《复仇》 第360期:除夕夜应酬

 "Amanda, "阿曼达

forgive me my methods, but I had to get you this message 抱歉采取这种方法  但我必须在失去勇气前

before I lost my nerve¹." 向你传达这条消息"

"Writing this down is my way of committing to you." "把这一切写下来  是我向你坦白的方式"

"I'll tell you everything-- "我会告诉你一切

How your father was framed², who was involved, 你爸爸是怎么遭到陷害的  谁陷害了他

and most importantly, how to expose them." 最重要的是  如何曝光他们"

"I've never had the courage to do it myself, "我一直没有勇气亲自来干

but I believe you do." 但我相信你有这个勇气"

"Once we're on neutral³ ground, "一旦我们离开了他们的势力范围

I'll help you." 我就会帮你的"

"Until then, get as far away from these people as you can." "在那之前  离他们越远越好"

I'm home. 我回来了

Hey, babe, you're late. 宝贝  你迟到了

I'm sorry. Traffic was terrible. 抱歉  堵车了

Wow. You look stunning⁴. 你真是美艳动人

Look at you. 看看你

You better hurry up and change. 快点换件衣服吧

Wouldn't be right for the new face of Grayson Global 让众人在跨年晚宴翘首企盼你这位

to keep them waiting on New Year's Eve. 格雷森国际的新当家人可不对哦

Right, about that, 关于这事

what do you say we duck out early 你觉得我们今晚早点溜掉

and do some celebrating of our own tonight? 单独庆祝如何

I can't imagine you'd rather do anything less 你一定不会想在除夕夜

than make small talk with my parents' friends 和我父母的朋友

on New Year's Eve. 交际应酬的

 

1 nerve   

n.神经；勇气，胆量，沉着，果断

参考例句：

• Did he have the nerve to say that?他竟有脸说这话吗？
• He never got up enough nerve to meet me.他从没有足够的胆量来见我。

2 framed   

框架坝，框架建筑，榫构合

参考例句：

• The prisoner claimed that he had been framed up by his enemies. 囚犯声称他受到了仇人的诬陷。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He framed his life according to a noble pattern. 他以高尚的模式构筑自己生活的框架。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 neutral   

adj.中立的，不偏不倚的；中性的

参考例句：

• Behaviour is never culturally neutral.人的行为从来都受文化的影响。
• They have maintained a consistently neutral stance.他们一直持中立态度。

4 stunning   

adj.极好的；使人晕倒的

参考例句：

• His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
• The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。