听美剧学英语:《淘小子看世界》 Back 2 School - 9

Hey, Matthews, we survived Day One, huh?

The day is young, sir. And so was I.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Yeah, I'll be the one faceup in the suit.

Are you OK, Matthews?

You know Mr. Turner, You know that book you gave us, the Odyssey¹?

Yeah.

Did the guy in that get home alive?

Yes, he did. He gets passes the Cyclops, the evil Sirens and the Clashing Rocks.

Did he go to this high school?

No.

He's a nothing.

I'll see you tomorrow.


Got here as quick as I could. I want you to know that whatever happens, I'm right here with you.

Thank, Shawn. But I'm pretty sure this is something I gotta face alone.

Well, I don't know, just doesn't feel right leaving you here.

There you are, Shawn.

Now it feels right.


Well, it's five after 3:00. Maybe he's not gonna show.

And maybe I'm just trying to be casually² late, Mr. Anal Compulsive.

Look, don't toy with me. I was looking forward to high school. I had a plan: I give you a chance to change your whole future and not be a guy who beats up on kids who are smaller than you for the rest of your life.

You are giving me that chance?

Yeah.

Well, here I stand at the crossroads of my life. Yet I am what I am. Don't you gotta run or whine³ or something?

No. I am what I am, too. I'd rather be dead than be the school coward for the next six years.

You are done?

Guess I am.



Guess again.

What are you doing here?

I have no idea. But I do know that I'm not gonna stand by let you beat up somebody that I don't even know at all. OK, OK, he's my brother.

Oh, this is your brother.

Didn't he just say that? Did not he just say I'm his brother? Just how stupid...

Cory, don't provoke.

Well, how sweet. A chance to wipe out the whole Baboon⁴ family.

Hmm.


Words & Information:

faceup: In a position so that the face is up: 脸朝上
Cyclops: Any of the three one-eyed Titans who forged thunderbolts for Zeus. 泰坦神, 为宙斯制造雷电的三个独眼泰坦神之一
Sirens: One of a group of sea nymphs who by their sweet singing lured⁵ mariners⁶ to destruction on the rocks surrounding their island. 一群女海妖之一，用她们美妙的歌声诱惑船只上的海员，从而使船只在岛屿周围触礁沉没
anal: 肛门的
provoke: To bring about deliberately; induce: 招致, 故意导致

1 odyssey   

n.长途冒险旅行；一连串的冒险

参考例句：

• The march to Travnik was the final stretch of a 16-hour odyssey.去特拉夫尼克的这段路是长达16小时艰险旅行的最后一程。
• His odyssey of passion, friendship,love,and revenge was now finished.他的热情、友谊、爱情和复仇的漫长历程，到此结束了。

2 casually   

adv.漠不关心地，无动于衷地，不负责任地

参考例句：

• She remarked casually that she was changing her job.她当时漫不经心地说要换工作。
• I casually mentioned that I might be interested in working abroad.我不经意地提到我可能会对出国工作感兴趣。

3 whine   

v.哀号，号哭；n.哀鸣

参考例句：

• You are getting paid to think,not to whine.支付给你工资是让你思考而不是哀怨的。
• The bullet hit a rock and rocketed with a sharp whine.子弹打在一块岩石上，一声尖厉的呼啸，跳飞开去。

4 baboon   

n.狒狒

参考例句：

• A baboon is a large monkey that lives in Africa.狒狒是一种生活在非洲的大猴子。
• As long as the baboon holds on to what it wants,it's trapped.只要狒狒紧抓住想要的东西不放手，它就会被牢牢困住。

5 lured   

吸引，引诱（lure的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The child was lured into a car but managed to escape. 那小孩被诱骗上了车，但又设法逃掉了。
• Lured by the lust of gold,the pioneers pushed onward. 开拓者在黄金的诱惑下，继续奋力向前。

6 mariners   

海员，水手（mariner的复数形式）

参考例句：

• Mariners were also able to fix their latitude by using an instrument called astrolabe. 海员们还可使用星盘这种仪器确定纬度。
• The ancient mariners traversed the sea. 古代的海员漂洋过海。