中英文本

147.The Breakup
147.分手
After Brad made a deposit at his bank of millions of dollars from the profits of his new movie, he wrote a letter and broke up with Gwenyth!
从新电影赚到数百万美元存进银行之后，布拉德写了封信与格温妮丝分手了！
He didn't really want to do it, but his agent convinced him that he would never have problems making ends meet again-
他并不是真的想这样做，而是他的经纪人说服了他，说他勉强维持生计不会再有问题了，
now he was made of money all on his own! So he didn't need Gwenyth anymore!
因为现在他自己有的是钱。他不再需要格温妮丝了！
Gwenyth was mad as a hornet! After reading the letter she kicked the mail box over.
格温妮丝气得发疯！读完信她把信箱都踢翻了。

When she turned around to make her way back to her house,
在她转身回家的时候,
the mail carrier rushed back to the mail room to tell all of his friends.
邮递员赶回收发室把消息告诉了所有朋友。
Soon the breakup was frontpage news!
不久他俩分手的消息便成了头条新闻！
Brad's agent made effective use of the breakup and ticket sales for his movie doubled!
布拉德的经纪人有效地利用了这件事，他的新电影票房纪录一下就翻了一倍！
When Brad found out, he just made a face. The agent was making a fool of him and it had to stop!
布拉德发现的时候，他只是做了一下鬼脸。经纪人欺骗了他，他得想办法制止他！
Brad called Gwenyth to apologize and ask her to marry him, this time for real.
布拉德打电话给格温妮丝向她道歉并请求她嫁给他，说这次是真的。
But she made a fuss about how she could never believe Brad again!
可是她小题大做，说她再也不相信布拉德了！
"Would it make a difference if I fired my agent?" Brad asked. It did!
“如果我把经纪人炒掉会有用吗？”布拉德问。当然有用！
Brad found a lawyer who had majored in talent representation.
布拉德找了一个主修明星代理的律师。
He was able to help Brad fire and sue his former agent!
他能帮布拉德炒掉并起诉了原来的经纪人！
Brad also made a deal with the major news agencies to give an interview about what had really happened.
布拉德还与几家主要新闻机构达成协议，就事情的真相安排了采访。
After the interview Brad was more beloved than ever. Gwenyth was happy.
采访之后布拉德受到了前所未有的爱戴。格温妮丝高兴极了。
They got married two months later!
两个月后他们结婚了！
The agent never worked in the entertainment business again!
那个经纪人再也没有在娱乐圈混了！

重点讲解

1.mad as a hornet 气得发狂的，狂怒的
例句：If you are really angry you might say you are mad as a hornet.
当你真的发怒时，你可以说你怒不可遏。
2.made of money 很有钱，钱多得用不完
例句：Looking at all the things he buys, it would seem he is made of money.
看看所有他买的东西，似乎他很富有的样子。
3.mail box 邮箱,信箱
例句：Bank of America, for instance, allows you to receive your statements online. They never reach your mail box.
比如，美国银行就允许从网上收取账单，而从不以纸质形式寄到你的邮箱里。
4.mail carrier 邮递员，邮件运载车
例句：Nima is the only mail carrier of Yunling post office in the Diqing Tibet Autonomous prefecture, Yunan province.
尼玛是云南省迪庆藏族自治州云岭乡邮政所唯一的一名邮递员。
5.mail room 收发室
例句：It's upstairs by the Mail Room.
在楼上收发室旁边。
6.major in 主修，专攻
例句：Tell me about the courses of your major in university.
说说你在大学时都主修了什么课程?