看绯闻女孩学英语 242

Serena: You're here! I’m so glad.I can't wait for you to meet my grandma Celia, you're just gonna love her.

你来了，太好了。我等不及让你见我外婆Celia了，你一定会爱上她的。

Dan: I'm sure I will.

肯定会的。

Lily: Well, if you don't listen to me, you’re gonna hear it from her, and I promise, you don't want that to happen.

如果你不听我的，那就得让她跟你说了。相信我，你不希望发生这种事的。

The brands¹ I listed are the key to her happiness² and that includes tanqueray. Dan, Jenny, it's so good to see you.

只有我列出来的牌子能让她满意，当中就包括了杜子松酒。Dan，Jenny，见到你们真高兴。

Serena: Oh, hey, Jenny, what are you even doing here?

嘿，Jenny 你怎么会来的？

Dan: Oh, she loves these things,apparently.

因为她超级喜欢这些东西。

Lily: Well,I wish Serena did.It would make my life a whole lot easier.

我真希望Serena也能像你。那我的生活就会轻松多了。

Serena: My grandma was the chairwoman³ for this event for 15 years,and now the committee's asked my mom to join.

我外婆是这个活动的主席，已经十五年了。现在委员会希望我妈妈也加入。

Lily: And my daughter could not wait to go for ten years and then suddenly, she’s not even coming.Jenny? Jenny?Why don't you volunteer?

我女儿为参加这活动苦苦等了十年，可现在突然，她连来都不想来了。Jenny?Jenny?你为什么不做志愿者呢？

Jenny: Uh,well,Blair's lead deb,and we're sort⁴ of on the outs. You know, I’m sure if she wanted my help, she would've asked.

这是Blair的成人礼，而我们又有些不和。如果她需要帮助她会说的。

Lily: well, I’m asking.I mean, of course, we’d have to get your parents' permission⁵ first, but,um,we could use more help.

可我需要帮助。哦，不过，当然我们得先通过你父母那关。可是，我们真的需要人帮忙。

Jenny: I'm sure it'll be fine.Um,see you Saturday.

肯定没问题。周六见。

Lily: Oh,actually,it's Sunday.

事实上，是周日。

Jenny: Can I call you?

我能打给你吗?

Lily: Okay.

可以。

Jenny: Okay.

好的。

1 brands   

n.商标( brand的名词复数 )；牌子；烙印；类型v.污辱( brand的第三人称单数 )；铭刻于；加商标于；打烙印于

参考例句：

• Motrin and Nuprin are trademarks of brands of ibuprofen tablets. Nuprin和Motrin均是布洛芬的商标。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• On big farms cattle are usually stamped with brands. 在大农场，牲畜通常是打烙印的。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 happiness   

n.幸福感；快乐；幸运

参考例句：

• I wish you the life of happiness and prosperity.我祝你生活幸福、万事如意。
• We all desire happiness and health.我们都想得到幸福和健康。

3 chairwoman   

n.女主席，女会长；女议长

参考例句：

• The new chairwoman was very well-spoken.新上任的女主席很会说话。
• She was pleased at being chosen chairwoman.她被选为主席很高兴。

4 sort   

v.排序，挑选，分拣；n.种类，类别，性质，程度

参考例句：

• She was a strange sort of person.她这个人有些古怪。
• I don't much care for that sort of man.我不太喜欢那种人。

5 permission   

n.许可；同意；许可证

参考例句：

• You were wrong to take the car without permission.你未经许可就把车开走是不应该的。
• With your permission I'll leave now.有你的允许，我这就离开。