[杂集]动感英语笔记-第7章
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He drew his sword to get ready for battle。
他拔出利剑准备战斗。
Classic Film Clips
You back…Stabbing murderer。你这阴险的杀人犯。
Back…stabbing adj。阴险的,暗箭伤人的,小人的
例句 Don't trust that back…stabbing guy。He will steal all your money as soon as he has a chance。
Back…stabber n。阴险的人,背信弃义的人。
例句 I was in love with my girlfriend untill I found out that she told all her girlfriends that I was stupid。She's such a back…stabber。
A lesser man would've talked under such torture。
A lesser man 不太正直的人。
例句 Thank you for returning my wallet。 A lesser man would have kept it for himself。
You are a lesser man than he is。 Because you lied to me。
Movie Tunes
Because —电影“美国丽人”(American Beauty)
Key words:turn me on;blow my mind;love is old love is new;blue
Because
because the world is round it turns me on because the world is round。。。aaaaaahhhhhh
because the wind is high it blows my mind because the wind is high。。。。。。aaaaaaaahhhh
love is old; love is new love is all; love is you because the sky is blue; it makes me cry
because the sky is blue。。。。。。。aaaaaaaahhhh aaaaahhhhhhhhhh。。。。
Action English 39
Movie Dictionary
Sound stage 摄影棚 Set 布景
American Slang
That's using the old noodle。 Noodle=brain 脑子,头脑
Use the noodle=use your smarts 动动脑子
例句 Use your noodle to figure out the math problem。
动动脑子把这道数学题做出来。
You haven't used your noodle; so you got ripped off。
因为你没有动脑子,所以就被人家骗了。
Classic Film Clips
Snap out of it。 振作起来,作回自己。
例句 Hey I know you broke up with your girlfriend and you are depressed。But snap out of it。It's not the end of the world。 我知道你和女友分手了,而且你很难过。可你要振作起来,这没什么了不起的。
Hey I don't know what you are thinking about。But snap out of it。You still have a lot of work to do。
我不管你在想什么,但是你得赶快找回自己,还有很多活等着你去干呢。
Sham n冒牌货 fake=phony adj。假冒的
例句 That pany is a sham。They promise to help you ;but they only steal your money。
那家公司是冒牌的。他们说会帮助你,可事实上,他们只会赚你的钱。
I am a sham。I can't really do all the things I said I can do。
我是个冒牌货。我原来说过的事,其实我都做不到。
Is his mom losing her marbles? 他妈妈疯了么?
lose one's marbles=go crazy=lose one's mind 疯了(做了一些很蠢的事情)
例句 Hey have you lost your marbles?Don't tell your girlfriend she's ugly。
你疯了么?别告诉你的女朋友她唱得不好看。
Are you losing your marbles?Are you really got married that guy?
你一定是昏了头吧?你想嫁给那个家伙?
Movie Tunes
Don't rain on my parade ——电影“美国丽人”(American Beauty)
Key words: Take a spill=fall down
Parade
This song is all about that please let me do what I really want to do;and don't tell me what I should or shouldn't do;because they are all my own business。
Action English 40
Movie Dictionary
Fan 迷 Movie fan/ a fan of Christina Auguilera Buff 迷 Movie buff
区别:buff与fan相比,是一种更为俚语化的用法。可以说,movie buff;music buff;但是不能用buff of sth。 or sb。的形式。
American Slang
Pep talk 鼓励人的演说,说辞
例句 My boss gave me a great pep talk before the big meeting。I think it really helped me to close the deal。 在会议之前,老板给我很多鼓励,这使我能够把单子签下来。
Angela needed a good pep talk after she didn't get asked to the prom。
没有人请Angela跳舞,我们该给她一点鼓励。
Prom 不同于 party。它对中学生来讲是非常重要的一件事情,一种社交场合。
Classic Film Clips
She's in pretty bad shape。她的状况很不好。 Shape=condition
例句 That bicycle is in pretty bad shape。I'll only give you 30 bucks for that。
这辆自行车这么烂;我只出30块钱。
He was in pretty bad shape after his girlfriend broke up with him。
因为跟女朋友分手了,所以他的精神状况非常糟。
This is gonna be tough on both of you。
Be tough on sb。= 1。 be very hard work to acplish one's goal。对…来说很难。
2。 对……要求严格,苛刻
例句 Now I know all these studying is tough on you。But when you get accepted to college you'll be happy。
我知道现在对你来说学习很难,可一旦你上了大学,你的前途就一片光明了。
The coach was just being tough on you because he can see your potential。
教练对你要求严格是因为他知道你很有潜力。
Let's not make this any harder than it has to be。
Make sth。 harder than it has to be=make something easy into something difficult 把……弄得很复杂,多此一举。
例句 Dave is making it harder than it has to be by insisting we wait for the red light before we cross the street。 Dave坚持说要等红灯变绿灯我们才能过马路。他真是多此一举。
Don't make it harder than it has to be。Just do what boss says so we can all get out here early。
你就别添乱了;只要按老板说的去做;我们都能早早收工。
Movie Tunes
Uninvited —电影“天使之城”
Key words:uninvited;flatter;hot…blooded;crave
Action English 41
Movie Dictionary
Out takes 不被选用的部分镜头 Bloopers 洋相镜头
American Slang
Ya right 骗人,我才不信呢
例句 Ya right you got perfect on the test;you didn't even study。
我才不信你会考得很好呢,你从来都不学习。
You know what?I just made first string on the soccer team。
Ya right。You can't even run a mile without losing your breath。
你知道么,我进足球队的首发阵容了。
我才不信。你跑一英里就上气不接下气了。
Make first string 进入首发阵容
Classic Film Clips
Here's the deal 你看这样行不行
例句 Here's the deal:I'll give you half the money now and half the money when the DVDs are safely delivered。 老板你看这样行不行啊:我先付你一半钱,等DVD机完好无损的送到我那里,我再付给你另一半。
Look。These T…shirts are in bad condition。Here's the deal:I'll buy all of them for 30% off;okay? 你瞧这些衬衫都有点毛病。你看这样行不行,我全包了,你给我打七折,怎么样?
