【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语876期

Oliver: you know, I do realize that it’s difficult for you to manage my nightclub, what with there not being an actual nightclub here.

Tommy: yeah, I just took the liberty /ˈlɪbərti /of yelling at our contractor¹ /ˈkɒntræktər, kənˈtræktər/. I told him if we didn't see any real progress, we were going to bring someone else in to finish the job.

Oliver: good. How’s Laurel’s friend, the one whose brother was a fireman?

Tommy: she is hanging in there, thanks. I have something I wanted to bring up. I was thing that we could throw a fundraiser /ˈfʌndˌreɪzər/ for the fire department. Raise some money for the families.

Oliver: that’s a great idea.

Tommy: we could do it here. We could keep the overhead /ˈoʊvərˌhɛd/ low, make sure we maximize the proceeds to the firemen.

Oliver: who are you? Where’s my friend Tommy Merlyn, the guy who once rented out a pro² football stadium, so that he could play strip /strɪp/ kickball with models.

Tommy: that guy needed a swift kick in his lazy ass³.

1 contractor   

n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌

参考例句：

• The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
• The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。

2 pro   

n.赞成，赞成的意见，赞成者

参考例句：

• The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
• Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？

3 ass   

n.驴；傻瓜，蠢笨的人

参考例句：

• He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
• An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。