《丑女贝蒂》精讲 121我睡着觉都可以做你的助理

（B=Betty M=Mar）

M: Very mature.

真是成熟

Just because I'm your temporary assistant

虽然我是你的临时助理

does not mean I'm getting you coffee.

但不表示我会为你倒咖啡

Got it?

明白吗

I could have been an editor at "V"!

我本来可以当《V》的编辑

B: V?

《V》

M: A certain magazine whose name shall not be said rhymes with rogue¹.

一本名字不能说的杂志 和Rogue押韵

Dante Nelli Jr. himself offered me a job,

Dante Nelli Jr.亲自邀请我到他那工作

a man, so fabulous², he wears a caftan every day of the year.

一个帅气的男人 他每天都穿阿拉伯上衣

And I said no, thanks, Dante.

我说不 谢了 Dante

I'd rather be at Mode, doing grunt³ work for Betty Suarez.

我更想待在风尚替Betty Suarez打杂工

B: You know what, Marc? This is awkward for me, too

你知道吗 Marc 这对我来说也很别扭

But I could actually use your help.

不过我确实需要帮助

I need to trim a hundred words from the trends column.

我得从时尚专栏里删掉两百个字

Maybe you could help me with that.

你能不能帮忙做一下

M: I could do that in my sleep!

我睡着觉都能干这个

1 rogue   

n.流氓；v.游手好闲

参考例句：

• The little rogue had his grandpa's glasses on.这淘气鬼带上了他祖父的眼镜。
• They defined him as a rogue.他们确定他为骗子。

2 fabulous   

adj.极好的；极为巨大的；寓言中的，传说中的

参考例句：

• We had a fabulous time at the party.我们在晚会上玩得很痛快。
• This is a fabulous sum of money.这是一笔巨款。

3 grunt   

v.嘟哝；作呼噜声；n.呼噜声，嘟哝

参考例句：

• He lifted the heavy suitcase with a grunt.他咕噜着把沉重的提箱拎了起来。
• I ask him what he think,but he just grunt.我问他在想什麽，他只哼了一声。