《复仇》 第186期:向艾米莉求婚

 Knock, knock. 有人在吗

Hey. Sorry to interrupt. 抱歉打扰了

Your mom wanted me to let you know that 你妈妈让我告诉你

your dad's on his way over with his lawyer 你爸爸和他的律师马上就到了

in case you wanted to run for the hills. 如果你想躲起来就趁早

Okay, just, uh, just let her know I won't be here. 好吧  别告诉他我在这

Are you proposing to Emily? 你要向艾米莉求婚吗

Don't say anything to my mother, all right? 别和我妈说  好吗

She doesn't need to know until Emily says yes. 艾米莉答应之前别告诉她

You think she will? 你觉得她会答应吗

Well, after your lengthy¹ courtship, who wouldn't? 你都苦苦追了那么久了  换谁都答应了

Wow. You sound about as happy as my mom does. 听起来你和我妈一样  不看好我们

What happened to being Emily's best friend? 你不是艾米莉最好的朋友么

Daniel... 丹尼尔

you picked a really lovely ring. 你挑的戒指很好看

Despite the D.N.A. Results, 尽管DNA²结果证实了我们的预想    

Mr. Grayson has no intention of voiding Charlotte's trust fund. 格雷森先生也无意作废夏洛特的信托基金

How very generous of you. 真慷慨啊

She's not to blame, after all. 她毕竟只是受害者

She does realize that means we're done 她知道这意味着

with the idea of mediation³? 我们不调解了吧

You really want a protracted⁴ trial? 你真想在法庭上撕破脸吗

You know you'll both be skewered⁵ in the media. 媒体舆论会把你们毁了的

No, somehow I think it's my soon-to-be ex-wife 我认为反而是这位即将成为我前妻的人

who's gonna draw the most unflattering spotlight⁶. 会被媒体骂个狗血喷头

 

1 lengthy   

adj.漫长的，冗长的

参考例句：

• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
• The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。

2 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。

3 mediation   

n.调解

参考例句：

• The dispute was settled by mediation of the third country. 这场争端通过第三国的斡旋而得以解决。
• The dispute was settled by mediation. 经调解使争端得以解决。

4 protracted   

adj.拖延的；延长的v.拖延“protract”的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The war was protracted for four years. 战争拖延了四年。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We won victory through protracted struggle. 经过长期的斗争，我们取得了胜利。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 skewered   

v.（用串肉扦或类似物）串起，刺穿( skewer的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He skewered his victim through the neck. 他用扦子刺穿了受害人的脖子。 来自辞典例句
• He skewered his foot on a nail. 他的脚踩在钉子上了。 来自互联网

6 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。