看绯闻女孩学英语 132

Serena: Hey! Just the little sister I was looking for.

嗨！我正在找你呢，小妹妹。

I need answers, and I need them now.

我需要答案，我现在就要。

Your brother is being very mysterious about our date tonight.

你哥哥对我们今晚的约会，保密得很紧。

Jenny: Well, he's a very mysterious guy, apparently¹.

显然他是个很神秘的家伙。

Serena: Look, he won't even tell me where we're going.

瞧，他甚至都不告诉我地点。

Can you just give me a hint?

你能给我个提示吗？

Are we going to some secret club to see the best unsigned band in Brooklyn?

是不是去布鲁克林某个神秘俱乐部看未签约的最火乐队？

Or... or a guerrilla art exhibit in Dumbo?

还是去Dumbo看游击艺术展？

Or, hey, isn't the New York Film Festival still going on?

或者，啊，纽约电影节没结束吧？

Jenny: You don't leave much room for surprise, do you?

你不太想要惊喜，是吧？

Serena: Well, I don't know how to dress for surprise.

我不知道穿什么来应付惊喜。

Not everything goes with it, you know.

不是所有装扮都适合的。

Jenny: Well, I'd say jeans and a T-shirt is a safe bet.

我得说牛仔裤和T恤是保险的。

The Humphrey men do casual Friday every day.

对Humphrey家的男人来说，每天都是休闲星期五。

Serena: Oh, it's my brother.

喔，是我弟弟。

Jenny: Oh, I say hi.

哦，代我问好。

Serena: Eric, hey, Jenny says hi.

Eric，嘿，Jenny向你问好。

Eric: Well, hi back. Did she spill about tonight?

也向她问好。她吐露今晚的约会详情了吗？

Serena: No, not a drop. You all packed?

没有，一点也没有。你都打包好了？

Eric: Yeah, baggage is ready to go.

是的，行李准备好了，可以走了。

Serena: Hey, speaking of which, is mom still there?

说到这个，妈妈还在那儿？

Eric: Yeah, she's talking to the doctor now.

是的，她在和医生聊着。

I can't believe she's actually letting me come home for a weekend.

我不敢相信她真的让我回家过周末。

I don't think I even remember what a weekend is.

我觉得我都不记得什么是周末了。

What time's your date? Maybe we'll cross paths at the Palace.

你什么时候约会？也许我们还能在皇宫酒店碰到。

Serena: 7:00. Can't wait to see you.

7点。真等不及想见你了。

Eric: Me, too. Bye.

我也是，再见。

Serena: Okay, I love you, Eric. Bye.

好的，爱你，Eric。再见。

Serena: Just the little sister I was looking for.

语法点拨：I was looking for是定语从句修饰指代人且在定语从句中充当介词宾语成分的先行词sister。

重点提示：look for是一个习语，它们共同表示“寻找，寻觅”的意思。因此不能将介词for提至定语从句句首再接引导词，即不能这样用for which I was looking。再如：look forward to中的介词to也不能这样用。

Serena: Your brother is being very mysterious about our date tonight.

词汇精讲：mysterious是形容词，《牛津词典》解释道：keeping or liking² to keep things secret。译为：故弄玄虚的，秘密的。例如：

He was being very mysterious, and wouldn't tell me what he was up to. 他神秘莫测，不告诉我他想干什么。

短语精讲：be mysterious about something表示对某件事物保持得很机密，让人觉得很神秘。例如：

They are being very mysterious about their holiday plans. 关于他们的度假计划，他们显得很神秘。

语法点拨：台词中的谓语结构是be+being+adj。它和be+adj.的区别是状态的持续时间。台词中说到的是is being mysterious，这个只表示现在是这样，并不表示经常是这样。而is mysterious就是表示经常的状况。

Serena: Can you just give me a hint?

短语精讲：give sb a hint中的hint是“暗示，提示”的意思，它是可数名词。该短语的意思是“提示某人”“给与某人暗示”。表示“暗示某人某事”，在hint后面接介词about，即：give sb a hint about something。例如：

I beg your to give me a hint about the big news. 求求你告诉我一些关于重大新闻。

Could you please give me a hint so that I can solve the riddle³? 可以给我一点提示，让我我解开这个谜吗？

Serena: Or, hey, isn't the New York Film Festival still going on?

