《丑女贝蒂》精讲 46谈论电影明星

Betty:I mean, she was so nice. She sat there and talked to us, like, forever.

我是说，她人很好。她坐在那儿，和我们聊了好久。

Dad:What was her name again?

她叫什么来着？

Betty:Natalie Whitman.

Natalie Whitman。

Dad:Never heard of her.

没听说过。

Justin:Hello! From the Jenna Fletcher movies. You do the math.

就是Jenna Fletcher电影里那个。你自个儿算去吧。

Betty:Well, dad, she did have some of your empanadas, and she said they were great.

还有，爸爸，她吃了你做的肉馅饼，她说很好吃。

Dad:Really? Bueno, the woman has good taste.

真的吗？这女人很有品味。

Betty:Here.

给。

Justin:What's that?

这是什么？

Betty:It's the mock-up for the next issue¹ of "Mode²."

是下一期《时尚》的样刊。

Justin:Oh, my god.

天哪。

Betty:Hey, be careful!

小心点！

Justin:You have the book?

你怎么有这本书？

Betty:Wait, Justin, how do you even know what the book is?

等等，Justin，你怎么知道这是什么书？

Justin:I saw "Prada" like, seven times. So how did you get it?

我看了大约七次《Prada》。你怎么有的？

Betty:Well, my boss was rushing out of the office and he forgot it, and I didn't want to just leave it there, so…

我老板走得太急，把它留在了办公室，我又不想把它留在那儿，所以…

Justin:Hey, look, your name on the masthead.

看，第一页有你的名字。

Betty:Really?

真的吗？

Justin:Well, sort of. They spelled it "Betsy" Suarez.

算是吧。只不过拼成了”Betsy”Suarez。

Betty:Oh.

1 issue   

n.出版，发行，（报刊等）期、号，论点，问题，结果， （水，血等的）流出；vt.使流出，放出，发行（钞票等），发布（命令），出版（书等）发给；vi.发行，流出，造成...结果，进行辩护，传下

参考例句：

• I bought the book the day after its issue.这书出版后的第一天，我就去买了它。
• I'll support her down the line on that issue.在那个问题上我将全力支持她。

2 mode   

n.方式，样式，模式，风格，时兴；[音乐]调式

参考例句：

• Wearing jeans is out of mode at present.现在穿牛仔裤过时了。
• His mode of doing business is offensive to me.他干事情的方式叫我很不喜欢。