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Hey! Excuse me.Why so tense? Because you're freaking me out, all right?
对不起，为什么紧张？ 你令我紧张。
Is there another space you can be in? Oh. Excusez-moi.
行远点好吗？对不起。　　
Uh-huh. And what is it you do?
你做盛行？　　
Why, my sales clerk friend, I happen to write for a little publication.
我替一家小报社办事，　　
Maybe you've heard of it. It's called the New York Times.Oh.Yeah.
纽约时报，可能你听过。　　
Hello. Who?
喂？谁？　　
Dean? And who may I say is calling?
阁下是？甸恩？　　
Huh? Hang on. Your editor.
等一等，你的老编　　
Hi. No.
不。　
Didn't get a chance to write that one. Uh...Didn't write that one either.
我还没有空写那篇讣告，那篇也没有写。　　
Uh, with all due respect, sir, they'll all still be dead tomorrow.
编辑先生，他们明天依然是死的。　　
Okay. Thank you. Bye-bye.
知道，谢谢，拜拜　。
You write for the obituaries. Absolutely. Yeah.
你专写讣告？对极。　
You must be very proud. Uh-huh. I'm the one with the last word.
你很自豪，最后一句话由我说。　
Not tonight. I don't think so. Yes, I am. Absolutely.
今晚不是，我认为不是。是，绝对是　。
Fat chance. Last line. Still talking. Yeah, right here.
你就想，我仍然在说我才说最后一句。

妙语佳句
1.freak out
使处于极度兴奋中；崩溃
So you're super busy, totally tired, and ready to freak out.
你的工作异常忙碌，你觉得很累，快要崩溃了。
2.sales clerk
售货员，店员
The phone behind the bullion counter rings off the hook as a frantic sales clerk tries to answer buyers'questions.
金条柜台后面的电话响个不停，一位忙得晕头转向的售货员努力解答着顾客们的问题。
3.obituary
adj. 讣告的；死亡的
n. 讣告
The Guardian I note did not favour me with an obituary.
我注意到，《卫报》毫不眷顾于我，连个讣告都不登。
4.publication
n. 出版；出版物；发表
I have ground out some verses, which, I'm afraid, are too mediocre to appear in your publication.
我搜索枯肠做了几句诗， 恐怕过于平淡， 不配在你们刊物上发表。
考考你
翻译
1.我替一家小报社办事，　　　
2.你很自豪，最后一句话由我说。　
上期答案
1.It's just a bit too much to deal with.
2.I'm getting married in a week and I'd just like to have one last fling.