看绯闻女孩学英语 167

Vanessa: So this Blair girl used you as her slave?

这个叫Blair的女生把你当作她的奴隶?

Jenny: No, I was her handmaiden.

不，我是她的女仆。

Vanessa: "Handmaiden" is Jane Austen for "slave."

女仆就是Jane Austen笔下的奴隶。

Jenny: She never actually said I would get to go to the ball.

她实际上从没说过我可以去参加舞会，

even if I did all those errands.

即使我跑腿这么多次。

Vanessa: Unh, unh. Don't make excuses for her.

别给她找借口。

You did all that stuff. You deserve to go.

你做了那么多事，你有资格去的。

Jenny: I thought you said that masked balls are "totally pretentious¹."

我以为你说过化装舞会太虚荣了。

Vanessa: One woman's opinion. But if you wanna go, no Blair should keep you away.

女人之见。但如果你想去，Blair是阻挡不了的。

Jenny: It's not just Blair. I mean, I don't have a gown.

不光是Blair，我没有礼服。

Vanessa: My friend works in the costume department at B.A.M.

我朋友在B.A.M.的服装部门工作

We can borrow one. Next?

我们可以借。还有下一个问题吗？

Jenny: I don't have an invitation.

我没有请柬。

Vanessa: Every ballroom² has a back door. What else?

所有的舞厅都有后门的，还有什么?

Jenny: If Blair saw me, she'd be furious.

如果Blair看到我，她会气坏的。

Vanessa: Then it's a good thing you'll be wearing a mask.

好在你会戴面具。

Gossip girl: On the Upper East Side, appearances are often deceiving.

在上东区，表面这些东西通常都是骗人的，

From friends to hair color, there's always more than meet the eye.

从朋友到头发颜色的表面之下，总有很多看不到的事。

1 pretentious   

adj.自命不凡的，自负的，炫耀的

参考例句：

• He is a talented but pretentious writer.他是一个有才华但自命不凡的作家。
• Speaking well of yourself would only make you appear conceited and pretentious.自夸只会使你显得自负和虚伪。

2 ballroom   

n.舞厅

参考例句：

• The boss of the ballroom excused them the fee.舞厅老板给他们免费。
• I go ballroom dancing twice a week.我一个星期跳两次交际舞。