《复仇》第16集 第24期:发挥失常

 And the king sat in his counting room 国王在会计室里

counting all his money. 计算自己的财产

While the queen was in the parlor¹ 此时王后正在客厅里

eating bread and boozing. 吃着面包饮着酒

Ooh. There's quite a healthy buy-in from Mr. James-- 詹姆斯先生出手真大方

$100,000. 十万美金

The question is, 问题是

what is it he's expecting to buy? 他想得到什么

Did we raise enough money to form a legitimate² charity? 筹得款额够建立合法的慈善机构吗

Just shy of $5 million. 还差五百万

No one can accuse you of being an underachiever, my dear. 没人会指责你发挥失常的  亲爱的

So have you come to berate³ me again for my wayward ways? 又要来指责我刚愎自用吗

Oh, believe it or not, I'm right there with you. 我们是一边的  信不信由你

With your support, the board should confirm 有你的帮助  艾登·马西斯将在周五前

Aiden Mathis by Friday. 正式加入董事会

Might raise a red flag if I didn't support our own cause. 不支持自家事业会让人起疑的

Make sure the treasurer⁴ knows it's tax-deductible. 确保财务主管知道这笔钱不用扣税

Well, thank god he's found the fortitude⁵ 幸好他有毅力

To get through this. 做成这个

I have a pretty good idea where he got it. 我很清楚他是在哪得到的

It seems he's been cozying up to Emily Thorne this evening. 今天晚上他一直都在讨好艾米莉

If he is cozying up to someone, 如果他真的在讨好某个人

you can bet Trask will know about it. 那么查斯克也肯定知道

 

1 parlor   

n.店铺，营业室；会客室，客厅

参考例句：

• She was lying on a small settee in the parlor.她躺在客厅的一张小长椅上。
• Is there a pizza parlor in the neighborhood?附近有没有比萨店？

2 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

3 berate   

v.训斥，猛烈责骂

参考例句：

• He feared she would berate him for his forgetfulness.他担心，由于健忘又要挨她的训斥了。
• She might have taken the opportunity to berate scientists for their closed minds.她也可能会去利用这个机会斥责那些抱成见的科学家。

4 treasurer   

n.司库，财务主管

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mrs.Jones as treasurer.琼斯夫人继史密斯先生任会计。
• The treasurer was arrested for trying to manipulate the company's financial records.财务主管由于试图窜改公司财政帐目而被拘留。

5 fortitude   

n.坚忍不拔；刚毅

参考例句：

• His dauntless fortitude makes him absolutely fearless.他不屈不挠的坚韧让他绝无恐惧。
• He bore the pain with great fortitude.他以极大的毅力忍受了痛苦。