【跟着英剧练发音】Sherlock S2E3-1

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N：Falls Of The Reichenbach.Turner's masterpiece.Thankfully recovered,owing to the prodigious¹ talent of Mr Sherlock Holmes.

N: A small token of our gratitude².

S: Diamond cufflinks...All my cuffs³ have buttons.

J: He means thank you. 

S: Do I?

J: Just say it. 

S: Thank you.

J: Hang on.

M: Back together with my family,after my terrifying ordeal⁴.And we have one person to thank for my deliverance...Sherlock Holmes.

1 prodigious   

adj.惊人的，奇妙的；异常的；巨大的；庞大的

参考例句：

• This business generates cash in prodigious amounts.这种业务收益丰厚。
• He impressed all who met him with his prodigious memory.他惊人的记忆力让所有见过他的人都印象深刻。

2 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。

3 cuffs   

n.袖口( cuff的名词复数 )v.掌打，拳打( cuff的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• a collar and cuffs of white lace 带白色蕾丝花边的衣领和袖口
• The cuffs of his shirt were fraying. 他衬衣的袖口磨破了。

4 ordeal   

n.苦难经历，（尤指对品格、耐力的）严峻考验

参考例句：

• She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.在那场磨难中她始终保持神志正常。
• Being lost in the wilderness for a week was an ordeal for me.在荒野里迷路一星期对我来说真是一场磨难。