【跟着美剧练发音】摩登家庭27

Phil: Every year, Luke's birthday falls right around Thanksgiving, and so it gets lost in the holiday shuffle¹.

Claire: Yeah, one year we forgot completely, and we had to improvise² a cake out of stuffing.

Phil: Which, by the way, he was fine with. He's one of those kids, you get him a gift, and all he wants to do is play with the box.

 

1 shuffle   

n.拖著脚走，洗纸牌；v.拖曳，慢吞吞地走

参考例句：

• I wish you'd remember to shuffle before you deal.我希望在你发牌前记得洗牌。
• Don't shuffle your feet along.别拖着脚步走。

2 improvise   

v.即兴创作；临时准备，临时凑成

参考例句：

• If an actor forgets his words，he has to improvise.演员要是忘记台词，那就只好即兴现编。
• As we've not got the proper materials,we'll just have to improvise.我们没有弄到合适的材料，只好临时凑合了。