【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语1063期

Russel: See these? These are my Wilderness¹ Explorer badges. You may notice one is missing. It's my Assisting the Elderly badge.If I get it, I'll become a Senior Wilderness Explorer. The wilderness must be explored! It's gonna be great! There's a big ceremony, And all the dads come and they pin on our badges.

Fredricksen: So, you want to assist an old person?

Russel: Yep! Then I'll be a Senior Wilderness Explorer.

Fredricksen: You ever heard of a snipe?

Russel: Snipe?

Fredricksen: A bird. Beady eyes.Every night it sneaks³ into my yard and gobbles my poor azaleas. I'm elderly and infirm.I can't catch it. If only someone could help me...

Russel: Me, me, I'll do it!

Fredricksen: I don't know, it's awfully⁴ crafty⁵. You'd have to clap your hands three times to lure⁶ it in.

Russel: I'll find him, Mr. Fredricksen!

 

Word & Expressions: 

1.pin：N.别针。V.钉住 例句：How do you catch a cloud and pin it down?

2. badge:  [bædʒ] 徽章 

3.snipe:  [snaɪp] 鹬，沙锥鸟。据说snipe是一种身体娇小、动作十分灵活的小鸟，要猎获这种鸟并不容易，需要相当不错的射击和潜行的技术，因此，snipe做动词也可以表示“狙击”。此外，snipe还可以表示“冷言冷语地指摘；抨击”，而“抨击某人”，就可以用snipe at someone来表示。

4. Beady  ['biːdi] 圆小晶亮如珠的；饰有珠子的；有泡的

5.Sneak²  [sniːk] 偷偷摸摸地做某事。及物动词时：Tom sneaked⁷ a chocolate from the box  不及物动词时：The cat ate the food and sneaked off. 还有名词及形容词用法。

6. Gobble  ['ɡɑːbl] 狼吞虎咽地吃

7.Azalea  [ə'zeɪliə] 杜鹃花

8.Infirm  [ɪn'fɜːrm] adj.体弱的；虚弱的；意志薄弱的；不坚定的

9Crafty  ['kræfti] adj.狡猾的；熟练的；巧妙的

1 wilderness   

n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等，荒漠

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

2 sneak   

vt.潜行(隐藏,填石缝)；偷偷摸摸做；n.潜行；adj.暗中进行

参考例句：

• He raised his spear and sneak forward.他提起长矛悄悄地前进。
• I saw him sneak away from us.我看见他悄悄地从我们身边走开。

3 sneaks   

abbr.sneakers (tennis shoes) 胶底运动鞋（网球鞋）v.潜行( sneak的第三人称单数 )；偷偷溜走；（儿童向成人）打小报告；告状

参考例句：

• Typhoid fever sneaks in when sanitation fails. 环境卫生搞不好，伤寒就会乘虚而入。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Honest boys scorn sneaks and liars. 诚实的人看不起狡诈和撒谎的人。 来自辞典例句

4 awfully   

adv.可怕地，非常地，极端地

参考例句：

• Agriculture was awfully neglected in the past.过去农业遭到严重忽视。
• I've been feeling awfully bad about it.对这我一直感到很难受。

5 crafty   

adj.狡猾的，诡诈的

参考例句：

• He admired the old man for his crafty plan.他敬佩老者的神机妙算。
• He was an accomplished politician and a crafty autocrat.他是个有造诣的政治家，也是个狡黠的独裁者。

6 lure   

n.吸引人的东西，诱惑物；vt.引诱，吸引

参考例句：

• Life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。
• He couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。

7 sneaked   

v.潜行( sneak的过去式和过去分词 )；偷偷溜走；（儿童向成人）打小报告；告状

参考例句：

• I sneaked up the stairs. 我蹑手蹑脚地上了楼。
• She sneaked a surreptitious glance at her watch. 她偷偷看了一眼手表。