【跟着美剧练发音】Gossip Girl59

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M: I'm on my way. Uh,I'm late for my blowout at Arden's.

N: Mom,please. The drugs were dad's. I mean,I guess he thought it'd be easier on everyone, if I took the hit,but they were his.

M: I don't understand.

N: No, he promised me he would flush¹ the coke,then I caught him buying more.

M: The lengths that you will go to to get out of trouble,Nate.

N: Mom,he has a problem. I need your help,please. You look down at the floor every time someone tries to tell you the truth. 

Just look at me. Mom. I saw dad buying drugs yesterday.

M: He's been under a lot of pressure, and if you hadn't been so difficult lately...

N: What?

M: Your latest rebellions² have been very hard on your father, Nate. All this business with

Dartmouth, your issues³ with Blair.

N: Mom,dad needs your help.

M:Not another word of this. We have a celebratory dinner to get to. Please wear a tie.

 

1 flush   

vi.奔流；vt.冲洗；adj.齐平的；n.脸色，脸红

参考例句：

• Father asked me to flush off the garage floor.父亲叫我冲洗车库的地板。
• There was a flush in her cheeks.她满脸通红。

2 rebellions   

对政府的（尤指武装）反抗( rebellion的名词复数 )； 造反； （对权威的）反抗； 背叛行为

参考例句：

• I've been putting down rebellions in this rotten outpost for eleven years. 十一年来我一直在偏僻边疆消弭叛变。
• This avatar is fully equipped to deal with prison riots and other rebellions. 这个化身足够对付监狱暴乱和其它叛乱。

3 issues   

（水等的）流出( issue的名词复数 )； 出口； 放出； （特别重要或大众关注的）问题

参考例句：

• Let's start with the more easily addressable issues. 我们先从较容易处理的问题着手。
• Employment and taxation are the bread-and-butter issues of politics. 就业和征税是很重要的政治问题。