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Your Royal Highness.
公主殿下。　　
twenty-four hours, they can't all be blank.
24小时不会一片空白。　　
They are not.
当然了。　　
What explanation am I to offer Their Majesties?
我该怎么跟国王、王后交代？　　
I was indisposed. I am better.
我身体不适，现在好多了。　　
Ma'am, you must appreciate that I have my duty to perform,
殿下，你得体谅我要尽忠职守。　　
just as Your Royal Highness has her duty.
正如公主也有其职责。　　
Your Excellency,
大人。　　
I trust you will not find it necessary to use that word again.
我相信你不会再这么说。　　
Were I not completely aware of my duty to my family and my country.
若我不清楚自己对国和家的责任。　　
I would not have come back tonight.
今晚我就不会回来。　　
Or indeed, ever again.
该说永不会再回来。　　
And now, since I understand we have a very full schedule today,
我明白今天的工作会十分忙碌。　　
you have my permission to withdraw.
现在你们可以退下了。　　
No milk and crackers.
不吃饼干和喝牛奶。　　
That will be all thank you, Countess.
你可以回去休息了，女伯爵。　　
Did you really get it? What?
采访顺利吗？什么？　　
The princess exclusive. Did you get it?
公主的独家专访，完成了吗？
妙语佳句
1.Royal
英国的；（英国）皇家的
But in science everything is there to be questioned - that should be the very essence of the Royal Society.
但在科学领域可以质疑一切——这应该是皇家学会的最本质信条。
2.explanation
说明，解释；辩解
He lulled people into acceptance of his explanation.
他骗使人们接受他的解释。
3.indisposed
adj. 不舒服的；不愿意的；不合适的
v. 使厌恶，使不适当，使不能（indispose的过去式）
When a woman was heavily pregnant or otherwise indisposed, she and her children were dependent on other women in the group.
当妇女孕期到达一定的时候或者是身体不舒服的时候，她与她的孩子们都要依赖于群体中其他的妇女照顾。
4.aware of
意识到，知道
I need not press the urgency of the matter on you, as I konw you are fully aware of it yourselves.
我无需向你们强调此事的急迫性，因为我知道，你们自己对此完全了解。
考考你 (请翻译)
1.我该怎么跟国王、王后交代？
2.我相信你不会再这么说。

上期参考答案
1.May I have a little more wine?
2.I don't know how to say goodbye.