动感英语 [43]

 

Action English 43
Movie Dictionary
 Climax 高潮  ild-up 铺垫
American Slang
 Just hang on there a minute or two.
Hang on  1.滞留，停留，等待         2.(接电话时)等一下
例句  I've almost done cleaning my room.If you hang on,we can go to the mall together.     我的房间就快整理好了.你要是愿意等我一会,我们就能一起去商场.
      Hang on.last week you said you were gonna pay me 10/hr.Now you pay 8.That's not fair.    等等,等等.上周你说每小时付给我10美元,现在你只给我8美元.这不公平.

Classic¹ Film Clips
 Get in the middle of 插手……，卷入……
例句  It has nothing to do with you.Why are you getting in the middle of their arguments?     这事跟你一点关系都没有。你干吗搅合到他们的争论中呢？
       I started working in a part time for a consulting firm.Now I'm right getting in the middle of this huge deal.I don't understand how my job became so important.    我在一家咨询公司做兼职。现在我正接手一桩大买卖。我不知道我的工作怎么变得这么重要了。
I'm trying really hard not to get lost in this.
Get lost in 在……迷失自己,陷入……
例句  There's so much have to read.I feel like I'm gonna get lost in the stuff² that's not important. 要读的东西太多了。我觉得我要被那些不怎么重要的资料绊住进度了。
        It's so bad he got lost in all the excitement.If he had just stayed focused he could've been a great leader. 很遗憾他在荣誉和成绩面前迷失了自己。如果他能保持清醒的话，你会是个伟大的领袖人物。
He's a good man.
Good man 人品很好，值得信任的人
例句  I think you should hire Bob.He's a good man.He works³ really hard and he's always on time.   我觉得你该雇Bob。他人不错，干活卖力，总是很守时。
       Of course,you have the permission to marry my daughter,young man.You're a good man.I've seen how you taked care of your family.    你当然可以娶我女儿，年轻人。你的人品很好。我知道你把家人照顾得很好。

Movie Tunes⁴

Gimme some loving---电影“诺丁山”（Notting Hill)
Key words:   Gimme=give me     Take it easy=relax
Make it=success in doing sth. or arrive some place

1 classic   

n.经典作品；adj.经典的，一流的；古典的

参考例句：

• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。
• The football match was a classic.那场足球比赛堪称典范。

2 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

3 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

4 tunes   

n.曲调，曲子( tune的名词复数 )v.调音( tune的第三人称单数 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调

参考例句：

• a potpourri of tunes 乐曲集锦
• When things get a bit too much, she simply tunes out temporarily. 碰到事情太棘手时，她干脆暂时撒手不管。 来自《简明英汉词典》