《复仇》第11集 第13期:为慈善出力

 Aiden mentioned something about meeting her 艾登在你的一次投资者午餐会见过她

at one of your investor¹ luncheons² this summer. 她和我提过这事

You invited Aiden? 你也请了艾登

No. I invited Aiden's boss. 没  我请了他的老板

Aiden R.S.V.P.'d. 我也给艾登发了请帖

But if he's willing to contribute to the cause, 要是他也愿意为慈善事业出一份力

I can't say no. 我也无法拒绝

Daniel grayson. 丹尼尔·格雷森

Ms. Crowley, 克劳利女士

Hello. 您好

Evening, Daniel. 晚上好  丹尼尔

I, uh, I hope I'm not interrupting anything. 我没打扰你吧

No, not at all. 不  完全没有

Just dinner with my colleague Emily Thorne. 只是在和同事艾米莉·索恩吃饭

She's a consultant³ for our philanthropic concerns. 她是我们的慈善事务的顾问

Uh, in fact, she'd love a word with you if that's okay. 如果您方便的话  她想和您通个话

Helen, you're on with Emily. 海伦  这位是艾米莉

So nice to meet you. 你好

And you, too, ms. Crowley. 幸会  克劳利小姐

Listen, I know how valuable your time is, so... 我知道你的时间非常宝贵   所以...

I'll get right to it. 我就开门见山吧

I'm hosting a charity wine auction⁴ tomorrow night. 我明晚会举办一个慈善拍卖酒会

Well, I imagine Daniel's told you 我估计丹尼尔已经告诉过你

that I'm a-a very private person. 其实我是一个爱独处的人

I don't make a habit of going to parties. 不喜欢出入各种社交聚会

Oh, well, I was hoping you would make an exception. 我希望你这次能破个例

 

1 investor   

n.投资者，投资人

参考例句：

• My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。
• The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。

2 luncheons   

n.午餐，午宴( luncheon的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Edith Helm was not invited to these intimate luncheons. 伊迪丝·赫尔姆没有被邀请出度反映亲密关系的午餐会。
• The weekly luncheons became a regular institution. 这每周一次午餐变成了一种经常的制度。

3 consultant   

n.顾问；会诊医师，专科医生

参考例句：

• He is a consultant on law affairs to the mayor.他是市长的一个法律顾问。
• Originally,Gar had agreed to come up as a consultant.原来，加尔只答应来充当我们的顾问。

4 auction   

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖

参考例句：

• They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。