【跟着美剧练发音】吸血鬼日记15

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Elena: Stefan? Stefan?

Stefan: Yes.

Elena: Where is Vicki?

Stefan: She's upstairs.

Elena: What happens now?Because my brother is out there searching for her with the rest the town. What do I tell him?

Stefan: I’m working with her.But it's gonna take time. She's a very volatile¹ and impulsive² personality. She is a drug user. I mean all that's gonna play a part in how she responds to this.

Elena: So she is a vampire³ with issues?What am I supposed to do? Because I am lying to everyone that I care about.What's gonna happen to her?

Stefan: I’m gonna keep her here with me until I know that she’s safe.

1 volatile   

adj.反复无常的，挥发性的，稍纵即逝的，脾气火爆的；n.挥发性物质

参考例句：

• With the markets being so volatile,investments are at great risk.由于市场那么变化不定，投资冒着很大的风险。
• His character was weak and volatile.他这个人意志薄弱，喜怒无常。

2 impulsive   

adj.冲动的，刺激的；有推动力的

参考例句：

• She is impulsive in her actions.她的行为常出于冲动。
• He was neither an impulsive nor an emotional man,but a very honest and sincere one.他不是个一冲动就鲁莽行事的人，也不多愁善感.他为人十分正直、诚恳。

3 vampire   

n.吸血鬼

参考例句：

• It wasn't a wife waiting there for him but a blood sucking vampire!家里的不是个老婆，而是个吸人血的妖精！
• Children were afraid to go to sleep at night because of the many legends of vampire.由于听过许多有关吸血鬼的传说，孩子们晚上不敢去睡觉。