纯正地道美语 第82期(外教讲解):New Guy In Town V

Daily Life - New Guy In Town V (C0082)

A: What the heck is going on! Did you see that?What was that thing?
B: I don’t know! I’m just glad we made it out! Look,there is a police car! Help! Help! Please stop!
C: Howdy man. What seems to be the problem? Is this man bothering you?

A: Officer, officer, there is, like, a witch¹ creature back there! We tied her up but she broke free, and she was about to have us for dinner!

C: Okay, calm down, calm down. Lemme see your eyes please. Have you been drinking tonight,son?

B: We are telling the truth! She’s in there! We suspected her of being a kidnapper² or rapist but it turns out she’s an alien³ or something.

C: Okay, calm down, calm down. Lemme see your eyes please...
B: Ugg! Seriously! Are you gonna help us or not?

C: Okay, let’s go have a look, shall we? Hello? Is anyone in here?
A: Be careful! She might be hiding!
C: It’s perfectly⁴ safe... there isn’t anyone...
 

1 witch   

n.巫婆，女巫；vt.施巫术，迷惑

参考例句：

• The witch changed the prince into a frog.巫婆把王子变成了青蛙。
• The heartless witch cast a spell on the poor little girl.狠心的女巫对孤苦无助的小女孩施了妖术。

2 kidnapper   

n.绑架者，拐骗者

参考例句：

• The kidnapper was shot dead then and there by the armed policeman.绑架者被武装警察当时当地击毙。
• The kidnapper strangled the child with a piece of string.绑票的人用一根绳子把这孩子勒死了。

3 alien   

n.外星人，外国人；adj.外国的；相异的；异己的；与...格格不入的；与...不同的；不相容的；外来的；adj.（常与to连用）与…相反的；与…不同的

参考例句：

• Jim is an alien in this film.吉姆在这部电影里是个外星人。
• Their ideas are alien to our way of thinking.他们的思想和我们的想法不同。

4 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。