【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语739期

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A:How about his brother?

FATEHER:His brother?What about him?

A:Yes, is he,you know,timid¹?

FATEHER:Oh!Oh,yes!Yes .So timid.As² timid as the day is long.

A:Good .Good.Somethings they just need to see the older ones do it.No one starts out afraid.

FATEHER:Understood.

MOTHER:Of course³.

FATEHER:You coddle that boy ,that’s the problem⁴.

MOTHER:No.

FATEHER:Yes, you do.

MOTHER:No,no.

FATEHER:Yes,you do.You’ve been doing it for years.

MOTHER:He was⁵ always...He’s little.I’ve had⁶ to help him.

FATEHER:He’s not going⁷ to be afraid unless⁸ you allow⁹ him to be afraid.

1 timid   

adj.胆怯的，害羞的

参考例句：

• The rabbit is timid and suspicious.兔子胆小而多疑。
• He was timid about investing money.他不敢投资。

2 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

3 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

4 problem   

n.问题；难题

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。

5 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

6 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

7 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

8 unless   

conj.如果不，除非

参考例句：

• You will fail unless you work hard.如果你不积极工作，就会失败。
• Don't ask me to explain unless you really don't understand.不要叫我解释，除非你真的不懂。

9 allow   

vi.(for)考虑到；vt. 允许，准许

参考例句：

• Will your father allow us to use his telephone?你父亲肯让我们使用他的电话吗？
• The river is too deep to allow of swimming.河太深，不能游泳。