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No, I didn't. What? That's impossible.
不，什么？不可能。　
Coffee? Don't hold out on me.
喝咖啡吗？ 休想耍我。　　
Who's holding out? You are. I know too much.
谁在耍你？ 是你，我才不笨。　　
First you ask about an exclusive on the princess, next you disappear.
是你说要做专访，然后不见人了。　　
Then I hear a rumour from the embassy that she's out on the town.
传闻公主从大使馆溜了出来。　　
Do you believe every rumour that comes your way?
你就是相信这些无聊的传闻？　　
There's a lot of other rumours. About a shindig down by the river,
但传闻多多，河边的船上舞会。　　
and the arrest of eight secret service men from a certain country.
还有八个神秘的特工被捕。　　
Then she makes a miraculous recovery. It all adds up.
接着她突然康复，全都有迹可寻。　　
Don't think you'll raise the price, a deal's a deal. Now come on.
你休想坐地起价，我们早有协议。　
Where is that story? I have no story.
专访呢？ 没有专访。　　
Now what was the idea. Joe.
那你怎么解，阿祖。　　
Wait till you see these. Irving.
有好东西看，艾荣，Irving! 艾荣！　　
Hi, Mr Hennessy.
你好，老韩。　　
What's the idea? You charge in, spilling things!
怎么了？ 你闯进来打翻东西。
妙语佳句
1.hold out
坚持；伸出；提供；维持；抵制；主张；扣留
A popular question that I hear often is how long you should hold out for that dream job before moving to plan B.
我常听到的一个问题就是：人们应该为梦想中的工作坚持多久才退而执行另外的计划呢？
2.exclusive
adj. 独有的；排外的；专一的
n. 独家新闻；独家经营的项目；排外者
A journalist has tried to muscle in on my exclusive story.
一个记者一直想强行把我的独家报道弄到手。
3.embassy
大使馆；大使馆全体人员
The embassy was searched for hidden microphones and thoroughly debugged.
对使馆内暗中安装的窃听器进行了搜查和完全排除。
4.miraculous
不可思议的，奇迹的
Sponges hold a particular fascination for me, because they are so varied in colour, shape and size and they have an almost miraculous life cycle.
我对海绵极其着迷，因为它们的颜色、形状和大小如此变化多端，而且它们拥有一个近乎奇迹的生命周期。
考考你 (请翻译)
1.是你说要做专访，然后不见人了。
2.你就是相信这些无聊的传闻？　

上期参考答案
1.What explanation am I to offer Their Majesties?
2.I trust you will not find it necessary to use that word again.