《复仇》 第189期:逼走夏洛特

 Hey, daddy. 爸爸

Declan's so blown away by your offer 德克兰对你的提议高兴得不得了

that we've spent the entire¹ day prepping for the exams. 所以我们一整天都在准备考试的事

Oh, no. What's wrong? 不是吧  出什么事了

Uh, well, Charlotte, we need to talk. 夏洛特  我们要谈谈

What'd she do this time? 她这次又做什么了

Oh, no. It's just, um... 没有  只是

I'm going to be making some changes 我接下来几周

over the next few weeks. 要做一些改变

It's the end of the summer, 现在是夏末了

and things are heating² up for me at the office 办公室的事越堆越多

so I'm gonna be going back and forth³ to the city more and more. 所以我要更加频繁地往返市区了

So what does that mean? 这意味着什么

I'm saying, It's not practical⁴ 我是说  你要和我住一起

for you to stay with me. 这不太实际

But I'm supposed to live with you. 但我应该和你住一起

I thought you were buying another house here. 你不是要在这里再买套房吗

Oh, I know that was the plan, but I think it's best 确实有这计划  但如果你能搬回去

if you go back to your mother's. 和你妈住  就再好不过了

I can't stand her, daddy. You know that. 爸爸  你知道我受不了她的

Then you need to work on that. 那你就需要克服这点

You're not a child anymore, Charlotte. 你不再是个孩子了  夏洛特

It's time you start growing up. 是时候该学着长大了

 

1 entire   

adj.全部的，完整的，同性质的，纯正的，全面的

参考例句：

• The entire world consists of matter.整个世界都是由物质组成的。
• I've wasted an entire day on this.在这上面我已经浪费了一整天的时间。

2 heating   

n.加热，供暖，暖气装置；adj.加热的，供暖的

参考例句：

• They will install a heating and lighting system in our house.他们将在我们家装上供热供电系统。
• If the pressure is too low,the heating system will act up.如果压力太低，供暖系统就会出毛病。

3 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

4 practical   

adj.实际的，实践的；实用的，应用的；有实际经验的

参考例句：

• He is a practical person.他是位很讲实际的人。
• Your invention is clever,but not practical.你的发明很巧，但不实用。