《复仇》第10集 第8期:过分的母亲

 Victoria. 维多利亚

Robert. 罗伯特

Patricia. 帕翠莎

Hello. 你好

It's so lovely to see you both. 很高兴见到你俩

I'd like to introduce a very dear family friend 这位是我们家的好朋友

and neighbor-- Emily Thorne. 以及好邻居  艾米莉·索恩

Very nice to meet you. 很高兴见到你

Nice to meet you, too. 我也是

Judge Barnes, this must be a thrilling time for you. 巴恩斯法官  你现在一定很激动吧

Indeed. Pleasure, Ms. Thorne. 确实  很高兴见到你  索恩小姐

Victoria, we are so grateful to you 维多利亚  我们很感激

for offering to host us while we're in town. 你愿意在我们来镇上时招待我们

It's a much-welcomed respite¹ from the hearings. 可以好好舒缓一下听证会的压力

Well, you're about the only thing 几乎只有你才能令

that both parties can agree on. 两党一致同意吧

You're a shoo-in. 你稳操胜券

From your mouth to congress²' ears. 借你吉言

I'll leave you two to get settled. 不打扰两位了

Victoria, thank you for the lemonade. 维多利亚  谢谢你的柠檬汁

Ms. Thorne, I hope to see you again. 索恩小姐  希望能再见到你

Oh, you will. 会的

Emily, you are coming to dinner tonight, aren't you? 艾米莉  你今天晚宴会来的吧

Daniel will be there as well. 丹尼尔也会出席

Who can say "no" to Victoria? 有谁能拒绝维多利亚呢

Don't you think my parents 你不觉得我父母

should pay for Jack³ and Amanda's wedding, 该为杰克和阿曼达的婚礼埋单吗

considering Amanda never even called a lawyer 鉴于阿曼达从二楼楼厅横翻摔了下来

after cartwheeling off the second-floor balcony? 却没有找律师告他们

They'd be stupid not to offer. 他们都没有提出  真是太过分了

Earth to Declan. 回神了  德克兰

Come in, Declan. 快过来  德克兰

 

1 respite   

n.休息，中止，暂缓

参考例句：

• She was interrogated without respite for twenty-four hours.她被不间断地审问了二十四小时。
• Devaluation would only give the economy a brief respite.贬值只能让经济得到暂时的缓解。

2 Congress   

n.(代表)大会；(C-:美国等国的)国会，议会

参考例句：

• There were some days to wait before the Congress.大会的召开还有几天时间。
• After 18 years in Congress,he intented to return to private life.在国会供职18年后，他打算告老还乡。

3 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。