词汇讲解Oh, oh, my God. Andy, you look so chic.
噢，上帝。安迪，你看起来很别致。——《时尚女魔头》

chic adj. 别致的，时髦的
The Ballerina didn't even have a chic Russian name to her credit.
这位芭蕾舞演员甚至没有一个很别致的俄罗斯名字来给她增光。
She is always so chic, so elegant.
她总是那么时髦，那么优雅。

If you don't go, I'll assume you're not serious about your future.
如果你不去，我会认为你不重视自己的前途。——《时尚女魔头》

assume v. (想当然的)认为
She was in arrogance to assume she would win every time.
她认为每次都能赢，未免太自大了。
I assume you've decided against buying a new car.
我想你已经决定不买新汽车了。
It's erroneous to assume that the press always print the truth.
认为新闻报导总是发表真相，这是错误的。

And then when we get back to New York, we need to contact, um... Leslie to see what she can do to minimize the press on all this.
等我们回到纽约，联系一下莱斯利，看她能不能想办法把这件事的影响减到最小。
——《时尚女魔头》

minimize v. 把……减到最少
Governments consider it prudent to minimize the risk.
各国政府均认为把这种危害降低到最小程度的做法是明智的。
The polar explorers took every precaution to minimize the dangers of their trip.
极地探险者十分小心谨慎，以便使旅途的危险性减少到最小。
A sound approach to the problem is to minimize the number of parts.
正确解决这一问题的方法是把零件的数目减至最少。

She's a... She's a notorious sadist ...and not... not in a good way.
她是一个……一个声名狼藉的虐待狂。这不是……不是什么好名声。
——《时尚女魔头》

notorious adj. 臭名昭著的
He is notorious for his goings-on.
他因行为不检点而声名狼藉。
The district is notorious for its fogs.
那地区以浓雾出名。

sadist n. 虐待狂
He was also a sadist who indulged in acts of cruelty.
他也是个虐待狂者,纵情于残酷的行为。翻译练习

我喜欢你样式别致的帽子。

我以为你能讲流利的法语。

我们已采取措施尽量减少损失。

希特勒是一个臭名昭著的独裁者。

他在那电视剧中演一个施虐狂。参考答案

I like your chic hat.
我喜欢你样式别致的帽子。

I assumed you can speak French fluently.
我以为你能讲流利的法语。

We've taken steps to minimize the losses.
我们已采取措施尽量减少损失。

Hitler is a notorious dictator.
希特勒是一个臭名昭著的独裁者。

He acted a sadist in that TV play.
他在那电视剧中演一个施虐狂。