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《爱情鸟》四

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Craig: Hey. Going out, mate?
 
Doug: Yeah. Having dinner with Susan. Look, Pierre's still a bit scratchy, so I'm just gonna take him with me.
 
Craig: See ya, mate.
 
Taylor: Mum? Is Doug still your friend?
 
Holly: Um...I'm not sure.
 
Taylor: Is it because of me?
 
Holly: No, of course not.
 
Taylor: I'm always gonna be friends with Artie.
 
Holly: I know you will, sweetheart.
 
Taylor: I miss Dad.
 
Holly: I know.
 
Taylor: But I sort of like Doug too. Is that OK?
 
Holly: Yeah. Goodnight, darling. Sleep well, yeah? Goodnight, love.
 
Taylor: Goodnight.
 
Doug: Why does it feel like I'm cheating on someone? Holly's great, but I love Susan, right? Pierre, I'm talking to you. I need your opinion. I'm gonna have dinner. It's with Susan. Well, wish me luck. Thank you.
 
Susan: Hi.
 
Doug: Hi. Sorry I'm late. Parking here's like... Whoa, you look great.
 
Susan: So do you, Doug.
 
Doug: OK.
 
Susan: Well...here's to the new you.
 
Doug: Alright.
 
TV: But I love you. ...the finance company was today jailed for fraud after it was discovered... How could you do this to me?! No...
 
Tel: Hi, this is Doug talking to you. Leave a message...
 
Craig: Oh, man!
 
Susan: I always knew you had it in you, Doug. Just needed a little nudge in the right direction.
 
Doug: Yeah. Suppose so.
 
Susan: Once the house is sold, we can look for an apartment. Maybe on the waterfront.
 
Doug: The waterfront?
 
Susan: And once we've furnished and decorated, you could get rid of that awful ute, maybe get a beemer.
 
Doug: I don't think I'll be driving a beemer.
 
Susan: Oh, come on, Doug. Sweetheart...you do want this change, don't you?
 
Doug: Well, yeah, but, I mean, I have changed... a little bit.
 
Susan: Oh, I hope you don't mind, but I ordered an entree for you.
 
Waitor: Enjoy your duck.
 
Susan: Wow. Oh. This smells divine. It tastes even better.
 
Doug: Susan, I'm sorry. I can't do this.
 
Susan: What? Why?
 
Doug: We just want different things. You want the best, and you should have that. But, you know, my life's fine, I'm happy with it. I just like my life the way it is.
 
Craig: I'm looking for Doug Gordon!
 
Doug: And thanks to someone, I think I know that now.
 
Craig: Doug! Stop, stop, stop, OK? You can't do this. It's all wrong. OK? I, um...
 
Doug: Craig, what are you doing here?
 
Craig: You're making a big, big mistake.
 
Doug: It's fine, honestly.
 
Craig: No, no, no, I slept with her!
 
Doug: OK! Whoo! Who heard that? Did anyone not hear? Just carry on. Man, that's...certainly newsworthy. But I've already made my mind up, alright? The person I wanna be with... Pierre!
 
Susan: Who the hell is Pierre?
 
Doug: I've gotta go. Can you take care of the bill?
 
Craig: Yeah, yeah.
 
Susan: Douglas! DOUG!
 
Doug: Hey! Hey!
 
Craig: Um... I'm a little bit short right now.
 
妙语佳句 活学活用
 
1. scratchy: 会“沙沙”作响的,发出刮擦声的
 
也可以表示潦草的,例如:On Rowling's Black Family Tree, disowned members are indicated with a numbered scratchy black circle.(在罗琳的布莱克家谱上,被除名的成员表现为一个编了号的潦草黑圈。)
 
2. cheat on: be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage,对某人不忠
 
3. nudge: 推进,刺激
 
例如:We tried to nudge them towards a practical solution.(我们试图促使他们达成一个可行的解决办法。)
 
也可以表示用肘轻推(以引起注意),轻推
 
例如:He nudged his friend to let him know it was time to leave.(他用肘轻推他的朋友告诉他该走了。)
 
4. waterfront: 水边,滨水区
 
5. ute: 小卡车,轻型货车
 
6. beemer: 这里指宝马汽车
 
7. entree: 在美语中指主菜,英语中是指两道正菜间的小菜
 
8. newsworthy: 有新闻价值的
 
9. short: 短缺的,不足的,这里指缺钱
 
例如:I'm short of money this week.(我这个星期缺钱。)