Bridget:Everything under control, I see. Um... Excellent graph. Lovely legs.
Becky: Thank you.
Bridget: I am so sorry. I thought... Oh, I don't know what I thought. Now you're really angry with me.
Mark: No, no, I'm not angry.
Bridget: It's OK; you can say if you are. It's notthe end of the world.
Mark: I'll get you a glass of wine.
Bridget: The thing is I ran into Janey Osborne, who said she'd just seen you with this girl, with really long legs, and Shazzer and Jude said I should get over here straightaway.
Mark: So, following the orders of the dating war command, you decided to execute a raid.
Bridget: You are angry.
Mark: No, I'm not angry, just disappointed.
Bridget: Disappointed? Oh, God, that's worse than angry.
Mark: I'm just disappointed I can't take you home this instant.
Bridget: Oh. What about all those lawyers?
Mark: Oh, plenty of time tobutter them upat the Law Council Dinner next Friday. Don't want to go, do you?
Bridget: I'd love to. Oh, stupid Bridget, stupid friends. Wonderful, loyal Mark Darcy... who loves me just the way I am.
Mark: What on earth are you doing?
Bridget: Getting dressed.
Mark: Why are you dancing around in that tent, Bridget?
Bridget: Because I don't want you to see any of my wobbly bits.
Mark: That's been pointless, because Ihave a very high regard foryour wobbly bits in all circumstances.
Bridget: Really?
Mark: Absolutely, and I think it'shigh timewe had another look.
妙词佳句,活学活用
1. everything under control
或许大家在看到这句话的时候会觉得有些奇怪,因为这句话实际上是没有谓语的,正确的说法应该是everything is under control.但大家要注意了在口语中我们有时不会太强调语法的正确与否,只要说的“随意”就好。
2. the end of the world
“世界末日”。知道了意思之后要学会它的用法。通常情况下,当某人受委屈或受到打击时可以安慰他说 Well, it's not the end of the world. (这又不是世界末日,赶快振作起来吧。)
3. butter someone up
“取悦某人”,但是这里的取悦,一定是有目的性的。比如说,非常想买条裤子,但是没钱,怎么办?只能去求老妈了。这里就可以说:You have to butter your mother up before she gives you the money.
4. have a very high regard for..., it's high time to do...
“非常喜欢,很是崇拜”的意思,而这里可以说用的最好的词就是high,它代表的是一种程度。那么下一句 it's high time to do...就可译为这是“做……的最好时机”。举个例子:“这是消灭敌人的最好时机”就可以说It's high time to get rid of our rivals.