听电影学英语-爱是妥协 3

　　[00:05.52]So， Harry¹， what do you do? 哈利，你从事哪一行？
[00:07.40]I'm an owner of a record company， among other things. 我是唱片公司的老板
[00:09.76]-Which record company? -Drive-By Records. -哪一家？ -街头唱片公司
[00:14.84]Drive-By Records? 街头唱片公司？
[00:16.92]Is that a joke? I mean， what is that? 你是在说笑吧？ 说真的，那是什么？
[00:20.32]It's a hip-hop label. 专门发行嘻哈音乐
[00:21.28]Hip-hop? Oh， rap. Right， right. Well， that's interesting. 嘻哈？喔！是饶舌乐 真有意思
[00:27.76]Let me see if I get where you're headed here. 你有何高见可说来听听
[00:28.76]I'm sorry， but look， I hate rap. I do. I really do. 抱歉 我不喜欢饶舌乐，恨透了
[00:32.96]It's just crude and violent for my taste... 粗俗又不合我的胃口
[00:33.60]...not to mention just a tad misogynistic². 歌词对女人很不尊重
[00:37.72]Hey， some people see rap as poetry. 有人觉得饶舌乐很有诗意
[00:39.20]Yeah， but how many words can you rhyme with “bitch”? 拜托 有几个字能和“贱人”押韵？
[00:42.36]Next， please. 下一位
[00:46.56]How we doing? 还好吧？
[00:48.56]Should have left when she tried to arrest me. 她报警时，我就应该闪人了
[00:53.28]How's the new play? Are you getting happy with it? 剧本写得怎样？顺利吧？
[00:58.08]You know the thing about me. 你最了解我的
[00:58.48]I'm 90 percent hard work， 1 0 percent talent. 我是九成靠努力 一成靠天份
[01:01.96]And so far， the talent part hasn't exactly kicked in yet. 但那一成，到现在还没使上劲
[01:04.76]Right. Right. 好吧，好吧
[01:05.72]-What's your play about? -About? -内容是什么？ -内容？
[01:10.84]I'm not exactly sure， which is a bit of a problem. 我不太确定，问题就在这儿
[01:14.00]But so far， it's about a divorced woman， a writer. 目前是关于离婚的剧作家的故事
[01:15.68]She's a high-strung， over-amped， controlling， know-it-all neurotic³... 她既神经质又急躁 霸道又自以为是
[01:20.76]...who's incredibly cute and lovable. 但可爱也讨人喜欢
[01:27.84]It's a comedy. 这是个喜剧
[01:28.88]So how did you two meet? 你们是怎么认识的？
[01:30.16]At a wine auction⁴ at Christie's. 在葡萄酒拍卖会认识的
[01:32.96]Harry was the big buyer of the night. 哈利是当晚的大买家
[01:35.88]I kept raising my paddle just to get her to smile at me. 我一直出价，只为了搏她一笑
[01:41.12]Before I knew it， I bought the entire collection. 我一不小心 就买下了全部的酒
[01:44.40]Every known bottle of Chateau⁵ Margaux. 犸歌酒庄的所有名酒
[01:47.28]After that， the least she could do... 之后，至少我们有美酒…
[01:49.88]...was share a bottle with me. 能够把酒言欢
[01:51.44]Ever been married， Harry? 你结过婚吗？
[01:54.56]-No， I haven't. -Mom. -从没有结过婚 -妈
[01:54.96]No. 没有
[01:56.56]Wow. Now， why do you think that is? 为什么？
[02:00.44]Well， some people just don't fit the mold， and so far， you know-- 有些人天生就不适合结婚 到目前为止…
[02:02.72]Hey， if it ain't broke.... 没必要淌浑水
[02:03.28]-Exactly. -Wait a second. -没错 -等等
[02:05.16]Aren't you a famous bachelor? 你是那个黄金单身汉吧？
[02:08.96]Well， I wouldn't say I'm famous. 没那么夸张啦
[02:09.16]Yeah， didn't I read an article about you in New York magazine? 我看过纽约杂志有关你的报导
[02:13.32]I guess some people find it interesting I've escaped the noose⁶ for so long. 有些人就是好奇 为何我多年来一直不结婚
[02:18.12]That was the title， “The Escape Artist.” 标题是下“逃离婚姻的艺术家”
[02:22.00]I read that article. That was you? 我看过那篇文章，就是你吗？
[02:22.48]Well， you were once engaged to someone really big. 你和一个名女人订过婚
[02:27.68]-Who was it? Joan Collins? No. -No. -是谁？琼考琳丝？不是 -不是
[02:28.72]-Okay. Carly Simon? -Somebody cool like that. -卡莉赛门？ -像那一类的名女人
[02:32.52]-No! Not Martha Stewart! -You could ask him. -不是，不是犸莎史都华 -直接问他就好了啊
[02:32.84]-Someone like that. -Not Martha Stewart. -和她差不多 -不是犸莎史都华
[02:37.00]No， this is more fun. 没关系，这样比较好玩
[02:39.00]It's like I'm not here. 就当我是隐形人
