《佩小姐的奇幻城堡》精讲 22

Can I ask, was he like you?

我能问下吗，他是像你这样？

He was like you. Jake.I need to go change for supper.Will you be dining with us?

他跟你一样，Jake。我要去换衣服准备晚餐了。晚上一起吃饭不？

I can't stay out late.

我不能在外面待太晚。

Suppers at five thirty.

晚饭五点半

Well that's pretty early.

挺早的。

The fact we are not all eight years of old's seems to have eluded¹ Ms. Peregrine.

我们都才八岁，除了佩小姐

You can borrow some of Abe's clothes. His room's in the attic².

你可以穿Abe的衣服，他的房间在阁楼。

Jake. Come meet Enoch, properly.

过来见见Enoch.

Well, you must feel pretty out of place.

你肯定觉得很不自在吧

Don't worry. I am used to it.

没担心，已经习惯了。

I wasn't worried. Some advice for you though. Man to man.

我不操心，不过也给你点建议。男人和男人之间的

If you think you're staying just because you like Emma, Don't bother.

如果你因为对Emma有好感而留下来 还是别了

You see she swore off romance³ years ago when she got her heart broken.And she's never gonna change her mind.

她很久以前被伤透了心，发誓不再谈情说爱了。而且你改变不了她的主意

1 eluded   

v.（尤指机敏地）避开( elude的过去式和过去分词 )；逃避；躲避；使达不到

参考例句：

• The sly fox nimbly eluded the dogs. 那只狡猾的狐狸灵活地躲避开那群狗。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The criminal eluded the police. 那个罪犯甩掉了警察的追捕。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 attic   

n.顶楼，屋顶室

参考例句：

• Leakiness in the roof caused a damp attic.屋漏使顶楼潮湿。
• What's to be done with all this stuff in the attic?顶楼上的材料怎么处理？

3 romance   

n.恋爱关系，浪漫气氛，爱情小说，传奇

参考例句：

• She wrote a romance about an artist's life in Tokyo.她写了一个关于一位艺术家在东京生活的浪漫故事。
• They tried to rekindle the flames of romance.他们试图重燃爱火。