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动感英语（217）Action English

American slang   美国俚语

The beans counters are worried about （片中）

bean counter  会计

例：Yes, that's right , I'm a bean counter for the government , every department is always asking me for more money in their budgets

Classic film clips   经典对白

 

（1）The frequency is jammed  （片中）

be jammed  卡住了

例：This door is jammed , I can't get it open.

       The highway is jammed with cars at rush hour every day.

（2）Putting all of our eggs in one basket .（片中）

put all of one's eggs in one basket  孤注一掷

例： I put all of my eggs in one basket and only applied to one graduate school.

        You should really keep your options open rather than put all of your eggs in one basket.

Movie Tunes 原声碟

Mister Cellophane

If someone stood up in a crowd
And raised his voice up way out loud
And waved his arm
And shook his leg
You'd notice him

If someone in a movie show
Yelled "fire in the second row,
This whole place is a powder keg!"
You'd notice him

And even without clucking like a hen
Everyone gets noticed, now and then,
Unless, of course, that personage should be
Invisible, inconsequential me!

Cellophane
Mister cellophane
Should have been my name
Mister cellophane
'cause you can look right through me
Walk right by me
And nener know I'm there!

I tell ya
Cellophane
Mister cellophane
Should have been my name
Mister cellophane
'cause you can look right through me
walk right by me
And never know I'm there. . .

Suppose you was a little cat
Residin' in a person's flat
Who fed you fish and scratched your ears?
You'd notice him

Supoose you was a woman wed
And sleepin' in a double bed beside one man for seven years
You'd notice him

A human being's made of more thatn air
With all that bulk, you're bound to see him there

Unless that human bein' next to you
Is unimpressive, undistinguished
You know who. . .

Should've been my name
Mister cellophane
'cause you can look right through me
Walk right by me
And never know I'm there
I tell ya
Cellophane
Mister cellophane
Should have been my name
Mister cellophane
'cause you can look right through me
Walk right by me
And never know I'm there
Never even know
I'm there

[spoken]
I hope I haven't taken up too much of your time.

赏析：

“玻璃纸先生” 选自《芝加哥》/ Chicago

 

动感英语（218）Action English

American slang 美国俚语

I'd say you can call off your search.（片中）

call off    放弃、取消

例：They call off the football match,because of a severe thunderstorm.

他们因为暴雨太大了而取消了足球赛

例： Please call off the meeting,I will be late getting back into town.

把会议取消了，我要晚些赶回城市。

Classic film clips 经典对白

（1）You mean like they're after us.（片中）

be after sb    追赶...，追求....

例：I think the police car is after us,because we just went through a red light.  

  我想警车在追我们，因为我们刚闯了红灯

例：The government is after your,because you didn't pay your taxes.

  政府在追拿你，因为你不纳税

（2）Tommy squeal on us.（片中）

squeal on sb   举报...，告发...

例：I don't think anyone will squeal on us if we just take a few of these magazines.

  我想如果我们只拿走几本杂志是不会有人举报我们的

例：Monty did the right thing and squeal on his friend for cheating.

Monty是对的，他举报了他的朋友因为他考试作弊

Movie Tunes  原声碟

"Razzle Dazzle " 歌曲选自《芝加哥》

Give'em an act with

lots of flash in it

And the reaction will

be passionate

Give'em the old hocus pocus.

passionate  充满热情的

 

 

动感英语（219）Action English

American slang  美国俚语

That’s right,I’m not about to let you boys have all the fun! （片中）

not about to    不准备去做某事，   不会让某事发生

I’m sorry, I didn’t let go to the party,but I’m not about to let you throw away your career like   that!

I was very angry with him. I wasn’t not about to him treat you like that!

Classic film clips  经典对白  

（1）The cannon’s are breaking loose . （片中）

to break loose   从你的约束中解脱出来

In this storm, the ship is about to break loose  from her moorings and be set adrift.

We’d better get inside quickly, the herd of the buffalo had broken loose!

（2）Say your prayers, men!（片中）

Say your prayers 做好准备，糟糕的事将要发生了

You still haven’t completed your project? Say your prayers then becaust the boss will be back,          tomorrow !

