當(dāng)我最愛的電視劇結(jié)束了,我一定會(huì)很懷念它的。
Rafael: Let me guess. Mad Men.
讓我猜猜,《廣告狂人》?
Marni: You know it!
你知道!
Rafael: Oh, Don Draper. What a hunk.
Don Draper,多帥氣。
Marni: A dream boat. He’s just everything. The quintessential archetype of the ‘60s man. Love it.
他如同夢中情人板迷人。他身上散發(fā)著六十年代人典型的特質(zhì),好喜歡。
Rafael: Doesn’t it make you angry, how many affairs he has on his wives?
他背著妻子出軌那么多次,你不生氣么?
Marni: I do think he’s a misogynistic jerk. But he’s also very compelling, deeply troubled… he’s just a man of mystery. But I think the show in general… he’s an incredibly engaging main character, but the show in general just does such an incredible job of portraying this time in American culture. The ‘60s, and what it was like for this group of people that are pretty affluent, and how they experience all these major cultural events.
我的確覺得他是個(gè)厭惡女人的混蛋,但他自己也深陷麻煩。他是一個(gè)謎一般的男人。但這部戲總的來說……他是個(gè)如此有魅力的主角,這部戲完美地展現(xiàn)了那個(gè)時(shí)代的美國文化。60年代這群富人的生活,他們?nèi)绾螒?yīng)對文化事件。
Rafael: I’m just amazed at how many cigarettes they all smoke on that show.
我只是很驚訝他們在戲里抽了多少煙。
Marni: It is a lot. And it’s probably not so good for their health, but people suffer for their art.
的確很多,也許對他們身體不太好,但這也是為藝術(shù)獻(xiàn)身。
Unit13:對話練習(xí)題
1.Who is Marni’s favorite character on “Mad Men?”
A Peggy Olson.
B Don Draper.
C Pete Campbell.
D Joan Holloway.
2.What doe Rafael find interesting about “Mad Men?”
A How many cigarettes the characters smoke.
B How often people fall in love.
C How much work the company gets.
D He doesn’t think that Mad Men is interesting.
3.Which word does not belong?
A Hunk.
B Dream boat.
C Handsome.
D Affluent.
4.Which sentence uses the contraction “they’re” correctly?
A Can we sit over they’re?
B They’re is no milk to drink.
C They’re visiting at Christmas.
D Will you help them tie they’re shoes?
答案:BADC
詳解:
1.A dream boat. He’s just everything.
2. I’m just amazed at how many cigarettes they all smoke on that show.
3.其他三個(gè)詞語都表示帥氣迷人
4.他們正在做某事
Unit13:語法點(diǎn)講解
And it’s probably not so good for their health, but people suffer for their art.
There, Their 和 They’re
這三個(gè)詞語經(jīng)常被搞混,下面是一些使用技巧。
There用在表示某個(gè)地方。
例:There is a coffee shop down the street
街上有一個(gè)咖啡店。
Their是形容詞所有格,表示歸屬。
例:I don’t know if they’re coming with us.
我不知道他們會(huì)不會(huì)和我們一起回去。
Theyre是They+are的縮寫。
例:They’re always kind to me
他們一直對我們很好。
Unit13:單詞講解
archetype n.
【釋義】典型
【例句】Tom Cruise is the perfect movie star archetype.
Tom Cruise是一個(gè)典型的影星。
misogynistic adj.
【釋義】延誤女人的
【例句】My mom’s second husband was so misogynistic. I’m glad they got divorced!
我媽媽的第二任丈夫是個(gè)厭惡女人的混蛋,我很高興他們離婚了。
compelling adj.
【釋義】吸引人的
【例句】The book I’m reading is really compelling. I can’t stop reading it!
這本書很吸引人,我根本停不下來。
affluent adj.
【釋義】富裕的
【例句】I think it’s safe to leave our car here. This is a very affluent area.
我覺得你可以把車停在這里,這是富人區(qū)。
character n.
【釋義】角色
【例句】My favorite character in Harry Potter is Hermione.
我在《哈利波特》里最喜歡的角色是赫敏。
season n.
【釋義】季
【例句】The last season of Survivor was my favorite, but they’re all good!
上一季的《幸存者》是我的最愛,不過其他的也都很好看。
hunk n.
【釋義】健壯的帥哥
【例句】Who’s more of a hunk: Brad Pitt or Tom Cruise?
Brad Pitt和Tome Cruise誰更健壯帥氣?
dream boat n.
【釋義】帥氣
【例句】Daniel Desario is such a dream boat. If I could date anybody, it would be him.
Daniel Desario帥氣迷人,如果我能和任何人約會(huì),我肯定選他。
suffer for one's art expr.
【釋義】為藝術(shù)獻(xiàn)身
【例句】It’s not necessary to suffer for one’s art. Work from your heart and people will appreciate it!
不一定要為了藝術(shù)獻(xiàn)身,只要用心去做都會(huì)得到人們的贊許。
quintessential adj.
【釋義】典型的
【例句】Justin Bieber is the quintessential teen idol.
Justin Bieber是一個(gè)典型的青少年偶像。