【跟着英剧练发音】Parades End E02 - 9

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C - Lady Claudine

G - General Campion

V - Valentine Wannop

W - Mrs. Wannop

 

G: Of course, it had to be Miss Wannop!

W: General. Are we on speaking terms? You still owe me 50 for driving your motor into my mare¹ last year.

G: Tietjens had the rig² on the wrong side of the road.

C: Tietjens?! So it was him! Driving your rig. At daybreak.

V: Good morning, Lady Claudine. Actually, it was partly the fog and partly that your brother didn't sound his horn. I was a witness.

C: A witness indeed. So was I. A witness to what, I wouldn't know.

V: Do excuse me.

1 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。

2 rig   

n.装备，帆具，服装；v. 装配，装扮，垄断

参考例句：

• They rig their domestic markets in favour of local businesses.他们操纵国内市场以使当地企业受益。
• Our camping rig includes cooking pots and sleeping bags.我们的野营装备包括锅子和睡袋。