【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语1030期

Daniel:I hope my mother wasn't too hard on you the other day.

 Emily:I don't scare¹ too easily. Does she interrogate² all of your dates?

 Daniel: Yeah. My mom's notreally a hands-off kind of person. Well, at least she got rid³ of her liedetector. Kidding.  She'll never get ridof that thing.

 Emily:Hope you're not planning on becoming a comedian⁴.

 Daniel: Maybe in mynext life. My future is pretty well mapped out this time around. One more yearat Harvard Business, Then it's straight to the boardroom. Wouldn't be surprisedif my dad already has an office picked out for me.

 Emily:That sounds...

 Daniel:I know how it sounds. What about your parents?

 Emily: Mom,um...caring⁵, smart, And my dad, just very... Special. Lovely people.

 Daniel:So I shouldn't expect an interrogation?

Emily: They passed away when Iwas a kid. Car crash⁶.

 Daniel:I'm so sorry. Do you have any brothers or sisters?

 Emily:Just me.

 Daniel: Well, you andthat beautiful beach house. Maybe you can set down some roots of your own now.

 Emily:Yeah, maybe. Want to come by for the tour?

 Daniel:I'm ready when you are.

1 scare   

vt.恐吓；vi.受惊吓

参考例句：

• I like reading scare stories.我喜欢读恐怖故事。
• The sound of the explosion gave me quite a scare.爆炸声把我吓了一跳。

2 interrogate   

vt.讯问，审问，盘问

参考例句：

• The lawyer took a long time to interrogate the witness fully.律师花了很长时间仔细询问目击者。
• We will interrogate the two suspects separately.我们要对这两个嫌疑人单独进行审讯。

3 rid   

v.摆脱，除掉，克服，干掉，消灭；vt.使摆脱，使去掉

参考例句：

• She is rid of fever.她不发烧了。
• Try to get rid of your nasty cold.想法除去你那讨厌的感冒。

4 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。

5 caring   

adj.关心的，关怀的，照料的

参考例句：

• One shouldn't act without caring for public opinion.一个人的行为不能不顾及舆论。
• You're very lucky to have a caring family.你很幸运有一个温馨的家庭。

6 crash   

n.碰撞，坠落，坠毁；撞击声，爆裂声；失败，瓦解；vt.碰撞，坠落，坠毁；vi.碰撞

参考例句：

• There was a serious car crash this morning.今晨发生了一起严重的撞车事故。
• The cars hit with loud crash.汽车相撞发出巨大的轰隆声。