我太紧张了

SCENE② B  艾文与玛莉在意式浓缩咖啡机前碰面 

【我太紧张了】

 

Elvin:  Wow. She can be really ¹⁾ nasty, can't she?

艾文：  哇。她讨厌起来还真要命，不是吗？

 

Mary:          No. She was right. I was too nervous. I kept thinking, "What if we ²⁾ blow it"?

玛莉：  不。她说得对。我太紧张了。我满脑子都在想“万一我们搞砸了怎么办？”

 

Elvin:  Well, I guess Zina figured you couldn't blow it if you were in the hotel room.

艾文：  呃，我猜吉娜料想，若你待在旅馆房间就不会坏事了。

 

Mary:  She even stayed at a different hotel. She said I might be ³⁾ contagious¹.

玛莉：         她甚至还住在另一间旅馆。她说我这坏心态或许会传染。

 

Elvin:  Well, at least we have Stars.com. That'll be great ⁴⁾ publicity².

艾文：  呃，起码我们有了Stars.com。那会是很好的宣传。

语言详解

 

A: You can be really nasty to your friends.

   你有时候对朋友还真恶劣。

 

B: They deserve it.

   他们活该。

 

【What if 万一……怎么办】

 

what if = what will we/you do if，是省略掉“你（或我）要怎么办”字眼，达到简洁的目的。

 

A: I agree with you. But what if Cindy comes in five minutes？

     我同意你的想法。但是万一辛蒂五分钟后来了怎么办？

B: Well, we have waited for her at least 45 minutes.

     我们至少己经等她四十五分钟啦。

A: Let's stay another ten minutes.

     让我们多停留十分钟吧。

 

1) nasty  (a.) 惹人厌的，低劣的

2) blow (v.) 搞砸，失败

3) contagious (a.) 具传染性的

4) publicity  (n.) 宣传，知名度

1 contagious   

adj.传染性的，有感染力的

参考例句：

• It's a highly contagious infection.这种病极易传染。
• He's got a contagious laugh.他的笑富有感染力。

2 publicity   

n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告

参考例句：

• The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。