看绯闻女孩学英语 253

Nate: I just don't get it. I organized¹ everything the way she likes it.

我真不明白。我尽量做到什么都让她满意，

I mean, I even² made³ sure my bow⁴ tie matched her dress.

我甚至注意让我的领带配她礼服的颜色。

Chuck: Like the book says, she just not that into you.

就像书上说的，她没那么迷你了。

Nate: Man, I have to find out if she's seeing someone⁵. It's killing⁶ me.

我得知道她是不是和别人在一起了，我受不了。

You guys⁷ are still pretty close, aren’t you? Could⁸ you find out who she's seeing?

你们还是很要好不是吗？你知道她在和谁约会吗？

Chuck: Me?

我？

Nate: Yes. Come on, man. Who better?

没错。拜托，兄弟，谁更好?

Chuck: Who better, indeed⁹.

说真的，谁更好?

Celia: Do you like it here,Mr. Humphrey?

你喜欢这吗，Humphrey先生?

Dan: Well, it’s a little bit¹⁰ like a museum, a little cold, although¹¹ the water pressure¹² is unparalleled.

这有点像个博物馆，有点冷。不过水压真是不错。

Celia: that's not what I meant, but of course¹³, you would¹⁴ make a joke¹⁵, that goes to my point.

虽然我不是说这个，不过你可以对我说的话开玩笑。

Dan: Excuse me? Did¹⁶ I Miss something here?

抱歉，我错过什么了吗?

Celia: Oh, yes. The way you feel? It never goes away. It just gets worse¹⁷.

是的，你给人的那种感觉挥之不去，而且变得越来越糟。

Dan: I'm sorry. Don’t quite...

对不起，我不大......

Celia: You'll always use your dessert fork for your center¹⁸.

你总是用你的甜点叉来吃主菜，

You'll always feel underdressed, no matter what you wear and at dinner parties it will be as¹⁹ if there's a language²⁰ that sounds like English.

无论你穿什么，你总给你人感觉不得体，而在晚宴上，感觉上好像说的语言是英语。

And you think you speak it, but they don't hear you, and you don't understand them.

你认为你说英语了，可他们却听不你说的话，而你也不懂他们说什么。

1 organized   

adj.有组织的，有条理的v.组织( organize的过去式)

参考例句：

• I have organized the cleaning on a day-to-day basis , until our usual cleaner returns. 我已安排了在清洁工回来之前每天的清洁工作。
• an organized body of workers 一个有组织的工人团体

2 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

3 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

4 bow   

n.弓，船头，鞠躬；v.鞠躬，弯腰

参考例句：

• There's a flag on the bow of his boat.在他的船头有一面旗子。
• We bow to the teacher.我们向老师鞠个躬。

5 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

6 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

7 guys   

n.家伙，伙计( guy的名词复数 )；（架设天线、支撑帐篷等用的）牵索；[复数]各位；一群男人（或女人）

参考例句：

• Sorry, guys. I goofed. 对不起，各位。我搞砸了。
• A few of our guys were thinking about going over the hill. 我们的人中有几个在开小差。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

9 indeed   

adv.真正地，实际上；确实，实在；当然，固然；甚至；真的

参考例句：

• I thank you very much indeed for this interview.我十分感谢您这次接见。
• I didn't mind.Indeed,I was pleased.我不在意，甚至还很高兴。

10 bit   

n.一点儿，少量；钻头；马嚼子；辅币，位，比特(二进位制信息单位)；v.控制

参考例句：

• I'm just going out for a bit.我正打算出去一会儿。
• When did you change the bit?什么时候换的钻头？

11 although   

conj（=though）虽然，即使，纵然，尽管

参考例句：

• Although my car is very old,It'still runs very well.我的汽车虽然很旧，但仍然跑得很快。
• Although he worked hard,he failed in the exam.虽然他很努力，但他考试没有及格。

12 pressure   

n.压力，压迫，压强；vt.迫使，使增压，密封

参考例句：

• He changed his mind under the pressure from others.他在别人的逼迫之下改变了主意。
• This type of sheet steel could stand high pressure.这种薄钢板能抗高压。

13 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

14 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？

15 joke   

n.笑话；笑柄；vi.开玩笑；vt.开…的玩笑，戏弄

参考例句：

• Come on,lighten up!It was only a joke.喂，别紧张！这只不过是开玩笑。
• They all laughed about the joke.这个笑话把他们全逗笑了。

16 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

17 worse   

adj.更坏的，更差的；adv.更坏，更差

参考例句：

• I have even worse news for you.我有更坏的消息告诉你。
• The weather got worse during the day.白天天气更坏了。

18 center   

n.中心，中央；vi.居中；vt.使集中

参考例句：

• The new sports center is a big success.新建的体育中心获得巨大成功。
• Alice stood in the center of a large group.爱丽丝站在一大群人的中央。

19 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

20 language   

n.语言

参考例句：

• Is English a hard language to learn?英语是一种难学的语言吗？
• Language is a wonderful thing.语言是极好的东西。