《大学之旅》精讲12

　　What?

　　什么?

　　I had¹ my parents convinced² I was³ an oceanography major⁴

　　我骗爸妈要读一年的海洋学专业

　　for a whole⁵ year, just so they'd pay⁶ for spring break in Mexico⁷!

　　结果我拿学费在墨西哥玩一个春假!

　　Mexico?

　　墨西哥?

　　Oh, man, when I think back to half the stuff⁸ I did⁹ in college¹⁰,

　　是啊 我一想到我在大学做的事情

　　there's no way I'm letting my kid¹¹ out of my sight¹²

　　等我女儿上大学 我绝不让她离开我的视线

　　when she goes off¹³ to college. Not a chance¹⁴.

　　绝对不会

　　- Everything okay¹⁵, Chief¹⁶? - I got¹⁷ everything under control¹⁸.

　　- 你还好吧 头儿? - 一切都在控制中

　　I'm taking three days off.

　　我要请假三天

　　Sure hope¹⁹ he doesn't do something crazy²⁰.

　　希望他别做出什么疯狂的事情

　　We're going²¹ on a road trip

　　我们要旅行了

　　A road trip, a road trip

　　旅行 旅行

　　You guys²², I think we should start really early tomorrow,

　　伙计们 我们明天应该早早出发

　　because I cannot believe²³ we're actually²⁴ going.

　　不敢相信我们真的要去了

　　I can't believe your dad's actually allowing²⁵ you to go.

　　没想到你爸同意让你去了

　　I've been working with him for 17 years, all right?

　　我已经和他相处17年了 好不好?

　　And he knows,

　　而且他应该知道

　　you can be Chief at the station, but you have to be Dad at home.

　　他在警局是局长 回家还是爸爸

　　- That's right. You tell him exactly²⁶ that. - Thank you very much.

　　- 非常正确 你应该这么和他说 - 谢谢

　　Oh!

　　哦!

　　Surprise!

　　惊喜!

　　Road trip, road trip! Yeah!

　　旅行 旅行! 耶!

1 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

2 convinced   

adj.确信的；深信的；有坚定信仰的v.使确信(convince的过去分词)；说服

参考例句：

• I am convinced of her innocence. 我坚信她是清白无辜的。
• I'm convinced there's a jinx on this car. 我看这辆汽车是灾星。

3 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

4 major   

n.主修，成年人，陆军少校；adj.主要的，较多的，大部份的；v.主修

参考例句：

• His major is history.他主修历史。
• The car needs major repairs.这辆汽车需要大修。

5 whole   

adj.整整的；全部的；完整的

参考例句：

• It snowed for two whole days.雪下了整整两天。
• The whole village was sleeping.整个村庄一片寂静。

6 pay   

v.付钱；n.付钱；薪金

参考例句：

• How much did you pay?你付了多少钱？
• His pay is below the average.他的工资低于一般水平。

7 Mexico   

n.墨西哥

参考例句：

• They took me to Mexico.他们把我带到墨西哥。
• Mexico is a beautiful country.墨西哥是个美丽的国家。

8 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

9 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

10 college   

n.学院；高等专科学校

参考例句：

• The college drama society is going to put on a play.大学戏剧协会正准备上演一个剧目。
• I was hot on playing basketball when I was in college.我上大学时热衷于打篮球。

11 kid   

n.小孩；v.开玩笑，哄骗，嘲弄

参考例句：

• The kid was playing with his ball.孩子在玩皮球。
• Look at that cute kid.瞧瞧这可爱的小家伙。

12 sight   

n.景观，视力，眼界；vt.看见，观看；vi.瞄准

参考例句：

• The young couple fell in love at first sight.这对年轻人一见钟情。
• We have lost sight of him since he went abroad.在他出国以后，我们就失掉了联系。

13 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

14 chance   

n.机会，意外；运气；风险；vi.偶然发生；vt.偶然发生，冒险

参考例句：

• We will take a chance to have the party outdoor.我们将冒险举行露天聚会。
• This is the last chance any of us has.对于我们中的任何人来说，这是最后的一次机会。

15 Okay   

(=okey，O.K.)adj./adv.好，行，不错；n.同意

参考例句：

• The play is okay,but I still prefer the book.戏还可以，可我仍愿读原著。
• Is it okay with you if I borrow this book?我借这本书你不在意吧？

16 chief   

n.领袖，酋长，长官，主要部分；adj.主要的，首位的

参考例句：

• Can you name the chief rivers of China?你能列举出中国的主要河流吗？
• He is my old chief.他是我的老上级。

17 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

18 control   

n.控制，管理，克制，控制器，调节装置；vt.控制，操纵，抑制

参考例句：

• He lost control of his bicycle and fell down.他因控制不住他的自行车而跌倒了。
• That child is impossible to control.那孩子很难管。

19 hope   

vt.希望，期望；vi.希望，期待；n.希望，期望

参考例句：

• We hope you can come.我们希望你能来。
• Hope you'll enjoy yourself there.愿您度过愉快的一天。

20 crazy   

adj.发疯的，荒唐的，古怪的；(about)狂热爱好的

参考例句：

• It is a crazy idea.那是一个疯狂的想法。
• He is crazy about that girl.他迷上了那位女孩。

21 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

22 guys   

n.家伙，伙计( guy的名词复数 )；（架设天线、支撑帐篷等用的）牵索；[复数]各位；一群男人（或女人）

参考例句：

• Sorry, guys. I goofed. 对不起，各位。我搞砸了。
• A few of our guys were thinking about going over the hill. 我们的人中有几个在开小差。 来自《简明英汉词典》

23 believe   

v.相信；认为

参考例句：

• Believe it or not,that's the way it is.信不信由你，反正事情就是这样。
• I believe what you say.我相信你的话。

24 actually   

adv.实际上，事实上，竟然，居然，如今

参考例句：

• he looks young, but she's actually 50.她看上去年轻，可是实际上已五十岁了。
• Actually,that's not quite right.实际上，那不完全对。

25 allowing   

v.允许( allow的现在分词 )；承认；酌增；接受

参考例句：

• The disease was controlled by the simple expedient of not allowing anyone to leave the city. 通过禁止任何人出城的简单应急办法使疾病得到了控制。
• The warder was always accommodating in allowing visitors in. 牢房看守总是很通融，允许探访者进去。 来自《简明英汉词典》

26 exactly   

adv.准确地；严格地

参考例句：

• What I want is exactly this one.我要的就是这一个。
• I beg your pardon,what you say is not exactly correct.对不起，你说的话并不完全对。