第1419期:Reunion, Count me out!

What is it about reunions that make some people reluctant to go to?

什么是聚会让一些人不愿意去？
 Is it that they're afraid of being judged by people who they met in their heyday?

 是怕全盛时期遇到的人评头论足吗？
Is it a fear of having betrayed high expectations? Or is it the risk of realising that the sparkle that held the group together is no longer there?

是害怕背叛了很高的期望吗？还是意识到将团队凝聚在一起的光芒不再存在的风险？
Fans have been keen on a Spice Girls reunion, but Posh Spice is saying 'no'. 

粉丝们一直热衷于辣妹重聚，但 Posh Spice 说“不”。
Fans have eagerly followed months of speculation about the five British singers getting together again. 

几个月来，关于五位英国歌手再次聚在一起的猜测，粉丝们热切关注。
For this generation – now mainly middle aged mothers – it's a chance to introduce the band to their own daughters.

对于这一代人——现在主要是中年母亲——这是一个将乐队介绍给自己女儿的机会。 
But, unfortunately, it’s not gonna happen. 

但是，不幸的是，这不会发生。
They might see four of them.

他们可能会看到其中四个。
The spoil sport seems to be Victoria Beckham. Maybe Posh Spice became too posh herself to shake her booty on a stage. 

破坏运动似乎是维多利亚贝克汉姆。也许 Posh Spice 自己变得太奢侈了，无法在舞台上摇晃她的战利品。
She's said in the past that she’s got no plans to join with Baby, Scary, Ginger and Sporty.

她过去曾说过，她没有加入 Baby、Scary、Ginger 和 Sporty 的计划。
"Doing the Olympics was an incredible honour. That's great. Thank you to everybody, but no more," she said after the group performed at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in London in 2012.“

参加奥运会是一项令人难以置信的荣誉。那太好了。谢谢大家，但仅此而已，”她在 2012 年伦敦奥运会闭幕式上表演后说。
And then there's Friends. Well, no more chats at the (fictitious) Central Perk cafe for Chandler Bing. 

然后是朋友。好吧，不再在（虚构的）Central Perk 咖啡馆为 Chandler Bing 聊天。
Actor Matthew Perry has announced that he won't attend the reunion show of the hit American TV sitcom which captured the imagination of audiences in several countries.

演员马修·佩里（Matthew Perry）宣布，他将不会参加美国电视情景喜剧的重逢节目，该节目吸引了多个国家/地区的观众的想象力。 
It ended in 2004 after ten series.

它在十个系列之后于2004年结束。
Perry's spokesperson said he "may tape something" as a tribute to the series' creator James Burrows but… he is otherwise engaged.

佩里的发言人表示，他“可能会录制一些东西”作为对该系列创作者詹姆斯·伯罗斯的致敬，但……他另有参与。 
As some Hollywood actors do, he will star in a play in London which runs until May. 

正如一些好莱坞演员所做的那样，他将在伦敦出演一部一直持续到 5 月的戏剧。
It's a story about being middle aged. Enough said. 

这是一个关于中年的故事。说够了。

词汇表

reluctant 不情愿的
heyday 全盛时期
high expectations 高期望
eagerly  急切地、迫不及待地
speculation 推测，猜测
gonna (going to) 会（做什么，发生什么）
spoil sport 扫兴者
posh 富贵的
to shake (her) booty （跟着音乐）摇摆（她的）臀部
fictitious 虚构的
to attend 参加
to capture the imagination  抓住了（人们的）想象力
to tape  录影
tribute  致敬，致词
otherwise engaged  抽不出身，有约在身