《复仇》第30期:孤单一人到底是什么滋味

 I hope my mother wasn't too hard on you the other day. 我希望我妈那天没有对你太强硬

I don't scare¹ too easily.Does she interrogate² all of your dates? 我没那么容易被吓到  她会审问你所有的约会对象吗

Yeah.My mom's not really a hands-off kind of person.Well, at least she got rid³ of her lie detector⁴.Kidding. She'll never get rid of that thing. 是的  我妈喜欢什么事情都插一手  至少这次她没用测谎仪  开玩笑的  她可不会放弃那玩意

Hope you're not planning on becoming a comedian⁵. 你可千万别去做喜剧演员

Maybe in my next life. 也许下辈子我会

My future is pretty well mapped out this time around.One more year at Harvard Business,then it's straight to the boardroom. 我这辈子的未来已经被规划好了  在哈佛商学院再待一年  然后直接去我爸的公司

Wouldn't be surprised if my dad already has an office picked out for me. 如果说我爸已经给我挑好了办公室  一点也不奇怪 

That sounds... 听起来...

I know how it sounds.What about your parents? 我知道  听起来有点可悲  你的父母呢

Mom, um...caring⁶, smart,and my dad, just very... special.Lovely people. 我的母亲  是一个很有同情心  又很聪明的人  而我的父亲  很特别  他们都很和善

So I shouldn't expect an interrogation? 看来我不用面对什么审问了

They passed away when I was a kid.Car crash⁷. 我很小的时候  他们就过世了  车祸

I'm so sorry.Do you have any brothers or sisters? 抱歉  你还有其他兄弟姐妹吗

Just me. 就我一个

Well, you and that beautiful beach house.Maybe you can set down some roots of your own now. 是你和你那栋漂亮的海滨别墅  也许你现在  可以找个地方安定下来

Yeah, maybe.Want to come by for the tour? 也许吧  想去参观一下我的房子吗

I'm ready when you are. 就等你这句话呢

So how does it feel to know you'll be spending the night in your own home? 独自一人在家  度过漫漫长夜是什么感受

It's kind of hard to describe, actually.I had a really good time tonight. 事实上  这感觉真的很难描述  我今晚玩的很开心

Me, too.Sam.Sammy. 我也是  山姆  山姆

No, no, no. No, no. Come on.Sorry. 不  不  不要  快过来  很抱歉

We early or are we late? 我们是来早了  还是来晚了

Surprise!Welcome to the Hamptons, Emily.We're here to celebrate with you. 惊喜  欢迎来到汉普顿斯  艾米莉  我们来和你一起庆祝

 

1 scare   

vt.恐吓；vi.受惊吓

参考例句：

• I like reading scare stories.我喜欢读恐怖故事。
• The sound of the explosion gave me quite a scare.爆炸声把我吓了一跳。

2 interrogate   

vt.讯问，审问，盘问

参考例句：

• The lawyer took a long time to interrogate the witness fully.律师花了很长时间仔细询问目击者。
• We will interrogate the two suspects separately.我们要对这两个嫌疑人单独进行审讯。

3 rid   

v.摆脱，除掉，克服，干掉，消灭；vt.使摆脱，使去掉

参考例句：

• She is rid of fever.她不发烧了。
• Try to get rid of your nasty cold.想法除去你那讨厌的感冒。

4 detector   

n.发觉者，探测器

参考例句：

• The detector is housed in a streamlined cylindrical container.探测器安装在流线型圆柱形容器内。
• Please walk through the metal detector.请走过金属检测器。

5 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。

6 caring   

adj.关心的，关怀的，照料的

参考例句：

• One shouldn't act without caring for public opinion.一个人的行为不能不顾及舆论。
• You're very lucky to have a caring family.你很幸运有一个温馨的家庭。

7 crash   

n.碰撞，坠落，坠毁；撞击声，爆裂声；失败，瓦解；vt.碰撞，坠落，坠毁；vi.碰撞

参考例句：

• There was a serious car crash this morning.今晨发生了一起严重的撞车事故。
• The cars hit with loud crash.汽车相撞发出巨大的轰隆声。