【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语929期

W: Hey.We're gonna be late for our apartment meetings.

 

M: We're notgonna be late, Charlotte, because I canceled 'em.

W: You don'twant to move in with me?

M: I-I'venever wanted anything more. But it can't be like this. You--you have a nicelife carved out for you here.

W: Yeah, andyou're a part of it now.

M: Yeah, Iwant to be a part of it forever. But if we are gonna last, then I have tofinish school. I don't know, maybe go to college. You deserve¹ a guy like that.

W: Well, youdon't have to do this just for me.

M: Well, I'mnot. I'm doing it for us. Here's your mom's check.

W: Keep it.Think of it as my mother's investment² in your future.

M: It's notmy style. I'll find another way.

1 deserve   

vt.应受，值得；vi. 应受报答，值得受赏

参考例句：

• You really deserve a good beating,you naughty boy.你这个调皮孩子真该打。
• I do not deserve all the praises bestowed upon me.我不配得到这些赞扬。

2 investment   

n.投资，投资额；(时间、精力等的)投入

参考例句：

• It took two years before I recouped my investment.我用了两年时间才收回投资。
• The success of the project pivots on investment from abroad.这个工程的成功主要依靠外来投资。