《丑女贝蒂》精讲 163我觉得此事不难于启齿

Ms. Slater? It's time for your speech¹.

斯莱特女士 该发表演说了

Of course². Watch her.

好的 看住她

Betty! What are you doing here?

贝蒂 你在这里干什么

You said³ you weren't coming.

你不是不来吗

I changed my mind⁴.

我改主意了

Listen, Betty, I have something really hard to tell you.

贝蒂 有些事我难于启齿

They're here.

他们来了

Hey there. hi. yeah, my name is Matt Hartley. H-a-r-t-l-e-y.

我是马特·哈特利 H-a-r-t-l-e-y

Great. thank you very much. Enjoy.

好 谢谢 玩得愉快

Thanks.

谢谢

Wait, he's here with that girl?

等等 他邀请了那个女生

How could⁵ he be here with that girl?

他的舞伴怎么是那个女生

When he's supposed⁶ to be here with you?

他的舞伴应该是 你

It's fine. Amanda, don't. Don't look so sad.

我没事 阿曼达 别难过

It's... it's not even⁷ as⁸ hard as I thought⁹ it was¹⁰ gonna be.

还没我想得糟

Really? 'cause¹¹ if I were you, I'd be devastated¹².

真的 如果我是你 我会很颓废

Anyway¹³. Uh, what was that really hard thing you wanted to tell me?

不管怎么说 你要告诉我什么难于启齿的事

Nothing. just, um... You look really pretty.

没事 你看起来很漂亮

That's not hard. that's nice.

这叫什么难于启齿 这很好

Well, it was hard for me.

这让我难于启齿

1 speech   

n.讲话，演说

参考例句：

• I did not lose a word of his speech.他的演说我没有听漏一个字。
• We were listening in to the Prime Minister's speech.我们正在收音机旁听首相的广播演说。

2 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

3 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

4 mind   

n.思想，主意，心意；v.介意，照顾，留心

参考例句：

• I've changed my mind.我一经转变主意。
• You really don't mind?你真的不介意？

5 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

6 supposed   

adj.（按规定、法律、协议等）（不）应当；假定的；（只用于否定句）不准；（对某人所说的话表示气愤或不大理解）那是什么意思v.料想( suppose的过去式和过去分词)；意味着；[用于被动语态]认为应该；[用于祈使句]让

参考例句：

• Journalists are supposed to be politically neutral. 新闻工作者在政治上应持中立态度。
• I was supposed to be writing a letter but I'm afraid I got sidetracked . 我本来应该在写信，但后来恐怕是分心干别的去了。

7 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

8 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

9 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

10 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

11 cause   

pron.造成，使发生

参考例句：

• Bad teeth often cause pain.坏牙常引起疼痛。
• Unhappiness is the root cause of his illness.不开心是他生病的根源。

12 devastated   

v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的

参考例句：

• The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
• His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

13 anyway   

adv.不管怎样；无论如何

参考例句：

• Anyway I'm free now . Let me go with you. 我反正闲着没事,就陪你走一趟吧。
• Anyway, you can try. 至少你可以试试。