听美剧学英语:《淘小子看世界》 Notorious - 5

Hey, how're you both doing?
Better than you.
Mr. Feeny called, he told us he's meeting with you in his office tomorrow, he also said to ask you what it's about.
Ok, look. I'm in this sort of a situation and I don't exactly know what to do.
Well, if you want to, you could talk to us.
'Cause we are gonna make you.
All right, I've got this friend who's pulled the major scam at school.
Shawn?
Not Shawn.
Shawn!
Fine mom, think it Shawn, because that protects the kid it really is. Anyway, this kid did something.
With the newspaper headline?
Yeah! Could be. Now, Mr. Feeny, he knows I didn't do it, but he also thinks he knows I know who did do it.
Shawn.
Not Shawn.
Shawn!
Amy, he says it's not Shawn, I believe him.
Obviously, it's Shawn.
Well, I don't care who it is, a friend does not rat out a friend.
What are you? In a prison movie? There are consequences.
Oh, what's the worst that Feeny can do?
Well, he's threatening to suspend me.
Oh, great. A big red S on his permanent record.
Oh, nobody looks at that, who looks at that?
Some colleges he applies to.
Any college will let you in as long as you have enough money.
Do we have enough money?
No. You have to rat out your friend 'cause we're poor.
What possessed¹ Shawn to do something like this?
Aha, alright, he just wanted to be someone special and not some seventh grade nothing.
Well, maybe when you get a little older and a little more mature, maybe you will realize that stunts² and gimmick³s are not what make you special.
I'm dating a senior, I'm special. I am fabulous⁵. I have a tremendous newfound sense of self-worth.
Nothing bad can happen, right?
No, no.

Words:

gimmick: A gimmick is an unusual and unnecessary feature or action whose purpose is to attract attention or publicity⁶.花招;窍门

1 possessed   

adj.疯狂的；拥有的，占有的

参考例句：

• He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
• He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。

2 stunts   

n.惊人的表演( stunt的名词复数 )；（广告中）引人注目的花招；愚蠢行为；危险举动v.阻碍…发育[生长]，抑制，妨碍( stunt的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He did all his own stunts. 所有特技都是他自己演的。
• The plane did a few stunts before landing. 飞机着陆前做了一些特技。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 gimmick   

n.(为引人注意而搞的)小革新，小发明

参考例句：

• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。
• It is just a public relations gimmick.这只不过是一种公关伎俩。

4 gimmicks   

n.花招，诡计，骗人的玩意儿( gimmick的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Financial institutions are also often expected yield of gimmicks. 金融机构也往往以预期收益率为噱头。 来自互联网
• However these are just marketing gimmicks that propagate the myth. 然而这些只是噱头的营销传播的神话。 来自互联网

5 fabulous   

adj.极好的；极为巨大的；寓言中的，传说中的

参考例句：

• We had a fabulous time at the party.我们在晚会上玩得很痛快。
• This is a fabulous sum of money.这是一笔巨款。

6 publicity   

n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告

参考例句：

• The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。