【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语914期

-Blair: Stalk¹ me much?

-Chuck:What are you still doing up here all alone?

-Blair: I don't know where Nate is and he alwayscalls me at midnight when it turns into my birthday.

-Chuck: Well, I wouldn't count on it tonight. Doesn'tit strike you as just a little bit of coincidence, the timing² of everything?

-Blair: What do you mean?

-Chuck: Well, Nate suddenly decides he wants to getback together just moments after your mother puts the brakes³ on her deal withthe Captain?

-Blair: So you're saying that Nate is only pretendingto like me and that he's actually using me to get to my mother? He wouldn't dothat.

-Chuck: Yes, he would. If it was to help his family,you know he would.

-Blair: Nate loves me. Whatever he's doing, whereverhe is, he will call at midnight. You'll see.

-Chuck: Care to make a wager⁴? If he calls, I'll leaveyou alone forever. If he doesn't, you spend the night with me.

-Blair: I will not.

-Chuck: I thought you were sure.

-Blair: You're gonna lose. He's never missed mybirthday.

1 stalk   

n.茎，追踪，高视阔步；v.悄悄靠近，蔓延，高视阔步

参考例句：

• It's no better than a hollow stalk.那比根空麦秆子好不了多少。
• It was not a stalk，it was an ambush.这不是暗暗跟踪而是伏袭。

2 timing   

n.时间安排，时间选择

参考例句：

• The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
• The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。

3 brakes   

动词brake的第三人称单数形式

参考例句：

• He slammed on the brakes and the car juddered to a halt. 他猛踩刹车，汽车在剧烈震动中停下来。
• It's no joke when your brakes fail on the motorway. 在快车道上行驶时刹车失灵的后果是非常严重的。

4 wager   

n.赌注；vt.押注，打赌

参考例句：

• They laid a wager on the result of the race.他们以竞赛的结果打赌。
• I made a wager that our team would win.我打赌我们的队会赢。