《复仇》第26期:婆媳关系永远是头痛的话题

 Daniel mentioned that you were captain of an equestrian¹ team in Barcelona. 丹尼尔说起过  你在巴塞罗那时是马术队的队长

Uh, yes, just for a semester. 是的  只做了一学期

Oh. When was that, exactly? 那确切是什么时候

2005.Why do you ask? 2005年  为什么问这个

I rode steeplechase when I was in boarding school at Montpelier. 我在蒙彼利埃上寄宿学校的时候  玩过障碍马赛

I'm curious what else we have in common.What are some of your other interests? 很好奇我们还有什么共同点  你还有什么其他爱好

History for one.I'm practically obsessed² with it. 比如说历史  我特别着迷历史

Funny.At my yacht party, you were more concerned with current events it seemed. 有意思  在我的游艇派对上  你看上去对时事更感兴趣

Art conservation is another one of my passions.That's why I joined New York's landmark³ preservation⁴ society. 还有艺术品收藏也是我热衷的爱好之一  所以我加入了纽约地标建筑保护协会

My father always said that our past defines who we are. 我父亲总是说我们的过去造就了我们的现在 

I would say our choices are what define us. 我会说  我们的选择造就了我们的现在

Maybe for the lucky,but sometimes in life, we're not always given a choice. 对幸运的人也许如此  但有时在现实生活中  我们别无选择

Emily?Hi. 艾米莉  嗨

Hi. What's going on? 嗨  怎么了

Well, your mother invited me over for tea. 你母亲请我过来喝茶

Daniel, for god sake, pull yourself together.You're a sweaty brute⁵. 丹尼尔  看在上帝的份上  整理一下  你现在就像个满身臭汗的野蛮人

My apologies.Had I known my mother had summoned you,I'd have looked at least 50% less brutish. 抱歉  要是知道我母亲叫你过来  我的粗鲁形象起码要收敛一半

No, it's fine.I should get going, really.I have to work out some issues with my realtor.Things got a little aggressive...in our bidding war today. 没有  没关系  实际上我得走了  我得和我的房地产经纪人处理一些事  今天竞价战的形势不太乐观

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.Will you be on the hunt for a fallback rental,or are you headed back to the city? 很抱歉听到这个  你打算再找一栋房子租还是回城里去

Actually, as of this e-mail,I've just become the official new owner of the beach house. 事实上  这封邮件说  我刚刚正式成为那座海滨别墅的新主人

That's great news. Congratulations. 真是好消息  祝贺你

Thank you. 谢谢

Now how about I make good on that date and take you out to celebrate? 我兑现上次说好的约会带你出去庆祝一下  怎么样

That sounds great. How about tomorrow? 听上去棒极了  明天如何

Yeah, tomorrow's perfect. I know just the place.Come on. I'll walk you out. 明天没问题  我正好知道个好地方  来  我送你出去

Thank you so much for tea, Mrs. Grayson.I can't tell you how much I've enjoyed this. 格雷森太太  非常感谢你的邀请  与你一起喝茶聊天  我非常开心

 

1 equestrian   

adj.骑马的；n.马术

参考例句：

• They all showed extraordinary equestrian skills.他们的骑术都很高超。
• I want to book two equestrian tickets.我想订两张马术比赛的票。

2 obsessed   

adj.心神不宁的,鬼迷心窍的,沉迷的

参考例句：

• He's obsessed by computers. 他迷上了电脑。
• The fear of death obsessed him throughout his old life. 他晚年一直受着死亡恐惧的困扰。

3 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

4 preservation   

n.保护，维护，保存，保留，保持

参考例句：

• The police are responsible for the preservation of law and order.警察负责维持法律与秩序。
• The picture is in an excellent state of preservation.这幅画保存得极为完好。

5 brute   

n.野兽，兽性

参考例句：

• The aggressor troops are not many degrees removed from the brute.侵略军简直象一群野兽。
• That dog is a dangerous brute.It bites people.那条狗是危险的畜牲，它咬人。