《丑女贝蒂》精讲 09不顺利的会议

Wilhelmina:So sorry I am late. Oh, you began without me.

抱歉我迟到了，我没来你们就开始了。

Daniel:Sorry, Wilhelmina, I waited…

对不起，Wilhelmina，我等了……

Wilhelmina:Shh!.. Marc. Gift.

嘘! Marc……礼物。

Daniel:Thank you. As I was saying, I really want to…

谢谢，正如我刚才所说，我真的希望……

Wilhelmina:Well, aren't you going to open it? Swarovski crystal, to commemorate¹ your first day.

你不打开吗?施华洛世奇水晶，纪念一下你的第一天。

Daniel:Thank you. But it is "Daniel," not "Danny."

谢谢。但我叫Daniel，不是Danny？

Wilhelmina: What I'm hellaciously upset, Marc.

什么? 我很失望, Marc。

Marc: Oh, my god, I am so sorry.

天哪，非常抱歉。

Wilhelmina: Shh! Purge² this from memory, please.

请别放在心上。

Daniel: As I was saying, it's a particularly exciting time for me because…

正如我刚才说的，这对我来说是个特别激动的时刻，因为…

1 commemorate   

vt.纪念，庆祝

参考例句：

• This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。
• We commemorate the founding of our nation with a public holiday.我们放假一日以庆祝国庆。

2 purge   

n.整肃，清除，泻药，净化；vt.净化，清除，摆脱；vi.清除，通便，腹泻，变得清洁

参考例句：

• The new president carried out a purge of disloyal army officers.新总统对不忠诚的军官进行了清洗。
• The mayoral candidate has promised to purge the police department.市长候选人答应清洗警察部门。