英语悠选脱口秀 第102期:美女学渣变身丑女学霸

 　　讲解

　　The key word in this drama is Diva D-i-v-a

　　Diva 歌剧女主角，天后，女神

　　A diva is a highly¹ distinguished(卓越的) female² singer; You can refer to a successful and famous female opera singer as a diva.

　　Here is an example:

　　In my heart, Adele is the greatest diva of all time.

　　在我心中，阿黛尔一直是最棒的歌手。

　　今天给大家介绍的美剧-drop dead diva中, also have a diva. This diva comes from heaven. 中文名美女上错身，英文名Drop Dead DivaIt is an American legal comedy-drama series.剧中，A hot and skinny model dead in a car crush（车祸） and her soul went to heaven（天堂）.

　　In heaven, she pressed the "return" button 按钮。在天堂按了传说中的回车键后，This hot model is brought back to life again.她又活过来了！重点来了，Although she is brought back to life, she is brought back as an intelligent(聪明的) but overweight（超重) lawyer.走的时候是身材超好，“有胸无脑”的金发学渣Deb。

　　回来的时候变成 身材走样，智力超群的宅女学霸Jane。At first, Deb是拒绝的。她说：“Deb: I just had the strangest dream. Angel: It was not a dream. Deb: Why do I feel bloated? OMG Deb: You send me to hell³?”

　　But later she finds there are benefits of being Jane. For example: She has her own guardian⁴ angel. And she is rich.“Angel: I am here because of you. I got demoted from gatekeeper to guardian angel because of you. Jane: You are my guardian angel? Angel: Yeah, I am afraid to. Jane: Ok, make me skinny and hot. Angel: I am an angel not a wizard. ”于是，一段新生活开始了，“See that aspiring(满怀抱负的) model there?

　　That was me Deb, until the day I die. I thought I’d go straight to heaven, but there was a bit of mix-up（混乱）And I woke up in someone else’s body. So now I am Jane. A super-busy lawyer with my very own assistant助理I got a new life, a new wardrobe（衣着）And the only people who really know what’s going on with me are my girlfriend Stancy and my guardian angel, Fred. I used to think everything happened for a reason~~And I sure hope I was right” We hope you like this TV series. And be your own diva.

1 highly   

adv.高度地，极，非常；非常赞许地

参考例句：

• It is highly important to provide for the future.预先做好准备非常重要。
• The teacher speaks very highly of the boy's behaviour.老师称赞这个男孩的表现。

2 female   

adj.雌的，女(性)的；n.雌性的动物，女子

参考例句：

• We only employ female workers.我们只雇用女工。
• The animal in the picture was a female elephant.照片上的动物是头母象。

3 hell   

n.地狱，阴间；用以咒骂或表示愤怒，不满

参考例句：

• It's a hell of a hike from Sydney to Perth.从悉尼到珀斯的徒步旅行简直苦死了。
• The boss really gave me hell today.老板今天着实数落了我一通。

4 guardian   

n.监护人；守卫者，保护者

参考例句：

• The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
• The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。