《复仇》 第223期:维护母亲的行为像个傻瓜

 How's Charlotte? 夏洛特怎么样了

She's not answering her phone. 她不接电话

She should never have found¹ out this way. 她不应该以这种方式发现真相

She's stronger than you think. 她比你想象中坚强

I think I'll go look for her. 我得去找她了

I feel like such² a fool³ for defending⁴ my mother. 我觉得我维护妈妈的行为真像个傻瓜

If she lied about this, 如果她在这件事上撒了谎

I'll never believe⁵ another word she says. 我就再也不会相信她说的任何话了

I'll come by later⁶, all right? 我过会再来  好吗

Maybe she had⁷ her reasons⁸, you know? 知道吗  也许她有苦衷

So now you're on her side⁹? 你现在站在她那边了

No, Charlotte, I'm on your side. 不  夏洛特  我是站你这边的

But maybe it's not what it seems¹⁰. 但也许事情并不像看起来那样

Maybe there's something more to understand. 也许这事背后还另有隐情

No, there isn't. 不  没有了

This is my mother we're talking about. 我们说的是我妈  不是别人

Charlotte, that's not a good idea right now. 夏洛特  现在买醉不是个好主意

Come on. 拜托

Look, you're either¹¹ with me... 听着  你要不就支持我

or against¹² me. 要不就反对我

I'm with you, Charlotte. 我一向支持你  夏洛特

But this isn't you. 但这不像你

Just because he's not really your dad 虽然他不是你的生父

doesn't mean he's gonna stop being¹³ your father. 但并不代表着他不会继续做你的父亲

That's exactly¹⁴ what it means¹⁵. 他不会是我父亲了

Well, at least¹⁶ you still have one. 至少你还有父亲

 

1 found   

v.建立，创立，创办；vbl.(find的过去分词)找到

参考例句：

• I found him at home.我发现他在家。
• The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。

2 such   

adj.如此的，这样的；pron.这样的；adv.如此地

参考例句：

• He is such a man.他是这样一个人。
• He spent all his money,he is such a fool.他这样傻，花光了所有的钱。

3 fool   

n.愚人，受骗者，奶油拌水果；vt.愚弄，欺骗，浪费；vi.干傻事，开玩笑

参考例句：

• He spent all his money,he is such a fool.他这样傻，花光了所有的钱。
• Some people act the fool now and then.有些人时常装傻。

4 defending   

v.辩护( defend的现在分词 )；保卫；（足球、曲棍球等）防守；进行辩护

参考例句：

• The minister was accused of defending the indefensible. 那位大臣被指责庇护不可原谅的行为。
• Defending his wicket watchfully, the last man is playing out time. 最后一名球员小心地守着他的三柱门，直到比赛结束。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 believe   

v.相信；认为

参考例句：

• Believe it or not,that's the way it is.信不信由你，反正事情就是这样。
• I believe what you say.我相信你的话。

6 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

7 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

8 reasons   

n.理由( reason的名词复数 )；原因；理性；理智v.推理，思考( reason的第三人称单数 )；争辩

参考例句：

• She put forward some cogent reasons for abandoning the plan. 她为放弃这个计划提出了一些具有说服力的理由。
• He offered a grab bag of reasons for his decision. 他为自己所作的决定提出了各种理由。

9 side   

n.边，旁边；面，侧面

参考例句：

• The shop is on the west side of the street.商店在街道的西边。
• There was a lot of people on every side. 到处都是人。

10 seems   

v.好像，仿佛( seem的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She seems to feel ambivalent about her new job. 她似乎对新工作忧喜参半。
• Her return to the team now seems a certainty. 她的归队现在似乎已成定局。

11 either   

adj.任一，两方的；prep.任一，随便任一个；conj.或，也

参考例句：

• I have bought two books,you can have either.我买了两本书，你要哪一本都可以。
• I don't think either of them are at home.我想他们中任何一个都不在家。

12 against   

prep.与…对抗；对着

参考例句：

• You're against the traffic rules.你违反了交通规则。
• Are you for or against?你是赞成还是反对？

13 being   

n.存在；生存；生命存在，生命，人， 本质；art.在，有，是

参考例句：

• Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗？
• What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么？

14 exactly   

adv.准确地；严格地

参考例句：

• What I want is exactly this one.我要的就是这一个。
• I beg your pardon,what you say is not exactly correct.对不起，你说的话并不完全对。

15 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

16 least   

adj.最小(少)的；adv.最少(小；不)；n.最小(少)

参考例句：

• He spends at least a part of his time in reading. 他至少有一部分空闲时间看书。
• The trip will take ten days,at least.这趟旅行顶少得10天时间。