(单词翻译:单击)
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We’ll be the next Mrs. Joy of Cooking.
我们将成为下一位“快乐烹饪”女士
Maybe. All right. Well, let’s try. Let’s just give it a...
也许,好吧,让我们试试 只是给它
Can I help?
我能帮忙吗?
Yeah. It is mieux.
那再好不过了
So, yes. They’re early. Americans!
他们提早到了,美国人
Dear Dorothy, your sister, Julia, is now a cooking teacher.
亲爱的Dorothy 你的妹妹Julia,现在是一名烹饪教师了
We have three students who pay $2 a class.
我们有3个学生,每节课付2块钱
Barely enough to cover the cost of the food, but who cares?
这几乎还不够食材的成本呢 但谁在乎?
Simca, Louisette, and I are Les Trois Gourmandes. Simca、Louisette
和我 就是开心烹饪三人组
Although sometimes we are only Les Deux Gourmandes
尽管有时候我们只是两人组
because Louisette turns out to have headaches
因为Louisette正好赶上头疼发作
and doctor’s appointments she schedules during class.
她和医生的预约在上课时间
I have a little headache.
我有点头疼
You’ll meet them both when you come here next month,
如果你下个月过来,就能看到她们俩
unless, of course, Louisette is having a stomachache.
当然,除非 Louisette正好又胃疼了
Perfection. And even if it isn’t, never apologize.
完美 即便不是,也决不用道歉
No excuses! No explanations.
没有借口,没有解释
Louisette abandoned us, another stomachache.
Louisette抛下了我们 她又胃疼了
And the day before that,
而在前一天
she left class before we even finished making the chocolate Bavarian cream.
我们还没做完巴伐利亚巧克力冰淇淋 她就早退了
I can’t believe that’s the only time her dentist could see her.
我真不敢相信 那是她能约见牙医的唯一时间
重点解释
妙语佳句:
schedule:排定,安排
例句:The secretary is trying to schedule the month's appointments.
秘书正在设法安排这个月的约会。
No new talks are scheduled.
没有安排新的会谈。
apologize:道歉,认错
例句:At least Jeremy had the good form to go back and apologize.
杰里米回去道歉至少是有礼貌的举动。
You must apologize to her for having kept her waiting.
让她等了这么久,你应该为此向她表示歉意。
abandon:放弃,抛弃
例句:Each side declared that it would never abandon its principle.
各方都说绝不放弃自己的原则。
After careful deliberation, it was agreed to abandon the project.
经过慎重考虑,大家同意放弃这个项目。
剧情百科常识:

朱莉拿到这本书之后欣喜若狂,她决定花上一年的时间来将书里的美食逐渐尝试。她将每天做饭的经验之谈毫无巨细的发到了自己的博客里,在网友中引起了不小的反响,这同样也引起了朱莉娅的注意。两个爱好美食的女人走到了一起,朱莉也渐渐了解了关于这本书背后的故事。朱莉娅是一个美国人,为什么她会喜欢上法国菜?而朱莉娅是如何学会数量庞大、花样繁多的法国菜,在这过程中,朱莉娅又经历了什么样的困难?朱莉开始渐渐的走进这位美食家的内心世界……
考考你:
总统选举原计划在去年 12 月举行。
我为我所犯的严重错误深表歉意。
他声称父母遗弃了他。
答案下期公布
上一期的答案
The decision they made was horrible.
I must convert sorrow into strength.
