看绯闻女孩学英语 248

Assistant: Everything all right, Mr. Archibald?

Archibald先生，一起还好吗?

Nate: Oh, yes, everything's fine. It's just my...My date... she's never late,and,uh,she likes to have final approval¹.

是的，都很好。只是，我...... 我的女伴，她从不迟到，看来她还有些迟疑。

Blair: Sorry! Sorry, sorry, sorry. My cappuccino was decaf, and I couldn't find my phone. It took forever to get a cab².

我的咖啡是低卡的，又找不到手机。怎么都拦不到出租。抱歉，抱歉。

Nate: But you live up the street.

可你就在这条街上。

Blair: I wasn't home.

我不在家。

Nate: Well, everything's taken care of. I'll pick you up at 5:00 in the car.I got that Laurent Perrier you like.

一切都已安排妥当。我五点去接你上车。我知道你喜欢Laurent Perrier ，

I also thought we'd stop by the modern afterwards for dessert 'cause that's your favorite. Blair.

回来后我们还可以去Modern来点甜点，因为那是你最爱的。Blair。

Blair: Oh,um,we don't have to go anywhere afterwards,it's fine.

我们结束后不用再去别的地方了，没关系。

Nate: Sorry.Who's texting you so much?

抱歉。谁给你发这么多短信？

Blair: Serena.Uh,I gotta go back to my house.My mom was supposed to throw this tea for Serena's grandmother,and she had to jet³ to Paris at the last minute, so it's all on me.

Serena。我得回去了，我妈妈要和Serena的外婆一起喝茶，可她突然要跑去巴黎，所有得我一个人应付了。

Nate: Okay,hey,uh,w... I'll stop by and help you out.

好吧，我待会过去顺便帮忙。

Blair: It's all right. I got it, thanks.

哦，不用了，我自己可以，谢谢。

Nate: Who are you, and what did you do with Blair Waldorf?

你究竟是谁，你把Blair Waldorf弄哪去了?

Blair: Not bad, Archibald.I almost forgot how handsome you are.

还不错，Archibald。我都忘了你有多帅了。

Gossip⁴ girl: Spotted——Nate Archibald learning⁵ you don't know a good thing till it's gone and found someone else.

Nate Archibald 终于明白，只有在一个人走了并且有了别人的时候，你才知道她有多珍贵。

1 approval   

n.赞成，同意；批准，认可

参考例句：

• The audience has expressed its approval.观众已经认可。
• The teacher signed his approval.老师做了手势表示同意。

2 cab   

n.计程车，出租车，出租单马车；vi.乘出租马车

参考例句：

• The cab drove over his legs.马车从他腿上碾过。
• Shall we walk or take a cab?我们步行还是坐出租车？

3 jet   

n.喷气发动机，喷气式飞机；v.喷出，喷射

参考例句：

• Put a match to the jet to light the gas.将火柴放在煤气喷嘴上点燃煤气。
• I don't see the jet of your plan.我不明白你的计划的要点。

4 gossip   

n.流言蜚语，爱说长道短的人；vi.传播流言

参考例句：

• She broadcast the gossip all over the town.她将这个流言传遍全镇。
• They spread a lot of tacky gossip about his love life.关于他的爱情生活，他们散播了许多不堪的闲言闲语。

5 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。