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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
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Meg packed up her house, gave up her role in Suits. After seven seasons. A difficult moment for
her, because she loved that show, loved the character she was playing, loved her cast and crew—
loved Canada. On the other hand life there had become untenable. Especially on set. The show
writers were frustrated1, because they were often advised by the Palace comms team to change
lines of dialogue, what her character would do, how she would act.
She’d also shut down her website and abandoned all social media, again at the behest of the
Palace comms team. She’d said goodbye to her friends, goodbye to her car, goodbye to one of her
dogs—Bogart. He’d been so traumatized by the siege of her house, by the constant ringing of the
doorbell, that his demeanor2 changed when Meg was around. He’d become an aggressive guard
dog. Meg’s neighbors had graciously agreed to adopt him.
But Guy came. Not my friend, Meg’s other dog, her beat-up little beagle, who was even more
beat-up of late. He missed Bogart, of course, but more, he was badly injured. Days before Meg left
Canada, Guy had run away from his minder. (Meg was at work.) He’d been found miles from
Meg’s house, unable to walk. His legs were now in casts.
I often had to hold him upright so he could pee.
I didn’t mind in the least. I loved that dog. I couldn’t stop kissing him, petting him. Yes, my
intense feelings for Meg spilled over onto anyone or anything she loved, but also I’d wanted a dog
for so long, and I’d never been able to have one because I’d been such a nomad3. One night, not
long after Meg’s arrival in Britain, we were at home, making dinner, playing with Guy, and the
kitchen of Nott Cott was as full of love as any room I’d ever been in.
I opened a bottle of champagne4—an old, old gift I’d been saving for a special occasion.
Meg smiled. What’s the occasion?
No occasion.
I scooped5 up Guy, carried him outside, into the walled garden, put him down on a blanket I’d
spread on the grass. Then I ran back inside and asked Meg to grab her champagne flute6 and come
with me.
What’s up?
Nothing.
I led her out to the garden. Cold night. We were both wrapped in big coats, and hers had a
hood7 lined with fake fur that framed her face like a cameo. I set electric candles around the
blanket. I wanted it to look like Botswana, the bush, where I’d first thought of proposing.
Now I knelt on the blanket, Guy at my side. Both of us looked up searchingly at Meg.
My eyes already full of tears, I brought the ring out of my pocket and said my piece. I was
shivering, and my heart was audibly thumping8, and my voice was unsteady, but she got the idea.
Spend your life with me? Make me the happiest guy on this planet?
Yes.
Yes?
Yes!
I laughed. She laughed. What other reaction could there be? In this mixed-up world, this pain-
filled life, we’d done it. We’d managed to find each other.
Then we were crying and laughing, and petting Guy, who looked frozen solid.
We started for the house.
Oh, wait. Don’t you want to see the ring, my love?
She hadn’t even thought about it.
We hurried inside, finished our celebration in the warmth of the kitchen.
It was November 4.
We managed to keep it secret for about two weeks.
1 frustrated | |
adj.挫败的,失意的,泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 );挫败;使受挫折;令人沮丧 | |
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2 demeanor | |
n.行为;风度 | |
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3 nomad | |
n.游牧部落的人,流浪者,游牧民 | |
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4 champagne | |
n.香槟酒;微黄色 | |
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5 scooped | |
v.抢先报道( scoop的过去式和过去分词 );(敏捷地)抱起;抢先获得;用铲[勺]等挖(洞等) | |
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6 flute | |
n.长笛;v.吹笛 | |
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7 hood | |
n.头巾,兜帽,覆盖;v.罩上,以头巾覆盖 | |
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adj.重大的,巨大的;重击的;尺码大的;极好的adv.极端地;非常地v.重击(thump的现在分词);狠打;怦怦地跳;全力支持 | |
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