《丑女贝蒂》精讲 79我们要盛装打扮

Daniel:See, I'm trying to get the magazine to attract a hipper¹, more fashion-conscious woman.

看，我要让杂志能吸引一个有嘻哈精神和更多时尚感的女人。

Betty:So they were out of poppy seed. I got you onion.

没有栗子味道的 我给你弄了洋葱味的

Daniel:Okay, you're at the newsstand, 500 covers in front of you... which one of these grabs² you?

设想你在报摊，有500本杂志对着你，哪一种封面能吸引你？

Amanda:Bathing suit. It's fresher.

泳装的比较养眼。

Woman:Definitely, and neon is in.

没错，还有霓虹灯。

Betty:I really like the gown³. It's very Cinderella.

我很喜欢这件礼服，穿着就像个灰姑娘。

Daniel:Yeah, listen, could you get some cream cheese for that?

好了，听着，你能弄些奶油干酪来吗？

So...I'm trying to get this font. I was trying to go for something cool and sexy.

这样一来……就可以试着用这种字体，还得找些穿着清凉性感的姑娘。

Daniel:Daniel Meade. Who's calling? Betty? Vincent Bianchi's on line three...for you.

Daniel Meade。你是？Betty？Vincent Bianchi的电话在三线……找你的。

Betty:Really?

真的？

Betty:Hello? Oh, you did. I'm so glad.

哦，你真的吃了。我太高兴了。

Well, you know, I just-- I thought that it was probably a while since you've gotten down to Sal's, so...Are you serious?

我只是，我只是觉得也许你很久没去Sal's吃东西了，所以……你说的是真的？

Oh, my god, that would be so wonderful, Mr. Bianchi.

哦，天啊。那真是太棒了，Bianchi先生。

Okay, Vincent. Oh, yeah, yeah, that was--that was my boss who picked up. Hold on.

好的，Vincent。哦，对，没错，是我老板接的电话。等一下。

Betty:He said he loved the sausage and pepper⁴ heroes that I sent him.

他说他喜欢我给他的胡椒香肠无敌三明治。

He thought I had cojones. I'll explain later. Just go pick up the phone.

他觉得我勇气可嘉，待会儿再跟你解释。快去接电话吧。

Daniel:Well...I don't really know what you did, or how sausage and peppers⁵ helped, But...thank you, and we're having lunch on Monday.

嗯……我不太清楚你做了什么，或者说胡椒香肠三明治起了什么作用，……谢谢，我们约好礼拜一一起吃午饭。

Betty:Well, would you like me to set up a reservation⁶?

那要我预定餐厅吗？

Daniel:Yeah, um, actually, see if you can get us a table at Madison Six. And, uh, make it for three.

当然，你看看能不能在Madison Six订张桌子。要三个座位的。

He asked that you come along.

他让你一起去。

Betty:What? Wait, wait, wait, he asked for me?

什么？等等，他邀请了我？

Daniel:Oh, and, uh, maybe we could both...dress up a little on Monday?

哦，或许我们两个都该……在那天稍微一下？

Amanda:I think he meant natural fibers⁷, sweetie.

宝贝，我想他是让你打扮得原生态一点。

Betty:Come on, Christina, there's gotta be something. A sweater or a jacket?

快点，Christina 帮忙挑件衣服。毛衣还是外套？

I can't walk in there looking like me.

我不能像现在这样去赴约。

1 hipper   

hip（（衣服、音乐等方面）时髦的，赶时髦的）的比较级形式

参考例句：

• So were the two pocket battleships and the big cruisers Admiral Hipper, Seydlitz and Derfflinger. 和这两艘袖珍战列舰一样的还有重巡洋舰希佩海军上将号，赛德利兹号以及德尔福林格号。 来自互联网

2 grabs   

n.试图抓取，有意抢夺( grab的名词复数 )v.抢先，抢占( grab的第三人称单数 )；（尤指匆忙地）取；攫取；（尤指自私、贪婪地）捞取

参考例句：

• The job is up for grabs.Why don't you apply now? 那工作谁都可以争取，你怎么不现在就申请呢？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She grabs a stack of baby photos and thrusts them into my hands. 她抓起一沓婴儿照片塞到我手里。 来自辞典例句

3 gown   

n.长袍，特殊场合穿的长服

参考例句：

• She pinned the gown at the neck with a safety pin.她在领子那儿用一枚别针把睡衣别住。
• He threw on his gown.他穿上他的礼服。

4 pepper   

n.胡椒(粉)；辣椒(粉)

参考例句：

• He put some pepper in the bowl.他放了一些胡椒粉在碗里。
• This pepper is really hot.这辣椒真够劲儿。

5 peppers   

n.胡椒粉( pepper的名词复数 )；辣椒

参考例句：

• She takes a few peppers in the hand. 她拿了一些辣椒在手里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Peppers sting the tongue. 胡椒蜇舌头。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 reservation   

n.保留条件，限制条件；预订座位

参考例句：

• The instruction should be carried out without any reservation.应当不折不扣地执行这个指示。
• I accept your statement without reservation.我完全相信你的话。

7 fibers   

光纤( fiber的名词复数 )； （织物的）质地； 纤维，纤维物质

参考例句：

• Thesolution of collagen-PVA was wet spined with the sodium sulfate as coagulant and collagen-PVA composite fibers were prepared. 在此基础上，以硫酸钠为凝固剂，对胶原-PVA共混溶液进行湿法纺丝，制备了胶原-PVA复合纤维。
• Sympathetic fibers are distributed to all regions of the heart. 交感神经纤维分布于心脏的所有部分。