听动感英语学口语 第70讲

电影词典

Dustin Hoffman:达斯汀.霍夫曼

AMERICAN SLANG  美国俚语

a one night stand   一夜情

e.g. <1>Although she only had a one night stand with him,she still thought about him often.

       <2>He wished that it hadn't been a one night stand because he had lefe his bag at her house and wanted to get it back.

经典对白

1.剧中：He owes me a favor.

owe one's a favor   欠一个人情

e.g. <1>I owe my sister a favor because she lent me money when I couldn't pay my rent.

       <2>Just because he gave me a ride home, he thinks I owe him a favor in return.

2.剧中：I hate to burst your bubble¹.

burst someone's bubble ： 某人梦想，希望破灭

e.g. <1>I got a second audition² for the role in the move,but it really burst my bubble when I didn't get the part.

      <2>I didn't want to burst the boy's bubble by telling him that his favourite comic book characters weren't real. 

原声碟

Scarborough fair

Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary & thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine
 

1 bubble   

n.泡，水泡，气泡；泡影，妄想；v.(使)起泡

参考例句：

• The water begins to bubble.水开始起泡了。
• Their hopes of success have burst like a bubble.他们成功的希望已经成了泡影。

2 audition   

n.(对志愿艺人等的)面试(指试读、试唱等)

参考例句：

• I'm going to the audition but I don't expect I'll get a part.我去试音，可并不指望会给我个角色演出。
• At first,they said he was too young,but later they called him for an audition.起初，他们说他太小，但后来他们叫他去试听。