【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语786期

 BOB:Am I overdressed（ [,ovɚ'drɛst]穿着过分正式的）?

MIRAGE:Actually, you look rather dashing¹.

BOB:I take it our host is...

MIRAGE:I’m sorry.He won’t be dining with us.He hopes you’ll understand.

BOB:Of course.I do usually make it a point to know who I’m working for.

MIRAGE:He prefers a certain amount of anonymity（ [ænə'nɪmɪtɪ]匿名）.Surely,you of all people understand that.

BOB:I was just wondering,of all the places to settle² down,why live ...

MIRAGE:With a volcano（[vɒl'keɪnəʊ]火山）?He’s attracted to power.So am I.It’s a weakness we share.

BOB:Seems a bit unstable（[ʌn'steɪb(ə)l]不稳定的）.

MIRAGE:I prefer to think of it as misunderstood.

BOB:Aren’t we all?

MIRAGE:Volcanic soil is among the most fertile（ ['fɜːtaɪl]肥沃的） on Earth.Every at the table was grown right here.How dose³ it

 compare?

BOB:Everything’s delicious. 

1 dashing   

adj.时髦的，华丽的；劲头十足的；打扮漂亮的；勇敢的，有锐气的v.冲，猛冲(dash的现在分词)；猛掷

参考例句：

• a dashing young officer 风度翩翩的年轻军官
• Little mountain stream is dashing down to the plain. 小山涧奔腾而下，流向平原。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 settle   

vi.安家；定居；停留；vt.使定居；安排；解决

参考例句：

• I have to settle my affairs before leaving here.离开这儿以前，我得把一些私人的事情安排妥当。
• She has decided how she should settle the matter.她已做出决定如何来了解这件事。

3 dose   

n.(药的)剂量，一服；v.给(药)；(给…)服药

参考例句：

• In the accident,the workers received a heavy dose of radiation.在那次事故中，工人受到大剂量的辐射。
• He gave me a dose of medicine for my cold.他给我开了一剂治感冒的药。