Prudence: Good morning, Your Highness. Your Highness!
Cinderella: Ready for breakfast? How does a cheese omelets sound?
Prudence: The princess is missing! You! You, girl! Have you seen the
princess?
Cinderella: Good morning, Prudence.
Prudence: Oh, I thought you -- But those awful clothes! Well, I - I didn't
recognize you, Your Highness. Allow me to introduce your ladies in waiting.
Beatrice and Daphne.
Beatrice：Pleased to meet you.
Cinderella: You're just in time for breakfast.
Beatrice：Breakfast? Ooh, with toast and jam?
Prudence: Your Highness, a princess never prepares her own meals. That is not
how things are done.
Cinderella: There are rules about breakfast?
Prudence: Of course there are rules, Your Highness. But it's certainly not
your fault... that you don't know the traditions of the castle. That's what the
king expects me to teach you.
Cinderella: I'm sure I can learn it in no time.
Prudence: Mm-hmm. Come along. There's no time to dally. Just do as I say, and
everything will be fine. The king would be horrified... to find the hostess of
the royal banquet dressed like a
scullery maid! A princess must be attired like royalty.
Cinderella: Do I have to wear
this all the time?
Daphne: Oh, of course not, Your Highness. You'll need something much more
formal for dinner.
Cinderella: Couldn't I just wear one of my own dresses?
Prudence: Very amusing, Your Highness... but it simply isn't done.
Cinderella: It's such a beautiful day. Why don't we open the curtains?
Prudence: No, no, no! These curtains are never opened. And certainly not by a
princess.
妙詞佳句，活學活用
1． Highness
這里的highness 可不是“高”的名詞詞性，意思為“陛下，殿下”。那么在日常生活中還是可以用到它來講一些俏皮話，比如說：遵命！就可以是：As your
command, Your Highness.
2．Done
Done的意思有很多，可不只是do的過去分詞那么簡單。 A. Having been carried out or
accomplished; Finished: 結束的；已經(jīng)被執(zhí)行或已經(jīng)被完成的 A done deed. 一件完成了的事 B.
Cooked adequately. 煮熟的：燒得恰到好處的 C. Socially
acceptable: 合乎社會規(guī)矩的： Spitting on the street is just not done in polite
society. 在街上吐痰，這在文明社會里是不得體的
在這里的，done是第三種意思。
3．Dress
Dress 作動詞時有"給……穿衣服"的意思，作名詞時有"衣服、禮服"的意思。有個常用的短語是dress up，意思是"盛裝"，比如： They
dressed up and went to the prom. 他們盛裝去參加舞會。
北京新東方學校優(yōu)秀英語教師，主教聽說速成，聽說讀寫，電影聽說強化等課程，有多年的英語聽說教學經(jīng)驗。陳銳老師主修英文專業(yè)，深刻了解英語學習的困難所在；并有豐富的口譯經(jīng)驗及體會。通過多年的經(jīng)驗積累，陳銳老師總結出一套適合中國學生自己的漢英學習法，更好的結合漢語來攻克英文。
Prudence: Good morning, Your Highness. Your Highness!
