听美剧学英语:《淘小子看世界》 I Dream of Feeny - 3

I can't believe Mr. Feeny actually missed a day of school.

Well, you know who you can thank for that, don't you?

Zeus?

Me! I wished for him to get sick, and he did.

You didn't wish for him to get sick.

Sure I did, yesterday when we weren't studying.

Even if you did, you can't make something happen just because you say it.

Power of the mind is not to be taken lightly, Shawn. Force of will is the most powerful weapon on earth.

Er, No, it's not.

Maybe I do have some kind of strange power, like the X-man. Only I have the power to make people sick.

Yeah, it's working on me right now.

Maybe I'll call myself, Sick Boy. Sick Boy, possessor of a strange mutant power, can with a glance of sickening eye make otherwise healthy man bend over the toilet and go "errr" .

Alright, Sick Boy, if you can do it, do it to him.

Piece of cake.

Hey, Minkus, Minkus, come here. When your mother cuts your hair, tell her to take the oatmeal out of the bowl.

Sorry, Shawn. But I don't have the energy to trade insults today. I'm not feeling very well.

Wow.

Chills¹.

What can I say, it's a gift.

Minkus, you were all right in class this morning when exactly did you start feeling terrible?

When I heard Mr. Feeny is in the hospital.

The hospital? Sounds serious.

For Mr. Feeny and for you.

Why me? Why's it serious for me?

Karma, what goes around comes around.

The hospital, wow, you are good.

Me? I didn't do this.

You wished he would get sick.

I didn't wish for him to get sick.

Sure you did, yesterday when we weren't studying.

Shawn, you said it yourself. Just because you want something to happen doesn't mean it's gonna happen.

You are scary, Cor.

I wish I wouldn't say things like that.

Just don't look at me, ok? Don't look at me.

Words & Information:

mutant : A mutant is an animal or plant that is physically² different from others of the same species³ because of a change in its genes⁴.
trade insults: If two people or groups trade something such as blows, insults, or jokes, they hit each other, insult each other, or tell each other jokes. (mainly AM)
karma: In religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism⁵, karma is the belief that your actions in this life affect all your future lives.

1 chills   

寒冷( chill的名词复数 )； 冷漠； 扫兴； [冶金学]激冷

参考例句：

• These evening damps and chills play Old Harry with one's bronchial tubes. 夜晚的湿气与寒冷对支气管有害。
• The bitter wind chills one to the bone. 寒风彻骨。

2 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

3 species   

n.物种，种群

参考例句：

• Are we the only thinking species in the whole of creation?我们是万物中惟一有思想的物种吗？
• This species of bird now exists only in Africa.这种鸟现在只存在于非洲。

4 genes   

n.基因( gene的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• You have good genes from your parents, so you should live a long time. 你从父母那儿获得优良的基因，所以能够活得很长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Differences will help to reveal the functions of the genes. 它们间的差异将会帮助我们揭开基因多种功能。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 生物技术的世纪

5 Buddhism   

n.佛教（教义）

参考例句：

• Buddhism was introduced into China about 67 AD.佛教是在公元67年左右传入中国的。
• Many people willingly converted to Buddhism.很多人情愿皈依佛教。