【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语927期

-Elena I’m guessing you're not here to plan the path¹ for your future. You're looking out for me. 

Stefan: hope that's ok. You know, I wanted to be a doctor, Before everything happened, But, uh, then I couldn't,  

-Elena: the blood. 

-Stefan: yeah. I’ve dabbled² in a bunch³ of different things, though.

-Elena: didn't love anything enough to stick to it? 

-Stefan: no, I—I loved it all. I just--I had to move on before. Anybody could notice that I wasn't getting any older.

-Elena: how long before that would happen?

-Stefan: few years, usually. Sometimes shorter. 

-Elena: and you always left. 

-Stefan: I didn't have a choice. So what about-- what about you? What are your, uh, plans for the future? 

Elena: I don't wanna talk about my future, Stefan, Because everything you're saying is making it perfectly⁴ clear that you're not gonna be in it.  

-Stefan: Elena, it's not that I don't wanna be in it. 

Elena: you can't. I get it. I heard you the first time and the second time, And I appreciate⁵ you looking out for me,  but,please, if you're gonna leave, then just go. 

1 path   

n.路线，轨道，路程，小路，小径；abbr.(=pathological)；

参考例句：

• A path lies through the woods.一条小路穿过树林。
• She walked along the path.她沿着小路走去。

2 dabbled   

v.涉猎( dabble的过去式和过去分词 )；涉足；浅尝；少量投资

参考例句：

• He dabbled in business. 他搞过一点生意。 来自辞典例句
• His vesture was dabbled in blood. 他穿的衣服上溅满了鲜血。 来自辞典例句

3 bunch   

n.串，束；群，帮

参考例句：

• A bunch of girls was[were] sitting on the grass.一群女孩坐在草地上。
• I received a bunch of flowers yesterday.昨天我收到了一束鲜花。

4 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

5 appreciate   

vt.欣赏，感激，赏识；vt.领会，充分意识；vi.增值

参考例句：

• I really appreciate the danger of this job.我真的认识到了这份工作的危险。
• I appreciate your help very much.我非常感谢你的帮助。