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UNIT 40 FILM EXTRACTS¹ Lesson 79 Carve Her Name With Pride ( Ⅰ )

UNIT 40  FILM EXTRACTS

 

Lesson 79  Carve Her Name With Pride (Ⅰ)

Potter: Good morning, my name's Potter. Come in and sit down, won't you ?

Violette: Thank you.

Potter: Well, I suppose you're wondering why I sent for you?

Violette: I expect it's about the pension².

Potter: I understand you're partly French, Mrs. Szabo.

Violette: My mother was French.

Potter: And your husband was in the French army.

Violette: Yes. He was killed at El Alamein, six months ago.

Potter: Yes … yes, I know. I'm sorry. You … mm … you speak French yourself, of course ?

Violette: Yes, I was brought up to speak French and English.

Potter: And you're quite an athlete, I'm told. And you're something of a crack shot with a rifle³.

Violette: Mr. Potter, if it's about the pension, then I really don't see …

Potter: Well, actually, Mrs. Szabo, it's not about the pension.

Violette: But you wrote to me.

Potter: Yes, I know. Ministry⁴ of Pensions⁵. That's not correct. I belong to quite a different department.

Violette: Well, if it's not about the pension, why am I here ?

Potter: Because I think that you have certain qualifications which might be of great use.

Violette: Qualifications ? What for ?

Potter: The war effort. I must tell you at once, it comes under the heading of “Dangerous Work.”

Violette: Look, I … I really don't think you've got hold of the right person. What kind of work ?

Potter: Well … briefly⁶ … we're doing everything we can to make things as difficult for the Germans as we can.

In every way we can. From blowing up their troop trains to … er … putting chalk into their ink.

The French are magnificent⁷. Of course. But they have to be organized, and supplied. We need liaison⁸ people. It's quite a job.

Violette: Yes, yes, I … I suppose it is.

Potter: One more thing. The Germans don't like what we're doing. They don't like it at all. In certain circumstances, they'll react violently. And brutally⁹.

Well now, are you interested ?

Violette: I don't know … I don't know.

Potter: Since your husband died you've rather shut yourself away from everybody, haven't you ? Oh, we have to make some fairly close enquiries before we interview people for this sort of work.

Violette: Oh, yes, I see. Well, I just couldn't seem to face up to things.

Potter: Quite. But you're picking up the threads again now,aren't you ?

Violette: I'm trying to.

Potter: Good. Well, I'd like you to turn this over in your mind.

Violette: I…I…I'm sorry, Mr.Potter, I…I…I really don't think I can be of any use to you.

Potter: I suppose you're thinking about your baby ?

Violette: She's all I have. What if anything happened to me?

Potter: Yes, of course. Well, that's something you must think about.

But, you don't have to make up your mind right away, Why don't you come and see me again in a week's time.

Violette: Yes, yes, yes, all right, if you wish.

Potter: You do realize that you must tell nobody about thismterview…nobody at all. Mot even your parents.

Violette: Yes, of course. Mr. Potter, wouldn't it be possible to find someone else for this job ?

Potter: I don't know. It might be possible. But you see it's taken us a long time to find you. There are so few people with your qualifications.

Oh, just a moment. Don't forget your pass, otherwise you'll be here for ever.

1 extracts   

摘录( extract的名词复数 )； 引用； 提炼物； 浓缩物

参考例句：

• shower gel containing plant extracts that have a stimulating effect on the skin 含有对皮肤有益的植物精华的沐浴凝胶
• These are all extracts from Chaucer. 这些都是乔叟诗抄中的精萃。

2 pension   

n.退休金，年金，抚恤金；v.发给退休金

参考例句：

• The country provided a pension to the old person.国家给老人们提供养老金。
• She went to the company to draw her pension.她去公司领退休金。

3 rifle   

n.来复枪，步枪

参考例句：

• The soldiers keep a tight hold of the rifle.战士们紧握手中的枪。
• They armed him with a rifle.他们发给他一支步枪。

4 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

5 pensions   

n.退休金，养老金( pension的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Pensions are linked to inflation, whereas they should be linked to the cost of living. 养老金与通货膨胀挂钩，然而它们其实应该和生活费用挂钩。 来自辞典例句
• At the moment they are existing on pensions that are subsidised by the government. 此刻他们正依靠政府发放的养老金维持生计。 来自辞典例句

6 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

7 magnificent   

adj.壮丽的，宏伟的；华丽的；极好的

参考例句：

• The museum that we visited is very magnificent.我们参观的博物馆是很宏伟的。
• That's a magnificent task.这是一项宏伟的任务。

8 liaison   

n.联系，（未婚男女间的）暖昧关系，私通

参考例句：

• She acts as a liaison between patients and staff.她在病人与医护人员间充当沟通的桥梁。
• She is responsible for liaison with researchers at other universities.她负责与其他大学的研究人员联系。

9 brutally   

adv.残忍地，野蛮地，冷酷无情地

参考例句：

• The uprising was brutally put down.起义被残酷地镇压下去了。
• A pro-democracy uprising was brutally suppressed.一场争取民主的起义被残酷镇压了。