《新福尔摩斯》精讲 48

Look, it wasn't serious between us.

我俩都没把这当真

It was over in a flash, it couldn't last.

不过是逢场作戏而已

He was my boss.

他是我的上司

What happened? Why did you end it?

出什么事了 你为什么结束

I thought he didn't appreciate me.

我觉得他不重视我

Took me for granted¹.

根本没把我当回事

Stood me up once too often.

经常放我鸽子

We'd plan to go away for the weekend,and then he'd just leave.

他却突然离开

Fly off to China at a moment's notice.

招呼也不打就飞到中国去了

And he brought you a present from abroad to say sorry.

为表歉意 他从国外给你带回了礼物

Can I just have a look at it?

我能看看吗

He really climbed up onto the balcony?

他真的从外墙爬进阳台的吗

Nail a plank² across the window

在窗户上钉个十字板条

and all your problems are over.

你的问题就解决了

Thanks.

谢谢

He said he bought it in a street market.

他说是从街边集市买的

Oh, I don't think that's true. I think he pinched³ it.

未必如此 我认为是他偷的

Yeah, that's Eddie.

对 他一贯如此

Didn't know its value, just thought it would suit you.

他不知它的价值 只是觉得你戴很合适

Oh? What's it worth?

是吗 值多少

9 million pounds.

九百万英镑

Oh, my God.

我的天呐

Oh, my God!

上帝呀

Nine million?!

九百万

1 granted   

conj.假定，就算v.（退一步）承认( grant的过去式和过去分词 )；（尤指正式地或法律上）同意；准许；让渡

参考例句：

• The president granted a general amnesty for all political prisoners. 总统大赦了所有的政治犯。
• She feared she would not be granted re-entry into Britain. 她担心不会获准再次踏足英伦。

2 plank   

n.板条，木板，政策要点，政纲条目

参考例句：

• The plank was set against the wall.木板靠着墙壁。
• They intend to win the next election on the plank of developing trade.他们想以发展贸易的纲领来赢得下次选举。

3 pinched   

adj.短缺的，匮乏的v.夹痛( pinch的过去式和过去分词 )；逮捕；盗窃；使入不敷出

参考例句：

• He pinched the leaf between his thumb and forefinger. 他将叶子捏在拇指和食指之间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A man pinched her bum on the train so she hit him. 在火车上有人捏她屁股，她打了那人。 来自《简明英汉词典》