《复仇》第16集 第3期:不幸的童年

 Hello. 你好

Jack¹, it's Victoria Grayson. 杰克  我是维多利亚·格雷森

I know how difficult this time is for you right now, 我知道这段时间你不好过

so please allow me to be brief. 所以我会长话短说

I appreciate that. 我很感谢

Well, Conrad and I remain devastated² over your terrible loss. 康拉德和我还在为你的损失感到悲痛

And we asked ourselves how we could keep amanda alive 我们扪心自问  如何让阿曼达

in more than just our hearts. 不仅仅活在我们心中

So we arrived at this idea  所以我们决定

of creating a foundation in her name. 以她的名字建立一个基金会

- You mean like a charity? - Precisely³. -你是说慈善性质的  -对

In light of Amanda's difficult childhood, 鉴于阿曼达不幸的童年

we thought our goal could be a better tomorrow by promoting 基金会将旨在推广并保护当今儿童

and protecting the well-being⁴ of children today. 并为他们创造美好的未来

We could call it The Amanda Clarke Foundation 名字就叫阿曼达·克拉克基金会

or the Amanda Porter Foundation if you like. 或者是阿曼达·波特基金会  随你心意

Amanda Clarke's more appropriate. 还是用阿曼达·克拉克来冠名更合适些

Then can I say we have your blessing⁵? 这么说你已经同意了  对吗

- Yeah,you have my blessing. - Thank you. -是的  我同意了  -谢谢你

I'll speak to you soon. 我会再和你联系的

What a wonderful idea. 多好的想法啊

I hope I'm not interrupting. 希望我没有打扰你

Charlotte called me and told me what you were up to, 夏洛特打电话告诉我你的打算

and I would love to offer my services as co-chair, Victoria. 我希望能作为联席主席贡献一份力量

What do you think? 不知你意下如何

 

1 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。

2 devastated   

v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的

参考例句：

• The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
• His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

3 precisely   

adv.恰好，正好，精确地，细致地

参考例句：

• It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
• The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。

4 well-being   

n.安康，安乐，幸福

参考例句：

• He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
• My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福，却被误解为多管闲事。

5 blessing   

n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿

参考例句：

• The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
• A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。