看美剧学英语(1):你真好!

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看美剧学英语,是提高听力口语,学习最地道口语表达方式的绝佳途径。这点毋庸置疑。不过美剧还是要精挑细选的,并非都“开卷有益”,有些价值观容易误导年轻人。

为什么选择美剧《吉尔莫女孩》?

简言之,因为它语速适中,内容健康向上,表达地道。

01

《吉尔莫女孩》S1E1(第一季第一集)。

剧情简介:本剧的主角是妈妈Lorlei和女儿Lory,围绕他们的生活、工作、学习展开一系列的故事。同时,在亲情,友情,爱情的体验中,他们每一个人都得到了成长,在每一个人的生命里都留下了无法磨灭的印记。

Lorlei,未婚先孕,16岁时生下来女儿Lory,离开富有的原生家庭,靠着自己的努力独自抚养女儿长大。时间流逝如同白驹过隙,转眼间,Lory已然16岁,成为了一个亭亭玉立的高中生;而Lorlei已步入中年,在一家酒店做行政经理。

在第一集里,Lory的梦想是考上哈佛。在接到私立高中的录取书时,她和妈妈激动万分,妈妈为了筹备巨额学费,低头回家向父母开口借钱,父母趁此开始干预她们的生活。当Lory兴奋的来到新学校,开始新生活时,却遇到了很多同学之间的麻烦。

02

新知讲解:

I’ve never been here before. Just passing through on my way to Hartford.

pass through: go through a town, stopping there for a short time but not staying.经过市镇等(逗留但不长久)。

例子:we came to say hello as we were passing through.我们路经此镇,顺便来看看。

2. That’s possibly very sweet of you. 你真好。

sweet: 

1)用来指”糖果”时,可以说,a sweet(一块糖果), five sweets,many sweets.

2)作为形容词:sweet tea, sweet wine.

3)用来形容人,表示善良的,温柔的,可亲的

If you describe someone as sweet, you mean that they are pleasant, kind, and gentle towards others.

例子:how sweet of you to think of me.

She looked so sweet and innocent.

3. Has the plumber attended to Room 4 yet?

attend to: means to deal with sth, 处理,从事于…

例子:i have business to attend to.我要处理生意。(来自《绝望的主妇》)

The child is now old enough to attend to his own needs.

4. It is due tomorrow.

due: 形容词,“到期的,预期到达的”。

If something is due at a particular time, it is expected to happen, be done, or arrive at that time.

例子:your rent is due at the end of the month. 月底你的租金就到期了。

Mr Carter is due in London on Monday. 卡特先生预期星期一到达伦敦。

Due to =owing to, 因为,由于

例子:Due to the bad weather, the airplane was delayed.



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