《复仇》 第346期:独身过新年

 Here I was, planning a lonely New Year's in the keys 我本打算与打字机相伴  独身过新年

when imagine my surprise, 却在最后一刻收到晚宴邀请

a last-minute invitation to the ball. 真令我欣喜若惊

Well, we're just so happy you could come celebrate with us. 很高兴你能前来  与我们同庆佳节

Aww. I'm happy, too, though I would be happier 我也很开心  如果我房间能有个烟灰缸

if my room had an ashtray¹. 就更完美了

I thought you were going to be staying at your cottage. 我以为你会留在你的小木屋

I would had I ever thought to have it winterized. 是啊  我甚至考虑给房子装套取暖设备

Ah, well, young lady. 小姐

Young lady. 小姐

Could you please see to it that Mr. Treadwell has an astray? 请你帮特德韦尔先生找个烟灰缸

And find him a place to smoke outside. 并带他到外面去抽烟好吗

Leo Treadwell? 尼欧·特德韦尔

How'd you like to help me rescue your father? 你愿意帮我救你爸爸吗

I don't think he did it. 我觉得他是清白的

A fan, I assume²? 你是我的读者吧

Your biggest. 忠实粉丝

So how have you been, Victoria? 最近过得如何  维多利亚

I imagine that David Clarke's death this year 今年大卫·克拉克遇害

came as quite a shock. 你一定大为震惊

Though on the plus side, 对我而言  倒是意外的收获

for me, his demise³ 他意外身亡

has rekindled⁴ the public's appetite for his story. 重新燃起读者对他故事的兴趣

Don't tell me you're writing another book. 别告诉我  你要再写一本书

Already hard at work digging up new material. 已经开始着手  挖掘新素材了

 

1 ashtray   

n.烟灰缸

参考例句：

• He knocked out his pipe in the big glass ashtray.他在大玻璃烟灰缸里磕净烟斗。
• She threw the cigarette butt into the ashtray.她把烟头扔进烟灰缸。

2 assume   

vt.假装；假定，设想；承担；呈现，采取

参考例句：

• I assume that he won't cheat you.想来他是不会骗你的。
• We can't assume anything in this case.在这种情况下我们不可能做出假设。

3 demise   

n.死亡；v.让渡，遗赠，转让

参考例句：

• He praised the union's aims but predicted its early demise.他赞扬协会的目标，但预期这一协会很快会消亡。
• The war brought about the industry's sudden demise.战争道致这个行业就这么突然垮了。

4 rekindled   

v.使再燃( rekindle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• As soon as they met again his dormant love for her was rekindled. 他们一见面，他对她的旧情如乾柴烈火般又重新燃起。 来自辞典例句
• Ive found rekindled my interest in re-reading the books. 我发觉这提起了我再次阅读这些书的兴趣。 来自互联网