看绯闻女孩学英语 247

Serena: I know, it’s gross.Oh,that reminds me.

我知道，太恶心了。哦，我想起来了。

I still haven't shown you pictures from my summer abroad.

我还没给你看我暑假出国玩的照片。

Celia: Oh,yes,be right back.

是啊，马上回来。

Lily: Well,I know you must not be happy, mother. I remember how unhappy you were when I didn't go and I imagine you came all this way to change Serena’s mind, but she is intractable on this.

妈妈，我知道你肯定不高兴。我还记得我没去的时候你有多生气。我知道你大老远来就为了让Serena改变主意，可她这次很坚定。

Celia: That's not the reason I came.

我不是为这个来的。

Lily: Everything okay?

出什么事了？

Celia: Lily, my darling,the,uh...The doctors think they found something.

Lily，我亲爱的...... 医生说我有点小毛病。

Lily: Something? What something?

毛病? 怎么回事？

Celia: Something in my lungs.

肺部长了点东西。

Lily: Oh,no,mom.

哦，不，妈妈。

Celia: Well, they’re... they're running tests, but they said that,uh,it might not be good. Look, I-I didn't want to worry you.I... I don't want to be a burden to you., I...

他们，他们还在做化验，可医生说有点不容乐观。我，我不想吓到你。我，我不想让你有负担，我......

Lily: Oh,no,it's no burden at all.

哦，不，当然不是负担。

Celia: All I want to do is to see my granddaughter make her debut¹ the way I did,the way my mother did before me.

我唯一的希望就是看着我孙女，有个和我一样的成人礼舞会。和我的妈妈一样的。

Lily: Oh,mother,anything for you.

哦，妈妈，任何事都可以。

Serena: What's going on?

怎么回事?

Lily: Um,Serena,you're going to the debutante² ball.

Serena，你必需去参加社交晚会。

Gossip girl: Serena van der Woodsen,looks like your invitation just arrived...with strings³ attached. Come out, come out, wherever you are.

Serena Van Der Woodsen，看起来你的请柬是和绳索一起寄来的。来吧，来吧，你逃不掉的。

1 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

2 debutante   

n.初入社交界的少女

参考例句：

• The debutante's photograph was at the head of the society page.那位初进社交界少女的照片登在社会版的最上头。
• She dazzled London society as the most beautiful debutante of her generation.她首次出现在伦敦社交界便艳惊四座，被视为同龄人里最美丽的年轻女子。

3 strings   

n.弦

参考例句：

• He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他的弦。
• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。