《丑女贝蒂》精讲 28受到父亲训斥

Mr. Meade: Fabia's not just talking about canceling... the "Mode" supplement.

Fabia并不仅仅要取消《时尚》的增刊。

She's considering... pulling advertising¹ from every single one of my magazines.

她还在考虑……把所有我的杂志上的广告都撤下来。

Is it true you worked on this on your own?

这真的都是你一个人干的吗?

And didn't consult Wilhelmina or anyone else?

没有和ELMINA或者其他人商议?

Daniel: Look, I can explain.

听我说，我可以解释，

I had…I had a very strong feeling she was trying to sabotage² me.

我有强烈的预感她在破坏我的工作。

Mr. Meade: The only person who sabotaged³ you was yourself.

能破坏你的工作的只有你自己。

Daniel: Sorry I let you down.

不好意思让您失望了。

Mr. Meade: Well, I'm sorry I keep hoping you'll be something,

嗯，我后悔了。我还一直期望你能做好的,

you're clearly not.

但显然你没有。

My leg is cramping⁴.

我腿酸死了。

Daniel: Look, I can fix this.

瞧，我可以补救。

Present I'll just present her with a whole new idea.

我会给她另外出一个主意。

Mr. Meade: We just closed book. It's too late.

到此为止吧，太晚了。

Daniel: Tomorrow morning. Please.

明天一早，求你了。

Give me another chance.

再给我次机会。

1 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

2 sabotage   

n.怠工，破坏活动，破坏；v.从事破坏活动，妨害，破坏

参考例句：

• They tried to sabotage my birthday party.他们企图破坏我的生日晚会。
• The fire at the factory was caused by sabotage.那家工厂的火灾是有人蓄意破坏引起的。

3 sabotaged   

阴谋破坏（某事物）( sabotage的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The main pipeline supplying water was sabotaged by rebels. 供水主管道被叛乱分子蓄意破坏了。
• They had no competition because competitors found their trucks burned and sabotaged. 他们之所以没有竞争对象，那是因为竞争对象老是发现自己的卡车遭火烧或被破坏。 来自教父部分

4 cramping   

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参考例句：

• The bleeding may keep my left hand from cramping. 淌血会叫我的左手不抽筋。
• This loss of sodium can cause dehydration and cramping. 钠流失会造成脱水和抽筋。