《丑女贝蒂》精讲 72总编能力有限助理外貌有限

Brad:You didn't stay long last night.

昨晚你没待很久

Wilhelmina:No, sorry.

抱歉 没有

I had to wake up early for the conference¹ call to Milan,

我得早起准备今天与米兰的电话会议

and then go over the Kiera Shoot proofs,

然后再检查一下Kiera Shoot的校样

and then approve the models for the Paris spread.

还得挑选巴黎发表会的模特

Brad:It's 9:15.

现在才9:15

Wilhelmina:Well, someone's got to hold this magazine together, Bradford.

总得有人把这份杂志整合在一起 Bradford

I mean, Daniel is trying, but, uh, some people are just naturals.

我是说 Daniel已经尽力了 但是有些人天分只有如此

Don't worry. I've got his back.

别担心 有我帮他撑着

Betty:Excuse me. I'm sorry.

借过 抱歉

Woman:Well, don't you look... sweaty?

嗯 你看上去怎么出这么多汗

Betty:I've been in the archives.

我在档案室找资料

Daniel wanted all these back issues².

Daniel想看看以前的杂志

Amanda:Mm-hmm. Well, we missed you at the party last night.

昨晚我们在聚会上没看到你哦

What happened, sale at the 99 cents store?

发生什么事了 去99分商店的大甩卖了

Betty:No, I... I couldn't get in.

不是 我 我没能进去

Amanda:Are you serious? Oh, you poor thing.

你说真的 哦 可怜的家伙

Those jerks³ at the door...

门口的蠢货

all they seem to care about is appearance⁴.

注重的只有外表

1 conference   

n.（正式的）会议；讨论

参考例句：

• We're having a conference and we'd like you to sit in.我们将举行一次会议，希望你来旁听。
• The conference will come to a close this afternoon.今天下午会议闭幕。

2 issues   

（水等的）流出( issue的名词复数 )； 出口； 放出； （特别重要或大众关注的）问题

参考例句：

• Let's start with the more easily addressable issues. 我们先从较容易处理的问题着手。
• Employment and taxation are the bread-and-butter issues of politics. 就业和征税是很重要的政治问题。

3 jerks   

猛拉( jerk的第三人称单数 )； （使…）猝然一动[颤动]

参考例句：

• The Physical Jerks would begin in three minutes. 再有三分钟，体操就要开始啦。 来自英汉文学
• The absence of knee jerks should suggest the diagnosis. 膝反射消失应说明此诊断。

4 appearance   

n.出现，露面；容貌

参考例句：

• In appearance, he was a little like his father.他看起来有点像他的父亲。
• She was a young woman of good appearance.她是一位年轻貌美的女子。