《美少女的谎言》第22期:偿还余下的钱

 Well, I think I've imposed¹ enough. 我想我的酒已经醒了

Um, you can't drive like that. 你不能开车

Oh, I'm not going all the way back to Philadelphia. 我不用一路开回费城

I've got a room in the Edgewood Motor Court. 我在埃奇伍德汽车旅馆订了个房间

You can't drive anywhere. 你开去哪都不行

Give me your keys. 把钥匙给我

Come on. Together. Here. 走吧  我们一起  来

...So I turn around, and there's Jeff behind me, 所以我转弯了  杰夫跟在我后面  

and he is so focused on beating me 他一心只想超过我

that he forgets to lift the daggerboard, 以至于在我们驶近海滩的时候

as we're approaching the beach. 忘了升起披水板

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So he gets all hung up in the shallows, 所以他的船在浅滩搁浅了

and I simply walk onto the beach and... 而我则轻松地走上沙滩

take a bow. 向他鞠了个躬

Hanna, do you sail? 汉娜  你玩帆船吗

No. Oh, you should. 不玩  你该试试

Kate could teach you. She's a very good teacher. 凯特可以教你  她是个很棒的教练

Especially with beginners. 尤其是教新手

I think it would be so much fun for both of you. 我想你们会玩得很开心的

Going out together on a boat. 一起坐船出海玩

Seeing who's coming back. 看看谁能活着回来

Was that a joke? 你刚是在开玩笑吗

Of course it was a joke. 当然是个玩笑

And this is a fork. 这是餐叉

Just so you know, Hanna, 汉娜  知道吗

I had a chat with Sean's father, 我跟肖恩的爸爸谈过了

and everything's gonna work out. 事情会顺利解决的

You talked to Sean's dad?  Mm...hm. 你跟肖恩的爸爸谈过了  没错

He, uh, gave me an estimate² on the damage you did to his car, 他给了我一张车辆损毁评估单

and we agreed to settle things 我们都同意私下解决

without getting the insurance companies involved, 不要保险公司干预

so I'll write a check, 所以  我等下会给你张支票

and you will work off the cost of repairs 你还要去肖恩妈妈的办公室

in Sean's mother's office. 做一段兼职  支付余下的修理费

Sean's mother is a dentist. 肖恩的妈妈是个牙医

Well, you won't be drilling teeth. 你不用帮人补牙

You'll be cleaning up, doing light clerical work, 只需要每天放学和周末去打扫卫生

you know, answering phones, after school and on weekends. 做些文秘工作  接接电话就行

That could be interesting. 那应该蛮有趣的

I am fascinated³ by dentistry, aren't you? 我对牙科很感兴趣  你呢

Plaque⁴, cavities⁵, fake-looking veneers⁶. 牙垢  蛀牙  假牙什么的

 

1 imposed   

自己担负的

参考例句：

• The decree imposed strict censorship of the media. 这个法令强制实行严格的媒体审查制度。
• The army imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew. 军队强制实行黄昏至黎明的宵禁。

2 estimate   

n.估计，估量；评价，看法；vt.估计，估量

参考例句：

• We estimate the cost to be five thousand dollars.我们估计费用为5000美元。
• The lowest estimate would put the worth of the jewel at ＄200.按最低的评估这块宝石也值200美元。

3 fascinated   

a.被强烈地吸引住，感到着迷的

参考例句：

• China has always fascinated me. 中国一直令我心驰神往。
• The children watched, fascinated, as the picture began to appear. 电影开始以后孩子们入迷地观看着。

4 plaque   

n.饰板，匾，(医)血小板

参考例句：

• There is a commemorative plaque to the artist in the village hall.村公所里有一块纪念该艺术家的牌匾。
• Some Latin words were engraved on the plaque. 牌匾上刻着些拉丁文。

5 cavities   

腔，洞( cavity的名词复数 )； （龋齿的）洞

参考例句：

• Cavities in teeth are caused by decay. 牙齿上的空洞是由龋蚀造成的。
• The dentist filled several cavities in my teeth. 牙医给我的牙堵了好几个洞 excavation 指“挖掘的洞”，如：

6 veneers   

n.饰面薄板( veneer的名词复数 )；虚假的外表；虚饰；牙罩冠

参考例句：

• In plywood the wood has been cut into veneers. 在制胶合板时，把木材切成单板。 来自辞典例句
• Glues for veneers, plywood, interior woodwork such as panels and so on. 用来粘合美耐板、三夹板，或是壁板、门板等室内木制品的粘胶。 来自互联网