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台词欣赏：

Mystic:Funny thing, being on the other side, everyone is believing you've perished.

有趣啊，跟你作对的每个人，都觉得你没戏了。

Wilhelmina:We have to assume Bradford was behind this fiery car crash,

我们得假设Bradford在背后制造了这起车祸，

but where do we get the evidence?

但是我们到哪里找证据呢？

Mystic:We have to find a way to get it out of him. the company.

我们得想个办法把他揪出来。

Then he goes to jail and we take over

让他去坐牢然后我们掌控公司。

Wilhelmina:Simultaneously, we need to get Daniel out of "Mode."

同时还要把Daniel赶出《时尚》。

We can't have him waiting in the wings to take over. .

我们可不能让他在这里把翅膀长硬。

Hopefully I'm making strides in that direction.

幸好在这点上我已经有了不少进展。

Mystic:So the question is, how do we get to Bradford?

问题就在于，我们怎么才能搞定Bradford？

Wilhelmina:Well, I can't confront him directly. He'll just fire me.

不能直接对抗，他会炒了我的。

Mystic:Then we use Daniel.

那我们得利用Daniel。

单词精讲

生词：

perish: 毁灭

assume: 假设

fiery: 激烈的

crash: 相撞

evidence: 证据

jail: 监狱

simultaneously: 同时地

wing: 翅膀

stride: 大步

direction: 方向

confront: 对抗

directly: 直接地

fire: 解雇

重点词汇讲解：

Perish

双语释义：be destroyed; die 毁灭; 死亡:

支持范例：Thousands of people perished in the earthquake. 那次地震死者数以千计。

We shall do it or perish in the attempt. 我们将拚死一试。

Assume

双语释义：accept (sth) as true before there is proof 假定; 假设; 设想;

支持范例：We cannot assume anything in this case. 在这种情形下我们无法作任何揣测。

I am assuming that the present situation is going to continue. 我认为目前的情况将会继续下去。

台词精讲

1.Funny thing, beingon the other side, everyone is believing you'veperished.

解析1：on the other side意思是另一方。这里是指与Wilhelmina作对不站在Wilhelmina这一边的人。

解析2：perish意思是丧生，死亡。这里用来指Wilhelmina总监在目前Daniel掌权的时候不再有威信了，看不到其在争权夺利了。

2.We have to find a way toget it out of him. Then hegoes to jailand wetake overthe company.

解析1：Get sth out of sb意思是从某人那里弄到某物；探听出某事； 逼出。这里的it是指代Bradford所制造的车祸的情况。

解析2：Go to jail意思是取坐牢，坐监狱。

解析3：Take over意思是掌控，掌管。

例如：Has the party been taken over by extremists? 该党是否已被极端分子控制？

The firm has been taken over by an American conglomerate. 该公司已被美国一企业集团接管。

3.We need toget Daniel out of"Mode."

解析：Get sb out of somewhere意思是让某人从某处滚蛋，离开。

例如：The boss is about to get Mary out of here.老板就要玛丽离开这里了。

4.Hopefully I'mmaking strides in that direction.

解析1：Make a stride意思是走了一大步，比喻取得了很大进步。

解析2：In that direction意思是在那个方向。句中是指Wilhelmina一直以来企图夺权与Bradford以及其儿子Daniel勾心斗角的方面。

5.... how do weget toBradford?

解析：Get to sb在此句中达到除掉某人的目的的意思。Get to是到达之意。

6.We can't have himwaiting in the wingstotake over.

解析：Wait sb in the wings to do是美国俚语，它的意思是ready or prepared to do something, especially to take over someone else's job or position，中文意思即：准备好了去做某事，尤其指去接替别人的工作或职位。

例如：Mr. Smith retires as manager next year, and Mr. Jones is just waiting in the wings.

Smith先生明年就要退休了，Jones也成熟了可以接替这个职位。

Jane was waiting in the wings, hoping that a member of the hockey team would drop out and she would get a place on the team. Jane等待自己变得成熟，希望着一名曲球棍退出，她可以加入这个团队。