【跟着英剧练发音】Parades End E02 - 25

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C – Christopher Tietjens

E – Edith Duchemin

V – Valentine Wannop

C: Miss Wannop, come to the fire and tell me why you won't talk to me.

E: We like our tea strong.

C: What is that smell, do you know?

V: Chinese incense¹ sticks.

C: Ah. So those were the geniuses. Well, who am I to judge? That man over there isn't a genius. His name's Ruggles. He's something to do with handing out honours at the Palace. Macmaster's got his ear. Oh, they're perfectly² proper. The only clean way. British way. Well, I came over to tell Macmaster I'm joining the army. I... hoped we respected each other. At least I tremendously³ respect you, and I hoped... you'd respect me too. You don't respect me?

1 incense   

v.激怒；n.香，焚香时的烟，香气

参考例句：

• This proposal will incense conservation campaigners.这项提议会激怒环保人士。
• In summer,they usually burn some coil incense to keep away the mosquitoes.夏天他们通常点香驱蚊。

2 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。

3 tremendously   

adv.极大地；极端地；极其；非常

参考例句：

• The experience has been tremendously educational. 这一经历极富教育意义。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The spectacle of Xerxes's defeat tremendously reinforced the traditional conviction that pride goes before a fall. 泽克西斯战败的景象极其使人信服“骄兵必败”这句源远流长的老话。 来自《简明英汉词典》