荧屏情景

第44周 度假

荧屏情景

星期四 中途休息 片段选自《傲慢与偏见》 Pride And Prejudice 01:20:26--01:21:18

Uncle: Oh, what are men compared to rocks and mountains?
姨父：噢，人岂可与山石同日而语。
Aunt: Or carriages that work?
姨妈：或者马车可以？
Elizabeth: Where exactly are we?
伊丽莎白：我们现在具体是在哪里？
Aunt: I think we are quite close to Pemberley.
姨妈：离彭伯里相当近。
Elizabeth: Mr. Darcy's home?
伊丽莎白：达西先生的家？
Uncle: That's the fellow. Very well-stocked lake. I've a hankering to see it.
姨父：就是他。真是一个富饶的湖区，我真的很想去看看。
Elizabeth: Oh, no, let's not. Well, he's so... I'd rather not, he's so...he's so...
伊丽莎白：噢，不要，我们不要去，他太……我不打算去，因为他太……他太……
Aunt: So what?
姨妈：他怎么了？
Elizabeth: So rich.
伊丽莎白：他太富有了。
Uncle: By heavens, Lizzie, what a snob you are! Objecting to Mr. Darcy because of his wealth. The poor man can't help it.
姨父：我的天，伊丽莎白，你还真是势利啊！因为达西先生富有就反感他，可怜的他一定很无奈。
Aunt: He won't be there anyway. These great men are never at home.
姨妈：他不会在那里的。这些人从来都不会呆在家里的。

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重点讲解

重点讲解：
1. compared to
与…相比；和…比起来；
eg. He's a mere slip of a lad compared to his brother.
跟他哥哥一比，他不过是个小毛孩。
eg. The cost was peanuts compared to a new kitchen.
与建新厨房相比，那笔费用微不足道。
2. a hankering for sth./to do sth.
渴望；热望；
eg. From time to time we all get a hankering for something a little different.
我们每个人偶尔都会渴望有点变化。
eg. Have you always had a hankering to be an actress?
你是否一直渴望成为一名演员？
3. object to
不喜欢；不赞成；反对；
eg. A lot of people will object to the book.
很多人都会对这本书表示反感。
eg. I do object to their claim, which I find totally unsubstantiated.
我强烈反对他们的说法，那是毫无根据的。
4. can't help sth./doing sth.
不禁；忍不住；无法控制；
eg. 'Please don't cry.' — 'I can't help it.'
“别哭了。”——“我忍不住。”
eg. Hearing the news,they can not help jumping for joy.
他们听到这消息时禁不住欢跳起来。