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写在前面
欢迎大家跟Mandy一起美剧学英语,今天是“看老友记学英语”的第6篇,希望大家能有所收获,多多找机会输出巩固所学哦。
场景介绍
Monica和Paul约会,虽说聊起了各自与前任的分手经历,但气氛很欢乐,两人相谈甚欢……
今日内容
Monica: Oh my God!
天哪!
Paul: I know, I know, I'm such an idiot. I guess I should have caught on when she started going to the dentist four and five times a week. I mean, how clean can teeth get? Paul: I know, I know, I'm such an idiot. I guess I should have caught on when she started going to the dentist four and five times a week. I mean, how clean can teeth get?
我知道,我就是个大白痴!当她开始每周去看四五次牙医的时候我就该了解了。我是指牙齿需要有多干净?
Monica: My brother's going through that right now, he's such a mess. How did you get through it?
我哥正在承受着这种(失恋的)痛苦,一副失魂落魄的样子。你是怎么熬过来的?
Paul: Well, you might try accidentally breaking something valuable of hers, say her…
额,你可以“不小心”砸烂她贵重的东西,比如她的……
Monica: leg?
腿?
Paul: That's one way! Me, I, I went for the watch.
这样也不赖耶!我……我选择了砸烂她的表。
Monica: You actually broke her watch? Wow! The worst thing I ever did was, I, I shredded by boyfriend's favorite bath towel.
你真的砸烂过她的表?哇!我做过的最坏的事情是,我撕碎了男朋友最喜欢的浴巾。
Paul: Ooh, steer clear of you.
啊呀,那我可得离你远点。
Monica: That's right.
是的哟!
重点表达
1、Oh my God! 天哪!
爱看美剧的同学对这句话不会陌生,老外在“震惊”的时候常常会说,类似的表达还有:
Oh, my Goodness!
Oh, my gosh!
Oh, my!
Oh, man!/Oh, boy!
2、catch on理解,变得流行
eg:
Being a foreigner, he did not catch on the joke.
作为一个外国人,他没能理解这个笑话(的含义)。
No one expected text messaging to catch on.
没有人预料到短信会流行起来。
3、go through & get through
go through在这里表示“经受,遭受”
eg:
He was going through a very difficult time.
他正处于非常艰难的时期。
get through表示“克服”
eg:
It's hard to see how people will get through the winter.
难以想象人们将怎样熬过这个冬天。
4、such a mess一团糟
这个短语在这里指的是Ross的精神状况一团糟,所以“He is such a mess."可以翻译为:一副失魂落魄的样子。
一般来说,这个短语用来表示环境乱糟糟的
eg:
Their naughty children always contrive to make such a mess of things.
他们家那些淘气的孩子们老是把家里弄得一团糟。
5、say
这个词大家肯定都认识,也熟悉它作为“说”的用法。
但是,“say”在这里是“比方说,举例说”的意思。
表示”比方说,举例说“的意思的时候,可以接名词或者句子。
eg:
I don't like drinks,say cola, milk, etc.
我不喜欢喝饮料,比方说可乐、牛奶等等。
Let's say I wanted to have a fundraising party for my film.
比方说,我想我的电影有一个筹款派对。
6、go for
“go for”在这里表示“选择”
eg:
People tried to persuade him to go for a more gradual reform programme.
人们试图说服他推行更为平缓的改革方案。
其他常用的表达有:
go for a walk去散步
go for a picnic去野餐
go for an outing去远足
Go for it!尽力去试一试!
go for broke: risk everything in one big effort全力以赴
eg:
I'm gonna go for broke today.
我今天就赌一把了。
7、steer clear of you那我可得离你远一点(这里是开玩笑的意味)
steer clear:避开,尤指一些会令你有麻烦或者危险的东西
eg:
I think a lot of people, women in particular, steer clear of these sensitive issues.
我认为很多人,特别是女性,都会回避这些敏感问题。
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