听力文本
I've decided to engage the services of a painter.
我打算请个画家
A portrait painter.
肖像画家
And so I've hired Mattheus.
所以我雇了马修斯
He's been hard at work scouring the art world for a suitable candidate.
他一直在努力工作 艺术界的清流 合适的候选人
I'll see you tonight at tavern.
今晚酒馆见
I need a couple of whores tomorrow... bring a friend.
我明天需要几个妓女…再带个人来
I'm doing a tavern scene.
我在画酒馆场景
Doing the innkeeper's daughter for Paul Nassau.
为客栈老板保罗·拿骚 画他的女儿吧
Nassau can't paint tavern scenes to save his life!
拿骚不能画酒馆的场景 来挽救他的生命
He's found an artist.
他找到一个艺术家
I'm assured he's sober, industrious and respectable. Jan!
我保证他清醒勤劳和可敬 让
Jan! His name is Jan Van Loos.
让 他的名字是让·凡·卢斯
He's one of the most promising young artists in Amsterdam.
他是阿姆斯特丹最有前途的的年轻艺术家
So his price is still reasonable.
所以他的价格还是合理的
重点讲解

engage sb as sth
雇用；聘用
He is currently engaged as a consultant.
他现在受雇为顾问。

reasonable
可以接受的；合乎情理的；公道的
He made us a reasonable offer for the car.
他给我们出的车价公平合理。
You must submit your claim within a reasonable time.
你必须在适当的时间内提出要求。

industrious
勤奋的；勤劳的；忙碌的
同义词：hard-working
an industrious student
勤勉的学生

promising
有希望的；有前途的；有出息的
He was voted the most promising new actor for his part in the movie.
他因在该电影中扮演的角色而获评为最有前途的新演员。
The weather doesn't look very promising.
天气看起来不会太好。

视频及简介
电影是在郁金香狂热背景下发生的，讲述了一名已婚女子与其雇来画像的穷画匠之间的爱情故事。