The devil wears Prada 《时尚女魔头》（三）
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Miranda: My girls are leaving on the train for their grandmother's at 4:00... so the book better be here no later than 3:00. Andy: Of course! Miranda: And I would like my steak here in 15 minutes. Andy: No problem! Okay. I have four hours to get the impossible manuscript. Smith & Wollensky's doesn't open until 11:30. How am I gonna get the steak? Okay. I will be back in 15 minutes. Wish me luck! Emily: No. Shart. Andy: Yes, yes, yes, yes. I've been on hold. It's for Miranda Priestly. It's very important. Yes, I know it's impossible to get... but, well, I was wondering if you could make the impossible possible... if that's at all possible. Yes, I'm calling about the Harry Potter manuscript. Uh, no. Unpublished. Not a chance? Tell her that it's for Miranda Priestly. 'Cause I think it makes a difference. Let me call you back. Hi. You probably don't remember me. We met at James Holt's party. I'm Miranda Priestly's assistant. Christian: The Harry Potter manuscript? Oh, you're kidding. Andy: Uh, sorry to ask, but I'm desperate. Christian: Just tell her it can't be done. You'll have to come up with a Plan "B." Andy: Well, this is Miranda Priestly we're talking about. There is no Plan "B". There's only Plan "A". Is she back? Am I fired? Emily: I rarely say this to people who aren't me... but you have got to calm down. Bloody hell! Miranda: Coat, bag. What's that? Oh, I don't want that. I'm having lunch with Irv. I'll be back at 3:00. I'd like my Starbucks waiting. Oh, and if you don't have that Harry Potter book by then... don't even bother coming back. Nate: Hello. Quit? Are you sure? Andy: I failed. She's gonna fire me anyway. I might as well beat her to the punch. Nate: Wow. Andy, good for you. Congratulations. You're free. Andy: Yeah. Well, listen, I'll call you later. Nate: Okay. 妙语佳句，活学活用 1. Shart Shart 是一个新造出来的词，它可以表示 shit+fart，意思就是“When one farts and a little shit comes out.”，很恶心吧。它还有个引申的用法是“gamble and lose”，因为有时候 fart 是一种很冒险的事情，后果可能会很严重。总之，在这里 Emily 对 Andy 说的这个词意思非常不好，相当于“祝你倒霉”吧。 2. On hold It refers to be in a state of temporary interruption, but not disconnection, during a telephone call. On hold 的意思就是中文里的“呼叫保持，打电话时的等待”，例如：While I was on hold, I checked my calendar for when I could schedule a meeting. 3. At all At all 常用的意思有下面四种： 1) In any way or manner，究竟，例如：Is she able to sing at all? 在本片段中，at all 采用的是第二种意思。 4. Make a difference 这个片语也写作 make the difference，意思是“Cause a change in effect, change the nature of something 导致变化”，例如：His score on this test will make the difference between passing and failing. 在本片段中，make a difference 的意思是“Be important, matter”，例如：Her volunteer work made a difference in many lives. 5. beat to the punch 这个片语也写作beat to the draw，意思是“比另一方/其他人反应更快、更快采取行动”，例如：The new salesman tried to serve one of my customers, but I beat him to the draw. |
