【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语063期

 Amy: Sheldon, there’s something else I’ve been wanting to say, but before I do, I just… I want you to know that you don’t have to say it back. I know you’re not ready and I don’t want you to say it just because social convention dictates…

Sheldon: I love you too.

Amy: You said it.

Sheldon: There’s no denying I have feelings for you that can’t be explained in any other way. I briefly¹ considered that I had a brain parasite². But that seems even more far-fetched. The only conclusion was love.

1 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

2 parasite   

n.寄生虫；寄生菌；食客

参考例句：

• The lazy man was a parasite on his family.那懒汉是家里的寄生虫。
• I don't want to be a parasite.I must earn my own way in life.我不想做寄生虫，我要自己养活自己。