【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语767期

Victoria: Do you ever feel like a chess piece yourself? In a game being played against your will?

Albert :Do you?

Victoria: Constantly. I see them leaning in and moving me round the board.

Albert :The Duchess and Sir John?

Victoria:Not just them. Uncle Leopold. The king. I’m sure half the politicians are ready to seize hold of my skirts and drag me from square to square.

Albert: Then you had better master the rules of the game until you play it better than they can.

Victoria: You don’t recommend I find a husband to play it for me?

Albert: I should find one to play it with you , not for you.

Victoria: Why don’t we ring for some music and then we could dance ? I ‘ve recently discovered the waltz and I am quite in love with it.

Albert: waltzing is not really my forte¹.

Victoria: Oh dear. What a shame. You know the king wants me to marry my cousin George.

Albert: What’s he like at chess?

1 forte   

n.长处，擅长；adj.(音乐)强音的

参考例句：

• Her forte is playing the piano.她擅长弹钢琴。
• His forte is to show people around in the company.他最拿手的就是向大家介绍公司。