小叛逆-1

台词 

-Thank you. That will be all, Moses.

-Yes, ma’am.

-May I have some of those cookies, Miss Virgie?

-Of course you may.

 James Henry, serve these cookies to Master Harold and wipe his chin.

-Yes, ma’am, Miss Virgie.

-Another portion of ice cream for you, Miss Gladys?

-No, thank you, I’ve had enough.

-There ain’t no more ice cream, MissVirgie.

-I only ask them once. I won’t coax.

-More cake or ice cream for you, Master Philip?

-Nothing more for me, thank you.

-would you care for more ice cream, Master Harold?

-Yes.

-Perhaps you would rather have another nice, great big piece of cake.

-No, just ice cream.

-Is this for me?

-Course not. Serve it to young Master Harold.

-Seems like he could’ve just reached overand took it…instead of this roundabout way.

-That child of yours is certainly the perfect hostess.

-She takes after her mother.

-I can easily understand why you two worship her.

-I’m afraid that’s a failing common to all parents.

-Listen, everyone. Listen!

  How would you like to see Uncle Billy dance?

-All right, James Henry. Let’s get going, son.

-James Henry? How about you dancing too?

-Oh, no, ma’am, Miss Virgie. The body is willing, but the feet just stays too close to the ground.

-Come, dear. Excuse yourself for a moment. Some other little friends want to see you.

-Will you please excuse me for a minute?

-Yes, Miss Virgie.

-Now, you took some gumption and talk right out to Miss Virgie. Don’t be scared.

-Hello. Sally Anne. Hello, Dinah.

-Hello.

-Go on now, Sally Anne.

-Miss Virgie…Please, ma’am…We all done comehere to wish you many happy, happy…

-Returns.

-That’s it! Many happy returns of the day. And we all done made you a doll, and here it is. Miss     Virgie, there was more I had to say, but…Mammy, I forgot it.

-You said everything, Sally Anne. Don’t you worry. This is the very nicest present I got. Thank you   ever so much.

-Yes, indeed, children. It was very thoughtful and sweet. Come now, dear.

-I’ll see you later, and I’ll save you some cake.

-We’ll be waiting!

注释

1. coax  /kəʊks/  哄，劝诱，连哄带劝地得到

①She coaxed the cat into coming a little closer. 她哄着那只猫又靠近了一点儿。

② The officer spoke yesterday of her role in trying to coax vital information from the young victim. 那个官员昨天谈起她的职责——设法劝诱那个年轻受害者提供重要信息。

③ coax sth out of/from sb 哄劝某人后得到……

     coax a smile from the baby 逗小孩笑

④ coax sb to dosth 哄某人做某事

     coax a child to take its medicines

2. take after  跟……很像，像……，随……

① She takes after her mother.  她随她母亲。

② You think you take after me?  你觉得你随我吗？

3. worship /’ wɜːrʃɪp/  敬奉，崇拜；在这里意思是特别地爱，非常非常爱，宠溺

① I can easily understand why you two worship her.  不难理解你们俩为什么宠溺她了。

4. returns  return是返回的意思，returns是名词，有回报、收益的意思。祝别人生日快乐，我们常说Happy birthday! 也可以说Wish you many happy returns of the day!祝你有许多幸福的回报，相当于祝你年年有今日、岁岁有今朝！

5. thoughtful   thought, 思想，想法。thoughtful  深思的，体贴的，考虑周到的。

① a thoughtful and caring man  一个考虑周到、关心体贴的男人

② a thoughtful and scholarly book  一本既有思想深度又有学术价值的书

6. save 有拯救、解救之意，也有节省、储蓄、保留、保存的意思。

① I’ll save you some cake.  我会留一些蛋糕给你们。

② Save it to a new file.  把它保存到一个新文件里

③ Save your breath to cool your porridge.  不要白费口舌了。