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Driver: Where to, Mr. Meade?

Meade先生，去哪？

Daniel: Can you just drive around for a little bit? You know, I could say I was mugged.

就在这附近转几圈好吗？知道吗，我可以说我被人抢劫了。

You could get my golf club. You could hit me across the face. Break my nose.

你可以拿我的高尔夫棒朝我脸上挥一棒，打破我的鼻子。

Betty: Daniel, there are a lot of things I'm willing to do for this job. That is not one of them.

Daniel，我可以为我的工作做很多事情，但这件事不在我工作范围内。

Plus, how are you gonna explain being in Queens, anyway?

再说你怎么解释你来了皇后区呢？

Daniel: Betty, my father could fire me over this.

Betty，我爸爸会因此炒了我。

Maybe I should just have them take me to J.F.K., get a one-way ticket to Paris.

也许我该让他们载我去J.F.K.机场，买张去巴黎的单程票。

No, Rio. It's cheaper, women are much hotter... I could get a little place in Ipanema.

不，去里约热内卢。便宜些，女人更性感…在伊帕尼玛找个小地方。

Betty: And then what?

然后呢？

Daniel: I don't know. Drink, Party? As long as I escape the pressure of ting to be something I am clearly not.

不知道。喝酒，聚会？只要能摆脱压力做回我自己。

Betty: Daniel, if I can suggest... instead of trying to escape this or spin it, why don't you just tell the truth?

Daniel，我的建议是…与其逃避或编故事，为什么不直接说出真相呢？

Or you can just blame me. I don't mind being your fall girl——guy——person. Whatever.

或者指责我。我不介意做你的替罪羔羊、背黑锅。随便什么。

If you could just twist the truth one last time and give me a good recommendation, I'd really appreciate it.

要是你能再省情度势一次，给我写封推荐信，我会感激不尽。

Daniel: Driver, take us back to the Meade building.

司机，开车回Meade大厦。

重点讲解

词汇梳理：

mug: 抢劫

break: 打破

plus: 而且

fire: 解雇

J.F.K: 肯尼迪国际机场

escape: 逃离

pressure: 压力

ting: 叮叮声

clearly: 明显地

Rio：里约热内卢(巴西首都）

Ipanema：伊帕内马(在巴西）

suggest: 建议

escape: 逃离

spin: 编织

blame: 指责

whatever: 无论哪一种

twist: 扭曲

recommendation: 推荐信

appreciate: 感激

spin 纺织，编织

短语归纳：

a little bit: 稍稍

golf club: 高尔夫球棒

instead of: 代替

one-way ticket: 单程票

as long as: 只要

drive around：兜圈子

hit sb across the face：朝着某人的脸挥打

break one's nose：打破某人的鼻子

be willing to：愿意

explain doing sth：解释做某事

fire sb over sth：因某事解雇某人

have sb do sth：叫某人做某事，让某人做某事

get a ticket：买一张票

a ticket to：去往某地的票

fall person：替罪羊

mind doing sth：介意做某事

give sb a recommendation：推荐某人

take sb back to：把某人带回到

重点短语精学：

as long as: 只要

Eg. As long as you drive carefully, you will be very safe.

如果你开车小心，你就会很安全。

Eg. I don't mind as long as it doesn't rain.

只要不下雨就行了。

mind doing sth：介意做某事

Eg. I wonder whether you would mind doing me a favor?

不知道你能不能帮我一个忙？

be willing to：愿意

Eg. He is not willing to run the risk of losing his money.

他不愿冒赔钱的风险。

Eg. I'm willing to do anything in reason.

只要合情合理的事我都愿意做。