【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语964期

-Serena: Nate, hey. what are you doing here? I thoughtyou were, um, shouldn't you be getting ready?

-Nate: I’m sorry to bother you. it's, um, do youhave a minute?

-Serena: Yeah, of course. come in.

-Nate: thanks.

-Serena: maybe it's old. you know, left over from the'90s or something, from some night at limelight or the tunnel, our parents didway worse stuff¹ than we do.

-Nate: it's not old, and it makes total sense. Ithink he's having some money problems.

-Serena: well, have you asked him about it?

-Nate: Yeah. I just wish, you know, I wish he'd behonest with me. it's like he and my mom they made some secret pact² to act likerobots. yeah, well, I don't think that pact is so secret.

-Serena: I think all of our parents signed it.

-Nate: But I’m not a little kid anymore. He doesn'thave to shut me out.

-Serena: Look, if what you think is right, he'sprobably really scared. maybe you have to tell him how you feel more than once forhim to really hear you, you know? hey, don't give up, okay? you should probablygo. you know, I’ve gotta get ready and stuff.

-Nate: Yeah, me, too. um... look, thanks for justlistening.

-Serena: That's fine. yeah, don't worry about it.

-Nate: Chuck just wanted a bump³, and Blair's phonewas turned off so it, um, really means a lot.

-Serena: Yeah, anytime, Nate. I’ll see you tonight,okay?

-Nate: All right. I’ll see ya. bye.

1 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

2 pact   

n.合同，条约，公约，协定

参考例句：

• The two opposition parties made an electoral pact.那两个反对党订了一个有关选举的协定。
• The trade pact between those two countries came to an end.那两国的通商协定宣告结束。

3 bump   

v.（against,into）碰，颠簸；n.碰撞，隆起物

参考例句：

• I heard a bump in the next room.我听到隔壁房间传来“砰”的一声。
• He got a bad bump on his forehead.他碰得前额隆起一个大包。