《唐顿庄园》五

时间：2013-08-14 03:23:56

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Robert: Busy?
 
Cora: I'm just trying to sort out the wretched1 flower show.
 
Robert: I've had a letter from Rosamond.
 
Cora: Don't tell me: she wants saddle2 of lamb and all the fruit and vegetables we can muster3.
 
Robert: She enjoys a taste of her old home.
 
Cora: She enjoys not paying for food.
 
Robert: There's something else. Apparently4, the word is going round London that Evelyn Napier has given up any thought of Mary. That he's going to marry one of the Semphill girls. She writes as if, somehow, it reflects badly on Mary.
 
Cora: Your dear sister is always such a harbinger of joy.
 
Robert: No...as if...as if Mary had somehow been found wanting in her character.
 
Cora: Well, I don't believe Mr Napier would have said that.
 
Robert: Neither do I, really, but -
 
Cora: She ought to be married. Talk to her.
 
Robert: She never listens to me. If she did, she'd marry Matthew.
 
Cora: What about Anthony Strallan?
 
Robert: Anthony Strallan is at least my age and as dull as paint. I doubt she'd want to sit next to him at dinner, let alone marry him.
 
Cora: She has to marry someone, Robert. And if this is what's being said in London, she has to marry soon.
 
妙语佳句 活学活用
 
wretched: （用于表示烦恼）讨厌的
 
give up any thought of Mary: 放弃追求玛丽
 
harbinger: （尤指不祥的）先兆，预兆，例如：The cuckoo5 is a harbinger of spring.（布谷鸟预告春天的来临。）
 
be found wanting: 被发现不合格
 
as dull as paint: 乏味无趣，相反的说法有：as fresh as paint（精神饱满的）

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1 wretched vM6zG     
adj.可怜的，不幸的，卑鄙的，质量差的，恶劣的
参考例句：
  • What a wretched life they lived in the workhouse!他们在济贫院里过的生活真悲惨！
  • He was wretched when he failed the examination.由于考试不及格，他很痛苦。
2 saddle 9C9z5     
n.鞍，车座，山脊，拖具；vt.装以马鞍，使负担；vi.装马鞍
参考例句：
  • The bicycle saddle is too high for this child.这辆自行车车座对这孩子来说太高了。
  • We got the order to saddle up just after dawn.我们得到命令,天一亮就要上好马鞍。
3 muster i6czT     
v.集合，收集，鼓起，激起；n.集合，检阅，集合人员，点名册
参考例句：
  • Go and muster all the men you can find.去集合所有你能找到的人。
  • I had to muster my courage up to ask him that question.我必须鼓起勇气向他问那个问题。
4 apparently tMmyQ     
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。
5 cuckoo 0nhzq     
n.布谷鸟，杜鹃
参考例句：
  • The cuckoo lays its eggs in other birds'nests.杜鹃在别的鸟巢中产卵。
  • The cuckoo is a harbinger of spring.布谷鸟预告春天的来临。

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