[02:39.28]Harry was once engaged to Diane Sawyer. 哈利和新闻主播黛安索耶 订过婚
[02:44.24]-What? -Right. Diane Sawyer. I love her. -什么？ -黛安索耶？我好喜欢她
[02:47.64]-I'm impressed. -Yeah. -了不起 -对啊
[02:48.20]Women your age love that about me. 你这种年纪的女人，都蛮哈我的
[02:50.60]-You know what I mean. -Yes， I do. -你懂我的意思吧 -我懂
[02:55.48]I mean， it's not a bad thing to say， “women your age.” 你这种年纪的女人，没什么不好
[02:57.96]Oh， no. I'm sure it was a compliment. 对呀，你是在恭维我
[03:01.24]It's just... 我只是…
[03:01.36]-...an accurate observation. It's-- -So when was this? -实话实说 -几时的事？
[03:06.12]-The engagement? -Long time ago. -订婚？ -很久以前了
[03:09.20]She was this adorable， lanky⁷ girl from Kentucky... 她很可爱 肯塔基州的长腿美眉
[03:13.56]...with the greatest pair of legs I have ever seen. 没见过那么美的腿
[03:15.36]Never understood her ending up on a job where she never showed them. 真不懂她怎么会选择这种 没机会秀美腿的行业
[03:21.12]You can't be serious. 别闹了
[03:22.84]I mean， she's Diane Sawyer. She goes into caves in Afghanistan... 她可是黛安索耶呢 她包着头巾…
[03:25.12]...with a shmatte on her head. Who cares about her legs? 去阿富汗 谁在乎她的腿美不美？
[03:29.28]You know what? 知道吗？
[03:31.88]I hate to eat and run， but-- 我不喜欢吃饱了就走人，但…
[03:32.84]-No! -No， wait. No. -别这样 -不，别走
[03:35.36]Come on. This is really fascinating， what's going on at this table. 我们聊的话题正精采
[03:37.64]Zoe teaches women's studies at Columbia. 柔怡在哥伦比亚大学教女性研究
[03:40.72]-Okay. So this is gonna hurt. -No. -这下可好，难熬了 -不会
[03:43.48]-Let's take you and Erica. -Zoe-- -就以你和爱莉卡为例 -柔怡
[03:45.60]You've been around the block a few times. What are you， around 60? 你也有点岁数了吧？ 六十岁了吧？
[03:49.28]Sixty-three! 六十三岁
[03:52.72]Fantastic! 好极了
[03:53.52]Never married， which， as we know， if you were a woman， would be a curse. 没结过婚，你若是女人就完蛋了
[03:56.72]You'd be an old maid， a spinster. 变成老姑婆、老处女
[04:00.92]So instead of pitying you， they write articles about you. 但大家不但不同情你，反而赞扬你
[04:01.48]Celebrate your never marrying. 歌颂你没结过婚
[04:03.08]You're elusive⁸ and ungetable， a real catch. 捉摸不定的黄金单身汉
[04:06.12]Then， there's my gorgeous sister here. 而我这位美丽的姐姐呢
[04:09.16]-No， wait. What--? -Look， please-- -等一下… -听好，请…
[04:10.52]No， this is interesting. Look at her. She is so accomplished⁹. 别插嘴，这有意思 瞧瞧她，她成就非凡
[04:15.68]Most successful female playwright¹⁰ since who? Lillian Hellman? 哪位女剧作家像她这么成功过？ 只有莉莉安海尔曼吧！
[04:18.68]She's over 50， divorced. She sits in night after night... 她五十几岁，离了婚 夜夜都独守空闺
[04:21.84]...because available guys her age want something-- 因为他这年纪的单身汉…
[04:26.52]Forgive me， but they want somebody that looks like Marin. 都想找像犸琳这种年轻女孩
[04:27.04]The over-50 dating scene is geared towards men leaving older women out. 年过五十交不到男友 是因为男人不要老女人
[04:33.48]And as a result， the women become more and more productive... 结果，女人的成就愈来愈大
[04:37.40]...and therefore， more and more interesting. 于是更有趣了
[04:38.04]Which， in turn， makes them even less desirable because as we know， men... 男人就更不要这种女人 因为男人…
[04:43.64]...especially older men， are threatened and afraid... 尤其是老男人 都很害怕…
[04:47.04]...of productive， interesting women. It is just so clear. 成就非凡又有趣的女人 太明显了嘛
[04:50.32]Single older women as a demographic are as fucked a group as can exist. 根据统计 单身老女人总是被拒于门外
[04:54.68]Oh， God! 天哪！
[04:55.24]What are you， possessed¹¹? How could you say those things? 你走火入魔了吗？ 居然说这种荒唐话
[04:58.92]It seemed really obvious， the injustice¹². Thank God men die younger than us. 男女不平等嘛 幸好男人死的早

