看绯闻女孩学英语 37

 

Vanessa:I found your book.

我看到你的书了。

Dan:If I ever show it to anyone,it'll guarantee my outsider status forever.

如果我向别人坦白这一点，我将永远也走不进这个圈子。

Vanessa:I'm sure once it's published, the author will come forward.

我肯定作品一旦发表，作者就会现身。

There's a certain someone that might actually like the way she's painted,and I'm not talking about Serena.

总会有一个人喜欢。你描写她的方式，我说的不是瑟琳娜。

Dan:Blair, we kept us a secret 'cause we were afraid there was something more.

布莱尔，我们对外隐瞒我们的友谊，是因为我们害怕那感情已经超越了友谊。

Blair:Dan and I have a real connection.

丹和我心灵相通。

Serena:That is, until a prince came along.

但那些都是路易王子来之前的事。

Louis:Being together means going against my family,and if I'm going to take a stand,I need to know for certain that you feel as I do.

但我们的结合意味着我要和家族做对，如果我要表明立场,我需要先确定你的感觉和我一样。

If I ever show it to anyone, it'll guarantee my outsider status forever.

点拨1：show sth to sb意思是把......展示给某人看。例如：I will show you my books bought just a few days ago.（我给你看我几天前买的书。）

点拨2：guarantee是保证的意思。它有个固定的短语用法：guarantee sth to sb，意思是“promise sth with certainty¹ to sb”（向某人担保某事物，向某人保证某事某物）例如：We cannot guarantee the punctual arrival of trains to you in foggy weather. （我们不能向您保证火车在雾天正点到达。）句中的“guarantee my outsider status”中的outsider status是指局外者的身份，局外者的地位。Guarantee one’s outsider status意思就是保证某人是局外者的身份或者是地位。

I'm sure once it's published, the author will come forward.

点拨1：be sure是“肯定”的意思，表示对某事情很有把握。例如：I am sure I can ace² the exam this semester.（我肯定我这个学期考试得满分。）

点拨2：come forward是个固定短语，有“主动地响应做某事”的意思，例如：They have come forward with an offer of help.（他们主动表示要提供帮助。）在该句子中是“出现”的意思。例如：Only one witness of the accident has come forward.（只有一人站出来为这次事件作见证。）

There's a certain someone that might actually like the way she's painted, and I'm not talking about Serena.

点拨1：a certain someone在这句话中意思是”一个一定会存在的人”“There's a certain someone that”可以视为一个句型，意思“一定会有人......”。例如：There is a certain someone that might love my novel written by you.（一定会有人喜欢你写的小说。）

从语法的角度上来说that引导的后面的整句话是定语从句，修饰前面的不定代词，注意someone是不定代词，当它在定语从句中做主语的时候，只能用关代词that，不能够用who。

点拨2：like the way she's painted在句中是一个介词短语，在这个短语中又含有一个定语从句she is painted，它修饰前面的way。这里省略了关系副词in which。完整的应该是like the way in which she's painted。

we kept us a secret 'cause we were afraid there was something more.

点拨1：keep a secret意思是为”保守秘密“，keep的后面还可以加somebody，如这句台词中所言，keep us a secret（为我们保守秘密）。也可以加something。例如：Her tight-lipped friend had kept it a secret. （她那守口如瓶的朋友对这事一直保密。）

点拨2：there was something more直接翻译就是有更多的东西。在本段台词中可以理解为“我们的关系超出了朋友范围内的关系”。

Dan and I have a real connection.

点拨：connection是“连接”的意思，have a real connection直接翻译是“有一个非常好的连接”，在这里可以理解为“心灵相通”。

That is, until a prince came along.

点拨：come along是“偶尔出现”“不期而至”的意思。例如：I waited a long time until a script came along that I thought was genuinely funny.（我等了很久才碰巧拿到一个我认为着实滑稽的剧本。）

Being together means going against my family, and if I'm going to take a stand, I need to know for certain that you feel as I do.

点拨1：being together是“结合”的意思，这里是动名词做主语。

点拨2：go against是个固定短语，意思是“反对”“违背”。例如：Don't go against your parents/your parents' wishes.（不要违背父母的意愿。）He went against the advice of his colleagues and resigned.（他不顾同事的劝告辞了职。）

点拨3：for certain是一个固定的介词短语，具有副词的作用，意思是“肯定地”“当然地”“确凿地”“无疑地”。例如：I don't yet know for certain.（我知道得不确切。）I couldn't say for certain when he'll arrive. （我说不准他什么时候到。）

解析4：take a stand是一个固定短语，意思是“表明态度”“做出决定”。例如：He didn't take a stand for the proposal until he had some information.（直到他掌握了某些情况，他才赞成这个建议。） we must take a stand and adhere³ to principle.（我们应当表示态度，应当坚持原则。）

 

1 certainty   

n.必然的事，确定的事实，确信，确实

参考例句：

• I can't say with any certainty where I shall be next week.我不能确切地说下周我在什么地方。
• I know for a certainty that the company has been bought up.我确实知道公司已经被人收购了。

2 ace   

n.A牌；发球得分；佼佼者；adj.杰出的

参考例句：

• A good negotiator always has more than one ace in the hole.谈判高手总有数张王牌在手。
• He is an ace mechanic.He can repair any cars.他是一流的机械师,什么车都会修。

3 adhere   

vi.粘附，附着，遵守，坚持，追随，支持

参考例句：

• Most people adhere to the church of their parents.多数人都依附于父母的教会。
• They failed to adhere to our original agreement.他们未能遵守我们原定的协议。