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(上诉毫无进展，Alicia不愿求助跟本案有关的丈夫，Kalinda无奈之下偷偷去监狱找了Peter了解信息。Alicia知道后非常生气)

pertinent¹ ['pɜrtnənt /'pɜːtɪ-] adj. 相关的, 切题的

Alicia: Kalinda, there’s no need. Peter’s got nothing on this case.

Kalinda: He does.

Alicia: How do you know?

Kalinda: I saw him.

Alicia: You saw him? You saw Peter?

Kalinda: Yeah.

Alicia: You visited my husband in prison?

Kalinda: I used to work for him. I told you that.

Alicia: How often did you visit my husband in prison?

Kalinda: Please don’t go there.

Alicia: Why not?

Kalinda: Because it’s not pertinent and it’s not true.

Alicia: Don’t...visit my husband in prison.

1 pertinent   

adj.恰当的；贴切的；中肯的；有关的；相干的

参考例句：

• The expert made some pertinent comments on the scheme.那专家对规划提出了一些中肯的意见。
• These should guide him to pertinent questions for further study.这些将有助于他进一步研究有关问题。