Give it a go=give it a try 试一把
例句 I'm not so sure I'll be able to fix your skateboard;but let's give it a go and see if it works。
我不敢保证一定能把你的滑板修好,但我们试一试吧,万一要是可以呢。
We'll only have 20 minutes left to finish that report;but let's give it a go。Maybe we can finish in time。
我们只有20分钟写这份报告。可不管怎么说先试一试,没准我们能按时交活呢。
Movie Tunes
Red House —电影“天使之城”
Key word:yander (a slang used in south America means over there or far away)
Action English 42
Movie Dictionary
Credits 字幕 Opening Credits 片头字幕 Closing Credits 片尾字幕
American Slang
You bet 当然; 真的; 的确;没错
例句 You bet we’re going to the concert。 We just got a great deal on tickets。
我们当然要去听音乐会了。我们拿到了几张优惠票。
Can you help with my homework?
You bet。 I just took this course last year。
你能帮我看看功课么?
当然啦。我去年刚学完这科。
Classic Film Clips
Round and round 指说话兜圈子
Cut to the chase 说话直截了当
例句 Look; we can go round and round all the afternoon; but we have to make a decision on the investment today。 这样,我们可以整个下午都一直兜圈子,可关于投资问题,我们今天必须做出决定。
You keep going round and round on the subject。 Do you want to join the team our not? 你总是在兜圈子。你到底想不想参加进来?
See your way clear of something = avoid
例句 If you don’t want to get caught in that storm。 You’d better see your way clear of highway 27。 你要是不想遭遇暴风雪,最好避开27号高速路。
To be that situation in life; you really need to see your way clear of a lot of temptation。 在那种境况下,你真的要抵御很多诱惑。
He’s got a gift。 他很有天赋。 has a gift=to be talented 有天赋
例句 You should really continue with your tennis lessons。 You have a gift and I think you can have the chance to get into a pro。 你真该继续上网球课。你很有天赋。我觉得你会有机会进入职业队的。 Pro。 职业队
He really has a gift with the ladies。 He always has a date on Friday night。
他对女人很有一套。周五晚上他总有约会的。
Movie Tunes
Angel——电影“天使之城”(City of Angels )
Key words:second chance;break
Action English 43
Movie Dictionary
Climax 高潮 ild…up 铺垫
American Slang
Just hang on there a minute or two。
Hang on 1。滞留,停留,等待 2。(接电话时)等一下
例句 I've almost done cleaning my room。If you hang on;we can go to the mall together。 我的房间就快整理好了。你要是愿意等我一会;我们就能一起去商场。
Hang on。last week you said you were gonna pay me 10/hr。Now you pay 8。That's not fair。 等等;等等。上周你说每小时付给我10美元;现在你只给我8美元。这不公平。
Classic Film Clips
Get in the middle of 插手……,卷入……
例句 It has nothing to do with you。Why are you getting in the middle of their arguments? 这事跟你一点关系都没有。你干吗搅合到他们的争论中呢?
I started working in a part time for a consulting firm。Now I'm right getting in the middle of this huge deal。I don't understand how my job became so important。 我在一家咨询公司做兼职。现在我正接手一桩大买卖。我不知道我的工作怎么变得这么重要了。
I'm trying really hard not to get lost in this。
Get lost in 在……迷失自己;陷入……
例句 There's so much have to read。I feel like I'm gonna get lost in the stuff that's not important。 要读的东西太多了。我觉得我要被那些不怎么重要的资料绊住进度了。
It's so bad he got lost in all the excitement。If he had just stayed focused he could've been a great leader。 很遗憾他在荣誉和成绩面前迷失了自己。如果他能保持清醒的话,你会是个伟大的领袖人物。
He's a good man。
Good man 人品很好,值得信任的人
例句 I think you should hire Bob。He's a good man。He works really hard and he's always on time。 我觉得你该雇Bob。他人不错,干活卖力,总是很守时。
Of course;you have the permission to marry my daughter;young man。You're a good man。I've seen how you taked care of your family。 你当然可以娶我女儿,年轻人。你的人品很好。我知道你把家人照顾得很好。
Movie Tunes
Gimme some loving…电影“诺丁山”(Notting Hill)
Key words: Gimme=give me Take it easy=relax
Make it=success in doing sth。 or arrive some place
Action English 44
Movie Dictionary
Cameo 友情客串 Cameo Rolle 友情客串角色
American Slang
Can you fill me in on what's going on;sir? Fill me in on=tell me the details
例句 I can't understand the new puter systerm。Can you fill me in on how it works? 我不太明白这种新的计算机系统。你能给我详细讲讲么?
I'd like to get filled in on what kind of pany this is before I invest。 在投资之前,我想详细了解一下这家公司的情况。
Classic Film Clips
Captain;can I have a word with you?
Have a word with sb。=want to talk with sb。 in private
例句 There was a really cute guy at the meeting。I asked to have a word with him so I can get his phone number。 会上有个不错的小伙子。我想给他聊几句,再问问他电话。
I knew I was in big trouble when the teacher asked to have a word with me after class。 老师说下课之后要找我谈话,我知道我要倒霉了。
With all due respect 恕我直言,我冒昧地说一句
例句 I understand what you're saying;but with all due respect I've been studying this topic for a lot longer than you have。 我明白你说的。可是恕我直言,我学这个比你时间长多了。
With all due respect;you're just not ready to take r