第8集 中1
- Oh, Karl, what's on your face?
-What?
-Oh my god, are you wearing make up?
-Less than you.
-You really are spreading your wings. I think I'm leaving the country in the nick of time. I'm off to the ladies' room.
- wear make up 化了妆
(wear makeup 已经化好妆的状态,put on make up 正在化妆) - spread your wings 放飞自我
- in the nick of time 在最后一刻,来的正是时候 = at the last moment
[例句]
Seems we got here just in the nick of time.
The ambulance arrived in the nick of time. - I'm off to the ladies' room 我要去上(女)厕所的一种委婉表达
- I also work in his practice as a nurse.
同时我也在他的诊所当护士。
-Well, isn't that nice?.
-I don't know quite how to say this.
-But...do you know your husband is homosexual?
-Yes, I know. And you said it just fine.
-I'm just trying to be a good person.
-And like all good people, you just couldn't wait to tell me.
-I'm going now. Feel free to adjust your halo.
- practice [熟词僻义]医生诊所;律师事务所
- isn't that nice? 不是很好吗?
[例句]
Class, Elizabeth did a wonderful card: 'To Vincent, you are my friend'. Isn't that nice?
同学们,伊丽莎白做了一张很漂亮的卡:“给文森特,你是我的朋友。” 不是很好吗? - And you said it just fine 你说的挺好的,这里翻译为你说的还挺直接的。
- Now, did that really happen? Or is Karl just embellishing?
- embellish /ɪmˈbelɪʃ/ 装饰; 对…加以渲染; 润饰; 对…添枝加叶;
- No. No, it turns out one of the side effects of near-constant cocaine use is a wee bit of insomnia.
- the side effects 副作用
- near-constant 不间断的
(注:“near-adj.”的组合就是“几乎……的”,程度比原形容词稍微低一些。) - a wee bit of 一点点的
- insomnia /ɪnsɒmniə/ 失眠症,失眠
- You shouldn't be on your feet all day when you're expecting, but don't worry. There are plenty of ways a girl in your condition can make a living.
- on one's feet (某人)长时间站着
[例句]
The worst thing about working in the shop is that you’re on your feet all day.
在商店里工作最不好的就是就是你得整天站着。 - expect [熟词僻意] 怀孕:A woman is expecting a baby, or that she is expecting, you mean that she is pregnant.
- I found an opening at an alley in Anaheim.
我看到Anaheim的一家公司在招人。
- opening n. 空缺的职位
- Oh, oh, pull over, this is it.
- pull over(驾车者) 靠路边停车; (警察)令(驾车者或车辆)停靠路边(通常因司机危险驾驶);
[例句]
Please pull over I'm throwing up.
请靠边停车。我快吐了。
The officers pulled him over after a high-speed chase.
警察们一路狂追后截住了他。
- I really need a friend right now, more than ever.
- more than ever 比以往任何时候更...
[例句]
More than ever before, the food industry is paying attention to young consumers.
食品工业比以往任何时候都更加关注年轻消费者
I love it that we have a global language. We need one today more than ever.
我很高兴我们有一个全球性的语言,这在今日尤为重要。
- Can I at least have a headline?
- headline 标题,但是这里的 headline = hint give a headline 给我一些提示吧。
- Look, the fact is, it can only be transmitted through blood, or bodily fluids, and we rarely had sex, and never without a condom.
- transmit v.传播,传染(这里只是剧里的意思)
- bodily fluids 体液
- condom 这个名词,各位绅士都知道
第8集 中2
- Do you want some whiskey?
-Whiskey?
-It's good to get a little drunk before you start. Helps with the pain.
-No, thank you.
-Suit yourself.
- suit yourself 随你吧
(通常表达对回答的失望或者不满,或者让你觉得无所谓,这句话通常会带有一点情绪。)
- It's requires a clean environment. Sterilized instruction.
-Well, it's all I can afford.
-I'm out of options, Sheila. Please understand.
- sterilized instruction 消过毒的器具( sterilized /ˈsterəlaɪzd/ 灭菌;消毒;使绝育)
- I'm out of options 我无计可施了,我莫得选择了
- Shelia, I'm single and I'm broke. I can't raise a body.
-We will figure it out. We just need time to think.
-Let me help you.
-How?
-Well, I'll... I'll get some... I'll get my hands on some money.
- I'm broke 我没有钱
- raise a body 抚养孩子(记住 raise 这个词的搭配)
- get one's hands on something(某人)设法得到某物
[例句]
Where can I get my hands on a cheap used car?
我在哪儿能买到便宜的二手车?
In both cases, I can get my hands on the data with a minimal effort.
在这两种情况下,我都可以最轻松地得到数据。
- I came to talk to Eli so he could explain to me why my credit card is maxed out.
- max out 极限重量次数, 这里是(钱)花光,(信用卡)刷爆
[例句]
He claimed his wife had drained his bank account and maxed out all his credit cards.
- It's not yours, Eli bought it for me.
-Yeah, but he is coked out of his mind. To accept a gift from a man in that condition is not a good look. You're taking advantage of this situation.
- be coked out of one's mind 嗑药磕坏了脑子
- is not a good look ”吃相“ 不好看, 这里是说Jade趁人之危很卑鄙
- take advantage of this situation 趁人之危
[例句]
We're not going to take advantage of the situation.
我们不会趁人之危的
- Stop is anyone is a user, Taylor is you, you have been using me for months.
- user n. 瘾君子
- We shouldn't be doing like this. Fighting and throwing blame at each other.
- throw blame at each other 互相责备
- You're barely 18.
-Yeah, well, dating you has aged me.
- barely 18 刚刚满18岁
- age 做动词的时候,是使某人成长,成熟
That's a relief. 真是松了口气
I mean, I know you want to believe that she's gonna come around, but you have to know, deep down, there's no way she's ever gonna get on board with the idea of you using.
- come around 回心转意,转而接受
[例句]
It looks like they're coming around to our way of thinking. - deep down 实际上,内心深处
(用于形容一些心照不宣,但没有被道破的事实。)
[例句]
He might look like a mean old man, but deep down inside he is a very kind person. - be/get on board (with) 同意(某事)= agree with
- use [熟词僻义] v. 服用,吸食(毒品)
- The last thing I want is to see you lose everything you've been working so hard to get.
我最不想看到的就是你失去你努力赚取的一切。
- The last thing I want...... 我最不希望的就是……
last 除了”最后一个“,还可以表示“最不可能的”“最不合适的”,这个短语语气会比“I don't want ……”要强烈。因此有以下的用法:
The last thing I want to do is to offend you.
我最不想使你生气。
She’s the last person to trust with a secret.
她是最不可能保密的人。
Mary is the last person you’d see in a pub—she hates pubs.
玛丽最不可能去酒吧——她讨厌酒吧。
He is the last person to be asked to speak.
结合上下文,可被翻译为:
他是最后一个被邀请发言的人。
最不该邀请他来发言。
- So I'm taking it to the pawnshop and giving the cash to April.
-Well, that'll be a nice chunk of change.
- pawnshop /ˈpɔːnʃɒp/ 当铺
- a nice chunk of change (非正式)一大笔钱
(因为chunk是大块的意思,所以 a chunk of something 表示相当大数量的某物)
[例句]
I can't wait to file my taxes(报税) because I know I'm getting a chunk of change back this year.
Wow, nice car! That must have cost a chunk of change!