听美剧学英语:《淘小子看世界》 Pairing Off - 1

Richard and Cindy.
Very deeply in love.
Since when?
Lunch.
Ah, Mr. Heckle and Mr. Jeckle. Don't we have classes to attend?
Mr. Feeny, shouldn't you break them up or hose them down or something?
Oh, I wouldn't interrupt their tryst², Mr. Mathews. They are both A- students and happily struck by Cupid.
So, if they were C- students, you wouldn't let them kiss?
School policy, don't you know?
So I can't kiss?
With your grades, Mr. Mathews, you can't even shake hands.
Just watch, Mr. Feeny, by the end of the year I plan to have an A+ average and the hickey.
Dare to dream, Mr. Mathews.
Holy cow, Jerry and Shoshona.
Deeply.
Has the whole world paired off?
Pretty much.
Is there a list posted somewhere where I'll find out what girl has been assigned to me?
You wanna a girlfriend?
No, not a girlfriend. Just a girl who is like a friend but not a girlfriend.
How about her? How about the new girl?
No. I mean I don't know her. Shut up. I want someone I know, someone who knows me, someone who we know each other, someone like, Topanga.
Topanga, my honey. May I call you honey?
No.
Topanga, my girl, my friend, my girly friend. Believe me, I don't want this any more than you do, but everybody around here is pairing off and I think you and I should spare ourselves a lot of our corniness and walk through life together.
Cory, my dear little butthead, may I call you butthead?
Sure.
I can't walk through life with you.
Is there someone else?
There is everybody else.
Why? We are already standing³ together and we look great. Oh, come on, work with me here.
Cory, when guys and girls go out, first they fall passionately⁴ in love, then after a week they hate each other. So for one great passion of a week we lose a friendship that could last a lifetime.
I am in if you are?
Cory, don't worry. I'm sure there's someone out there for you.
Give me a name? For the record, I dumped her.
That's how I saw it.


Words & Information:

Heckle and Jeckle: was a theatrical⁵ cartoon series created by Paul Terry, and released by his own studio, Terrytoons. The characters were a pair of identical magpies⁶ who calmly outwitted their foes⁷ in the manner of Bugs⁸ Bunny, while maintaining a mischievous⁹ streak¹⁰ reminiscent of Woody Woodpecker.
Cupid: The god of love; the son of Venus. 丘比特爱之神
hickey: A reddish mark on the skin caused by kissing, biting, or sucking, as in lovemaking. 吻痕
pair off: 成对而去
butthead: Person who thinks with his ass¹, as opposed to his brain as most normal human beings do.

1 ass   

n.驴；傻瓜，蠢笨的人

参考例句：

• He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
• An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。

2 tryst   

n.约会；v.与…幽会

参考例句：

• It has been said that art is a tryst,for in the joy of it maker and beholder meet.有人说艺术是一种幽会，因为艺术家和欣赏者可在幽会的乐趣中相遇在一起。
• Poor Mr. Sanford didn't stand a chance of keeping his tryst secret.可怜的桑福德根本不可能会守住自己幽会的秘密。

3 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 passionately   

ad.热烈地，激烈地

参考例句：

• She could hate as passionately as she could love. 她能恨得咬牙切齿，也能爱得一往情深。
• He was passionately addicted to pop music. 他酷爱流行音乐。

5 theatrical   

adj.剧场的，演戏的；做戏似的，做作的

参考例句：

• The final scene was dismayingly lacking in theatrical effect.最后一场缺乏戏剧效果，叫人失望。
• She always makes some theatrical gesture.她老在做些夸张的手势。

6 magpies   

喜鹊（magpie的复数形式）

参考例句：

• They set forth chattering like magpies. 他们叽叽喳喳地出发了。
• James: besides, we can take some pied magpies home, for BBQ. 此外，我们还可以打些喜鹊回家，用来烧烤。

7 foes   

敌人，仇敌( foe的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They steadily pushed their foes before them. 他们不停地追击敌人。
• She had fought many battles, vanquished many foes. 她身经百战，挫败过很多对手。

8 bugs   

adj.疯狂的，发疯的n.窃听器( bug的名词复数 )；病菌；虫子；[计算机]（制作软件程序所产生的意料不到的）错误

参考例句：

• All programs have bugs and need endless refinement. 所有的程序都有漏洞，都需要不断改进。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 mischievous   

adj.调皮的，恶作剧的，有害的，伤人的

参考例句：

• He is a mischievous but lovable boy.他是一个淘气但可爱的小孩。
• A mischievous cur must be tied short.恶狗必须拴得短。

10 streak   

n.条理，斑纹，倾向，少许，痕迹；v.加条纹，变成条纹，奔驰，快速移动

参考例句：

• The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。
• Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹？