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But there is one Ethan Allen story that No! I'm very partial to.No, you're going to tell a story.

有一个关于伊森·艾伦的故事 不 我很喜欢 你又要讲故事了

I don't believe that I can bear to listen to another one of your stories right now.

真不敢相信 在这种时候我还要忍受你的另一个故事

I need the BO sideyard schedules for Alexandria.I asked for them this morning.

我要看侧线攻击亚历山大市的计划 我今天早上就说过了

It was right after the Revolution,right after peace had been concluded,

在独立战争偃旗息鼓时 在和平女神降临美利坚大地后

Ethan Allen went to London to help our new country conduct its business with the king.

伊森·艾伦去了伦敦和国王处理我们新生国家的相关事宜

The English sneered at how rough we are,and rude and simple-minded and on like that,

不管到哪里英国人总嘲笑我们粗野 鲁莽和愚笨之类的

everywhere he went, till one day he was invited to the townhouse of a great English lord.

有一天他被邀请 去一个英国贵族的别墅

Dinner was served, beverages imbibed,time passed, as happens, and Mr. Allen found he needed the privy.

吃过晚餐 喝过饮料 时间慢慢过去 艾伦先生想上厕所

He was grateful to be directed thence.Relieved, you might say.

于是有人带他去洗手间 他十分感激 或者说是十分爽

Now, Mr. Allen discovered on entering the water closet that the only decoration therein was a a portrait of George Washington.

可艾伦先生发现厕所门口 唯一的装饰品居然是 乔治·华盛顿的雕像

Ethan Allen done what he came to do,and returned to the drawing room.

伊森·艾伦方便完之后 回到了会客厅

词汇解析

1、schedule

工作计划;日程安排

He has been forced to adjust his schedule.

他被迫调整了自己的日程安排。

We both have such hectic schedules.

我们俩日程安排得都很紧。

计划的时间(或方式)

The jet arrived in Johannesburg two minutes ahead of schedule.

喷气式飞机提前两分钟到达了约翰内斯堡。

Everything went according to schedule.

一切都按计划进行。

(在时间上)安排，计划

The space shuttle had been scheduled to blast off at 04:38.

航天飞机已经预定于凌晨 4 点 38 分发射升空。

A presidential election was scheduled for last December.

总统选举原计划在去年 12 月举行。

2、direct

径直的;笔直的;直达的

They'd come on a direct flight from Athens.

他们是搭乘从雅典直飞这里的航班过来的。

the direct route from Amman to Bombay.

从安曼到孟买的直达线路

(经验、活动或系统)直接的，亲身的

He has direct experience of the process of privatisation.

他对私有化过程有着切身体会。

He seemed to be in direct contact with the Boss.

他似乎直接和老板联系。