名人传记

Why wasn't I consulted?! I'm Secretary of State.

你为何不咨询我的意见 我可是国务卿

You You-you informally send a reactionary dottard to

你非正式地派出一个反动的老糊涂过去

What will happen, do you imagine,when these peace commissioners arrive?

等特使团抵达后 你想象过会如何吗

We'll hear 'em out.Oh, splendid.

我们会听听他们的要求 太妙了

And next the Democrats will invite 'em up to hearings on the Hill,

然后民主党员 会请他们

and the newspapers, well, the newspapers,the newspapers will ask

和新闻媒体到国会山参加听证会 媒体还会询问

why risk enraging the Confederacy over the issue of slavery when they're here to make peace?

既然他们是来求和的 为何在奴隶制的问题上 冒激怒南部邦联的险

We'll lose every Democrat we've got,

不止保守派共和党人会加入他们

more than likely conservative Republicans will join 'em, and all our work,

我们还会失去已有民主党员的支持 而我们所有的努力

all our preparing the ground for the vote,laid waste, for naught.

一切赢得投票的基础 至此烟消云散

The Blairs have promised support for the amendment if we listen to these people.

如果我们听取这些人的话 布莱尔家族答应会支持修正案

Oh, the Blairs promise, do they?

布莱尔家族答应了吗

You think they'll keep their promise once we have heard these delegates and refused them? Which we will have to do,

那些代表的要求 一定是保留奴隶制 而你还指望

since their proposal most certainly will be predicated on keeping their slaves!

我们拒绝这些代表的要求后 他们还信守承诺吗

What hope for any Democratic votes, William,

如果走漏了风声说我拒绝停战

if word gets out that I've refused a chance to end the war?

那民主党的选票会怎么样 威廉

You think word won't get out? In Washington?

你认为世上有不透风的墙吗 华盛顿会有吗

It's either the amendment or this Confederate peace,you cannot have both.

要么通过这个修正案 要么停战 鱼和熊掌不可兼得

If you can look into the seeds of time,

你若能窥视时间的种子

and say which grain will grow and which will not,

能预知哪一颗能长出金黄的稻麦

speak then to me Oh, disaster. This is a disaster.

那么对我说 灾难 这真是场灾难

Time is a great thickener of things, William.Yes, I suppose it is.

时间会说明一切的 威廉 是啊 我也觉得

Actually I have no idea what you mean by that.

我都不知道你说这些干什么

Get me thirteen votes.Them fellers from Richmond ain't here yet.

给我弄13张赞成票 里士满的家伙还没到呢

词汇解析

1、consult

咨询;请教;请示(以获得许可)

Consult your doctor about how much exercise you should attempt.

咨询一下医生你需要多大的运动量。

He needed to consult with an attorney.

他需要找个律师咨询一下。

商量;商讨;商议

After consulting with her daughter and manager she decided to take on the part, on her terms.

与女儿兼经纪人商量之后，她决定出演这一角色，不过要按照她开出的条件。

The two countries will have to consult their allies.

两国不得不与盟国商议。

查阅，查询(书、地图等)

Consult the chart on page 44 for the correct cooking times.

翻到44页的图表，查一下正确的烹饪时间。

He had to consult a pocket dictionary.

他只好去查袖珍字典。

2、promise

承诺；保证；答应

The post office has promised to resume first class mail delivery to the area on Friday.

邮局承诺于星期五恢复对这个地区第一类邮件的递送。

He had promised that the rich and privileged would no longer get preferential treatment.

他已经保证富人和特权阶层不会再得到优惠待遇。

答应给予；承诺给予；保证让…得到

In 1920 the great powers promised them an independent state.

1920年，列强承诺让他们成为一个独立的国家。

The officers promise a return to multiparty rule.

这些官员承诺恢复多党统治。