【跟着英剧练发音】Downton Abby S01E02

 文本：

-Well, it's nothing to me. I have bigger fish to fry. 

-What fish? 

-Are we talking about E.N.? 

-How do you know that? Have you been poking¹ around in my things? 

-Of course not. 

-Come on, who is he? It's not fair if you both know. 

-You won't be any the wiser, but his name is Evelyn Napier. 

-The honourable² Evelyn Napier, son and heir to Viscount Branksome. 

-Who wants an old sea monster when they can have Perseus?

1 poking   

n. 刺，戳，袋 vt. 拨开，刺，戳 vi. 戳，刺，捅，搜索，伸出，行动散慢

参考例句：

• He was poking at the rubbish with his stick. 他正用手杖拨动垃圾。
• He spent his weekends poking around dusty old bookshops. 他周末都泡在布满尘埃的旧书店里。

2 honourable   

adj.可敬的；荣誉的，光荣的

参考例句：

• I don't think I am worthy of such an honourable title.这样的光荣称号，我可担当不起。
• I hope to find an honourable way of settling difficulties.我希望设法找到一个体面的办法以摆脱困境。