《一呼一吸》精讲 50

Name?

名字

Lady Jane Neville.

简·内维尔夫人

And good for?

她能出多少

A thousand at least, if she's in the mood.

最少一千 前提是她心情好

Right. So are we "Plucky¹" Or "Pitiful"?

好吧 我们是走"坚强线"还是"可怜线"

I think definitely "Plucky."

绝对是"坚强线"

These old dowagers are tough as nails.

这些老遗孀比钉子还难打动

Why does he make that funny noise?

他为什么会发出奇怪的声音

Well, that's the wheelchair.

那是轮椅

It does his breathing for him.

替他呼吸的声音

Are you quite sure it's safe for you to be out?

你确定他出门安全吗

Seems to have worked so far.

目前没什么问题

And what exactly is it you want from me?

你们到底想要什么呢

Well, we want more of these chairs.

我们想要更多这样的椅子

Yes, for people like Robin².

是的 给罗宾这样的人

1 plucky   

adj.勇敢的

参考例句：

• The plucky schoolgirl amazed doctors by hanging on to life for nearly two months.这名勇敢的女生坚持不放弃生命近两个月的精神令医生感到震惊。
• This story featured a plucky heroine.这个故事描述了一个勇敢的女英雄。

2 robin   

n.知更鸟，红襟鸟

参考例句：

• The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
• We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟，知道春天要到了。