【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语1005期

Emily：Hey, handsome. Oops.Thought you were Daniel.

Tyler: Ah. I'msorry to disappoint.

Emily: I was just on my way to the fish market.Thought I'd see how Daniel felt about rock shrimp¹.

Tyler: Ooh.Danny's allergic² to shellfish. Good thing I was here. You coulda killed theguy.

Emily: You sure know a lot about him.

Tyler: Yeah,well, best friends are like that.

Emily: Right. Harvard boys. So where are youfrom exactly?

Tyler: Exactly?Nowhere anymore. My family has estates all over the map. Oh... Danny tellsme you're an orphan³.  That sucks. Money can buy a lot of things, butfamily isn't one of them.

Emily: Well, family can be overrated.

Tyler: So, uh,what time do you want him? 7:00, 8:00?

Emily: You know what? I'll just give him a call.

Tyler: See ya.

1 shrimp   

n.虾，小虾；矮小的人

参考例句：

• When the shrimp farm is built it will block the stream.一旦养虾场建起来，将会截断这条河流。
• When it comes to seafood,I like shrimp the best.说到海鲜，我最喜欢虾。

2 allergic   

adj.过敏的，变态的

参考例句：

• Alice is allergic to the fur of cats.艾丽斯对猫的皮毛过敏。
• Many people are allergic to airborne pollutants such as pollen.许多人对空气传播的污染物过敏，比如花粉。

3 orphan   

n.孤儿；adj.无父母的

参考例句：

• He brought up the orphan and passed onto him his knowledge of medicine.他把一个孤儿养大，并且把自己的医术传给了他。
• The orphan had been reared in a convent by some good sisters.这个孤儿在一所修道院里被几个好心的修女带大。