【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语1075期

Queen：Once upon a time, in a kingdom far far away a baby girl was  born. Her skin was pure as snow. Her hair was dark

as night. They called her...Snow White. Probably because that was

the most pretentious¹① name they could come out with.（大概这是他们能想到的最自命不凡的名字了吧）As fate² would have it（故事套路）, Snow White's mother died in child birth. Left on his own, her father spoiled the young girl. He could afford to of course, he was the king.

 

The king loved his daughter,and all the subjects loved him. The kingdom was a happy place where people danced and sang day and night. Apparently³ no one had a job back then. Just singing and dancing all day and all night. Oh, but I digress②(我跑题了哈). The king raised the little girl by himself, growing her to one day lead. But over time, he realized there was some things he couldn't teach her. So he sort out...A new Queen.

 

1.pretentious [pri'tenʃəs, pri:-] adj. 自命不凡的；炫耀的；做作的

例句：He is a talented but pretentious writer.

他是一个有才华但自命不凡的作家。

2.digress 英[daɪ'gres] 美[daɪ'ɡrɛs]vi.离题；走向岔道

例句：I'll tell you a funny story if I may digress from my subject for a moment.

         若是可以离题的话，我愿意给你们讲一个有趣的故事。

1 pretentious   

adj.自命不凡的，自负的，炫耀的

参考例句：

• He is a talented but pretentious writer.他是一个有才华但自命不凡的作家。
• Speaking well of yourself would only make you appear conceited and pretentious.自夸只会使你显得自负和虚伪。

2 fate   

n.命运；结局，结果；将来，前景

参考例句：

• The Titanic met her fate by crashing into a huge iceberg.泰坦尼克号客轮因撞上一个大冰山而沉没。
• Your future is bound up with the fate of your motherland.你的前途同祖国的命运紧密相联。

3 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。