听力文本
Max thinks he created me. You know that?
麦克斯以为自己创造了我 知道吗?
Like Pygmalion.
就像卖花女一样
He thinks... He thinks he found this ugly lump of Carolina Clay... and molded it into me.
他以为... 自己发现了卡罗莱娜·克莱身上的肿块 还想将它移植到我身上
They say I don't even write my own books. They say I can't write my own books.
有人说我的书根本不是我自己写的 有人说我根本就不会写作
It's all because of Max and his brilliant editing.
书的成功都要归功于麦克斯 和他巧妙的编辑
I hear it everywhere I go.
这种话我走到哪儿 听到哪儿
Wouldn't I be lost without Max?
没有了麦克斯 我就不能成功吗?
What would I do without the great Maxwell Perkins?
没有了伟大的麦克斯威尔·柏金斯 我该怎么办?
So he finally stood up to you.
所以他终于和你对峙了
Good for him.
真有他的
You wouldn't believe how much the folks at Harper's... offered me for my new book.
说出来你肯定不信 你知道哈珀斯的人给我的新书开了什么价码
There it is.
你接受了
I told them no.
我拒绝了他们
You told them maybe.
你告诉他们你要考虑一下
You tell everyone maybe.
你对所有人都是这么回答的
And now you're going to tell them yes.
而现在你要接受他们的开价
重点讲解

mould(mold)
mould sb into sb
mould sth into sb
mould sth into sb
mould sth into sth
to strongly influence the way sb's character, opinions, etc. develop
对…影响重大；将…塑造成
The experience had moulded and coloured her whole life.
这次经历影响了她的一生。
He moulded them into a superb team.
他将他们塑造成一支非凡的队伍。

stand up to sb
to resist sb; to not accept bad treatment from sb without complaining
抵抗；勇敢反对；不甘忍受某人的欺负(或不公平对待)
It was brave of her to stand up to those bullies.
她不向那几个坏蛋屈服,真是勇敢。

edit
编辑,编纂,校订(文章、书籍等)
I know that this draft text will need to be edited.
我知道这篇草稿需要校订。
This is the edited version of my speech (= some parts have been taken out).
这是我的演讲稿选编本。

offer
offer sth to sb
offer sth for sth
offer sb sth
to say that you are willing to do sth for sb or give sth to sb
主动提出；自愿给予
He offered $4 000 for the car.
他出价 4 000 元买这辆汽车。
Josie had offered her services as a guide.
乔西曾表示愿意当向导。

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