A Walk in the Clouds《云中漫步》(三)
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Paul: When I was a kid...every night I'd climb up to the roof of the orphanage2, and I'd make a wish on every star I could see.

Victoria: That's a lot of wishing.

Paul: It usually boiled down to one wish, really.

Victoria: What was that?

Paul: What you have in there.

Victoria: Everyone always telling you how you should live your life.

Paul: Better than having no one telling you.

Pedro: You know, in 1580 the first Aragon, also a Pedro, came from Spain to Mexico with a dream in his head, the clothes on his back, and the root from the family's vineyard inside his pocket. Excuse me. May I...see one more? Which one? Ah, that's no good. Try one more. Ahh...that's wonderful. Come...I will show you something. This is the root I brought with me, a descendant from the root the first Pedro brought with him. All our vines come from this one. It's not just the root of Las Nubes. It's the root of our lives, of Victoria's life. Now that you're a part of all this, a part of us, it is the root of your life. You are an orphan1 no longer. So, you will stay with your family while we harvest the fruit? Ah. It's a special time. It's a time of magic.

Paul: I really can't. I have commitments.

Pedro: What about the commitments to your family? W-What can be more important than that?

Paul: I would like to, really. But I can't. 

Pedro: He said you would not stay.

Paul: Who did?

Pedro: Alberto. He said, "The first chance the gringo gets, he will leave her." His exact words.

Paul: I'm not leaving her. I'm--

Pedro: No, no, no, no. I understand. Just my poor granddaughter. He will whip her with it. She'll be the one to pay for your commitments. Such a pity. Such a sweet girl.

Paul: But it would just be the difference of a day.

Pedro: The most important day of our year, the day that makes or breaks our fortunes--that's what he will throw up to her for the rest of her life. I know my son.

Paul: Don Pedro.

Pedro: Eh?

Paul: You're right. It's only one day. I'll stay.

Pedro: Right. May I? It's a good thing. You have no more chocolates to sell, anyway. Come on.

Victoria: I thought you were leaving.

Paul: I thought it would be better for you if I stuck around at least until the harvest.

Alberto: Don't you have chocolates to sell?

Paul: Family comes first.

妙语佳句,活学活用

1. Boil down

在这里的意思是"Simplify, summarize, or shorten; lead to the conclusion that缩短,减少,归纳为,简单地归结为",例如:
It all boils down to a clear case of murder.
John finally managed to boil his thesis down to 200 pages.

2. Throw up to

这里的意思是"criticize, upbraid3 责备,指责",例如: Dad was always throwing it up to the boys that they were careless and messy.

3. Stick around

俚语,意思是"逗留,停留",例如:If you had stuck around, you'd have seen the fireworks.



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1 orphan QJExg     
n.孤儿;adj.无父母的
参考例句:
  • He brought up the orphan and passed onto him his knowledge of medicine.他把一个孤儿养大,并且把自己的医术传给了他。
  • The orphan had been reared in a convent by some good sisters.这个孤儿在一所修道院里被几个好心的修女带大。
2 orphanage jJwxf     
n.孤儿院
参考例句:
  • They dispensed new clothes to the children in the orphanage.他们把新衣服发给孤儿院的小孩们。
  • They gave the proceeds of the sale to the orphanage.他们把销售的收入给了这家孤儿院。
3 upbraid jUNzP     
v.斥责,责骂,责备
参考例句:
  • The old man upbraided him with ingratitude.那位老人斥责他忘恩负义。
  • His wife set about upbraiding him for neglecting the children.他妻子开始指责他不照顾孩子。
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