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conservative-consume Conservative constituents
保守的公司成員
It was no consolation to Miss Elizabeth that she was losing weight.
體重正在減輕對伊麗莎 白小姐而言并非是一種 安慰.
The constituents of her company were very conservative
公司成員是些非常 保守的家伙,
and they had constricted her to a consistent and con-strained diet.
他們約束她, 讓她堅持強制節食.
She had considerable power herself,
她自己當然有相當 大的權力,
but they had consolidated together
他們卻聯合起來
in order to keep her weight at a constant level of decline
讓她的體重保持不斷 下降的水平
so as to best increase sales of the clothing line they sold.
可是為了最大限度地增 加他們公司的服裝銷售
Her thinness was becoming conspicuous, however,
然而,她的消瘦變得 很引人注目,
and television consultants
電視顧問
were begining to tell her to consume more food,for God's sake!
開始要她看在上帝的份 上多消費點兒食物!
They were forming a sort of loose consortium
他們正在建立一個松散 的
of considerate people willing to console her
關心他人者協會,他們 愿意安慰伊麗莎白
and give her positive consultation.
并 且給她一些積極的咨詢
This constituted a mutiny to her company,however,
但這對她的公司構成 了反叛,
and they were planning to lock her
所以他們打算把她關進
in a conservatory to control her before any one else could.
一家音樂學院,在別人 之前控制起來.
That was when Miss Elizabeth
就是從那時起, 伊麗莎白小姐
began to slip more and more into depression each day.
的心情開始一天天滑向 抑郁的深淵.
The consistency of her public appearances declined
她在公眾面前的形象越 來越沒有了一致性,
and people began to construct all kinds of theories as to what was happening.
人們開始編造各種各樣 的說法,猜測她發生了 什么事情.
Soon she disappeared altogether.
很快她就完全不露面了
All of the consultative people had not helped.
所有那些給她提供咨詢 意見的人沒有幫到什么 忙,
Her constituents had won.
公司成員們贏了.
When Miss Elizabeth passed away in her conservatoire
當伊麗莎白小姐在音 樂學院去世、
and company sales declined drastically,
公司銷售額急劇下降時
even the most conservative constituents acknowledged
連最保守的成員也不得 不承認
that they might have made a mistake.
他們或許犯了個錯誤.
As Miss Elizabeth's younger sister, Miss Delphine,
然而,當伊麗莎白小姐 的妹妹黛爾芬小姐
stepped in to take over her sister's share in the company,however,
前來繼承姐姐在公司 里的股份時,
the constituents convinced her as well
成員們也給她勸導了 一番,
that she needed to lose weight in order to boost sales.
讓她相信為了提高公司 的銷售額,她需要減肥
Miss Delphine sadly began the same slide that had taken her sister.
黛爾芬小姐慘兮兮地開 始重蹈姐姐的覆轍, 體重日益下降.
No one had learned anything.
沒有人吸取任何教訓.
