【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语997期

LOGAN: Evening, Sheriff. Anything?

SHERIFF FORBES: We went overthe entire west side of the lake. All the caverns¹ by the falls were clean, nosigns of habitat.

LOGAN: Well, they're staying in town.

SHERIFF FORBES: We canvassed² all abandonedbuildings and warehouses³.

LOGAN: There has to be a private residence.

SHERIFF FORBES: And that muchharder to locate, if not impossible. These creatures are smart. they know howto go undetected.

LOGAN: Well, someone who only comes out at nightshould eventually become obvious. SHERIFF FORBES: Whatabout the watch?

LOGAN: I'm working on it.

SHERIFF FORBES: I knew theGilberts. That watch is passed down to the men in the family. I'd start withJeremy.

1 caverns   

大山洞，大洞穴( cavern的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Within were dark caverns; what was inside them, no one could see. 里面是一个黑洞，这里面有什么东西，谁也望不见。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
• UNDERGROUND Under water grottos, caverns Filled with apes That eat figs. 在水帘洞里，挤满了猿争吃无花果。

2 canvassed   

v.（在政治方面）游说( canvass的过去式和过去分词 )；调查（如选举前选民的）意见；为讨论而提出（意见等）；详细检查

参考例句：

• He canvassed the papers, hunting for notices of jobs. 他仔细查阅报纸，寻找招工广告。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The stirring event was well canvassed. 那桩惊人的事情已经是满城风雨。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

3 warehouses   

仓库，货栈( warehouse的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The whisky was taken to bonded warehouses at Port Dundee. 威士忌酒已送到邓迪港的保稅仓库。
• Row upon row of newly built warehouses line the waterfront. 江岸新建的仓库鳞次栉比。