《复仇》 第211期:父亲勉强笑着拍照

 Mrs. G. Thanks for joining us. 格雷森夫人  谢谢你能加入我们

Thank you for having me, Declan. 德克兰  谢谢你邀请我

It's like the beginning of a joke. 这真像是笑话的开场

Two Graysons walk into a bar... 两位格雷森家的人走进一间酒吧

Well, perhaps we should have a drink before I hear the punch line. 在我听到笑点前  或许我们该先喝一杯

Do you have a wine list? 你们有酒水单吗

We do. It's two wines long. Red or white. 有啊  只有两种酒  红还是白

How about a Bourbon On the Rocks? 有加冰的波本威士忌吗

Yeah, I'll put that order in with Bull. 没问题  我马上让布尔下单

I'll be right back. 马上回来

Uh, this is weird¹ for you, isn't it? 你一定觉得这很奇怪吧

Well, believe it or not, 信不信由你

there's more to me than meets the eye. 我可不是你看到的那么简单

Besides, I think it's important 另外  我觉得时不时

to shake up one's perspective every once in a while. 换个角度看待事情很重要

That's why I'm interested in yours. 这也是为何我想了解你的想法

Good. Well, then can I invite Declan 很好  那我今晚能邀请德克兰

to dinner with grandpa tonight? 和爷爷共进晚餐吗

Sweetheart, that's not a good idea. 宝贝  这不是个好主意

It's very important to your father 今晚不能出任何差错

that the evening go without a hitch². 那对你爸爸至关重要

Dad can hardly force a smile long enough 爸爸连勉强笑着

to take a picture with me. 和我拍张合照都做不到

He'll behave. I spoke³ to him. 他不会再那样了  我和他谈过了

It's open. 门开着呢

 

1 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

2 hitch   

v.免费搭(车旅行)；系住；急提；n.故障；急拉

参考例句：

• They had an eighty-mile journey and decided to hitch hike.他们要走80英里的路程，最后决定搭便车。
• All the candidates are able to answer the questions without any hitch.所有报考者都能对答如流。

3 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。