【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语1014期

-Lily: How could you?

-Rufus: Actually, I like this here.

-Lily: This is no joke, Humphrey.

-Rufus: What are you doing with that?

-Lily: The question is, what are you doing sellingit to me?

-Rufus: You...You're Bex's client¹.

-Lily: Oh, and you didn't know.

-Rufus: I'm just surprised you hired someone withtaste.

-Lily: well, I am equally as shocked. Because whenshe said she found something amazing in Brooklyn, Your gallery never entered mymind.

-Rufus: You'd have to actually recognize art toremember the place.

-Lily: What i recognize is the fact That, your wifewould not want this hanging in my house.

-Rufus: Alison's a professional artist. She doesn'tdo background checks on prospective² buyers. And neither do I. Besides, it’sbeen almost 20 years.

-Lily: And you still don't know women.

-Rufus: And you still know it all.

-Lily: Your wife despises³ me.

-Rufus: I wouldn't say that.

-Lily: Well, she did. I mean, she may have beenwearing a slip dress. And doc martens at the time, but she definitely⁴ meant it.

-Rufus: She's not like you. She doesn't hold on tothat stuff⁵.

-Lily: Why don't you call and ask her? Or are youstill giving her her space? Because trust me, putting this up in my house, evenhaving this conversation with you, will only drive her further away.

-Rufus: Well, what do you want me to do then?

-Lily: Take it back. You can call Bex and set up arefund.

-Rufus: So what'd you think of it?

-Lily: I thought...It was extraordinary.

 

1 client   

n.委托人，当事人，顾客

参考例句：

• She can't come to the telephone;she's serving a client.她不能来接电话，她正在接待一位顾客。
• The lawyer produced a clever defence of his client.律师机智地为委托人辩护。

2 prospective   

adj.预期的，未来的，前瞻性的

参考例句：

• The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers.这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。
• They have all these great activities for prospective freshmen.这会举办各种各样的活动来招待未来的新人。

3 despises   

鄙视，看不起某人（某事）( despise的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She secretly despises his work. 她暗地里瞧不起他的工作。
• If he fears the intellectual, he despises the boor. 他对知识分子有戒心，但是更瞧不起乡下人。

4 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。

5 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。