《凯莉日记》第8期: 改变自己的身份

And you get a half-hour for lunch. And may I suggest you go get yourself a pair of stockings during that time?

你有半小时的午餐时间 我建议你利用那段时间 买一双新丝袜

Of course. I-I fell, and they ripped¹, and where would I-- Try Century 21.

当然了 我之前摔倒了 袜子破了 我要去哪 去"21世纪"吧

Oh. And one more thing. Yes?

还有一件事 什么

No personal phone calls.

不准打私人电话

In my years of playing dress-up as a child, I understood that what you wore could help define² you.

我小时候玩过家家懂得了一个道理 衣装打扮能够帮助定位自己

But in this store, I realized you might even be able to change who you are.

但在这家商场 我发现衣装甚至可以完全改变自己的身份

Maybe you could walk in here one person, a kid from Connecticut, and walk out...

走进这里时 你可能是一个来自康乃狄克州的小丫头 而走出这里时

Your bag!

瞧你的包

Oh! What the hell³?

你这是干嘛

Why'd you do that?

你推我干嘛

Um, aren't you trying to steal my purse?

你不是想偷我的包吗

No. Though I do wanna get my hands on it, but not to steal. To shoot it.

不是啦 虽然我是很想摸摸这个包. 但没想偷走它,我想给它拍个照

I don't understand.

我不太明白

For a photo shoot I'm doing for "Interview" Magazine.

我在为《访谈》杂志拍一组照片

You work at "Interview" Magazine?

你是《访谈》杂志的

Larissa Loughlin, style editor.

拉丽莎?洛克林 时尚编辑

Carrie Bradshaw. Mortified⁴.

凯莉?布莱肖 我太失礼了

I'm doing this fashion shoot that's a cross between "A midsummer night's dream" and "Scarface," and that purse would be perfect.

我正在拍的时尚影集融合了 《仲夏夜之梦》和《疤面煞星》的元素 这个包太合适了

My purse? In "Interview"? That would be so cool.

我的包 上《访谈》杂志吗真是太酷了

You like the magazine?

你喜欢这杂志吗

Oh. That--that doesn't even begin to describe it. And the one with Rob Lowe on the cover-- Oh! He's so hot.

"喜欢"二字可无法形容我对它的感情 还有罗伯?劳作封面那期 他太性感了

1 ripped   

adj. <美俚>喝醉的，受毒品麻醉的 动词rip的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He had ripped up the carpet, leaving only the bare boards. 他用力扯去了地毯，只剩下裸露的地板。
• I ripped my jeans on the fence. 我的牛仔裤在栅栏上划破了。

2 define   

vt.解释，下定义，阐述，限定，规定

参考例句：

• Please define the words.请解释这些字的意义。
• It's hard to define exactly what has changed.很难解释清楚到底发生了什么变化。

3 hell   

n.地狱，阴间；用以咒骂或表示愤怒，不满

参考例句：

• It's a hell of a hike from Sydney to Perth.从悉尼到珀斯的徒步旅行简直苦死了。
• The boss really gave me hell today.老板今天着实数落了我一通。

4 mortified   

v.使受辱( mortify的过去式和过去分词 )；伤害（人的感情）；克制；抑制（肉体、情感等）

参考例句：

• She was mortified to realize he had heard every word she said. 她意识到自己的每句话都被他听到了，直羞得无地自容。
• The knowledge of future evils mortified the present felicities. 对未来苦难的了解压抑了目前的喜悦。 来自《简明英汉词典》