影片對(duì)白 ...But a man can change.
3. lose track of time 忘記時(shí)間
Sorry- sorry we're late, we, uh, kinda just, y'know, lost track of time.
對(duì)不起，對(duì)不起，我們遲到了，我們，呃，只是有點(diǎn)，知道吧，忘記時(shí)間了。
Anyone who has lost track of time when using a computer knows the tendency to miss lunch.
使用電腦時(shí)忘記時(shí)間的人都知道玩電腦很容易吃不上午飯。
4. throw in 外加，附帶
You just start with half a dozen European cities, throw in thirty euphemisms for male genitalia, and bam! You have got yourself a book.
你只要以半打歐洲城市開(kāi)篇，再加上三十個(gè)男性生殖器的別稱(chēng)，嘭！你自己的書(shū)就寫(xiě)成了。
You need to throw in another thousand dollars for the tip.
你還需要再加一千美元作為小費(fèi)。
5. kill off 消除，滅絕
C'mon, the guy's a secondary character, just a, y'know, complication you eventually kill off.
好啦，這家伙只是個(gè)二流角色，只是一個(gè)，知道吧，你最終會(huì)跨越的障礙。
Readers joined some authors in a plea to JK Rowling not to kill off Harry Potter in the seventh and final book.
讀者和一些作家聯(lián)合請(qǐng)求J·K·羅琳不要在第七部，也是最后一部書(shū)中殺死哈利·波特。
文化面面觀
Euphemism 委婉語(yǔ)
A euphemism is an expression intended by the speaker to be less offensive, disturbing, or troubling to the listener than the word or phrase it replaces, or in the case of doublespeak to make it less troublesome for the speaker. When a phrase is used as a euphemism, it often becomes a metaphor whose literal meaning is dropped. Euphemisms are often used to hide unpleasant or disturbing ideas, even when the literal term for them is not necessarily offensive. This type of euphemism is used in public relations and politics, where it is sometimes disparagingly called doublespeak. There are also superstitious euphemisms, based (consciously or subconsciously) on the idea that words have the power to bring bad fortune and religious euphemisms, based on the idea that some words are sacred, or that some words are spiritually imperiling.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemism)
Some examples:
Restroom --- toilet room
acting like rabbits, making love to, getting it on, doing it, or sleeping with --- for having sexual intercourse with
motion discomfort bag, air-sickness bag--- vomit bag, sick bag or barf bag
sanitary landfill --- garbage dump
ill-advised --- very poor or bad
pre-owned vehicles --- used cars
correctional facility --- prison
the big C --- cancer
the crab --- cancer
bathroom tissue, t.p., or bath tissue --- toilet paper
caretaker --- janitor
sanitation worker --- "garbage man"
Where can I wash my hands? or Where can I powder my nose? --- Where can I find a toilet?
percussive maintenance --- fixing by hitting
考考你
用今日所學(xué)將下面的句子譯成英語(yǔ)。
1. 湯姆以前很沉悶，但是自從蘇姍對(duì)他有好感之后他開(kāi)朗多了。
2. 失去幾個(gè)老朋友，花掉你所有的空閑時(shí)間，你才能做好主席的工作。
3. 很多宏偉計(jì)劃都是由于資金不足而泡湯的。
4. 也許日常瑣事使我失去了時(shí)間概念。
Friends 1 《老友記》1（精講之九）考考你 參考答案
1. 他所有的親戚都湊錢(qián)給他交高昂的學(xué)費(fèi)。
All his relatives chipped in for his exorbitant tuition.
2. 先發(fā)制人，羅伯特說(shuō)，不是美國(guó)的風(fēng)格--那將是“第二個(gè)珍珠港”。
Striking first, Robert said, was un-American-it would be "a Pearl Harbor in reverse."
3. 有些時(shí)候你需要放松放松，享受生活。
Sometimes you need to lay back and smell the roses.
4. - 你是我見(jiàn)過(guò)的最漂亮的女生。
- 胡說(shuō)。我沒(méi)那么好啦。
- You are the most beautiful girl I've ever met.
- Get out. I am not that good.
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(英語(yǔ)點(diǎn)津Annabel編輯)
