《吸血鬼日记》第一季精讲 第16集第8期:试着改变

So, uh, Matt, how do you like working here?Uh, it's not that bad.

马特 在这儿工作感觉怎么样 挺不赖的

Wait staff comes out pretty good.

当服务员比想象中好

You know, they can't keep a bartender to save their lives.

酒保总不能包揽所有活计

I actually put my mom up for the job.How's that been having Kelly back?

其实 我推荐我妈来做酒保了 凯丽又回来了 感觉怎么样

You know, the same old Kelly.She's, uh, she's trying, sort of.

你也知道 还不是老样子 她...也在试着改变

Kelly and my mom were best friends growing up.

凯丽是我妈妈最好的朋友 从小一起长大

That's how Matt and I first met.

我和马特就是那么认识的

We shared a crib together.You're kidding.

我们还睡过同一张婴儿床呢 不会吧

No, we've, uh, known¹ each other our whole lives.

是啊 我们从生下来就认识了

You gotta be kidding me.Where are you going?

开什么玩笑啊 你们去哪儿

Bethanne and I are going out for a bit.Hit the town. Kick up our heels².

我和贝瑟恩要出去一下 去镇里转转 舒展下筋骨

But we're not supposed to leave.Miss Pearl³ made that very clear.

可我们不能随便出去 珍珠小姐已说得很清楚

You gonna stop me?I didn't think so.Anna. Surprised?

你打算阻止我吗 劝你还是算了 安娜 意外吗

I, uh, I thought you and your mom were leaving town.Oh, change of plans.

我以为你妈妈要带你离开小镇呢 计划有点变动

I'm sorry. I thought you'd be psyched.No! No, no, I mean, I am.

抱歉 我以为你会很高兴呢 不不不 我是说 我很高兴

Of course I am.All right, then.Step aside.

当然高兴了 那好吧 让我进去

Don't be grumpy.It can't be that bad.You'd be surprised.

别闷闷不乐 事情不会那么糟的 你无法想象

My primary reason for existence has abandoned⁴ me.

我存在的全部意义已弃我而去

And, after today's events,the remains⁵ of the shaky ground that I walk on are about to go kaboom.

再经过今天的事 我心存的最后一丝希望 也要灰飞烟灭了

1 known   

adj.大家知道的；知名的，已知的

参考例句：

• He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
• He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。

2 heels   

n.高跟鞋；紧随某人；跟捬；飞奔逃跑；（袜子等的）后跟( heel的名词复数 )；足跟；有…后跟的；女高跟鞋

参考例句：

• Her heels clacked on the marble floor. 她的鞋后跟在大理石地面上发出咔嗒咔嗒的响声。
• The dogs yapped at his heels. 几只狗跟在他后面汪汪乱叫。

3 pearl   

n.珍珠，珍珠母

参考例句：

• He bought his girlfriend a pearl necklace.他给他女朋友买了一条珍珠项链。
• The crane and the mother-of-pearl fight to death.鹬蚌相争。

4 abandoned   

adj.被抛弃的，废置的

参考例句：

• The baby had been abandoned by its mother. 这个婴儿被母亲遗弃了。
• The child was found abandoned but unharmed. 该弃儿被人们发现时安然无恙。

5 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。