【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语756期

TRAINER: All right. Mr. Bile, is it?

BILE: Uh... my friends call me Phlegm.

TRAINER: Uh-huh. Mr. Bile, can you tell me what you did wrong?

BILE: I fell down?

TRAINER: No, no, before that. Can anyone tell me Mr. Bile's big mistake? Anyone? Uh…. Let's take a look at the tape. Here we go. Uh, right... puh-puh-puh-puh... Ah! There, see? The door! You left it wide open. And leaving the door open is the worst mistake any employee can make because...?

BILE: Um... it could let in a draft?

WATERNOOSE: It could let in a child!

TRAINER: Oh! Mr. Waternoose!

WATERNOOSE: There is nothing more toxic¹ or deadly than a human child. A single touch could kill you! Leave a door open and a child could walk right into this factory! Right into the monster world!

TRAINEE²: I won't go in a kid's room! You can't make me!

WATERNOOSE: You're going in there because we need this. Our city is counting on you to collect those children's screams. Without scream, we have no power. Yes, it's dangerous work and that's why I need you to be at your best. I need scarers who are confident, tenacious³ /ti'neiʃəs/, tough, intimidating⁴ /in'timideitiŋ/. I need scarers like... like... James P. Sullivan.

1 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

2 trainee   

n.受训练者

参考例句：

• The trainee checked out all right on his first flight.受训者第一次飞行完全合格。
• Few of the trainee footballers make it to the top.足球受训人员中没有几个能达到顶级水平。

3 tenacious   

adj.顽强的，固执的，记忆力强的，粘的

参考例句：

• We must learn from the tenacious fighting spirit of Lu Xun.我们要学习鲁迅先生韧性的战斗精神。
• We should be tenacious of our rights.我们应坚决维护我们的权利。

4 intimidating   

vt.恐吓，威胁( intimidate的现在分词)

参考例句：

• They were accused of intimidating people into voting for them. 他们被控胁迫选民投他们的票。
• This kind of questioning can be very intimidating to children. 这种问话的方式可能让孩子们非常害怕。