【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语1079期

(Brad 求职四处碰壁，一直不看好他的父亲让他来自己的工地打工，劝说他放弃当老师，被Brad拒绝)

Dad: I’m guessing you never heard from that school.

Brad: [仍然乐观] No, not yet¹. They’re still interviewing². I’m not worried³.

Dad: [不抱希望] Hum⁴... Okay⁵...

Brad: What’s that supposed⁶ to mean?

Dad: I just said⁷ “okay”.

Brad: I know what you mean. You don’t think anybody⁸ would⁹ hire¹⁰ me if they had¹¹ a choice¹².

Dad: What are you? A mind-reader now?

Brad: You know what, dad? This is gonna be my last day here.

Dad: [泼冷水] Well, why don’t you wait and see if you got¹³ the job first.

Brad: I’m gonna get the job, dad. I just have to stay focused¹⁴(专注的).

Dad: [继续打击Brad] Why can’t you stay focused and realistic(现实的) at the same time? What’s wrong with that?

Brad: Here. [摘下头上的安全帽递给Dad，转身走了]

1 yet   

adv.还，仍然，即刻；conj.尽管，然而

参考例句：

• I am not ready yet.我还没有准备好。
• Beautiful as she is,she didn't find a boyfriend yet.尽管她很漂亮，但还没找到男朋友呢。

2 interviewing   

v.面试( interview的现在分词 )；访问；会见；（私下）提问

参考例句：

• an offbeat approach to interviewing 别开生面的采访
• I'm interviewing all this afternoon. 整个下午，我都要进行面试。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 worried   

adj.烦恼的，为难的，焦虑的

参考例句：

• He was worried about the safety of me.他为我的安全担心。
• He worried his father to buy a new car.他苦苦缠着父亲要买一辆新车。

4 hum   

v.嗡嗡叫，哼；n.嗡嗡声，吵杂声

参考例句：

• She continued to hum the song over and over.她一遍又一遍地不断哼唱那支歌。
• He could hear the hum of the bees in the garden.他听得见花园里蜜蜂的嗡嗡声。

5 Okay   

(=okey，O.K.)adj./adv.好，行，不错；n.同意

参考例句：

• The play is okay,but I still prefer the book.戏还可以，可我仍愿读原著。
• Is it okay with you if I borrow this book?我借这本书你不在意吧？

6 supposed   

adj.（按规定、法律、协议等）（不）应当；假定的；（只用于否定句）不准；（对某人所说的话表示气愤或不大理解）那是什么意思v.料想( suppose的过去式和过去分词)；意味着；[用于被动语态]认为应该；[用于祈使句]让

参考例句：

• Journalists are supposed to be politically neutral. 新闻工作者在政治上应持中立态度。
• I was supposed to be writing a letter but I'm afraid I got sidetracked . 我本来应该在写信，但后来恐怕是分心干别的去了。

7 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

8 anybody   

n.重要人物；pron.任何人

参考例句：

• They do not see anybody.他们没看见任何人。
• You couldn't tell anybody.你不能告诉任何人。

9 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

10 hire   

vt.雇佣，租用；vi. 受雇；n.租金，租用，雇用

参考例句：

• The day's hire for the car is ten dollars.汽车每日的租金是十美元。
• We'd better hire a car for the weekend.我们最好租一辆汽车在周末用。

11 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

12 choice   

n.选择，抉择；精选品

参考例句：

• There are many books you can make a choice.有许多书你可以任意选择。
• He went abroad at his own choice.他出国是自愿选择的。

13 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

14 focused   

adj.聚焦的v.（使）集中， （使）聚集( focus的过去式和过去分词 )；调整（镜头，眼睛）焦点[焦距]以便看清；（光、声等的）焦点；集中（光束于）

参考例句：

• Research has focused on improving the car's aerodynamics. 研究的重点是改善轿车的流线型。
• The discussion focused on three main problems. 讨论集中在三个主要问题上。