英语悠选脱口秀 第100期:英伦美女红娘

 　　讲解

　　Today's key word is Matchmaker

　　Matchmaker m-a-t-c-h-m-a-k-e-r

　　媒人 红娘

　　A matchmaker is someone who tries to encourage(鼓励) people they know to form a romantic relationship or to get married（结婚）.

　　Here is an example:

　　My friend played matchmaker and had us both over to dinner.

　　我朋友牵线搭桥，把我们两个都请去赴宴了。

　　小说的开头是这样描述的："Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition（性情）, seemed to unite（联合，兼备） some of the best blessings（祝福，福分） of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress（悲痛） or vex（使烦恼） her."

　　简单来说，Emma Woodhouse 就是一个热心活泼心地善良的白富美。She believes she is a skilled¹ matchmaker and repeatedly² attempts to pair up her friends and acquaintances（相识的人）.

　　女主有了，男主当然也不能少：Mr Knightley is Emma's only social and intellectual³ equal in Highbury.那时，在等级分明的英格兰，He has known Emma since she was a baby. He is an individual独特的, quick-witted机智的 gentleman, with a dry sense of humour冷幽默.

1 skilled   

adj.(in)熟练的，有技能的；需要技能的

参考例句：

• Unskilled workers usually earn less money than skilled workers.无技能的工人通常比有技能的工人挣钱少。
• She was skilled enough in French to translate a novel.她法语娴熟，足以翻译小说。

2 repeatedly   

adv.重复地，再三地

参考例句：

• The loudspeakers blared the speech repeatedly.扬声器里反复大声地播送那篇演讲。
• He repeatedly beat his foot upon the floor.他反复用脚敲着地板。

3 intellectual   

n.知识分子；adj.智力的，理智的，有理解力的

参考例句：

• Thinking is an intellectual process.思维是一个智力活动过程。
• Chess is a highly intellectual game.象棋是需用高度智力的运动项目。