电视迷必知的英语单词：场景与提示

　　3 No sugar for me!

　　场景：Fiona和Alan在家里一起看电影。

　　Fiona: She's great, isn't she?

　　Alan: Maggie Smith? Yeah, but the plot's a bit thin.

　　Fiona: Come on, Alan! It's a girl's film. We don't need everything action-packed(情节复杂的).

　　Alan: I see. That's why it's sending me to sleep.

　　Fiona: Go and put the kettle on(用水壶烧水), then!

　　Alan: Okey-dokey.

　　Fiona: And don't expect me to fill you in afterwards.

　　Alan: I won't. Shall I bring you a Kleenex in case you need to cry later?

　　Fiona: Ha,Ha!

　　提示：

　　1 Maggie Smith玛吉-史密斯是著名的英国女星。

　　2 We say "the plot is a bit thin" to mean that there isn't much of a story情节单薄。

　　3 Fiona说"Come on!"就是为了显示她不赞同Alan的观点。

　　4 "go and"+verb，这种搭配只用于非正式场合，意为to tell someone to do something.

　　5 "Okey-dokey"是"OK"的另一种形式。

　　6 "To fill someone in" means to bring him or her up to date on something.

　　7 A "Kleenex" is a paper tissue卫生纸.

　　4 Unplug(拔去......的电源插头) everything

　　场景：Tony和他的兄弟Mike在看一场足球比赛。

　　Mike: I'm going to hit the hay. You?

　　Tony: I'll probably stay up and watch the rest.

　　Mike: We can record it if you want.

　　Tony: It's not worth it. There's only half an hour to go.

　　Mike: What about all the chat afterwards?

　　Tony: Oh, I can't be bothered with that. Shall I unplug everything?

　　Mike: Yeah. That'd be great. I'll clear up(收拾) tomorrow. G'night.

　　提示：

　　1 "hit the hay"意为"go to bed"。

　　2 "to go"意为"remaining"剩下，例句：I've got one exam to go, and then I've finished.

　　3 Tony说"I can't be bothered with that"意为he's not going to waste his time watching the interviews after the game.

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