1 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

2 misogynistic   

参考例句：

• And it brings out everything that is most noxious and misogynistic about the right. 而且，这种情绪也流露出右派思想中最为保守有害，歧视女性的那一面。 来自互联网

3 neurotic   

adj.神经病的，神经过敏的；n.神经过敏者，神经病患者

参考例句：

• Nothing is more distracting than a neurotic boss. 没有什么比神经过敏的老板更恼人的了。
• There are also unpleasant brain effects such as anxiety and neurotic behaviour.也会对大脑产生不良影响，如焦虑和神经质的行为。

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。

5 chateau   

n.城堡，别墅

参考例句：

• The house was modelled on a French chateau.这房子是模仿一座法国大别墅建造的。
• The chateau was left to itself to flame and burn.那府第便径自腾起大火燃烧下去。

6 noose   

n.绳套，绞索（刑）；v.用套索捉；使落入圈套；处以绞刑

参考例句：

• They tied a noose round her neck.他们在她脖子上系了一个活扣。
• A hangman's noose had already been placed around his neck.一个绞刑的绳圈已经套在他的脖子上。

7 lanky   

adj.瘦长的

参考例句：

• He was six feet four,all lanky and leggy.他身高6英尺4英寸，瘦高个儿，大长腿。
• Tom was a lanky boy with long skinny legs.汤姆是一个腿很细的瘦高个儿。

8 elusive   

adj.难以表达(捉摸)的；令人困惑的；逃避的

参考例句：

• Try to catch the elusive charm of the original in translation.翻译时设法把握住原文中难以捉摸的风韵。
• Interpol have searched all the corners of the earth for the elusive hijackers.国际刑警组织已在世界各地搜查在逃的飞机劫持者。

9 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

10 playwright   

n.剧作家，编写剧本的人

参考例句：

• Gwyn Thomas was a famous playwright.格温·托马斯是著名的剧作家。
• The playwright was slaughtered by the press.这位剧作家受到新闻界的无情批判。

11 possessed   

adj.疯狂的；拥有的，占有的

参考例句：

• He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
• He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。

12 injustice   

n.非正义，不公正，不公平，侵犯（别人的）权利

参考例句：

• They complained of injustice in the way they had been treated.他们抱怨受到不公平的对待。
• All his life he has been struggling against injustice.他一生都在与不公正现象作斗争。