《复仇》第2集第8期:孤家寡人

 But times like these require support. 但是人在这种时候是需要他人支持的

And something tells me you're alone in this room 而我看得出来你现在是孤家寡人

because you may not have it. 因为没人支持你

We may no longer see eye-to-eye, 我们的观点可能永远都不会一致

but I'll always be here for you. 但是我永远都会在你身边

So you can imagine my shock when a man parachutes 我在这参加的首个派对就看到有人乘降落伞下来

into the first party I attend here. 你能想象我是有多震惊吧

Nolan Ross does know how to get attention. 诺兰·罗斯的确很会吸引别人的注意

Mm, and for good reason. He's brilliant. 但好的一面是  他很聪明

Unpredictable. 让人琢磨不透

- On the cutting edge of fashion. - Now you ask me, -走在时尚的前沿  -但我觉得

Ross is what led to my father's collapse¹. 罗斯是害了我父亲的罪魁祸首

Well, then maybe we should ship him off 那你应该让他去

to meet mine. 会会我的父亲

Well, at least your father gave you permission 至少你父亲同意你把《想》

to bring "Voulez" to the States. 办到了美国来

The name is the extent of Pascal's generosity². 杂志的名字也就代表了帕斯卡的慷慨程度

If papa had his way, his only daughter 如果按爸爸的想法  他的独生女

would join the board of a charity and get married. 应该当个慈善会的董事  然后结婚生子

It's not so bad, really. 这样也不算很差啊

Oh, my goodness. No, no, no. 我的天  不  不是

I-I meant nothing by that. No, no, I'm sorry. Oh, no. 我不是那个意思  真抱歉

No, I think I'm just preoccupied³ with matters at hand-- 我想我是手头上的事太多了

finding reliable advertisers... 要找可靠点的广告商

and investors⁴ with deep pockets. 财力雄厚的投资人什么的

 

1 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

2 generosity   

n.大度，慷慨，慷慨的行为

参考例句：

• We should match their generosity with our own.我们应该像他们一样慷慨大方。
• We adore them for their generosity.我们钦佩他们的慷慨。

3 preoccupied   

adj.全神贯注的，入神的；被抢先占有的；心事重重的v.占据（某人）思想，使对…全神贯注，使专心于( preoccupy的过去式)

参考例句：

• He was too preoccupied with his own thoughts to notice anything wrong. 他只顾想着心事，没注意到有什么不对。
• The question of going to the Mount Tai preoccupied his mind. 去游泰山的问题盘踞在他心头。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会