Describing Position and Location Within a Group

描述一群人的状态和位置

Selena: Don’t look now, but a big group of mothers are coming to this house to give you a piece of their mind.

赛琳娜：现在别看，一会会来很多母亲会来这跟你说说她们的想法。

Justin: What?! I meant it as a joke. I didn’t mean anything by it.

贾斯丁：不是吧!我只是开个玩笑。我没有别的意思。

Selena: You’ll have to tell that to Sally. She’s at the head of the group and she’s flanked by Maria and Veronica.

赛琳娜：你应该把这话跟莎莉说。她在队伍最前面。玛利亚和维多利卡在她的两侧。

Justin: Oh no, not them. I’d rather be confronted by anyone but those three.

贾斯丁：不要啊，怎么是他们啊!我宁愿遇见任何人也不要是她们三个。

Selena: They’re not the only ones. They’re backed by a group of at least 15 parents.

赛琳娜：不仅仅是她们三个。她们后面还有一大群的人，至少15个家长。

Justin: Maybe some of those on the periphery are just spectators, waiting to see what the rest of the group will do.

贾斯丁：可能边上的一些家长只是观众，想等着看看剩下的拿一大批人要干什么。

Selena: Don’t count on it. They look determined.

赛琳娜：可别这么想啦!她们看起来态度都很坚决。

Justin: Who are those in the back?

贾斯丁：谁在后面啊?

Selena: Those bringing up the rear? I think those are a few fathers with a message of their own.

赛琳娜：走在最后面的吗?我觉得可能是一些孩子的父亲，不过他们应该都有自己的想法。

Justin: What should I do now?

贾斯丁：那我现在应该怎么办啊?

Selena: Start by waving a white flag.

赛琳娜：一开始就举白旗投降。

Justin: And then?

贾斯丁：然后呢?

Selena: Try a sincere apology, with a healthy dose of groveling.

赛琳娜：略微的放下身段，诚挚的道歉。
 

注释：

flank.vt.位于…之侧面;

例句：Books flank the bed.

床的两侧有书柜。

confront.vt.面对;

例句：She had decided to confront Kathryn with what she had learnt.

她决定拿自己了解的事实与凯瑟琳当面对证。

spectator.n.观众，旁观者

例句：The role of a work is to communicate its message to the spectator.

一部艺术作品的作用在于把它的含义传达给观众

groveling.adj.卑躬屈节的

例句：A request like yours requires flattery and groveling.

一个要求式的邀请恭维和卑躬屈节.

Describing Position and Location Within a Group

Selena: Don’t look now, but a big group of mothers are coming to this house to give you a piece of their mind.

Justin: What?! I meant it as a joke. I didn’t mean anything by it.

Selena: You’ll have to tell that to Sally. She’s at the head of the group and she’s flanked by Maria and Veronica.

Justin: Oh no, not them. I’d rather be confronted by anyone but those three.

Selena: They’re not the only ones. They’re backed by a group of at least 15 parents.

Justin: Maybe some of those on the periphery are just spectators, waiting to see what the rest of the group will do.

Selena: Don’t count on it. They look determined.

Justin: Who are those in the back?

Selena: Those bringing up the rear? I think those are a few fathers with a message of their own.

Justin: What should I do now?

Selena: Start by waving a white flag.

Justin: And then?

Selena: Try a sincere apology, with a healthy dose of groveling.