影片对白：

Victor: A visitor, sir.

Gray: To what do I owe the pleasure?

Emily: I thought you might like to join me for lunch.

Gray: No, I don't think...

Emily: I made a picnic.

Gray: Yes, well, I'm afraid I...I'd rather stay at home today.

Emily: Serious?

Gray: It's going to rain.

Emily: Tell me, Mr Gray. Must you always play the cynic? Hm?

Emily: Look up.

Gray: Actually, I'd rather you didn't...

(Shutter clicks)

Emily: Oblige me, Mr Gray.

Gray: Have you been pursuing this delightful¹ hobby for long?

Emily: No. It's a gift from my father. In return, he made me promise that I wouldn't chain myself to any more railings. For suffrage², Mr Gray. Well, don't you think that women should be given the vote?

Gray: I don't believe a woman should be given anything she can't wear in the evening.

Emily: What a loss to the Front you are. Think of all those Germans that you could bayonet with your epigrams.

Gray: I do apologise if I offend.

Emily: Oh, no, you'll have to do rather better to offend me.

Gray: Then I humbly³ vow⁴ to redouble my efforts.

Emily: You know, I wonder if it's true, what they say about you. That beneath all the charm, you're in fact quite heartless?

Gray: They say I'm charming?

Emily: They say that you devote your whole life to pleasure. Well, it's clearly to be recommended. If I look as good as you in 25 years, I shall be thoroughly⁵ happy.

Gray: I can assure you, pleasure is very different from happiness. I mean, some things are more precious because they don't last.

Emily: Mr Gray...I believe I know your secret. You do have a heart.

Gray: Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril⁶.

Emily: How terrifying.

妙语佳句 活学活用

1. play the cynic：作出一副愤世嫉俗的样子。play在这里是“装扮，装得像……”的意思。例如：She likes to play the great lady.（她喜欢装成贵妇人的样子。）

2. Oblige me: 帮帮忙。oblige在这里的意思是“施恩惠于，帮……的忙”。例如：Will you oblige me by closing the windows?（劳您驾替我关上窗好吗？）

3. the Front: 前线。front也可以表示“（面临危险等时表现或装出的）态度，举止；看法；立场”，例如：put on a bold front（装出大胆的样子）。

4. bayonet: 用刺刀刺。影片中Emily用的是比喻用法，意思是道林的话句句尖锐，像刺刀一样刺向他人，所以不去前线真是可惜了。看一下例子：The soldiers bayoneted their way out.（士兵们用刺刀杀出一条血路。）

5. epigram: 精辟的措词。看一下例子：He has a genius for epigram.（他有妙语连珠的才能。）

6. redouble: 使再加倍，进一步加强，大大增加。看一下例子：He redoubled his efforts to finish the work on time.（他加倍努力以便准时把工作做完。）

7. at one's peril: 自担风险。例如：Keep off at your peril.（走开点，不然，出了事你自己负责。）