《复仇》 第203期:缓解母女间的尴尬

 The photographer's ready. 摄影师已经就位了

Is that the L'Wren Scott? It's perfect. 这不是劳伦·斯科特礼服嘛  美极了

Oh, and I spoke¹ to Carolina Herrera, 对了  我和卡罗琳娜·海莱娜谈过了

And she said, she would be thrilled 她说  她非常荣幸

to make your dress for the engagement² party. 能为你打造订婚派对的礼服

I was thinking drop waist, off the shoulder. 我觉得低腰的无袖晚礼服不错

Ashley, personal question. 阿什莉  问一个私人问题

Are you close with your family? 你和家人亲近吗

Not particularly. 不是特别亲近

My father wasn't around much. 我爸总是不在家

Mm. Well, I didn't know my father at all. 我一点都不了解我父亲

It's one of my deepest regrets. 这是我今生最大的遗憾之一

I think growing up without someone to protect you from the world 我认为从小独立地成长

forces you to learn how to survive in it. 会逼着你学会如何生存

Well, that's something we both have in common. 看来我们在这方面有共鸣

Let's get another light reading. 我们换一种光线试试

We're coming off a little... 加一点

Charlotte,look at you. 夏洛特  看看你

You know, the last photographs I have of the two of us 回想一下  上次我们俩一起拍照

are from Martha's vineyard...  Beautiful. 还是在玛莎的葡萄园  漂亮

Ages ago. Nice. 仿佛几个世纪前了 很好

We used to spend so much time together 那时当丹尼尔去哈佛读书了

when Daniel was away at Harvard. 我们俩经常在一起

What happened? 到底怎么了

The prodigal³ son returned. 浪子回家了

What's say you and I go out after this, 我们俩拍完照出去逛逛怎样

just the two of us? 就我们母女二人

I already told you, I have plans with Declan. 我告诉过你了  我和德克兰有约了

Well, then how about the three of us? 那么  我们三个人出去聚一下呢

I'd like to get to know Declan better, and... 我想更深入地了解一下德克兰  还有

smooth over any awkwardness⁴ between us. 缓解一下我们母女间的尴尬

Oh, you mean after you tried to bribe⁵ him to leave me alone? 在你试图收买他离开我之后吗

That's kinda hard to smooth out, mom. 这事还真是很难缓解的  妈妈

I am trying, Charlotte. 我在努力了  夏洛特

 

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 engagement   

n.订婚，婚约，约定，约会

参考例句：

• I can't see you on Monday because I have a previous engagement.星期一我不能见你，因为我有约在先。
• It was my mother's very own engagement ring.这正是我母亲自己的订婚戒指。

3 prodigal   

adj.浪费的，挥霍的，放荡的

参考例句：

• He has been prodigal of the money left by his parents.他已挥霍掉他父母留下的钱。
• The country has been prodigal of its forests.这个国家的森林正受过度的采伐。

4 awkwardness   

n.笨拙；粗劣；难为情；尴尬

参考例句：

• His awkwardness made him fumble with the key. 由于尴尬不安，他拿钥匙开锁时显得笨手笨脚。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I tried to smooth over the awkwardness of this first meeting. 我试图掩饰初次会面时的不自然。 来自辞典例句

5 bribe   

n.贿赂；v.向…行贿，买通

参考例句：

• He tried to bribe the policeman not to arrest him.他企图贿赂警察不逮捕他。
• He resolutely refused their bribe.他坚决不接受他们的贿赂。