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http://www.sina.com.cn 2003/06/26 10:04 世博英语 |
Friends,中文译名为《六人行》或《老友记》是美国正在热播的一个sitcom (即situation comedy)也就是我们所说的情景喜剧。它之所以这么受欢迎,是因为其内容轻松,语言幽默,每每令人捧腹不已。对于英语学习者来说,我们更能从中学到不少地道的口语。现在就请大家和我一起感受其中的乐趣吧! Rachel还在为那张"单子"的事而耿耿于怀,一直不给Ross好脸色看。这天Ross想到了一个能让Rachel解气的主意: 语音讲解: ROSS: Hey, Rach, you know what? I think, I think I know what'll make you feel better. How 'bout you make a list about me? RACHEL: Wha... forget it Ross, no, I am not gonna stand here and make a list of. . . ROSS: C'mon Rachel. RACHEL: OK, you're whiney, you are, you're obsessive, you are insecure, you're, you're gutless, you know, you don't ever, you don't just sort of seize the day, you know. You like me for what, a year, you didn't do anything about it. And, uh, oh, you wear too much of that gel in your hair. ROSS: See there, you uhh, alright, ya, you did what I said. RACHEL: Yeah, and you know what? You're right, I do feel better, thank you Ross. 【世博视角】 you know what?并不是真正的一个问句,而是说话人为了引起对方注意而使用的开头语,它就相当于说“listen to what I'm going to tell you”。Ross想到了一个什么主意?How 'bout you make a list about me?(你也来列一张关于我的单子怎么样?)在向别人征询意见的时候,how about….这个表达法会经常被用到,比如: How about a salad for lunch? How about Friday evening? Would that be convenient? how about后面如果要跟动词的话,这个动词必须转化为动名词形式,也就是how about doing something,例如:How about joining us for a game of bridge(桥牌)? 对于Ross的这个主意Rachel很不以为然,她说:“forget it Ross, no, I am not gonna stand here and make a list of. . .(算了吧,Ross,我才不会站在这儿数落你的…)”forget it这一口语可以表示让别人忽略某一件并不重要的事情,比如说我们帮了别人一个小忙,对方很客气地感谢道“Thanks so much for helping”,这时我们就可以说“Forget it, it was nothing”,当然我们也可以说“Don't mention it.”另外,当你觉得别人的某个建议或是说法很不合理的时候,你也可以说上一句forget it,就像Rachel那样。 可事实上Rachel并没有forget it,在Ross说了句come on以示鼓励后,她马上顺竿而上列举起Ross的缺点来,来看看她用的几个形容词:whiney来自于动词whine,表示“爱抱怨的”、obsessive“纠缠不清”、insecure“无完全感”、gutless“没胆量”,Rachel还说Ross不会seize the day,这也是个曾经流行一时的说法,表示“抓紧时光”,也有点“今朝有酒今朝醉”的意思。最后实在没什么好说的了,Rachel就拿Ross的头发出气,说他用了太多的发胶(you wear too much of that gel in your hair.)。 听别人说自己的缺点总是不太舒服的,而说的人可就不一样了,现在的Rachel果然感觉好多了。 *本篇所讲到的表达法: you know what ? how about…. forget it 本栏目是由世博英语(360abc.com)Starry_Night原创编写!让我们通过电影轻松学英语!世博英语版权所有!未经书面授权,请勿转载! |
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