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I brought us a treat.Frozen yogurt! Chocolate!My favorite! Mine,too.

我拿了些甜品 冰冻酸酪 巧克力 我的最爱

Frozen yogurt in the middle of the day? What's the occasion?

你怎么在大白天和酸奶 今天是什么好日子

Mama is keeping her job.

你妈妈保住工作了

Isabelle Besset turned it down, and for the li of me, I don't know why.

伊莎贝拉拒绝了邀请 我不知道为什么

You would think that "Mode" would be a step up from French "Elle."

《风尚》应该是比法国《Elle》更上一层才对

Well, I heard she got a call from an editor at French "Mode,"

我听说她接到一名法国《风尚》编辑打来的电话

something about how difficult Claire and Hartley are to work for.

跟她说克莱尔是个苛刻的老板

I don't remember bribing anyone from "Mode" France.

我不记得贿赂过法国《风尚》的谁

Bonjour. Pourrais je parler avec isabelle besset,s'il vous pla?

你好 能问我可以和伊莎贝拉说话吗

You? You devious little minx.

你 你这个恶毒的小女人

I guess all those years at French boarding school paid off.

读那么久法国寄宿学校还是有回报的

Mom,I'm just so sorry about dragging you into all this,

妈 我只是很抱歉把你拖下水

and I figured after all you've done for me. I owed you.

在你为我做了那么多之后 算是我欠你的

Oh, Nico. My darling daughter. I would do anything for you.

哦 妮可 我的宝贝女儿 我愿意为你做任何事

And I have a feeling everything is gonna be all right.

我有预感 一切都会好起来

重点讲解

第一、精讲词汇

1. devious

双语释义：cunning; dishonest

[adj.] 刁滑的; 不诚实的

典型范例：Mary has got rich by devious means

玛丽是以不正当的手段致富的。

联想记忆：a devious lawyer（刁滑的律师）

a devious scheme（刁滑的阴谋）

a devious trick（刁滑的诡计）

2. treat

双语释义：thing that gives great pleasure, esp something unexpected or not always available

[c.n.] 乐事, 乐趣（尤指意想不到的或难得的）

典型范例：Smoked salmon what a treat!

吃燻大马哈鱼——那可太棒了！

Her son's visits are a great treat for her.

她儿子来看望她，她心里喜滋滋的。

第二、泛讲词汇

1. yogurt n. 酸奶

2. frozen adj. 冰冻的

3. occasion c.n. 时刻

第三、短语精讲

1. in the middle of the day：中午

Eg. Tom's parents came in the middle of the day and stood by his bedside.

汤姆的父母在那天中午到来，站在他的床边。

2. keep one’s job：保住工作，保住饭碗

Ｅｇ．　If he hopes to keep his job, he'll have to buck his ideas up a bit.

他要想保住职务。就得更机警些。

3. turn down：拒绝

Eg. I think you're under an obligation not to turn down his offer.

我认为您接受了恩惠，不能拒绝他的提议。

4. step up：增加，逐步提高

Eg. When do you get your next step up?

你何时晋级?

5. get a call from：接到来自......的电话

Eg. When you get a call and you are with friends, keep the call short and speak quietly.

和朋友在一起的时候，倘若忽然来电话了，尽量缩短通话时间，而且，说话声音要小一些。

6. remember doing something：记起做过某事

Eg. I don’t remember cheating in one exam when I was at high school.

我记不起在读高中时在一次考试中作弊的事情了。

7. at boarding school：在寄宿学校（生活，学习等）

Eg. She rooms with my sister at boarding school.

她和我妹妹在学校同寝室。

8. pay off：有报偿

Eg. You mustn't lose heart, sooner or later your effort will pay off.

你千万不要泄气，迟早你的付出会有回报的。

9. be sorry about：对......感到抱歉，对......感到难过

Eg. I'm awfully sorry about the accident.

我对发生的事故十分抱歉。

10. drag into：强迫

Eg. I see you drag my best friend into the dirt.

我眼看着你把我最好的朋友拉进了泥潭。

11. have a feeling：觉得，预感

Eg. I have a feeling that most of them have sloped off.

我总觉得他们大多数人都已溜走了。