《佩小姐的奇幻城堡》精讲 25

Hugh.Where's your net?

修，你的网呢？

It must be very strange for you Jake.To meet your grandfather's friends.Visiting another century.

这些对你来说都很奇怪吧，Jake，见到你爷爷的朋友们，访问到另一个世纪

There spaceships in your time, Jake.Like the Flash Gordon books?

你的时空里有太空船吗，Jake。像Flash Gordon书里写的那样？

Now! Now! Olive, what did I say about the questions.

咳 咳 Olive，我说过什么来着

We don't discuss the future here.We enjoy living in the here and now.

我们不讨论未来的事情。生活在当下就很好。

Claire, why aren't you eating?

Claire，为啥不吃？

She's embarrassed in front of Jake.

她在Jake面前有点拘束。

Don't be, please.

别见外

So, Jake, what is your peculiarity²?

Jake，你的特技是啥？

Oh, I'm... I'm not peculiar¹.

噢，我...我没啥特技。

And that my friends is why he'll not be staying with us.No matter how hard we try to persuade him.

好吧朋友们，那也是为什么他不会和我们待在一起了，无论我们怎么说服他

1 peculiar   

adj.古怪的，异常的；特殊的，特有的

参考例句：

• He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
• He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。

2 peculiarity   

n.独特性，特色；特殊的东西；怪癖

参考例句：

• Each country has its own peculiarity.每个国家都有自己的独特之处。
• The peculiarity of this shop is its day and nigth service.这家商店的特点是昼夜服务。