【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语950期

Emily：Bagelswith fresh lox and cream cheese. I thought you'd be home when I got back fromthe fish market this morning.

Daniel： Oh, so that's where you went? I was thinking maybeI scared you off with all that love talk.

Emily： Itold you, I don't scare easily. And don't forget, I said it first.

Daniel：  Oh, I won't. Tucked that little nugget awayfor safekeeping.

Emily： Earlyshift at the Stowaway¹?

Daniel：  Last shift. It's time I talk to Jack². Notabout you, just with everything going on with my parents, I don't want to addto their problems. It's just--The truth is, I mostly took the job to piss themoff anyway.

Emily：Well,mission accomplished³ there.

Daniel： Yeah. But now my dad's all alone, and I'm actuallystarting to feel bad for him.

Emily： Youthinking about taking him up on that internship⁴?

Daniel：  I figure, a few weeks wouldn't kill me. Isthat a bad idea?

Emily： No,not at all. I think you'll be great.

1 stowaway   

n.（藏于轮船，飞机中的）偷乘者

参考例句：

• The stowaway masqueraded as a crew member.偷渡者假扮成乘务员。
• The crew discovered the stowaway about two days into their voyage.船员在开船约两天后发现了那名偷乘者。

2 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

3 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

4 internship   

n.实习医师，实习医师期

参考例句：

• an internship at a television station 在电视台的实习期
• a summer internship with a small stipend 薪水微薄的暑期实习