《复仇》 第18期:兄妹间的恶战

 Well, I'm--I'm afraid 那恐怕

you're gonna have an uphill battle 你和你哥哥得有一场恶战了

convincing your brother to, uh, put up his half. 你必须说服他  他还有一半产权

He can buy me out. I'd be fine with that, too. 他可以把我那半买下  我不介意

I see. 好吧

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, 女士们先生们  下午好

and happy memorial day. 欢迎出席纪念仪式

It seemed only fitting 在这一季的活动

to use the official start of the season 正式开幕前

to pay tribute to a woman 我们有必要向一位女士致敬

whose absence is still unimaginable. 她的离去是巨大的损失

I'm referring, of course, to the late great 很明显  我指的就是已故的伟大的

humanitarian¹ and philanthropist Victoria Grayson. 人道主义者和慈善家  维多利亚·格雷森

She's giving the eulogy²? 她来发表悼词

Uh, tribute, sweetheart. Tribute. 致敬  亲爱的  是致敬

Eulogies³ are for funerals. 悼词是在葬礼上用的

...Victoria's impeccable art collection. 维多利亚完美的艺术收藏

And I'm confident that Victoria, 我确信  维多利亚

whom I worked so closely with for so long, 我和她密切合作多时

would say that, in a word, she approves. 一定会用一句话来回答  我同意

while whirling like a dervish in her grave. 像托钵僧一样在坟墓里转个不停

Ladies and gentlemen, 女士们先生们

I give you an exquisite⁴ work by Dominik Wright-- 我向你们呈上多米尼克·赖特的精美画作

the aptly titled "Victoria, unfinished." 颇有寓意地命名为"维多利亚  未完待续"

 

1 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

2 eulogy   

n.颂词；颂扬

参考例句：

• He needs no eulogy from me or from any other man. 他不需要我或者任何一个人来称颂。
• Mr.Garth gave a long eulogy about their achievements in the research.加思先生对他们的研究成果大大地颂扬了一番。

3 eulogies   

n.颂词，颂文( eulogy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Her latest film has brought eulogies from the critics. 她最近的这部电影获得影评界的好评。 来自互联网

4 exquisite   

adj.精美的；敏锐的；剧烈的，感觉强烈的

参考例句：

• I was admiring the exquisite workmanship in the mosaic.我当时正在欣赏镶嵌画的精致做工。
• I still remember the exquisite pleasure I experienced in Bali.我依然记得在巴厘岛所经历的那种剧烈的快感。