看绯闻女孩学英语 256

Celia: So is it's true what they say, about the apple and the tree.

所以他们所说的有关苹果和树的事是真的咯。

Rufus: Hello, Celia.

嗨，Celia。

I'd say it's nice to see you, but I know how you hate dishonesty.

很高兴看到你，但我知道你有多讨厌撒谎。

Celia: It appears that your son is taking my granddaughter to the ball tonight.

好像你儿子今晚要带我孙女去参加舞会。

Rufus: He is?

是吗?

Celia: I'd rather see that not happen.

我希望这不要发生

There's no point in being presented, if it's improperly¹,

如何不合适的话，也就没必要一起出席了

and your Daniel is not a proper companion, for a girl like Serena.

而你的Daniel并不适合，像Serena这样女孩的合适舞伴。

He's a,um,temporary distraction².

Serena只是暂时被他分了心。

I need her to focus, on her future.

我需要她关注自己的未来。

Rufus: Hers or yours?

她的还是你的?

Celia: I am willing to purchase all the paintings in this gallery

我愿意把画廊里所有的画买下来。

In exchange for you convincing your son, not to accompany Serena.

作为回报，你劝你儿子不要去陪Serena。

Before you answer, remember a grown man with children is in a very different position than a young man.

在你回答之前，记住有孩子的男人比单身年轻男子处境很不一样。

The money could be useful now.

而现在钱就变得很有用。

Not to mention, how much this sale would, mean to your wife's career as an artist.

更不用说，这笔买卖对于作为你画家的妻子，在她职业生涯上意味着什么。

Rufus: Your money was no good for me then and it's still no good with me now.

以前你的钱对我不起作用，现在依然不起作用，

And you can rest assured⁴ that like me, my son can't be bought.

不过我可以保证，我儿子像我一样不被收买。

Celia: And I can assure³ you, just like her mother, my granddaughter can be.

我也能确信，就像她母亲，我孙女也会那样选择。

1 improperly   

不正确地，不适当地

参考例句：

• Of course it was acting improperly. 这样做就是不对嘛！
• He is trying to improperly influence a witness. 他在试图误导证人。

2 distraction   

n.精神涣散，精神不集中，消遣，娱乐

参考例句：

• Total concentration is required with no distractions.要全神贯注，不能有丝毫分神。
• Their national distraction is going to the disco.他们的全民消遣就是去蹦迪。

3 assure   

vt.使确信；向…保证，使有保证

参考例句：

• The only ladder to assure success is to work hard.确保成功的惟一途径是刻苦努力。
• I assure you that she can be trusted to do the job.我担保她能做好这项工作。

4 assured   

a.确实的，深信的

参考例句：

• He spoke in a calm, assured voice. 他冷静自信地说。
• The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。