【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语810期

Gru: good morning, girls, I have an announcement to make!

Girls: hey, what celebrity¹ do you look like?

Gru: Bruce Wills.

Girls: umm no. Humpty Dumpty! Whoa, that one!

Gru: okay, what are you doing?

Girls: we are setting you off for online dating.

Gru: oh, okay, what! No no no no no no no…

Girls: oh come on, it’s fun. And it's time for you to get out there.

Gru: no stop, no one is ever getting out there! Ever! Now for the announcement, I have accepted a new job!

Girls: oh, really?

Gru: yes, I have been recruited /rɪˈkrut/ by a top secret agency, to go undercover /ˈʌndərˌkʌv-/ and save the world.

Girls: you are gonna be a spy /spaɪ/?

Gru: yea, right baby! Gru is back in the game. Gadgets² /ˈgædʒɪt/, and weapons /ˈwɛpən/ and cool cars. Oh dear!

Girls: awesome³! Are you really gonna save the world?

Gru: yes, yes I am.

1 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

2 gadgets   

n.小机械，小器具（ gadget的名词复数 ）

参考例句：

• Certainly. The idea is not to have a house full of gadgets. 当然。设想是房屋不再充满小配件。 来自超越目标英语 第4册
• This meant more gadgets and more experiments. 这意味着要设计出更多的装置，做更多的实验。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史

3 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.