听动感英语学口语 第16讲

电影词典:

pull-back dolly  拉摄移动镜头

美国俚语:

 选自《生命的证据》 <proof of life>

剧中：I’ll be on my best behavior.
on one’s best behavior : means to behave perfectly¹ 行为举止得体，经常用于大人说小孩 ，大人也可以用来说自己，通常有调侃的意味。
e.g.<1> She had too much drink. She wasn’t on her best behavior.
            她喝太多了，不像她的举止了。
     <2>I told him he would have to be on his best behavior all day, if he wanted to go to the zoo tomorrow.
            我告诉他，如果他明天想去动物园，那么他今天的就要乖一些。

经典对白:

1.剧中：You’re nothing but humanitarian² window-dressing.
window-dressing 用装饰门面的手段吸引人，指装装样子
e.g. <1>Those politicians talk about improving our society, but they’re just window-dressing. They really only care about making money.
             那些政客说改善我们的社会，其实就是在装样子，他们真正关心的是挣钱。
       <2>She was telling me how much she has changed but I think it’s just window-dressing. Underneath³ she’s the same.
             她告诉我她改变了很多，但我认为那只是表面现象，实际内心还是原来的她。

2.剧中： We got nailed.
to get nailed  陷入大麻烦；要受重罚。<nail 钉子>
e.g. <1>They got nailed on that deal when instead they should have made a lot of money.
             他们原本在那笔交易中能挣很多钱，但是他们却遇到了大麻烦。
      <2>The headmaster caught me smoking and absolutely nailed me.
            校长在我抽烟的时候把我擒住了，他要重重地罚我。
 

1 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

2 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

3 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。