【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语833期

(Robin¹ and Lily walk in towards sink area)

Robin: So, do you like Mike?

Lily: Do you like Mike?

Robin: Of course I do. Why?

Lily: It just doesn't seem like it. You won't share your food. You won't wear a        8          .

Robin: Ah, Lily, you know me, I'm just not into all that couple-y stuff.

Lily: OK, I know that stuff looks dumb from the outside, but it's      9        the greatest thing in the world when you're a part of it. If you just give it a chance, you might like it.

Robin: Are you trying to get me to join a cult²?

Lily: Robin, Mike likes you. If you don't start meeting him halfway³, you're gonna lose him.

Robin: What?

Lily: Look, it's Halloween. Just put on the girlfriend costume for the night.

Robin: OK, what am I supposed to do? Buy him      10           or something?

Lily: How about you start by sharing dessert.

Robin: I can share dessert.

(Robin and Lily walk out of the ladies room)

1 robin   

n.知更鸟，红襟鸟

参考例句：

• The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
• We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟，知道春天要到了。

2 cult   

n.异教，邪教；时尚，狂热的崇拜

参考例句：

• Her books aren't bestsellers,but they have a certain cult following.她的书算不上畅销书，但有一定的崇拜者。
• The cult of sun worship is probably the most primitive one.太阳崇拜仪式或许是最为原始的一种。

3 halfway   

adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途

参考例句：

• We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
• In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。