【跟着美剧练发音】吸血鬼日记7

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【Lexi】Ah, the famous Elena.

【Elena】 Towel girl.

【L】 I've been called worse. here.

【E】 I didn't know that you guys could drink. 

【L】 Oh, yeah. It helps curb¹ the cravings, but makes for a lot of lushy vamps.

【E】 You know, I've never seen Stefan drunk. He always seems so...

【L】 Uptight²?

【E】 Yeah. - yeah. But not with you.

【L】 Well, that's the benefit of knowing someone for over 100 years. You can just be yourself.

【E】 Yeah, he can't be himself with me.

【L】 Well, Not yet. The first step was him telling you. The rest comes with time.

1 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

2 uptight   

adj.焦虑不安的，紧张的

参考例句：

• He's feeling a bit uptight about his exam tomorrow.他因明天的考试而感到有点紧张。
• Try to laugh at it instead of getting uptight.试着一笑了之，不要紧张。