【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语1048期

Dan:Hey!

Jenny:Ah, the invisible¹ man returns. You know, I really had no idea you could move that fast.

Dan:Yeah, well, your fashion emergency was solved, so... I figured my work was done.

Jenny:Come on, Dan. Serena said hi to you at her 9th grade birthday party and you've never forgotten it.

Dan:How could I? She was the only person who spoke² to me. And I'm pretty sure she thought I was someone else.

Jenny:Well, you know, she is actually nice. And if she did know you,I think she would really like you.

Dan:I don't know, I think she would be a tad overwhelmed³ by the glitz and the glamour⁴ of the Humphrey lifestyle.

Jenny:Well, I heard she's living at The Palace Hotel.

Dan:Well, my point exactly.

Jenny:Probably sitting at the bar by herself, sipping⁵ Martinis... all alone. You know, it's actually kinda sad. Oh, and dad's at the gallery working late. He left money for dinner, so I was thinking Indian.

Dan:You know... you know what, I think I'm... I'm gonna go out.

Jenny:Ok... good, 'cause I already ordered and only got enough for one.

 

1 invisible   

adj.看不见的，无形的

参考例句：

• The air is full of millions of invisible germs.空气中充满了许多看不见的细菌。
• Many stars are invisible without a telescope.许多星辰不用望远镜便看不见。

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 overwhelmed   

[ overwhelm ]的过去式

参考例句：

• She was overwhelmed by feelings of guilt. 她感到愧疚难当。
• If (one was) overwhelmed by passion, it could lead to serious blunders. 当感情完全淹没理智时，就可能铸成大错。

4 glamour   

n.魔力，魅力；vt.迷住

参考例句：

• Foreign travel has lost its glamour for her.到国外旅行对她已失去吸引力了。
• The moonlight cast a glamour over the scene.月光给景色增添了魅力。

5 sipping   

v.小口喝，呷，抿( sip的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• She sat in the sun, idly sipping a cool drink. 她坐在阳光下懒洋洋地抿着冷饮。
• She sat there, sipping at her tea. 她坐在那儿抿着茶。