【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语874期

 (Alicia送Kenny回家，并直接找上门要求和Kenny的母亲Lauren谈谈。Lauren曾是Alicia的好友，也是在Peter爆出丑闻之后首先跟Alicia绝交的人。)

show up  露面

smooth¹ the waters  解决麻烦

Alicia: Hi, Lauren.

Lauren: Hi, what are you...what are you doing? You look...great. You know, I’ve been meaning to call...

Alicia: I’m sorry to just show up like this, but I need to talk to you about Kenny.

Lauren: Where is he?

Alicia: My car. Ask me to smooth the waters.

Lauren: You didn’t have to drive all the way out here. You could have called.

Alicia: I could’ve. But a boy I saw grow up asked for my help. And his mother used² to be my friend. 

1 smooth   

adj.平滑的，平坦的，平稳的，顾忱；v.弄平，使平滑；消除，排除，克服

参考例句：

• Life is not always smooth.生活的路不总是平坦的。
• He picked up some smooth stones.他捡了一些光滑的石子。

2 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。