《复仇》第4集第8期:建立深厚友谊

 Maybe there's a chance he'll still confess 要是他以为自己命在旦夕

if he thinks he's at death's door. 也许还有机会让他认罪

Thank goodness Conrad survived. 谢天谢地  康拉德大难不死

With nary a lasting¹ injury. 而且没什么大碍

In fact, he's being released from the hospital this morning. 实际上  他今早就出院了

How much more can the poor man endure? 这个可怜的男人真是多灾多难

Trust me, Sheila, that man will always rise above. 相信我  希拉  那男人总会走出困境的

Oh, look at what you've accomplished². 看看你的成就

Turning this into the Hamptons' premiere gallery. 把这打造成了汉普顿最好的画廊

Having Victoria Grayson as a loyal customer 有维多利亚·格雷森这样的忠实客户

helped cement this gallery's reputation. 才会有画廊现在的名声

I'm honored to have helped you build your collection. 能帮你参谋艺术收藏是我的荣幸

And I trust we've built a friendship over the years as well. 我相信这么多年来我们建立了深厚的友谊

Of course we have. 那是当然

Well, I can only hope that you'll help in turn. 我只希望  你能帮我一把

I used to be an art consultant³ many years ago. 很多年前  我曾做过艺术顾问

And now that I'm an empty nester 而现在我子女离家

with a husband incapable⁴ of working, 丈夫也无法工作

I was looking to reignite my passion. 我希望能重操旧业

Darling, I heard all about your money troubles. 亲爱的  你的财务困境我都听说了

 

1 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

2 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

3 consultant   

n.顾问；会诊医师，专科医生

参考例句：

• He is a consultant on law affairs to the mayor.他是市长的一个法律顾问。
• Originally,Gar had agreed to come up as a consultant.原来，加尔只答应来充当我们的顾问。

4 incapable   

adj.无能力的，不能做某事的

参考例句：

• He would be incapable of committing such a cruel deed.他不会做出这么残忍的事。
• Computers are incapable of creative thought.计算机不会创造性地思维。