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Julian and I, we burn the midnight oil night after night.

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Julian and I, we burn the midnight oil night after night.

朱利安和我，一夜一夜地熬到很晚。

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We are both booked out for weeks.

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1 Julian and I, we burn the midnight oil night after night .朱利安和我，一夜一夜地熬到很晚。
劇中語境有人一開口就是 burn the midnight oil，把自己和朱利安捆在同一串夜裡，不是偶發加班，是連著耗。語氣像跟朋友倒苦水，又有點得意。
日常例句The night nurses burn the midnight oil when two people call in sick.兩個人臨時請假，夜班護士就得連著熬。
一個燈油的比喻，把連軸轉說成兩個人的共同生活。
句型we burn the midnight oil，表連熬
日常例句My lab partner and I burn the midnight oil before every demo.每次演示前，我和實驗搭檔都把夜熬幹。
2We are both booked out for weeks.我們倆未來幾週的檔期都排滿了。
3Adam, he seems to somehow go home and work from there.亞當好像總能回家，在家裡幹活。
4Adam, he has a kid now. I mean, I don't know how he does it.亞當現在有孩子了。我是說，我不知道他怎麼辦到的。
5He might just be the cleverest person I know.他也許是我認識的最聰明的人。
6He can recite whole sections of the Criminal Justice Act.他能把《刑事司法法》整段背出來。
7He's a fre-eak !他就是個妖——孽！
8But I like that he sees me as an equal , a brain to trust .可我喜歡他把我當成平等的人，一個信得過的腦子。
9Julian comes in,朱利安走進來，
10asks me about his GBH case.問我他那個重傷案。
11It's tricky. It looks bad for his client.棘手。看著對他當事人不利。
12Should he plead it out and get a lesser sentence ?當事人該不該認了，換一個更輕的刑期？
13We head to his room, so he can pour us each a vodka.我們去他的房間，好讓他給我們各倒一杯伏特加。
14If his client pleads, he'll definitely do a few years , he has a past .要是他的當事人認了，肯定得坐幾年，當事人有前科。
15But a guilty plea gives him a discount on the time he will serve .可認罪會讓他實際要坐的時間打折。
16 On the other hand , there's a strong chance the facts don't work for the police.另一方面，這些事實很有可能對警察不利。
17It's a hard decision.這決定很難。
18I spot something.我發現了一個點。
19Looks like some of the officers fixed something to make it look better .看起來有些警員做了手腳，好讓這案子看著更好。
20It is a fundamental mistake. We laugh. [CHUCKLES]這是個根本性的錯。我們笑了。（輕笑）
21Jules's eyes are on me.朱利安的眼睛看著我。
22Moves in close.靠過來。
23Too much vodka... Woops !伏特加喝多了……哎呀！
24I find myself kissing Jules.我發現自己在親朱利安。
25He... He is more gentle than I thought he would be.他……他比我以為的要溫柔。
26Boyish, sheepish, Jules! Who would have thought it?帶點孩子氣，有點羞，朱利安！誰想得到？
27He... He is not a look I would usually find attractive.他……他長得不是我平時會看上的那種。
28He's all, er... He's all clean and well pampered .他就是，呃……整個人乾乾淨淨，保養得好好的。
29He smells of expensive aftershave, son of a QC , but right now, he is exactly what I want .他身上是很貴的鬚後水味，皇家大律師的兒子，可眼下，他正是我想要的。
30We fuck on the corner sofa in his office.我們在他辦公室角落的沙發上幹了。
31We laugh about the cliché we are. 'Barristers doing it in chambers!'我們笑自己有多俗套。「大律師在律師樓裡搞上了！」
32He nuzzles up close to me afterwards, says he was sure I would have a boyfriend.事後他湊過來貼著我，說他本來確定我有男朋友。
33It's sweet. How did I become that girl ?挺甜的。我怎麼變成了那種女孩？

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