——Background(背景):Anne作为Richard的女伴来到了他姐姐Julie的生日晚宴。
Julie: “Guess what? Richard is bringing a girl.”
(你猜怎么着?理查德会带一个女孩来。)
Miles: “Miracles do happen. Does the girl have a name?”
(奇迹真的会发生。这个女孩叫什么名字?)
Julie: “Don’t know. Wouldn’t say.”
(我不知道,他没告诉我)
They hear a strange sound coming from the kitchen.
(他们听见一个奇怪的声音从厨房传来)
Julie: “Oh, goodness, Miles! What is going on in the kitchen?”
(哦,天哪,Miles!厨房里发生了什么事?)
Miles: “Oh, God!”
(哦,天!)
Richard: “Hi. Come on in. A little food crisis. The guinea-fowl is proving more complicated than expected.”
(你好,请进。发生了一场小小的食物危机,这道珍珠鸡做起来比想象的复杂。)
Miles: “He’s cooking guinea-fowl?”
(他在做珍珠鸡?)
Julie: “Don’t even ask.”
(别问了)
Anne: “Hello.”
(你好)
Richard: “Julie, this is Anne.”
(Julie,这位是Anne)
Julie: “Right, crisis over.”
(好,危机解决了)
Richard: “Miles, this is Anne.”
(Miles,这位是安妮)
Miles: “Hello, Anne, some wine?”
(你好,安妮,要不要喝点酒?)
Anne: “Yes please, oh yes, happy birthday Julie.”
(好的,谢谢。哦对了,生日快乐,Julie)
Later on, in the kitchen…
(稍后,在厨房)
Julie: “Anne is the spitting image of his ex… don’t you think?”
(安妮长得真像他的前妻……你觉得呢?)
Miles: “A little bit, I guess Richard has his type…”
(有一点,我猜Richard就喜欢这种类型……)