《丑女贝蒂》精讲 169我们的交易

B: I didn't really mean it when I told people to bribe¹ me.

我叫大家贿赂我的时候是开玩笑的

Didn't you, a little bit?

一点真心的都没有

M: Well, maybe a little bit.

也许有点啦

But with one spot left, I thought I'd get some better stuff.

可是由于只剩一个位子了 我想我得到一些更好的东西

This is just stolen office supplies.

结果只是偷来的办公室用具而已

B: Hey,that's my stapler².

嘿 那是我的订书机

M: Not anymore.

已经不是了

B: I'll trade you.

我跟你换

M: Oh, my god. You, too?

天啊 你也来这套

B: It's not a bribe.

这才不是什么贿赂

I mean, yes, I would love to go to the Bahamas.

是 我的确是想去巴哈马

But I'm not essential to the shoot.

可是我只是个闲人

This is just a thank-you gift for helping³ me get Daniel out of the cult⁴.

这个只是用来谢谢你的 谢你帮我让Daniel摆脱邪教

You're a good friend.

你是个很好的朋友

M: So we're really friends?

那我们就真的是朋友

B: Yeah. I think we're friends. Don't you?

对 我觉得我们是朋友 你觉得呢

M: Yeah, definitely. Friends. Great.

当然了 朋友嘛 很好

I've gotta get back to work. Thanks for the pail.

我要去工作了 谢了 这桶东西

B: Yeah. Thanks for the stapler.

谢谢你给回我订书机

1 bribe   

n.贿赂；v.向…行贿，买通

参考例句：

• He tried to bribe the policeman not to arrest him.他企图贿赂警察不逮捕他。
• He resolutely refused their bribe.他坚决不接受他们的贿赂。

2 stapler   

n.订书机

参考例句：

• The stapler belongs to her.这订书机是她的。
• Can you hand me that stapler?请你把订书机拿给我，好吗？

3 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

4 cult   

n.异教，邪教；时尚，狂热的崇拜

参考例句：

• Her books aren't bestsellers,but they have a certain cult following.她的书算不上畅销书，但有一定的崇拜者。
• The cult of sun worship is probably the most primitive one.太阳崇拜仪式或许是最为原始的一种。