【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语591期

【英文&原音】

In our modern¹ age, when you can call someone² and can't find them. You can pretty much be sure they'll get the message.

（Hey, S., it's Georgie. Listen, I know it's early, but I thought³ I'd..

So this is my third call. Where are you?

It's me again. I've left you a couple⁴ messages, and you haven't called me back.

I think we should hang⁵ out today. Friends hang out.

Maybe you've lost your cell⁶ phone. Can't wait to see you.）

But if they don't call you back, it usually means⁷ they don't want to be found⁸.

 

 

【翻译】

在我们这个年代，当你无法通过电话找到某人的时候，你会更愿意相信他能收到你留的信息。

（嗨S，我是Georgie。听着，我知道现在是有点儿早，但是我想我应该..

这是我打的第三个电话了，你到底在哪里？

还是我。我给你留了很多留言，但是你没有回复。

我想我们今天该出来聚聚。朋友之间的聚会。

或许是你的手机丢了吧。迫不及待要见你了。)

但是如果他们还是没回你电话， 这通常就意味着，他们不希望被人找到。

1 modern   

n.现代人，有思想的人；adj.现代的，时髦的

参考例句：

• England is the birthplace of the modern novel.英国是近代小说发源地。
• She's a modern girl.她是一个摩登女郎。

2 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

3 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

4 couple   

n.对，夫妇，数个；v.加倍，成双，连结

参考例句：

• I have a couple of things to do.我有几件事要做。
• I'll come again in a couple of days.我过两天再来。

5 hang   

v.处…绞刑，把吊…起，悬挂

参考例句：

• Why don't you hang up your clothes?你怎么不把衣服挂起来？
• Hang the picture on the wall.把画挂到墙上。

6 cell   

n.区，细胞，血球；小室，牢房；电池，光电管；基层组织

参考例句：

• Soap destroys the cell walls of bacteria.肥皂破坏细菌的细胞壁。
• They have locked the prisoners up in their cell.他们已把犯人监禁在小牢房里。

7 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

8 found   

v.建立，创立，创办；vbl.(find的过去分词)找到

参考例句：

• I found him at home.我发现他在家。
• The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。