【跟着英剧练发音】The Paradise S01E01 - D

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Moray: Ladies, good afternoon! Let me help you to decide which fabrics¹ to choose.

Ballentine: Perhaps we're not as easily tempted² as you might imagine, Moray.

Moray: Mrs Ballentine, isn't the whole point of temptation to succumb³?

Harkness: If my husband thought I had bought one more gown, his face would be even more sour than  it already is!

Moray: Then we won't tell him. It will be our secret, Mrs Harkness.

Ballentine: Yes. My husband probably wouldn't even notice!

Moray: If I was your husband, I would never deny you anything you wanted. How can such beautiful women ever have enough beautiful things? Everhave enough of anything? You, Mrs Ballentine, if I may, you must wear silk. Only silk. Only ever silk.

1 fabrics   

织物( fabric的名词复数 )； 布； 构造； （建筑物的）结构（如墙、地面、屋顶）：质地

参考例句：

• cotton fabrics and synthetics 棉织物与合成织物
• The fabrics are merchandised through a network of dealers. 通过经销网点销售纺织品。

2 tempted   

v.怂恿（某人）干不正当的事；冒…的险（tempt的过去分词）

参考例句：

• I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't. 我极想发牢骚，但还是没开口。
• I was tempted by the dessert menu. 甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。

3 succumb   

v.屈服，屈从；死

参考例句：

• They will never succumb to the enemies.他们决不向敌人屈服。
• Will business leaders succumb to these ideas?商业领袖们会被这些观点折服吗？