短语精讲：go on是动词性固定短语，意思是“继续”。表示继续做某事，可以有两种用法：一个是go on with something，另一个是go on doing something。例如：

You're trying to put me off, please go on with the story. 你是在想法转移目标，还是接着讲你的故事吧。

How long will she go on languishing⁴ for her red-haired boy? 为想见到她的红头发的儿子,她还将为此烦恼多久呢?

Let's go on, and find some farm where we can put up. 咱们往前走吧，去找一个农庄过夜。

Jenny: You don't leave much room for surprise, do you?

短语点拨：leave room for something中的room是“空间”的意思，是不可数名词，leave是“留”的意思，for表示原因。因此，该短语的意思是“给.......留点空间”“给......留有余地”。台词中时使用了这个短语的比喻句，相当于allow of something。例如：

Leave room for this big box. 留出地方来放这个大箱子。

Leave room for retreat When trying new feat⁵. 要有新的壮举，就得做出退让。

Serena: Not everything goes with it, you know.

短语精讲：go with是动词性固定短语，意思是“与......一致”；“与......相配”。例如：

Does this skirt go with my jumper? 这条裙子和我的套头毛衫相配 吗 ?

Blue does not go with green. 蓝和绿不调和。

Jenny: Well, I'd say jeans and a T-shirt is a safe bet.

短语理解：a safe bet字面意思是“安全的赌注”，台词中使用了其引申义，它的引申义表示对某事很肯定，那件事情很保险，不会出岔子。例如：

It's a safe bet that he'll get the job 他能得到那份工作，这几乎可以打保票。

I'm wearing black for the party and it's always a safe bet. 我穿黑色礼服参加聚会--万无一失。

Eric: Well, hi back. Did she spill about tonight?

短语精讲：spill out是动词性固定短语，基本意是“溢出，流出”，引申为“泄露；泄密”。例如：

The words spilled out in a rush. 这番话很快被泄露了出去。

He was tempted⁶ to spill out his problems to Philip. 他很想把自己的问题透露给菲利普。

Serena: Hey, speaking of which, is mom still there?

短语回顾：speak of的意思是“说到，提及，提到”，它的比喻义是“显示出”。回顾2个例句：

They spoke⁷ of the old days on the campus. 他们谈起昔日的校园生活。

Reading is the only hobby I can speak of. 读书是我唯一值得一提的爱好。

Everything at the party spoke of careful planning. 这次聚会上的一切都显示出了他们作了周密的安排。

Serena: No, not a drop.

情景口语：你要考试了，父母问你为考试做好准备了没有，你一点都没复习功课的话，可以这样回答：Not a drop.

Serena: 7:00. Can't wait to see you.

口语句型：表示迫不及待做某事，套用下面这个句型：Sb cannot wait to do something. 例如：

We cannot wait for favours from nature; we must take from her. 我们不能等待大自然的恩赐，我们必须向她索取。

1 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

2 liking   

n.爱好；嗜好；喜欢

参考例句：

• The word palate also means taste or liking.Palate这个词也有“口味”或“嗜好”的意思。
• I must admit I have no liking for exaggeration.我必须承认我不喜欢夸大其词。

3 riddle   

n.谜，谜语，粗筛；vt.解谜，给…出谜，筛，检查，鉴定，非难，充满于；vi.出谜

参考例句：

• The riddle couldn't be solved by the child.这个谜语孩子猜不出来。
• Her disappearance is a complete riddle.她的失踪完全是一个谜。

4 languishing   

a. 衰弱下去的

参考例句：

• He is languishing for home. 他苦思家乡。
• How long will she go on languishing for her red-haired boy? 为想见到她的红头发的儿子，她还将为此烦恼多久呢？

5 feat   

n.功绩；武艺，技艺；adj.灵巧的，漂亮的，合适的

参考例句：

• Man's first landing on the moon was a feat of great daring.人类首次登月是一个勇敢的壮举。
• He received a medal for his heroic feat.他因其英雄业绩而获得一枚勋章。

6 tempted   

v.怂恿（某人）干不正当的事；冒…的险（tempt的过去分词）

参考例句：

• I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't. 我极想发牢骚，但还是没开口。
• I was tempted by the dessert menu. 甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。

7 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。