【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语736期

Gru: Hello, Jillian!

Jillian: So, I'm gonna go out on a limb¹ here, but my friend Natalie, is recently single, and...

Gru: No, no, no! Get off the limb, right now! No limb.

Jillian: Come on! She's a riot²! She sings karaoke, she has a lot of free time, looks aren't that important to her!

Gru: Look, Jill, it's not happening. Seriously, I'm fine.

Jillian: Okay, fine, forget Natalie. How about my cousin Linda?

Gru: No.

Jillian: Oh, I know someone whose husband just died...

Gru: I'm sorry, I did not see you there. Or there.

1 limb   

n.树枝，四肢，枝干，边缘；vt.切断手足，切断树干

参考例句：

• She sat on a limb of the tree and looked down.她坐在一根大树枝上往下看。
• His refusal to agree left him out on a limb.他拒不表示同意，致使自己处于孤立地位。

2 riot   

n.暴（骚）乱，（色彩等）极度丰富；vi.聚众闹事

参考例句：

• They had to call the police in order to put down the riot.他们只得叫来警察以平定骚乱。
• Flowers of all sorts are blooming in a riot of colour.百花盛开，万紫千红。