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He should have been a young officer in Nelson's navy in the days when a certain weakness and sensitivity were no bar to promotion.
男孩本來可以成為一位年輕的納爾遜海軍軍官，在納爾遜那個時代，有些文弱、敏感并不會成為晉升的障礙。
She said, "They are giving me an advance of five hundred pounds, and they've sold the paperback rights already." The hard commercial declaration came as a shock to me; it was a shock too that she was one of my own profession. She couldn't have been more than twenty. She deserved better of life.
女孩說他們要預(yù)付我五百英鎊的稿費，而且他們已經(jīng)把平裝本的版權(quán)賣掉了?！蹦欠N嚴(yán)肅的商業(yè)聲明令我震驚。而同樣令我震驚萬分的是，她竟是我的同行。她最多不過20歲，應(yīng)該享受更好的生活。
He said, "But my uncle..."
男孩說但是我叔叔……”
You know you don't get on with him. This way we shall be quite independent.
“你知道你跟他合不來；而且這樣的話我們會很獨立?！?/div>
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You will be independent," he said grudgingly.
“你倒是獨立了。”男孩不情愿地說。
The wine-trade wouldn't really suit you, would it? I spoke to my publisher about you and there's a very good chance... if you began with some reading...
“葡萄酒生意并不真正適合你，對吧？我和出版商談到過你，只要你開始讀點書，就有很好的機會……”
But I don't know a thing about books.
“可我對書一竅不通啊。”
I would help you at the start.
“開頭我先帶著你呀?！?/div>
My mother says that writing is a good crutch...
“我媽媽說寫作是門不錯的副業(yè)……”
Five hundred pounds and half the paperback rights is a pretty solid crutch, she said.
“五百英鎊和平裝本一半的版權(quán)，這可是相當(dāng)可觀的副業(yè)。”她說。
This Chablis is good, isn't it?
“這沙布利酒還可以吧？”
I daresay.
“還行?！?/div>
I began to change my opinion of him—he had not the Nelson touch. He was doomed to defeat. She came alongside and raked him fore and aft.
我對男孩的看法開始改變了，他根本就沒有納爾遜的氣質(zhì)。他是注定了要失敗的。她靠過來，從上到下掃視了男孩一通。
Do you know what Mr. Dwight said?
“你知道德懷特先生怎么說嗎？”
Who's Dwight?
“德懷特是誰?。俊?/div>
Darling, you don't listen, do you? My publisher. He said he hadn't read a first novel in the last ten years which showed such powers of observation.
“親愛的，你在聽嗎？他是我的出版商呀。他說十年來這還是他第一次讀到這么有觀察力的處女作。”
That's wonderful, he said, "wonderful."
“很好他黯然道，“好極了。”
Only he wants me to change the title.
“只是他希望我把書名改一改?！?/p>
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| doomed | [dumd] |
想一想再看 adj. 命中注定的 動詞doom的過去式和過去分詞 |
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| certain | ['sə:tn] |
想一想再看 adj. 確定的，必然的，特定的 |
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| spoke | [spəuk] |
想一想再看 v. 說，說話，演說 |
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| promotion | [prə'məuʃən] |
想一想再看 n. 晉升，促進(jìn)，提升 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| deserved | [di'zə:vd] |
想一想再看 adj. 應(yīng)得的；理所當(dāng)然的 v. 值得；應(yīng)得；應(yīng)受報答 |
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| commercial | [kə'mə:ʃəl] |
想一想再看 adj. 商業(yè)的 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| observation | [.ɔbzə'veiʃən] |
想一想再看 n. 觀察，觀察力，評論 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| defeat | [di'fi:t] |
想一想再看 n. 敗北，挫敗 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| sensitivity | [.sensi'tiviti] |
想一想再看 n. 敏感，多愁善感，感受性 |
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| weakness | ['wi:knis] |
想一想再看 n. 軟弱 |
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