今天更新的這一篇是美劇Dr. Ken 肯恩醫生;Ken一家是韓裔美國人,Ken和老婆都是醫生,有一兒一女,上演爆笑溫馨的家庭故事,本篇為第一季第一集;
一字一句閱讀完本篇只花費2分39秒~,還是四捨五入的(doge)
look up 查閱:look up in dictionary 在字典中查找;look up online在網上查;
upsell 增銷,追加銷售;比如理髮店裡你只剪個頭髮,但是理髮師會極力向你推薦別的項目,還有去買乳液,銷售員還要給你推銷面膜;
stressed out: If someone is stressed out, they are very tense and anxious because of difficulties in their lives. 非常焦慮不安的;Those who are stressed out are often nervous, angry or ill. 凡是壓力過大的人經常會緊張,生氣或生病。(賴世雄初級美國英語下冊)
whiny 這個詞在之前說過,就是表示一點兒小事兒就抱怨,嘰嘰歪歪的;complaining 抱怨的;
alleviate: to make something less painful or difficult to deal with 減輕,緩和〔痛苦或困難〕;alleviate stress 緩解壓力;
for starters: [口語] 首先,一開始(= as a starter)
we could see where it goes 字面直譯是我們可以看看它會去哪兒,也就是我們常說的我們看看這件事會如何發展,走向是怎麼樣的,這裡的劇情是Ken向心理醫生老婆撒嬌,說讓她治癒看看效果怎麼樣;
you have change for a $5? 字面直譯是你有找開5塊的零錢嗎?也就是5塊找的開嗎?change: 零錢;注意change前面沒有a, $5前面有a;
driver's test 駕照考試;也可以說driving test,driving license test;
seesaw 蹺蹺板,鞦韆;可以聯想記憶為由see+see的過去式saw組成;
mime: the use of movements to express what you want to say without using words, or a play where the actors use only movements〔不用語言的〕比劃;啞劇表演;啞劇;
give sb a hand幫某人;need a hand with sth 某事需要幫忙;這裡用了問句的語氣說出來就是詢問某事需要幫忙嗎?
thanks (thank you) for being happy for me 謝謝你為我感到開心;
expect: to believe that someone or something is going to arrive 期待,預料;"Snow is expected by the weekend." 預計週末會下雪。they are expecting rain 字面直譯是他們預料會下雨,所以字幕翻譯成了可能會下雨;expect常見的意思是期待,期望,指望,詞彙量不高的人很少想到還有預料這個意思。
rearview mirror: a mirror inside a car etc that lets the driver see the area behind the car〔汽車的〕後視鏡;
blind spots: 視線不及的地方;儀器觀察不到的地方;能見度低的地方;開車時司機不易看清路面的遮攔處,也就是平常所說的盲區~
we were so crazy back then 我們那時候可真瘋狂啊,back: in or towards a time in the past 以前,從前,過去;追溯至;back then (以前那個時候);back in colleage在上大學的時候;back to the 1960s 在20世紀60年代的時候;
track: to hunt or search for someone or something 追蹤[追尋]某人/某物;stalk 跟蹤,就是一個人跟著另一個,而track追蹤則指用設備追蹤信號什麼的;這裡就是Ken 的女兒拿到駕照了,自己開車去朋友家,Ken很擔心女兒會去很亂的場合,所以這裡同事建議他在手機上裝軟件監視女兒的一舉一動;
hang out with sb 和某人一起玩兒;這個之前也說過;
someone with a conscience 字面直譯是某人有良心,也可以說某人良心發現了;良心conscience,不可數,但前面有a; 這在中學考試裡估計又算是語法錯誤了。。。。。。
That's all for today
June 8, 2017. XOXO