Bridget: Everything under control , I see. Um... Excellent graph. Lovely legs.
Becky: Thank you.
Bridget: I am so sorry. I thought... Oh, I don't know what I thought. Now you're really angry with me.
Mark: No, no, I'm not angry.
Bridget: It's OK; you can say if you are. It's not the end of the world.
Mark: I'll get you a glass of wine.
Bridget: The thing is I ran into Janey Osborne, who said she'd just seen you with this girl, with really long legs, and Shazzer and Jude said I should get over here straightaway.
Mark: So, following the orders of the dating war command, you decided1 to execute a raid.
Bridget: You are angry.
Mark: No, I'm not angry, just disappointed.
Bridget: Disappointed? Oh, God, that's worse than angry.
Mark: I'm just disappointed I can't take you home this instant.
Bridget: Oh. What about all those lawyers?
Mark: Oh, plenty of time to butter them up at the Law Council Dinner next Friday. Don't want to go, do you?
Bridget: I'd love to. Oh, stupid Bridget, stupid friends. Wonderful, loyal Mark Darcy... who loves me just the way I am.
Mark: What on earth are you doing?
Bridget: Getting dressed.
Mark: Why are you dancing around in that tent, Bridget?
Bridget: Because I don't want you to see any of my wobbly bits.
Mark: That's been pointless, because I have a very high regard for your wobbly bits in all circumstances.
Bridget: Really?
Mark: Absolutely, and I think it's high time we had another look.
妙词佳句,活学活用
1. everything under control
可能大伙在看到这句话的时候会感觉有的奇怪,由于这句话事实上是没谓语的,正确的说法应该是everything is under control.但大伙应该注意了在口语中大家有时不会太强调语法的正确与否,只须说的随便就好。
2. the end of the world
世界末日。了解了意思之后要掌握它的使用方法。一般情况下,当某人受委屈或遭到打击时可以安慰他说 Well, it's not the end of the world. (这又不是世界末日,赶快振作起来吧。)
3. butter someone up
取悦某人,但这里的取悦,肯定是有目的性的。譬如说,很想买条裤子,但没钱,如何解决?只能去求妈妈了。这里就能说:You have to butter your mother up before she gives you the money.
4. have a very high regard for..., it's high time to do...
很喜欢,非常是崇拜的意思,而这里可以说用的最好的词就是high,它代表的是一种程度。那样下一句 it's high time to do...就可译为这是做的最好机会。举例:这是消灭敌人的最好机会就能说It's high time to get rid of our rivals.