听动感英语学口语 第51讲

电影词典

Psycho  《精神病患者》

美国俚语

剧中：Your partner blow it .

blow it 彻底搞砸

e.g. <1>This is your last chance to make the team , don't blow it .

       这是你最后一次机会进入球队，可别搞砸了。

      <2>I blew my chances with Tina when I told her she looked fat .

      当我告诉她她看起来很胖时，我把我们之间的关系搞砸了。

经典对白

1.setting¹ an example : 树立好榜样

e.g. By showing up early for work everyday, the boss was setting a good example for his workers.

     老板每天都很早来工作，给所有的工人树立了好的榜样。

2.剧中：It must run in the family .

runs in the family 世代相传

e.g. <1>Mark and his brothers are both good musicians ,  music runs in his family.

           Mark 和他的哥哥们都是出色的音乐家，可以说是世代相传。

      <2>Being a strong leader runs in the famliy , we are all politicians².

          作为是领导者，我们是世代相传的政治家。

 3.剧中：By all means³ , change it .

by all means ：一定，尽一切办法

e.g. <1>If you're hungry, by all means , join us for lunch.

       如果你饿了，就一定要留下来吃午餐。

     <2>Hey, man, may I use your phone?
            Sure, by all means.

    我可以用你的电话吗？当然，一定

原声碟

Second Star to the Right

The second star to the right
shines with a light
that's rare⁴ and if its
Never land you need
it's light will lead you there .
 

1 setting   

n.背景

参考例句：

• The play has its setting in Vienna.该剧以维也纳为背景。
• Where and when a story takes place is called the setting.故事发生的地点和时间称为故事背景。

2 politicians   

政治家( politician的名词复数 )； 政客，玩弄权术者

参考例句：

• Politicians are ultimately accountable to the voters. 从政者最终是向选民负责。
• backstairs deals between politicians 政客之间的幕后交易

3 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

4 rare   

adj.稀罕的，罕有的，珍贵的，稀薄的，半熟的，非常的；adv.非常

参考例句：

• It is rare to see a man over 160 years old.很少见到一个人能活到160岁。
• The zoo has a lot of rare animals in it.这个动物园有许多珍奇的动物。