【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语294期

【原文】

(E:why did my father have it?)

 S：Gilberts were one of the founding families ,and back in 1864,they were among those who sought to eradicate¹ the vampires².the compass was used to find us.

【翻译】

（艾琳娜：为什么我爸爸会有这个东西？）

   斯特凡：Gilbert 是创始者家族之一，早在1864年，他们是铲除吸血鬼的一员，这个指南针是用来寻找我们的。

1 eradicate   

v.根除，消灭，杜绝

参考例句：

• These insects are very difficult to eradicate.这些昆虫很难根除。
• They are already battling to eradicate illnesses such as malaria and tetanus.他们已经在努力消灭疟疾、破伤风等疾病。

2 vampires   

n.吸血鬼( vampire的名词复数 )；吸血蝠；高利贷者；（舞台上的）活板门

参考例句：

• The most effective weapon against the vampires is avampire itself. 对付吸血鬼最有效的武器就是吸血鬼自己。 来自电影对白
• If vampires existed, don`t you think we would`ve found them by now? 如果真有吸血鬼，那我们怎么还没有找到他们呢？ 来自电影对白