ESL Podcast 902 – Being Chivalrous and Protective

 　　When I first met Lance, I thought he was the perfect guy. He was a real gentleman. He opened doors for me and pulled out my chair in restaurants. He was as chivalrous¹ as they come. But after a while, I realized that he took chivalry² a little too far.

　　...

　　Lance: Let me carry that box for you.

　　Guinevere: No, that’s okay. It’s not heavy.

　　Lance: It doesn’t matter. I’m your boyfriend and I can’t have you carrying a box when my hands are free.

　　Guinevere: Is that some kind of code of conduct I don’t know about?

　　Lance: It’s how a knight³ would treat his lady.

　　Guinevere: That’s nice, but I’m perfectly⁴ capable of carrying my own box, thank you.

　　Lance: Don’t argue. It’s my duty to show every courtesy to my girlfriend, so give me that box.

　　Guinevere: Are you saying that your code of conduct takes precedence over my preferences?

　　Lance: No, I’m just telling you that my job is to help and protect you, even if it’s against your will.

　　...

　　How can you argue with that logic⁵?

1 chivalrous   

adj.武士精神的；对女人彬彬有礼的

参考例句：

• Men are so little chivalrous now.现在的男人几乎没有什么骑士风度了。
• Toward women he was nobly restrained and chivalrous.对于妇女，他表现得高尚拘谨，尊敬三分。

2 chivalry   

n.骑士气概，侠义；（男人）对女人彬彬有礼，献殷勤

参考例句：

• The Middle Ages were also the great age of chivalry.中世纪也是骑士制度盛行的时代。
• He looked up at them with great chivalry.他非常有礼貌地抬头瞧她们。

3 knight   

n.骑士，武士；爵士

参考例句：

• He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
• A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。

4 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

5 logic   

n.逻辑(学)；逻辑性

参考例句：

• What sort of logic is that?这是什么逻辑？
• I don't follow the logic of your argument.我不明白你的论点逻辑性何在。