《复仇》 第76期:和亚当分手了

 So which parent spoils you the most? 爸爸妈妈谁更宠你

Easy. My dad. 简单  爸爸

That's an understatement. 说“宠”都太轻描淡写了

And what about your brother? 你的哥哥呢

Is there any sibling¹ rivalry² there? 有没有兄妹之间的竞争

My brother gets away with murder. 我哥溜之大吉了

Notice his absence this morning? 你注意到他今早就不在了吧

Mm. He really should've been here by now. 他这会儿应该来的

I can't imagine what's keeping him. 真不知道什么事绊住了他

Daniel's been doing some charity work 丹尼尔在蒙托克的码头那儿

down at the docks in Montauk. 做慈善工作

Tyler Barrol, Daniel's Harvard friend. 我是泰勒·巴罗  丹尼尔的哈佛校友

Melissa Andetson. With the "Times." 梅丽莎·安德森  《时代》的记者

Tyler's been staying with us for the summer. 泰勒这个夏天都和我们在一起

In fact, he's practically a member of the family. 他基本是这个家的一份子了

You should really come 明晚的结婚纪念日晚宴

to the anniversary dinner tomorrow night. 你一定要来哦

Of course. 当然

So you're going to be having an intimate dinner 这么说你是打算举办一次私人聚餐

rather than one of your legendary³ soirees? 而不是你著名的社交晚宴

Oh, well, it's become kind of a tradition on its own, 这是我们家的传统

just close friends and family. 只有密友和家人参加

Not to overstep, but may I bring Ashley 我不想无礼  但我能不能带阿什莉出席

as my date? 作为我的女伴

Oh, Tyler, I'm sure the Graysons 泰勒  我想格雷森夫妇

already have enough people. 已经请了够多人了

Mm. It's a lovely idea. 这主意不错

Great. 好极了

Then I'll bring a date, too. 那我也带个伴儿

Last I heard, you and Adam had broken up. 据我所知  你和亚当分手了

Let's keep it to tradition. 我们还是沿袭传统吧

 

1 sibling   

n.同胞手足(指兄、弟、姐或妹)

参考例句：

• Many of us hate living in the shadows of a more successful sibling.我们很多人都讨厌活在更为成功的手足的阴影下。
• Sibling ravalry has been common in this family.这个家里，兄弟姊妹之间的矛盾很平常。

2 rivalry   

n.竞争，竞赛，对抗

参考例句：

• The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families.这次争吵是两家不和引起的。
• He had a lot of rivalry with his brothers and sisters.他和兄弟姐妹间经常较劲。

3 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。