《吸血鬼日记》第一季精讲 第9集第5期:试着改变现状

Don't worry about it.I'm not him.Clean slate¹.Now...

别担心 我跟他不同 旧账统统清掉 现在

Let's talk about grades.

我们谈谈成绩吧

I know it's been a rough couple of months,

我知道近几个月我表现不怎么好

But I've been... I've been trying to turn them around.

但是我已经试着改变现状了

Yeah, I saw that,But the problem is We're halfway² through a semester,

是的 看得出来 但是问题是 我们这学期已经过去一半了

And half a fail is still pretty bleak³.

半途而挂也挺惨的

This is the part where you say to me,"What can I do to? I wanna change that."

所以你接下来该说 "我该怎么办才能通过这门课"

Well, I'm glad you asked.How do you feel about extra credit?

很好 我很高兴你问 加点额外学分怎么样

Yeah. Yeah, totally. Whatever.

好 求之不得 让我做什么都行

Good. Write me a paper then.Ok. About what?History.

很好 那写一篇论文交给我吧 没问题 关于什么的 历史

Pick a topic. Keep it local.No Wikipedia Regurgita.

找个话题 关于本地的 不准照搬维基百科上的东西

These old towns have a lot of rich history,

老城镇都有着悠久的历史

So just get your hands dirty,Make it sing, and you're back on track.

多动手去查找吧 优秀的话 就可以顺利通过了

Deal?Uh, yeah. Deal.That's a, uh... that's a cool ring.

成交吗 当然 说定了 那个 那戒指真酷

Oh, thanks. It was my father's.Heh. Llittle garish⁴, but family.

哦 谢谢 是我父亲的 有点花哨 但也算传家宝啦

You know.You've got a week.Hey.Hey. What is that?What is what?

你懂的 给你一星期的时间 嘿 嘿 那是什么意思 什么是什么意思

The "hey."It was twice. That is 2 heys. That...

那个 嘿 两次了 你说了两个嘿

Do you have any other words in your vocabulary?

难道你就不会说些别的吗

What's wrong with "hey"?It reeks⁵ of awkward subtext.

说嘿又怎么了 让人觉得话里有话

You spent the night in my bed,There was cuddling, and then you snuck out before dawn

你在我床上共度一夜 抱着我 却在黎明时溜走了

So you wouldn't have to face me,Which I must say is a total lame⁶ guy Move that I did not appreciate

就为了避免面对我 我不得不说你的行为很差劲 让我很瞧不起

And now with the heys?Seriously? I mean,I may have been some pathetic,

现在跟我说嘿 没搞错吧 我是说 那天在派对上我可能像

Insecure mess at the party But do not mistake that for me being a pushover,

一个毫无安全感的可怜虫 但别误认为我就是一个好哄的人

Because I do not let guys mess with my head anymore.

因为我再也不会让男人控制我了

1 slate   

n.板岩，石板，石片，石板色，候选人名单；adj.暗蓝灰色的，含板岩的；vt.用石板覆盖，痛打，提名，预订

参考例句：

• The nominating committee laid its slate before the board.提名委员会把候选人名单提交全体委员会讨论。
• What kind of job uses stained wood and slate? 什么工作会接触木头污浊和石板呢？

2 halfway   

adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途

参考例句：

• We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
• In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。

3 bleak   

adj.(天气)阴冷的；凄凉的；暗淡的

参考例句：

• They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
• The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。

4 garish   

adj.华丽而俗气的，华而不实的

参考例句：

• This colour is bright but not garish.这颜色艳而不俗。
• They climbed the garish purple-carpeted stairs.他们登上铺着俗艳的紫色地毯的楼梯。

5 reeks   

n.恶臭( reek的名词复数 )v.发出浓烈的臭气( reek的第三人称单数 )；散发臭气；发出难闻的气味 (of sth)；明显带有（令人不快或生疑的跡象）

参考例句：

• His statement reeks of hypocrisy. 他的话显然很虛伪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His manner reeks prosperity. 他的态度表现得好象有钱的样子。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

6 lame   

adj.跛的，(辩解、论据等)无说服力的

参考例句：

• The lame man needs a stick when he walks.那跛脚男子走路时需借助拐棍。
• I don't believe his story.It'sounds a bit lame.我不信他讲的那一套。他的话听起来有些靠不住。