It's time for cotillion.
cotillion 正式的交谊舞会

you may be the John Gotti of Constance, little J., but that doesn't mean you'll ever be part of this Cosa Nostra. 
John Gotti是著名的黑手党老大,Cosa Nostra则是那个黑社会的名称,又叫做Mafia,看过《教父》的应该会很熟悉。


Today we're seeing the Kandinsky Exhibit and having dinner at E.A.T. 
Wassily Kandinsky 瓦西里·康定斯基是俄裔法国画家,艺术理论家。他的作品多采用印象主义技法,又受野兽主义影响,被认为是抽象主义的鼻祖,主要作品均采用音乐名称,诸如《乐曲》、《即兴曲》、《构图2号》等。


- a debutante ball without Blair Waldorf is like a Tour de France without Lance Armstrong. 
- I resent the comparison to that man-whore. 
Lance Armstrong是美国著名的自行车手,癌症痊愈之后依然赢得环法大赛的七连冠。B说他是man-whore大概是因为他与诸多名人恋爱的关系吧?包括著名的歌手、设计师、演员等等。


A lot of my responsibilities from K.C.'s office would translate to this job... event planning, writing press releases.
这句话在面试自我介绍阐述自己工作经验的时候很用得上哦。
 
You make a good case.
你做得很好。
 
I'll never trust Harry Knowles again.
Harry Knowles是著名的网上电影评论员,专门发布电影新闻和电影评论。他的网站叫做Ain't It Cool News。


I think it'll be great to have some one-on-one tutoring because I know you have some catching up to do.
one-on-one 一对一的
catch up 赶上(进度)

 
Not breathe a word. 
Not breathe a word 别泄露秘密 not tell people a secret
试想透露秘密的时候是不是都是小声小气儿地在耳边私语?所以用的是breathe,好像在耳边吹气儿那样。

Debuting with Gertrude Whitney's great grandson will count for a lot with the deb ball crowd.
count for 有价值

This is not like your wedding day.  Cotillion only happens once.
呃……这句话~~~Excuse me?!


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