
• The water was cold and wonderfully refreshing.水很涼，特别解乏提神。

5 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。