Waiter: Coffee, sir?

 

Cal: I had hoped you would come to me last night.

 

Rose: I was tired.

 

Cal: Your exertions² below decks were, no doubt, exhausting.

 

Rose: I see you had that undertaker of a manservant follow me. How typical.

 

Cal: You will never behave like that again, Rose, do you understand?

 

Rose: I'm not a foreman in one of your mills that you can command. I'm your fiancee.

 

Cal: My fiancee! Yes, you are, and my wife! My wife in practice, if not yet by law. So you will honor me. You'll honor me the way a wife is required to honor her husband. Because I will not be made out a fool, Rose. Is this in any way unclear?

 

Rose: No.

 

Cal: Good. Excuse me.

 

Trudy: Miss Rose.

 

Rose: We had a little accident.

 

Trudy: That's all right, Miss Rose.

 

Rose: Sorry, Trudy.

 

Trudy: It's all right.

 

Rose: Let me help you.

 

Trudy: It's all right, miss. It's all right, miss.

 

Mother: Tea, Trudy.

 

Trudy: Yes, ma'am.

 

Mother: You are not to see that boy again. Do you understand me? Rose, I forbid it.

 

Rose: Stop it, Mother. You'll give yourself a nosebleed.

 

Mother: This is not a game. Our situation is precarious³. You know the money's gone.

 

Rose: Of course I know it's gone. You remind me every day.

 

Mother： Your father left us nothing but a legacy⁴ of bad debts hidden by a good name. That name is the only card we have to play. I don't understand you. It is a fine match with Hockley. It will ensure our survival.

 

Rose: How can you put this on my shoulders?

 

Mother: Why are you being so selfish?

 

Rose: I'm being selfish?

 

Mother: Do you want to see me working as a seamstress? Is that what you want? To see our fine things sold at auction⁵? Our memories scattered⁶ to the winds?

 

Rose: It's so unfair.

 

Mother: Of course it's unfair. We're women. Our choices are never easy.

 

 

1. exertion¹: 努力，费力

 

She failed to unlock the safe in spite of all her exertions.（她虽然费尽力气，仍未能将那保险箱的锁打开。 ）

 

2. manservant: 男仆，仆役女仆则是maidservant

 

3. foreman: 领班，工头

 

foreman也可以指陪审团主席

 

The foreman stated that the jury found the defendant⁷ not guilty.（陪审团主席宣布说陪审团认定被告无罪。）

 

4. in any way: 以任何方式，无论如何

 

By the way, must we guarantee in any way our participation⁸ in the tender?（顺便问一下，我们应为参加投标做一点保证吗？）

 

5. nosebleed: 流鼻血。罗丝这里是说：你可别气坏了。

 

6. bad debts: 坏账，收不回的账

 

Out of the profit, the company have retain 50,000 as provision against bad debt.（公司从利润中留出50000英镑以对付呆(坏)帐。）

 

7. seamstress: 女裁缝，做针线活的女工

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