Say your prayers everyone, the avalanche is coming

Movie Tunes  原声碟

“Addams Family”

Now I was cold cooling, you know (放松，冷静 平静)

Just kickin’ it around the house(同上)

When a knock knock knock and a voice

“Yo, can Hammer come out?” （嘿）

Now I don't mind being a friend

And showing a little flava （是flavor的俚语[品味]）

But Wednesday, Pugsky, Gomez, Fester (四个人名)

Man, them some strange neighbor (Man: 天啊，类似于Oh, my God)(them: they're)

 

 

动感英语（220）Action English

American slang  美国俚语

She goes wherever the wind takes her .（片中）

go wherever the wind takes her 做一些冒险的事情

例：I don't know what I'll do after I graduate from university , I guess I'll just go wherever

the wind takes me .

      That girl has to get serious about her career soon, at the moment , she just goes

wherever the wind takes her.

Classic film clips   经典对白

（1）Quit playing around .（片中）

quit playing around 停止玩耍，停止胡闹

例：Your exams are coming soon ,so quit playing around .

       Quit playing around and be quite !The police will be here soon !

（2）Have you figure out it yet ?

figure out  明白...解决....

例：Last week I assigned you a very difficult problem, Have any of you managed to figure

it out ?

      Have you figure out what is wrong with your car ?

Movie Tunes   原声碟

 

Addam's family whoomp

赏析：歌曲选自《亚当斯一家》Addam's family

 

动感英语（221）Action English

American Slang   美国俚语

That's it,keep at it , man(片中)

keep at it 保持住，坚持不懈

例:I know training is very hard, but you keep at it and you will be rewarded.

    我知道训练非常难苦，但别放弃你会觉得很值得的

例：There were losing the game but they kept at it and came back to win in the end.

    刚开始比赛没进展，但后来因坚持不懈最终还是取得了胜利

Classic Movie Clips 经典对白

<1>How to make the most of it.(片中)

   to make the most ot it  在逆境中尽量做到最好

例：I know you were expecting something better, but you must learn to make the most of it.

我知道你期待比这个更好，你应学会在逆境中做到最好

例：The weather was really bad, but I made the most of my holiday any way.

    天气真的是很糟糕，我还是把这个假期过得不错

<2> you think that only because you don't know any better.(片中)

   not to know any better 没有经验或不懂事而做不应做的事

例：He is just a kid, he did't know any better.

    他只是个孩子，他并不懂事

例：That was a very bad thing to have done, you should have know any better.

    这是一个非常不好的事情，你应该明白的

Movie Tunes   原声碟

"Suddenly Seymour" 来自《绿豆先生》

Suddenly Seymour
Lift up your head
Wash off your mascara
Here, take my Kleenex
Wipe that lipstick away
Show me your face
Clean as the morning
I know things were bad
But now they're okay

Suddenly Seymour
Is standing beside you
You don't need no makeup
Don't have to pretend
Suddenly Seymour
Is here to provide you
Sweet understanding
Seymour's your friend

动感英语（222）Action English

American slang 美国俚语

If you go out there, you’ll be turning your back on your own people.（片中）

to turn your back on 背叛、遗弃
例：You can’t turn your back on your friends at our company and join our rivals!

       在公司你不能背叛你的朋友，加入敌对那方
例： When he married that woman, he turned his back on all of us.

       当他和那个女的结婚后，他抛弃了我们所有人

Classic film clips 经典对白

  <1> You have to come with me and talk to my father.     But talking is not going to do any good. (片中)

Talking isn’t going to help 交谈是解决不了问题的
例： Talking isn’t going to help us. It’s far too late for that now.

        谈话已经不能帮助我们解决问题了，已经太晚了
例：  I am really angry with you and talking isn’t going to help at all.
         我真的对你生气，我们再谈也没意义了
<2>Easy, Percy.

easy 放轻松、别生气
例： Easy there, I am sure he didn’t mean to insult you.

         别生气，我确定他没有要伤害你的意思
例： Take it easy. It was just an accident.

         别生气，这只是个小小的误会

Movie Tunes  原声碟

“Tomorrow Never Dies”来自《007-明日帝国》

Darling I'm kill
I'm in puddle on the floor
Waiting for you to return
Oh what a trill
Vacillations good lord
How to tease
How you leave me to burn
It's so deadly my dear
The power of wanting you near