《童话镇》第42期:被欺压的女佣

So this boyfriend of hers... 那么她的男朋友

You don't think he was involved in her disappearance¹? 你觉得她的失踪和他无关

Uh, that would mean he was involved with her at all, 这么一说就意味着他和她有关系了

which he isn't. 事实他们没关系

He left her in the lurch² right after they found out 在他们发现她怀孕后  他离开了她

they were expecting. 让她一人面对困境

Hasn't spoken to her since. Like I said, he's a... 从此再没和她说过话  就像我说的  他...

Hey, hey, hey! Billy, be careful. 嘿嘿嘿  比利  小心点

You almost shattered³ my wolf thing, Billy. 你差点弄碎了我的玻璃狼  比利

It's good luck. 那可是好运符

I'm sorry, Ruby⁴, but, look, it's fine. 对不起  鲁比  你看  它没事

Um, Ruby, what about her family? 鲁比  那她家人呢

Oh, um, she's got a stepmom and two stepsisters 她家里只有继母和两个继姐妹

that she doesn't talk to. 她从不和她们讲话

Wait. A stepmom, stepsisters, and she's a maid⁵? 等等  继母  继姐妹  自己是女佣

Henry, not now. 亨利  晚点再说

Look, I don't know what you've heard, but it's wrong. 听着  我不知道你听到了什么  别信

Everyone thinks she's not ready to have this kid, 每个人都觉得她还没做好要孩子的准备

but she's trying...taking night classes, 但是她在努力  上夜校

trying to better herself, 努力提高自己

trying to get her life together. 改善生活

Can you understand that? 你能理解吗

I think so. 是的

Then maybe you should just stay out of it. 也许你不该插手

She's been through enough already. 她已经经历了太多痛苦

I've been through it, too, Ruby, and I can help her. 我也经历过  鲁比  我可以帮她

Then try her ex. 那去找她的前男友吧

Where can I find him? 他在哪儿

He lives with his dad. 他和他父亲住在一起

 

1 disappearance   

n.消失，消散，失踪

参考例句：

• He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
• Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。

2 lurch   

n.突然向前或旁边倒；v.蹒跚而行

参考例句：

• It has been suggested that the ground movements were a form of lurch movements.地震的地面运动曾被认为是一种突然倾斜的运动形式。
• He walked with a lurch.他步履蹒跚。

3 shattered   

破碎的； 极度疲劳的

参考例句：

• He dropped the vase and it shattered into pieces on the floor. 他失手把花瓶掉到地板上摔碎了。
• The experience left her feeling absolutely shattered. 她在这次经历之后，感到彻底垮了。

4 ruby   

n.红宝石，红宝石色

参考例句：

• She is wearing a small ruby earring.她戴着一枚红宝石小耳环。
• On the handle of his sword sat the biggest ruby in the world.他的剑柄上镶有一颗世上最大的红宝石。

5 maid   

n.少女，未婚女子，女仆

参考例句：

• I have sent my maid away.我已把我的女仆解雇了。
• A maid in white is walking along the boardwalk.一位白衣少女漫步于海边的木板路上。