《复仇》 第204期:艾米莉让人不寒而栗

 So... 这么说

Fire & Ice? 主题是冰与火

It's astonishing how your mother managed 你妈以她自己的双重性格

to model the theme of your engagement¹ party 给你这个订婚派对

after both sides of her own personality. 起的主题名还真是掷地有声啊

You told me to ask mom about the secret she's been hiding. 你让我去问她那个掩盖的秘密

Well, she told me. 她已经原原本本告诉我了

What did she tell you exactly? 她和你说了些什么

The truth. 真相

That David Clarke 大卫·克拉克就是

is Charlotte's biological father, 夏洛特的亲生父亲

and everything she's been through 还有她不得不背负这个秘密

having to carry a terrible secret like that. 所经受的那些磨难

Wait a minute. Everything she's been through? 等一下  什么叫她经受的磨难

Come on, Daniel. 拜托了  丹尼尔

If you're this easily manipulated² by your mother, 如果你这么容易就被你母亲操控

I shudder³ to think what Emily is gonna do to you 那艾米莉为了成为你的妻子所耍的阴谋

as your wife. 就真让人不寒而栗了

So the rumors⁴ are true? 看来传言是真的呀

Grandpa. How you doing? 爷爷  最近怎样

I heard you went out and got yourself engaged. 我听说你搬出去了  还订婚了

Ah. Can't wait to meet the lovely lady. 真迫不及待去见见我那孙媳妇

As one marriage begins, 一段婚姻开始了

I understand, another one's coming to an end. 而另一段婚姻的终结了

Dad. 爸

Vicky called me. 维姬都告诉我了

Of course she did. 就知道会这样

The idea was to keep our separation discreet⁵. 我们本来打算慎重考虑离婚的

But what the heck? 可那又怎样

Give us a moment, will you, Dan? 丹  让我和你爸谈会  好吗

Oh, sure. 好的

 

1 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。

2 manipulated   

熟练控制[操作]( manipulate的过去式和过去分词 )； （暗中）控制，操纵，影响； 正骨； 治疗脱臼

参考例句：

• The manipulated do not understand them; the manipulators fear them. 受人摆布者不理解他们，摆布别人者害怕他们。
• They were mere puppets manipulated by other men. 他们只不过是受人操纵的傀儡而已。

3 shudder   

v.战粟，震动，剧烈地摇晃；n.战粟，抖动

参考例句：

• The sight of the coffin sent a shudder through him.看到那副棺材，他浑身一阵战栗。
• We all shudder at the thought of the dreadful dirty place.我们一想到那可怕的肮脏地方就浑身战惊。

4 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 discreet   

adj.(言行)谨慎的；慎重的；有判断力的

参考例句：

• He is very discreet in giving his opinions.发表意见他十分慎重。
• It wasn't discreet of you to ring me up at the office.你打电话到我办公室真是太鲁莽了。