《丑女贝蒂》精讲 83好注意为人剽窃

Matt:I'm Matt Hartley, your new managing editor.

我是马特·哈特利 执行主编

Mee-gan:Actually, that's my seat.

那其实是我的座位

Betty:Oh, sorry.

对不起

Matt:Some of you I know, some of you I don't,and some of you I thought I knew but apparently¹ I didn't.

有些人我认识，有些人我不认识 有些人我以为认识 但其实不认识

My role is to be a conduit between you guys and the editors-in-chief.

我的角色是你们与主编之间的桥梁

That means any ideas you guys have for articles or spreads come through mebecause it's all about communication, people.

任何关于文章或发行的主意都要告诉我 因为沟通就是一切 各位

Some of you may have to work on that.

有些人得在这放面下功夫

All right, we're starting work on our global fashion issue.

好 我们现在开始策划全球时尚号

Betty, why don't you start us off?

贝蒂 你开个头怎么样

You're good with beginnings, not so good with endings.

开头你很在行 但收尾很不好

Betty:Okay, um, global?Uh, well, I've been quite interested in the situation in sub-Saharan Africa.

好 全球吗 我一直都很关心撒哈拉以南的非洲的情况

Uh, malaria² is devastating³ the continent.The awareness⁴ in the United States is practically zero

疟疾正在那片大陆肆虐 美国对此却充耳不闻

Matt:Uh, malaria?

疟疾吗

Betty:Um, yep.

对

Matt:Is there a fashion angle?

有时尚角度吗

Betty:Yes. I think that there would be a very interesting side story with African fashion.

有 我觉得非洲时尚的文章

Mee-gan:Betty's on to something.Malaria comes from mosquitoes.

贝蒂说到点子上了 疟疾来源于蚊子

So what if we do an accessories piece on insect jewelry⁵?

我们可以做一篇有关昆虫首饰的文章

Betty:Uh, yeah. No, that's not what I was gonna say.

不 那不是我要说的

Matt:B-b-b-b-betty. Shh. Shh. Shh. Shh. Shh.

贝贝贝蒂嘘

Mee-gan:Insect jewelry had its heyday⁶ in the '60s, but lately I've been noticing a fashion trend.

昆虫首饰在六十年代很红 但最近我注意到一个时尚潮流

Back toward bugs⁷ and gross things, but pretty.

回归到昆虫和一些恶心的东西 但很漂亮

Matt:I like it, Megan. Run with it.Who's next?

好点子 米根 你去做 下一个

1 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

2 malaria   

n.疟疾

参考例句：

• He had frequent attacks of malaria.他常患疟疾。
• Malaria is a kind of serious malady.疟疾是一种严重的疾病。

3 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

4 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

5 jewelry   

n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝

参考例句：

• The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
• Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。

6 heyday   

n.全盛时期，青春期

参考例句：

• The 19th century was the heyday of steam railways.19世纪是蒸汽机车鼎盛的时代。
• She was a great singer in her heyday.她在自己的黄金时代是个了不起的歌唱家。

7 bugs   

adj.疯狂的，发疯的n.窃听器( bug的名词复数 )；病菌；虫子；[计算机]（制作软件程序所产生的意料不到的）错误

参考例句：

• All programs have bugs and need endless refinement. 所有的程序都有漏洞，都需要不断改进。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。 来自《简明英汉词典》