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Sophie: Hey, hey, good news. I know why you've been so furious with me.
好消息,我知道你为什么这么生我的气了。
furious 狂怒的; 暴怒的;
Susan: I have not been furious with you.
我没生你的 气
Sophie: Oh yes, you have. And I don't blame you. Men have been coming on to me left and right and I've been having so much fun and enjoying life. And what do I do, I throw it right in your face!I'd hate me too.我也恨我自己。
不,你有。但我不怪你。男人总是围在我身边。而我就喜欢这样,游戏人生。但我不该忽略你的感受。
Susan: Mom, I don't hate you.
妈,我不恨你。
Sophie: So,be that as it may, from now on I'm including you in all the fun. Your mother has come through.
尽管如此,所以从今以后,我要你也享受到我这种快乐。你妈妈享受的这种快乐。
be that as it may就算是这样;即使如此;尽管如此;话虽如此;尽管那样
be that 提前倒装,正常语序:as it may be that. 但英语中as 必须用在倒装句才表示让步。
Child as he is ,he knows a lot. 尽管他还是个孩子,他懂得却很多。
Try as he might. he failed . 尽管他努力了,他还是失败了。
=Try though he might, he failed.
=Although/Though he might try , he failed.
Susan: What have you done?
你干嘛啦?
Sophie: You and I are going on a double date tonight!
咱俩今晚要去四人约会。
Susan: What?什么?
Sophie: Tim has a friend from the box factory and I thought the four of us could hang out, have some drinks and hors d'oeurves , and ...
蒂姆有个工厂的朋友,咱们四个可以一起出去啊,喝点酒,吃个饭。
hors d'oeuvre n.(法)正菜前的开胃小菜
Susan: Forget it.算了吧。
Sophie: Susie.
Susan: Mom, I'm sorry. I'm just not in the mood to hang out these days.
妈,抱歉,最近我没心情约会。
Sophie: Susie, sweetie, please. I can't cancel now.
苏珊,小可爱,去吧。我现在不能取消呀。
Susan: Of course you can, just call them up and tell them not to come over.
当然可以,打个电话叫他们别来了。
Susan: Tim!蒂姆。
Tim: Oh, hey Suse, this is my buddy Lamont.
嘿,苏珊,这是我兄弟拉蒙特。
Lamont: I brought peppermint schnapps.
我带了薄荷酒。
peppermint n.胡椒薄荷; 薄荷; 薄荷糖
schnapps n.(谷物酿制的) 烈酒
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