Twenty-four-year-old Miss Margaret Roberts lost her bid to win a seat in Parliament today, but she has put new life into the Dartford Conservative¹ Association. Winning candidate Mr Dodds had better watch out, this bright young woman is on his tail.

 

Denis: Eat!

 

Margaret: Disaster.

 

Denis: Hang on...Hang on... You shaved thousands off their majority. You did splendidly.

 

Margaret: Not splendidly enough.

 

Denis: Ah I see. Self pity. No one is saying you don't need a safe seat. You deserve a safe seat. But it does not come unless you learn to play the game a little.

 

Margaret: What game?

 

Denis: You are a grocer's daughter-

 

Margaret: And proud of being.

 

Denis:- in their eyes. A single grocer's daughter. But if you were to become the wife of a moderately successful businessman- You'd get to parliament, and I'd get to be the happiest man in... in wherever they select you. Margaret, will you marry me? Well?

 

Margaret: Yes. Yes!

 

Denis: What?

 

Margaret: I love you so much but... I will never be one of those women Denis- who stays silent and pretty on the arm of her husband. Or remote and alone in the kitchen doing the washing up for that matter.

 

Denis: We'll get a help for that.

 

Margaret: No... one's life must matter, Denis. Beyond the cooking and the cleaning and the children, one's life must mean more than that- I cannot die washing up a tea cup. I mean it Denis, say you understand.

 

Denis: That's why I want to marry you, my dear. Now eat.

 

 

1. new life: 新活力，新生命

 

His enthusiasm breathed new life into the company.（他的热情给公司注入了新的生命。）

 

2. on his tail: 这里是指撒切尔夫人正“迎头赶上”。

 

3: self pity: 自怜，自哀

 

Throughout, he showed no trace of self-pity.（他从始至终都没有表现出一丝的自怜。）

 

4. safe seat: （议会中某一政党有把握在选举中获胜的）保险选区，稳得席位

 

5. play the game: 遵守比赛规则，按章办事

 

Bobby must have it his way and play the game by his rules.（鲍比必须按他的方法规则来玩这个游戏。）

 

6. wash up: 洗碗碟等餐具

 

It's his turn to wash up but he'll try and duck out of it.（轮到他刷锅洗碗，他却想法儿逃避。）

 

7. for that matter: 就此而言，其实

 

I don't know, and for that matter, I don't care.（我不知道，但就此而论，我不介意。）

 

8. help: 佣人，仆人

 

9. I mean it: 我是认真的

 

Do you really want to quit your job? I mean it.（你是真的要辞职吗?我是认真的。）

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