《复仇》第17集 第3期:拯救选举大业

 Conrad. 康拉德

Oh, good morning, Ms. Davenport. 早上好  达文波特小姐

Not for you, it isn't. 这早晨对你可不好

Your polling numbers are abysmal¹. 你的民调结果糟透了

Well, these numbers are based solely² on boors³ 这些数字就是那帮看日间脱口秀

watching their daytime talk shows, 电话打来打去的

answering their rotary⁴ phones. 傻瓜弄出来的

That kind of talk will hardly capture 这番话可赢不来那些

the hearts and minds of people who don't own 没有第二套  第三套百万房产的

multimillion-dollar second and third homes. 选民的心

The only positive was the bumps you received 唯一民调上扬的时候就是

following the announcement of the Amanda Clarke foundation 在你宣布成立阿曼达·克拉克基金会

and your TV appearance with Jack⁵ Porter. 以及和杰克·波特在电视上出现的时候

And I believe there's a way to continue raising awareness⁶ 我相信  为了咱们双方的利益

for both our causes. 我们也应该增加关注度

Always interested in a fresh idea. 我一向乐于倾听新意见

Aren't we all? I hope I'm not too late. 我们都是这样的  我没迟到吧

Emily, we were just about to start a private meeting. 艾米莉  我们正要开始私人会谈呢

Well, actually, I invited her. 事实上  我邀请了她

After you appointed me co-chair, 在你指定我做共同主席后

Emily here offered her services. 艾米莉提出愿意为我服务

So what have I missed? 我错过了什么

Well, Mr. James here was about to rescue my campaign. 詹姆斯先生正要拯救我的选举大业

Well, in truth, Mr. Grayson, 说实话  格雷森先生

it's more about the Foundation and Amanda. 这有关基金会和阿曼达

 

1 abysmal   

adj.无底的，深不可测的，极深的；糟透的，极坏的；完全的

参考例句：

• The film was so abysmal that I fell asleep.电影太糟糕，看得我睡着了。
• There is a historic explanation for the abysmal state of Chinese cuisine in the United States.中餐在美国的糟糕状态可以从历史上找原因。

2 solely   

adv.仅仅，唯一地

参考例句：

• Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.成功与否不应只用学业成绩来衡量。
• The town depends almost solely on the tourist trade.这座城市几乎完全靠旅游业维持。

3 boors   

n.农民( boor的名词复数 )；乡下佬；没礼貌的人；粗野的人

参考例句：

• We painters are no match for boors. We are glass, and they are stone. 我们画家比不过他们粗人。我们是玻璃，他们是石头。 来自辞典例句
• OK, boors, have a ball. 好吧，伙计们，拿起球来。 来自互联网

4 rotary   

adj.(运动等)旋转的；轮转的；转动的

参考例句：

• The central unit is a rotary drum.核心设备是一个旋转的滚筒。
• A rotary table helps to optimize the beam incidence angle.一张旋转的桌子有助于将光线影响之方式角最佳化。

5 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。

6 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。