纯正地道美语 第146期(外教讲解)：有关电影的争

　　A: Wow, that terrible movie is finally over. Next time I’m picking the film, because I don’t want to end up seeing a chick flick¹.
B: Well you should have picked, in the end you always complain about everything.
A: Not everything, just this film. Even the title is ridiculous; and it’s so long, those are the two and  a half most wasted hours of my life, so much so that I’m thinking about asking them to give me my money back.
B: I’m thinking of taking you back home. I thought we could have a nice evening, but you’re always so negative.
A: I’m only complaining about a movie that I could have rented or bought and then thrown in the  garbage.
B: You see, that’s what I’m talking about, I can’t stand your sarcastic² jokes anymore
A: Next time, go with your gay friend who is more in touch with his feelings.
B: Well he’s more of a man than you are; at least he appreciates love stories.
A: Love? More like one-night-stands.
B: Don’t criticize Mario or else I’ll start on those fat, drunk friends of yours; they’re no saints.
A: My friends?  Fat?  What about those whales you call friends?
B: You’re unbearable³; you can walk home, I’m leaving.

　　chick flick n.（俚语）肥皂剧（以女性为主要观众, 多以爱情为主题）
sarcastic adj.  讥讽的；嘲笑的；挖苦的
in  touch with 和……联系紧密
one-night-stand 一夜的夫妻
criticize  vt. 批评；挑剔；责难
His policies were severely⁴ criticized.
他的政策受到了严厉批评。
unbearable adj.  不能忍受的
拓展词汇】
intolerable a.无法忍受的
chauvinist⁵ 本…第一主义者
例如：male chauvinist 大男子主义者
make fun of 取笑
brag⁶ v.自夸，吹嘘
discuss vt.讨论，谈论
A: 那部糟糕的电影终于结束了，下次我选电影，因为我不想看一个肥皂剧。
B: 你本应该选电影的，结果你总是抱怨一切事情。
A:并不是一切事情。真是片名都很可笑，而且很长，浪费了我生命中的2个半小时，我真想让他们把钱还给我。
B: 我本想带你回家，我想我们可以过一个愉快的晚上，但是你总是泼冷水。
A: 我只是在抱怨一个我本可以租或买的电影，然后扔进垃圾箱里。
B:你要知道，那正是我谈论的，我再也忍受你那些挖苦的笑话。
A:下次，和你那多愁善感的男友一切看电影吧。
B:他比你更男人，至少他欣赏爱情电影。
A:爱情？更像是一夜情。
B:不要批评Mario或是别人。我也说说你那些肥胖的，嗜酒的朋友，他们并不是圣人。
A:我的朋友？肥胖？那你那些像鲸鱼一样的朋友呢？
B:你简直让人无法忍受，你可以走回家，我要走了。
 

1 flick   

n.快速的轻打，轻打声，弹开；v.轻弹，轻轻拂去，忽然摇动

参考例句：

• He gave a flick of the whip.他轻抽一下鞭子。
• By a flick of his whip,he drove the fly from the horse's head.他用鞭子轻抽了一下，将马头上的苍蝇驱走。

2 sarcastic   

adj.讥讽的，讽刺的，嘲弄的

参考例句：

• I squashed him with a sarcastic remark.我说了一句讽刺的话把他给镇住了。
• She poked fun at people's shortcomings with sarcastic remarks.她冷嘲热讽地拿别人的缺点开玩笑。

3 unbearable   

adj.不能容忍的；忍受不住的

参考例句：

• It is unbearable to be always on thorns.老是处于焦虑不安的情况中是受不了的。
• The more he thought of it the more unbearable it became.他越想越觉得无法忍受。

4 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

5 chauvinist   

n.沙文主义者

参考例句：

• I don't know how she can live with him;he's such a male chauvinist pig!我真不理解她怎么能与他一起生活，他是个典型的大男子主义者。
• How can you do the Muslim chauvinist thing?你怎么能做穆斯林沙文主义的事情？

6 brag   

v./n.吹牛，自夸；adj.第一流的

参考例句：

• He made brag of his skill.他夸耀自己技术高明。
• His wealth is his brag.他夸张他的财富。