【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语1090期

Nina: What’s she doing here?

Lily: He made me your alternate¹ (n.替补). Look, it’s just in case...

Nina: Thomas? Thomas? Thomas!

[Thomas和某演员经过，被Nina叫住]

Tomas: Yes?

Nina: It can’t be her. Can’t be her.

Tomas: [转身向某演员] Okay, why don’t you just go. I’ll catch up later.

       [回头问Nina] What’s going on?

Nina: Lily...you made her my alternate?

Tomas: What? There’s always an alternate. Lily is the best choice.

Nina: No, but she wants my role..

Tomas: Every dancer in the world wants your role.

Nina: No, this is different. She is after (对...虎视眈眈/穷追不舍) me. She is trying to replace me.

Tomas: [淡定]Nobody is after you.

Nina: [苦苦哀求]No, please believe me...

Tomas: [软语安慰] I know it’s been a struggle (这很困难). But you just had a breakthrough² (n.突破) this morning. Tomorrow is yours. Just give a great performance and you won’t have to worry about Lily or anybody else. Now go home and rest.

1 alternate   

adj.交替的，间隔的；v.（使）轮流　　

参考例句：

• He and I clean our room on alternate days.我和他隔日轮流打扫我们的房间。
• That was a week of alternate rain and sunshine.那是晴雨天交替的一周。

2 breakthrough   

n.突破，突破性进展

参考例句：

• The discovery is nothing less than a breakthrough.这个发现无疑是个突破。
• He made his major scientific breakthrough.他在科学上取得突破性的进展。