《綠皮書》影片中有很多值得我們學(xué)習(xí)的詞匯和短語,讓我們來賞析一下吧!(以下按照詞語在影片中出現(xiàn)的順序編排,便于同學(xué)們聯(lián)想和記憶。)
1) Joint: (非正式)娛樂場所;
2) out of one’s mind: 失去理智;
3) who had the balls to clip Gio’s hat: 有膽量做某事;
e.g. Do you have the balls to challenge authority?
你有挑戰(zhàn)權(quán)威的膽量么?
4) You’re gonna jinx it. vt. 使倒霉;給…帶來厄運
5) You shouldn’t have punched out the foreman on the spot;
punch v. 用拳猛擊; on the spot 當場
5) rent is due on Monday; adj. 到期的
6) fill it out while you wait; 填寫
7) actually, it’s a bit more complicated than that. adj.復(fù)雜的
8) In what capacity? n. 能力
e.g. For how long and in what capacity have you known the applicant?
9) I’m about to embark on a concert tour, the majority of which will be down South;
embark k on sth 開始著手做某事; down South, up North.
10) but let me crystal clear 極其明白的,十分清楚;
11) chauffeur 司機;
12) I need someone who can handle my itinerary. [aɪ’tɪnərəri] n. 旅程; 旅行日程
13) Be a personal assistant, I need a valet. launder my cloth, shine my shoes;
[‘væleɪ] 貼身男仆
14) innate ability to handle trouble adj. 天生的
15) butler [‘bʌtlə(r)] 男管家,仆役長
16) Chink “中國佬”(對華裔或中國人的蔑稱)
17) pranced out of here 昂首闊步
18) Beef like that should never happen inside the club. 牢騷
19) They were out of line. 違規(guī)
20) squash v. 擺平
21) I’m flush right now adj. (非正式)充裕的,富有的
22) dying to hear what happened with the doctor interview. 渴望做某事
23) huddle up 縮成一團
24) I’m counting on you on this 相信或依靠、指望某人
25) bum a smoke vt.乞討,討要
26) can you see to it that there is a bottle of Cutty Sark in my room every night. 注意 ; 確保
27) any way we could maybe hit the road early next morning so we could be home in time for Christmas Eve? 上路,出發(fā)
28) Yeah, I was stationed in German in the army. 駐扎在
29) I could pick up a little bit of what you’re saying. 聽懂
30) They ‘re all snakes. 陰險的人
31) profanity [prə’fænəti] 臟話
32) genteel [dʒen’tiːl] adj. 有教養(yǎng)的,上流社會的
33) worldly adj. 世俗的,塵世的
34) debut [deɪ’bjuː] n. 初次登臺
35) Nice turn mike, what he makes it up?
turn: (損害或有益于別人的)行為; make up: 編造
36) pull out 開車離開; pull over 停車
37) Rats me out for something I didn’t even do. vi. 背叛,告密
38) coons; spook 稱呼非裔美國人的無禮用語
39) ritzy joints: adj. 豪華的
40) took quite a toll on my marriage as well 造成重大負面影響
41) as cozy as your own home adj. 舒適的
42) enunciate [ɪ’nʌnsieɪt] vt. 發(fā)音;闡明;宣布
43) commode [kə’məʊd] n.洗臉臺;便桶;衣柜; 衛(wèi)生間
44) Why (are) you sore at me? 生某人的氣
45) phony altruism.
phony[‘fəʊni] adj. 假的,欺騙的; altruism[‘æltruɪzəm] n. 利他;利他主義
46) expressive adj. 表現(xiàn)的;有表現(xiàn)力的
47) A flagrant violation of my rights. adj. 公然的
48) So that little temper tantrum…was it worth it? [‘tæntrəm]亂發(fā)脾氣;暴怒發(fā)作
49) No offense, Doc, but I think I got the hang of it now. 掌握…的竅門
例:It's a bit tricky at first till you get the hang of it.
它在一開始當你還沒掌握它的竅門的時候有些棘手。
50 Something’s been eating at me this whole trip. 困擾某人
51) Break a leg 祝好運;大獲成功(用于祝愿演員演出成功)
52) You stood up for yourself.支持,堅持;擁護
53) I’m getting hypnotized here. 被催眠的 |