【跟着英剧练发音】Parades End E01 - 4

C- Christopher Tietjens

S- Sylvia Satterthwaite

B- Bridget

 

S: And is that the end of the world?

C: No. The world ended long ago, in the 18th Century.

S: Do you know what he's doing? He's making corrections in the Encyclopedia¹ Britannica! If I'd killed him, no jury would convict!

B: Look, it's him with the purple Rolls.

C: You've been giving the mare² less liquorice in her mash³. I told you she'd go better.

Someone: Trust you to remember, sir! Thank you.

 

翻译: 

 

 

- 那就是好日子的尽头了吗？

- 不。十八世纪的时候，好日子就结束了。

- 你知道他在干什么吗？他在给《大英百科全书》纠错！ 如果我杀了他，都没人会判我有罪！

- 看，他就是那个开紫色劳斯莱斯的。

- 看吧，在饲料里少放点甘草，马果然跑的更快了吧！

- 就是听了您的话，先生。谢谢。

1 encyclopedia   

n.百科全书

参考例句：

• The encyclopedia fell to the floor with a thud.那本百科全书砰的一声掉到地上。
• Geoff is a walking encyclopedia.He knows about everything.杰夫是个活百科全书，他什么都懂。

2 mare   

n.母马，母驴

参考例句：

• The mare has just thrown a foal in the stable.那匹母马刚刚在马厩里产下了一只小马驹。
• The mare foundered under the heavy load and collapsed in the road.那母马因负载过重而倒在路上。

3 mash   

n.麦芽浆，糊状物，土豆泥；v.把…捣成糊状，挑逗，调情

参考例句：

• He beat the potato into a mash before eating it.他把马铃薯捣烂后再吃。
• Whiskey,originating in Scotland,is distilled from a mash of grains.威士忌源于苏格兰，是从一种大麦芽提纯出来的。