《复仇》 第145期:维多利亚与阿曼达即将会面

 Victoria. 维多利亚

If you're looking for Daniel, I thought he was with you. 找丹尼尔吗  我以为他和你在一起呢

No. Actually, I was looking for you. 不是的  我是来找你的

I was hoping you could help me find a photo 希望你能帮我找一下

that the photographer took of me and Daniel 在你举办的纪念日派对那天

on the bow of the yacht at your memorial day party. 摄影师帮丹尼尔和我拍的那张合照

It's our first picture that we took together, 那是我俩的第一张合照

and, um, well, I'm making a summer scrapbook 我在做一个夏日纪念册

for his birthday. 作为生日礼物送给他

Aren't you inventive? 很棒的创意

Well, what do you get the guy who has everything, right? 给一个应有尽有的人挑礼物还真头疼

And Daniel really wanted to keep it simple, so... 而丹尼尔又想低调点过生日  所以

Well, it doesn't get much simpler than a clambake. 烧烤晚宴可真是够低调的了

I'll have Ashley dig up the event photographer's number. 我让阿什莉去找那个摄影师的电话

That's assuming that she's not too busy 希望丹尼尔的生日派对

helping¹ out with Daniel's party. 没让她忙得抽不出空来

Actually, she's recruited some of her own help for that-- 其实她还雇了几个帮手

Jack² Porter and Amanda Clarke. 就是杰克·波特和阿曼达·克拉克

Oh? 是吗

Amanda is the little girl 阿曼达就是九十年代

who lived in my cottage back in the early '90s. 曾经住过我那房子的小女孩

Daniel tells me that her father worked for Conrad's company 丹尼尔告诉我  她爸爸在出事前

before he-- 曾在康拉德的公司供职过

Yes, it was a horrible time. 是啊  不堪回首的往事

Do you remember Amanda at all? 你记得阿曼达吗

Vaguely³. 有点印象吧

Poor dear. 可怜的孩子

Well, if it isn't too awkward, 如果方便的话

I was thinking of inviting⁴ them to stay 我考虑布置好晚宴后

after the party set up. 请他们留下来一起庆祝

Jack's become a very good friend, 杰克是我们的好朋友

and, well, Amanda looks like she could use one, so-- 而阿曼达看起来也需要朋友  所以..

Well, it sounds as if your mind is already made up. 看来你已经做好决定了

I'm certainly not going to get in your way. 我当然不会有异议了

Do you mind if I grab Daniel's squash racket 你介意我去客房

from the pool house for him? 帮丹尼尔拿一下球拍吗

Of course. 去吧

I'm sure you know the way by now. 我想你已经熟门熟路了

Thanks. 谢谢

 

1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

3 vaguely   

adv.含糊地，暖昧地

参考例句：

• He had talked vaguely of going to work abroad.他含糊其词地说了到国外工作的事。
• He looked vaguely before him with unseeing eyes.他迷迷糊糊的望着前面，对一切都视而不见。

4 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。