1. Your article's out.

詞匯精講：out在這里是副詞，它又一個基本意思是指體育上的出局。《牛津詞典》解釋道： (in cricket, baseball, etc) no longer batting, having been dismissed，譯為“出局，退場”。例如：

The captain was out for three. 隊長僅跑壘三次後出局。

在臺詞中，是指“文章”不被允許發(fā)表，不采用，落選。

2. Doesn't betty get chance to defend her article?

詞匯精講1：chance在臺詞中用作不可數(shù)名詞，它是指“可能性”，相當(dāng)于“possibility”。它的固定搭配模式是： chace of (doing) something, chance to to do something。例如：

Is there any chance of getting tickets for tonight's performance? 有可能得到今晚演出的票嗎?

What chance of success do we have? 我們成功的把握有多大?

詞匯精講2：defend是動詞，意思是“為......辯護(hù)”。《牛津詞典》解釋道： act, speak or write in support of sb/sth。例如：

The newspaper defended her against the accusations. 報紙為她辯護(hù), 駁斥對她的指責(zé)。

3. I don't see it fitting in "Mode".

詞匯精講：see在這里表示 “對（某事物）的看法”，可以翻譯為：認(rèn)為，覺得。例如：

I see things differently now. 我現(xiàn)在的看法不同了。

Try to see the matter from her point of view. 盡量用她的觀點(diǎn)來看這件事。

短語精講：fit in是動詞性固定短語，它有如下意思：（1）適合, 適應(yīng)、（2） 融入（群體）、（3）裝配好。例如：

He's never done this type of work before; I'm not sure how he'll fit in with the other employees.

他以前從未做過這種工作，我不知道他是否能與其他雇員配合好。

They fit in there. 他們在那里很合適。