《丑女贝蒂》精讲 62我喜欢你的自然美

Betty:Can you hold the elevator, please?

能帮忙按一下电梯吗

Natalie Whitman:Hey, empanada girl. Betty, right?

嘿 肉饼女孩 你叫Betty 是吧

Betty:Yeah.

是的

Natalie Whitman:God, what happened to that bunny?

老天 你的巴尼兔怎么了

It looks like it was stuck in ablender.

看上去像被塞进了搅拌机里

Betty:It probably was. It's had a tough¹ couple of days.

可能是的 它这两天受苦了

Natalie Whitman:So you moving offices?

你要换办公室

Betty:Actually, um... I'm quitting². But I'm probably fired anyway, so...

其实 呃 我辞职了 但反正估计也会被炒 所以

Natalie Whitman:What? Why?

什么 为什么

Betty:Look, the whole business with the book and the photos... it's my fault³, not Daniel's and not mode's.

关于书和相片这整件事 都是我的错 不是Daniel的错 也不是《时尚》的错

I was taking care of the book when it was stolen.

书被偷时时我在看管

It's just a lowly assistant screwup, and I don't want it to reflect⁴ badly on anyone else, and I'm really sorry for any pain or embarrassment⁵ or hurt that it might cause you, but for what is worth,

这不过是个卑微的小助手所犯的低级错误 我不想此事影响到其他人 但不管你信不信 我很抱歉给你带来了痛苦 难堪或伤害

I really did thought that those unretouched photos were beautiful.

我真的觉得那些没处理过的照片很漂亮

And the truth is... well, I'd kill to look like you.

事实上 呃 我要是长得像你一样我都美死了

1 tough   

adj.坚硬的，咬不动的；棘手的，难办的；强健的，吃苦耐劳的；粗暴的，凶恶的

参考例句：

• The meat was so tough that I simply couldn't get it down.这肉太老了，我简直咽不下去。
• When there's a tough job,he always rushes to do it.什么时候有重活，他都抢着干。

2 quitting   

[经] 书面收据

参考例句：

• They roundly denounced him for quitting. 他们严厉地斥责他擅自离去。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Mr. Ben was thinking about quitting his job, but I told him not to go off at half cock. 本先生想要辞掉工作，可我告诉他不要仓促行事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 fault   

n.过错；缺点；故障；毛病；vt.挑剔；vi.弄错

参考例句：

• It's not our fault.这不是我方过错。
• I cannot pass over his fault.我不能宽恕他的过失。

4 reflect   

vt.反射，反映；招致，归咎；思考，想到；vi.反射，映出；思考，考虑；指责，怀疑

参考例句：

• I often reflect on my schooldays.我经常回忆起我上学的日子。
• Does this letter reflect how you really think?这封信反映你的真实想法吗？

5 embarrassment   

n.尴尬；使人为难的人(事物)；障碍；窘迫

参考例句：

• She could have died away with embarrassment.她窘迫得要死。
• Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment.在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。