《丑女贝蒂》精讲 22"丑"才是被雇佣的原因

Christina: So how's it going?

那么工作怎么样呢？

Betty: Um...

嗯……

Christina: Brutal¹, huh?

很残酷, 哈?

Betty: Well, nothing I do is good enough. He treats me like dirt. I mean, just now I was trying to show him this one idea that I had...

我做的事情没有一件令人满意，他就像对待垃圾一样对待我。我是说就在刚才我想要给他看看我的策划……

It would've taken him 30 seconds, but... he bit my head off. What?

大概只需要30 秒，但他浇了我一头凉水。什么？

Christina: Betty... Nancy was down in human resources, and some people there were talking, and, uh...

Betty……Nancy刚被调到人事部。有些人传言，嗯……

well, apparently², Bradford was the one that wanted to hire you.

很显然想要雇用你的人是Bradford。

Betty: Bradford Meade? Wait, he knows who I am?

Bradford Meade？等等，他知道我是谁？

Christina: He made Daniel hire you…because he didn't want his son to be tempted³ to sleep with his assistants anymore.

他让Daniel雇用你……因为他不想让他儿子再被助理勾引到上床。

Betty: Oh.

噢！

Christina: I'm sorry, Betty.

我很抱歉，Betty。

Betty: No, that…that explains a lot.

不，这说明了很多问题。

Christina: Betty…

Betty……

Betty: No, no, really, it's fine. I should be grateful that I got my break.

不，真的，没事。我能得到这个职位应该很高兴。

It's not so easy for everyone. This is just how it was supposed to happen to me. Well, I should be going, so... Thank you.

对于所有人来说都不是件容易的事，这就是本该发生在我身上的事我得走了……谢谢。

1 brutal   

adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的

参考例句：

• She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
• They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。

2 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

3 tempted   

v.怂恿（某人）干不正当的事；冒…的险（tempt的过去分词）

参考例句：

• I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't. 我极想发牢骚，但还是没开口。
• I was tempted by the dessert menu. 甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。