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Milk, honey?
牛奶？蜂蜜？
A bit of honey, please.
请加一点蜂蜜。　　
I hope you like flies in your honey.
希望你喜欢有苍蝇的蜂蜜。
Oh, perhaps not.
那就不要好了。　　
Oh, maybe, um, better to let it steep a little.
你最好让茶叶放久一点。　　
Steep? Um, soak.
放久一点？ 泡久一点　　
I don't know, I mean, there's a proper way of making tea.
我们英国人泡茶有一套规矩。　　
Well, where I'm from, people just want it to be hot.
我来的地方，大家都爱喝热茶。　　
Well, quite right.
那也是。　　
Now, you're a seaman A sailor.
你是个航海员，我是水手。　　
I hope you won't think me impolite, but I have to ask...
恕我冒昧，不过我非问不可。
aren't you a little old to be working on a boat?
你当水手不会嫌太老吗？　　
There's no age limit. As long as you can do the work.
只要能干活，没年龄限制。　　
And you have trouble sleeping? Thank you.
你有失眠的毛病？谢谢。　　
I didn't think I did. I usually sleep like a baby.
应该没有，通常都睡得很好。　　
Something's been keeping me up.
有件事让我睡不着。　　
My father in his 80s, he was so convinced he was gonna die in his sleep.
我爸80几岁时，深信他会在睡梦中过身。
he limited himself to having afternoon naps.
于是只在下午小睡。　　
He was so determined he was gonna cheat death.
他下定决心要战胜死神。

妙语佳句
1.steep a little
放久一点
steep
泡；浸；使…充满
Steep yourself in this, acquaint yourself with this, and soon you'll find that your author is giving you, or attempting to give you something far more define.
把自己沉浸到这种感觉中，并熟悉这种感觉，不久你会发现你的作者正在给予你，或者说正努力给予你一种东西，这种东西远超过一切定义和概念。
2.proper way of making tea
泡茶有一套规矩
proper
适当的；本身的；特有的；正派的
Don't fling your arms and legs about like that,make the proper swimming strokes.
你的手脚不要这样乱舞乱动，要正确地游泳划动。
3.seaman
航海员，水手；水兵
sailor
水手，海员；乘船者
Imagine a seaman of those days, having been confined to his vessel for weeks or months and finally getting shore leave.
想象一下那个年代的水手，被困在船上几周甚至几月，好不容易可以到陆地清闲一会儿。
4.Something's been keeping me up.
有件事让我睡不着。
keep sb up
使……迟睡（睡不着）
考考你
翻译：
1.你当水手不会嫌太老吗？　　　　　　
2.我爸80几岁时，深信他会在睡梦中过身。
上期答案：
1.But she was pretty as any picture to me.
2.I'm not in the habit of walking about in my stocking feet.