Jamal: It's a fortune. I'd like to phone a friend.
Host: You're going to the wire. The final lifeline. Here we go. It's ringing! Who is it?
Jamal: That's my brother's number, but...
Host: The kind of brother, who go for a walkon a 20 million rupee question?
Jamal: It's the only number I know.
Host: You are on your own, Jamal.
Latika: Hello? Hello, Jamal?
Host: I'm guessing that isn't your brother. This is...
Latika: My name is Latika.
Host: Okay, Latika. You want to hear the question one more time? And let's be clear about this. 20 million rupees right on your answer, you have 30 seconds. Jamal, pleaseread out the question to Latika now.
Jamal: It is really you?
Latika: Yes.
Host: The question, Jamal. The question!
Jamal: In Alexandre Dumas' book, the "The Three Musketeers", two of the musketeers are called Athos and Porthos. What was the name of the third Musketeer? Was it A: Aramis, B: Cardinal Richelieu, D'Artagnan or D: Planchet?
Host: 15 seconds!
Jamal: Where are you?
Latika: I am safe.
Host: 10 seconds! Latika, what do you think?
Latika: I don't know. I've never known. Jamal, without money...
Host: You really are on your own now, Jamal, your final answer for 20 million rupees.
Jamal: A.
Host: A, because?
Jamal: Just... because.
Host: Final answer?
Jamal: Yes, final answer. A , Aramis. Computer, A. Jamal Malik, Call Center assistant from Mumbay, chaiwalla, for two draws 20 million rupees. You were asked who the third musketeer was in the novel by Alexander Dumas. You answered A, Aramis. Which is. I have to tell you. The right answer!
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1.go to the wire: 這里是打電話的意思。主持人對(duì)Jamal說(shuō)：“最后一個(gè)求救了， 電話連線！” 通常短語(yǔ) go to the wire的意思是“某一事接近結(jié)束，將要到達(dá)終點(diǎn)”。例如：
This year's race will go down to the wire.今年的常規(guī)賽就要結(jié)束了。
