早安英文 第355期:《人民的名义》国产大叔都火到国外啦

 英语学习笔记：

In the Name of People 人民的名义

in the name of… 以…的名义

anti-corruption/ anti-graft 反腐败

a high-ranking government official 高级政府官员

"tiger"(powerful bureaucrats) 老虎，比喻掌握大权的贪官

"fly"(low-ranking officers) 苍蝇，比喻低官阶的贪官

HDuncles 汉东叔叔们（天团成员）：

Sarikim 沙瑞金

Darkcom 李达康

Goyuri 高育良

LampingHold 侯亮平

The show is based on the novel of the same name by Chinese writer Zhou Meisen, who was also scriptwriter for the series.

这部剧是基于周梅森的同名小说《人民的名义》改编而成，也就是说原著作者，同时担任了电视剧的编剧。

What truly raises eyebrows² is that the show's main antagonist³ is a high-ranking government official.

更让人惊讶的是，这部剧的主要反面人物，是一个高级政府官员。

It focuses on the work of anti-graft investigators⁴ whose job is to take down corrupt¹ government officials, whether “tiger" or “fly".

这部剧聚焦于那些致力于惩治贪污腐败政府官员的反腐败调查员。

The cast includes a number of veteran and skilled actors, which -during a time when pop stars dominate TV and movie screens - is notable.

这部剧里有许多老戏骨和实力派演员，这在目前电视电影都由小鲜肉当道的情况下显得弥足珍贵。

To address these problems, we must first of all conduct ourselves honorably.

打铁还需自身硬。

1 corrupt   

v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的

参考例句：

• The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
• This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。

2 eyebrows   

眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。
• His eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。

3 antagonist   

n.敌人，对抗者，对手

参考例句：

• His antagonist in the debate was quicker than he.在辩论中他的对手比他反应快。
• The thing is to know the nature of your antagonist.要紧的是要了解你的对手的特性。

4 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》