听动感英语学口语 第36讲（在线收听）

电影词典

Greta Garbo  葛丽泰.嘉宝

美国俚语      《102 Dalmatian》

剧中：I’m done with all that.

done with ：够了，腻了，可算是干完了，终于干完了，再也不干了

e.g.<1> I’m done with parties. I end up spending too much money so from now on I’ll be staying at home and reading.

我对派对真算是够了，浪费了太多钱在上面，现在开始我要呆在家里看书了。

<2>We graduated last week so now I’m done with school forever.

我上星期毕业了，现在我终于不用再去上学了。

经典对白

1．剧中：You’re going to help me being a useful member of society.

useful ：表示有用的，对什么有用的

e.g.<1> He can’t pitch and he can’t catch. He’s not really a useful baseballer.

他既不能投球，又不能接球，不能算是个出色的棒球手。

<2>If he would explain the homework more he would be a much more useful teacher.

如果他能更多讲解一下家庭作业的话，他会是一个很好的老师。

2．剧中：Find me a little niche.

niche ：表示一个很适合你生存和发展的环境

e.g.<1> My son has been at university for about six months but he is a little bit bored with ordinary university work. He’s still having trouble finding his niche.

我儿子已经上大学六个月了，但是他对普通的大学生活有些厌烦，他要找到一个适合自己的环境还有些困难。

<2>He’s been working as a journalist for many years but I think he’s found that his true niche is travel writing.

他做记者已经好多年了，我想他终于发现他真正适合的是写游记小说。