《复仇》 第171期:我爱她

 The Rose Couture or the Herve Leger? 选玫瑰色的橘滋小礼服还是荷芙妮格呢

No more bandage dresses. 我不要再穿绑带礼服了

Right. I'll have it burned immediately. 好  我马上让人烧了它

Everybody decent? 都穿戴好了吗

Daniel, come in. 丹尼尔  快进来

Hey. Darling. 亲爱的

Ash, can you give us a minute?  Of course. 阿什  能让我们单独谈谈吗  当然

Listen, Dad threw us a curveball. 爸爸趁我们不备耍手段了

Now what? 又怎么了

He had me meet with this woman, 他让我与一个女人会面

supposedly a prospective¹ investor², 本该只是个潜在投资者

but I think he promised her 但我觉得他答应人家的

a lot more than financial advice. 远不止是提供理财建议

He set you up on date? 他下套让你去相亲吗

Yeah. Sofie Arnault. 是的  对方是索菲·阿尔诺

Oh, well, I'll give him points for taste. 他看人眼光还不错

Well, it made me suspicious, 这事让我起了疑心

so I checked the fine print on my trust. 于是我去查了信托基金的细则

It turns out, he had the conditions amended³. 结果发现  他让人重新修改了条款

I get access to the cash, but won't be fully⁴ vested in the company 我可以拿到现金  但得不到股权

until I turn 30 直到我三十岁

or get married, 或者结婚

whichever comes first. 就看先赶上哪个了

Well, it was worth a try. Thanks, darling. 也算不枉一试了  谢谢  亲爱的

The fight's not over, Mom. 博弈还没结束  妈妈

All I need is Emily to say yes, and I collect those shares. 只要艾米莉肯嫁我  我就能享有股份了

No, Daniel. 不可以  丹尼尔

Mom, I love her... So why wait? 妈妈  我爱她  还需等待什么

What do people wait for exactly, a sign? 到底人们都在等什么  等预兆吗

Maybe this is it. People wait for certainty. 这就是了  人们等的是对感情的确定

Did you have that with Dad? 你跟爸爸之间有吗

No, and that's why I want it for you. 没有  因此我才希望你能谨慎

 

1 prospective   

adj.预期的，未来的，前瞻性的

参考例句：

• The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers.这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。
• They have all these great activities for prospective freshmen.这会举办各种各样的活动来招待未来的新人。

2 investor   

n.投资者，投资人

参考例句：

• My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。
• The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。

3 Amended   

adj. 修正的 动词amend的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He asked to see the amended version. 他要求看修订本。
• He amended his speech by making some additions and deletions. 他对讲稿作了些增删修改。

4 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。