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SCENE③ A 吉娜到了自己的隔間
【這在我的控制之下】
Dave: Hi, Zina. Lots of people are looking for you.
戴夫: 嗨,吉娜。很多人在找你。
Zina: Like who?
吉娜: 好比是誰?
Dave: Like Elvin. He isn't too happy about what you promised Stars.com.
戴夫: 好比艾文。他對于你給Stars.com的承諾不太滿意。
Zina: I've got it under control.
吉娜: 這在我的控制之下。
Dave: You do 1) realize that it isn't 2) humanly possible for us to finish by next week?
戴夫: 你知道要我們在下星期前就緒,這非人所能及吧?
Zina: What if you had three more 3) top-notch programmers to help you?
吉娜: 要是多了三名頂尖的程序設(shè)計師幫你們呢?
Dave: That would definitely make a difference. But Vince already said no.
戴夫: 那當然就大大的不同了。不過文斯已經(jīng)說“不”了。
語言詳解
A: Do you realize how beautiful you are?
你知道你自己有多美嗎?
B: Stop. You're embarrassing me.
別說了。你讓我好尷尬。
【I've got it under control. 這在我的控制之下?!?
有時候,當情況看似已失去控制,若你仍有信心能夠控制全局,就可以嗆出這句話 I've got it under control.“這在我的控制之下?!?
A:The ship is sinking! What are you going to do about it?
這艘船要沉了!你打算怎么做?
B:Relax, I've got it under control. We won't sink.
放輕松,這在我的控制之下。船不會沉的。
【make a difference 造成差別】
make a difference是指會對現(xiàn)有的情況造成差別,跟以往不同。
A: I know you need some financial help. If I give you a raise, will it help?
我知道你需要一些經(jīng)濟支援。若我給你加薪會有幫助嗎?
B: Well, it will certainly make a difference.
呃,這將會大有幫助。
1) realize (v.) 認識到,體會
2) humanly (adv.) 符合人性地
3) top-notch (a.) 頂尖的,一流的