【跟着美剧练发音】Gossip Girl41

 N:Hey, mom. It's looking really nice out here.

A:Thanks. I couldn't sleep, so I got up early. Are you going somewhere?

N:Yeah, I'm gonna head back into the city, actually.

A:But there's still a few more days of vacation.

N:Yeah, I know. I figured it'd be good to get back in and settled before school starts. I mean, Louisa's at the house, right? It's -- it's not a big deal.

A:No. I haven't wander to tell you this but you're going to find out soon enough.

N:Find out what?

A:The federal prosecutor¹ has taken your father's leaving town as an admission of guilt². They want to forfeit³ our assets... for restitution⁴.

N:What, they wanna take our money?

A:Well, not yet, but they have frozen our accounts.And now they're making an inventory⁵ of everything that we own. I asked your granddad for help.

N:What, you told grandpa?

A:Not that it did any good. As you can imagine, he's not very happy with my role in your father's departure. For the time being at least, I've been cut off.

N:I can't believe you knew all this, and you didn't'say anything.

A:All summer, I kept hoping I could make it go away, and maybe I still can, which is why I need you to keep your chin up and trust that your mother's got this handled.

N:No, when he left, dad told me to take care of you.

A:And you are. Nate, let's not fight about this, please.

1 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

2 guilt   

n.犯罪；内疚；过失，罪责

参考例句：

• She tried to cover up her guilt by lying.她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
• Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。

3 forfeit   

vt.丧失；n.罚金，罚款，没收物

参考例句：

• If you continue to tell lies,you will forfeit the good opinion of everyone.你如果继续撒谎，就会失掉大家对你的好感。
• Please pay for the forfeit before you borrow book.在你借书之前请先付清罚款。

4 restitution   

n.赔偿；恢复原状

参考例句：

• It's only fair that those who do the damage should make restitution.损坏东西的人应负责赔偿，这是再公平不过的了。
• The victims are demanding full restitution.受害人要求全额赔偿。

5 inventory   

n.详细目录，存货清单

参考例句：

• Some stores inventory their stock once a week.有些商店每周清点存货一次。
• We will need to call on our supplier to get more inventory.我们必须请供应商送来更多存货。