【跟着英剧练发音】TheParadise S01E01 - C

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Arthur: You're Denise, aren't you? I'm Arthur. Follow me. Keep up! I know every face in this place. And every name, and all. Don't look so worried! Everyone here had their first day. Except me! Hurry! See that there? That's where I was born. Thereyou are. Anything you need to know, ask Arthur.

Miss Audrey: Girl, dallying¹ is considered a sin² in a department store. I hope you're not going to be a dallier. Are you going to be a dallier?

Denise: No, Miss Audrey, I was just……

Miss Audrey: No time for chattering³, girl. Here is your uniform. You may change in ladieswear today. From tomorrow, you must arrive ready for work. Just in time, Pauline. Why must you always be just in time?

Pauline: Sorry, ma'am, I’m sorry. It was my hair got caught in my dress! Sorry!

Miss Audrey:You'll be shown to your room after work. We expect our girls to be in bed by ten o'clcok.

Denise: Yes, Miss Audrey.

1 dallying   

v.随随便便地对待( dally的现在分词 )；不很认真地考虑；浪费时间；调情

参考例句：

• They've been dallying with the idea for years. 他们多年来一直有这个想法，但从没有认真考虑过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This kind of dallying is, in a sense, optimal. 从某种意义上来说，这种延迟是最理想的。 来自互联网

2 sin   

n.罪，罪孽，过失；vi.犯罪，违反

参考例句：

• It's a sin to waste food.浪费食品是一种罪过。
• It's a sin to be indoors on holiday.假期中待在家里实在是罪过。

3 chattering   

n. （机器振动发出的）咔嗒声，(鸟等)鸣，啁啾 adj. 喋喋不休的，啾啾声的 动词chatter的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The teacher told the children to stop chattering in class. 老师叫孩子们在课堂上不要叽叽喳喳讲话。
• I was so cold that my teeth were chattering. 我冷得牙齿直打战。