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The Proposal,《假结婚》

A:Oh. Beautiful breakfront. Is it new?
甲:哦，不错的柜子。新买的吗？
B:It is English regency Egyptian revival, built in the 1800s. But, yes, it is new to my office.
乙:这是英国统治时期的埃及复兴作品，19世纪的古董。不过，是的，对于我的办公室来讲是新的。
A:Witty. Bob, I'm letting you go.
甲:有点意思。鲍勃，你得离开了。
B:Pardon?
乙:什么？

A:I asked you over a dozen times to get Frank to do Oprah, and you didn't do it. You're fired.
甲:我无数次让你去请弗兰克上奥普拉的节目，你都没办到。你被炒了。
B:I have told you that is impossible. Frank hasn't done an interview in 20 years.
乙:我早告诉你那不可能。弗兰克20年来都没上过访谈节目了。
A:Well, that is interesting, because I just got off the phone with him, and he is in. Excuse me?
甲:嗯，那太有意思了，因为我刚刚和他打过电话，他同意了。你说什么？
B:You didn't even call him, did you?But...
乙:你甚至都没给他打过电话，对吗？但是...
A:I know, I know. Frank can be a little scary to deal with for you. Now, I will give you two months to find another job. And then you can tell everyone you resigned, OK?
甲:我知道，我知道。弗兰克对你来说是有些棘手。现在，我会给你两个月的时间去找下家。之后你再告诉别人你辞职了，好吗?

生活口语
Can you pass me some salt?
你能递点盐给我吗？
Excuse me?
请再说一遍?

重点讲解:

I beg your pardon?
Excuse me?

从初中起老师就教过我们，在跟老外沟通的时候，如果我们没有听清楚对方说了什么，可以向对方说：I beg your pardon?以此来要求对方“再说一遍”。其实想要表达这个意思，老外最常用的是Excuse me?