听动感英语学口语 第54讲

电影词典

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美国俚语

剧中：God , talk about a bad case of the third wheel.

the third wheel  电灯泡

e.g. <1>It wasn't until I arrived at the party and met Suzie that I realized that I was the third wheel on my friend's date.

      直到我到了晚会看见了Suzie我才发现自己在朋友的约会中是个电灯泡。

     <2>He felt like a third wheel because he doesn't know how to cook.

    他感觉自己是个多余的人，因为他根本不会做饭。

 经典对白

1.剧中：I'm on to you.

on to  ：识破意图   to know what someone doing

e.g. <1>After months of detective work, the police were finally on to the plans of the criminals¹.

     在几个月的侦查工作以后，警察最终识破了罪犯的意图。

    <2>I want to keep the birthday present a secret but I think she is on to me.

    我本来打算对生日礼物保密的，但是还是被她识破了

 2.Take it on the chin² 忍气吞声

e.g. <1>When I found out that you were lying to me , did you expect me just to take it on the chin and move on?

         当我发现你欺骗我的时候，你还期望我忍气吞声被感动吗？

      <2>When he was fired for no reason he took it on the chin and looked for another job.

      没有理由的被开除了，他忍气吞声，找另一份工作

原声碟

You

And I find peace
when I'm confused
I find hope when I'm
let down
not in me ,but in you
I hope to lose myself
 

1 criminals   

n.罪犯，犯人( criminal的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He is not one of your garden-variety criminals. 他不是个普通的罪犯。
• All citizens should help the police in tracking the criminals down. 所有市民都应该帮助警察追捕罪犯。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 chin   

n.下巴，下颚，不气馁，不灰心

参考例句：

• You've got some egg on your chin.你的下巴上沾着一点鸡蛋。
• He hurried on with his shaving,cutting his chin twice.他急急忙忙地剃胡子，把下巴割破了两次。