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Bean (Dr Bean)
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憨豆先生(憨豆博士篇)
董事会已经决定将憨豆先生解雇。
Walton: Miss Hutchinson, would you send Mr Bean up to the boardroom, please.
华尔顿: 哈琴森小姐，请你将憨豆先生叫到董事室来好吗?
Hutchinson: Yes sir. oh, and Lord Walton, the Grierson Gallery called again.
哈琴森:是的，先生。对了，华尔顿先生，格雷厄森美术馆又打电话来了。
Walton:Thank you. One final thing. Once again we have been invited by the Grierson Gallery of Southern California to send one of our staff for a short visit. The Grierson has a fairly modest collection - but it does include the most famous American painting of all, Whistler's Mother. Any thoughts?
华尔顿: 谢谢。哦，对了，还有一件事。南加州格雷厄森美术馆又邀请我们派一名员工作一次短程访问。格雷厄森美术馆的藏画很一般，不过却收藏了美国最有名的油画《卫斯理的母亲》，你们对这件事有什么看法?
(众董事们纷纷摇头，对此没有表示出什么特殊的兴趣。这时106岁的鲁波特先生举起了手。)
Walton:Yes. Sir Rupert. And may I say sir, how honoured we are that you still grace us with all your time, wisdom, and infinite knowledge. Your invaluable thoughts, sir?
华尔顿: 哦，鲁波特先生。请允许我说，您所付出的时间，智慧和无限的知识仍然使我们无比荣耀。我们真是太荣幸了。您的高见是什么呢，先生？
Rupert: Could you speak up please. I didn't catch the question.
鲁波特: 您说大声点好吗？我没听清楚问题。
Walton: You have your voting slips, gentlemen. Please remember the Americans are looking for something quite high powered. A doctorate preferably...
华尔顿: 先生们，你们手里都有一张投票卡。请记住美国人要找的是一位权位高的人。最好是一位博士……
(这时憨豆先生敲门进来。所有人的表情都很严肃，这让他很紧张。)
Walton: Ah, Mr Bean. Please take a seat for a moment. I have some news which will not, I'm afraid...
华尔顿: 啊，憨豆先生。请先坐一会儿。我有些事要告诉你，恐怕……
(电话铃响了，华尔顿先生拿起电话。 他得知新电脑系统出了故障，而要完全修好还需要六个月的时间，这就意味着憨豆先生还得在美术馆里呆六个月。)
Walton: As I was saying, gentlemen. The Grierson Gallery. South California. Great opportunity. Thousands-of miles-away though it is. Doctorate or no doctorate, perhaps.
华尔顿: 正像我说的，先生们。关于南加州格雷厄森美术馆的事。虽然路途有几千里，但这是个很好的机会。
(所有董事都明白了华尔顿先生说话的真正含义并纷纷在投票卡上写下人选。每一张卡片写的都是憨豆的名字。)
Walton: Mr Bean. Wonderful news. You are going to America.
华尔顿: 憨豆先生。好消息。你将被派到美国去。
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