听动感英语学口语 第28讲

电影词典:

John Wayne 约翰 韦恩

美国俚语:

《星战前传》

剧中：The scheme of yours has failed.
scheme : secret ; dishonest plan 阴谋、诡计
e.g. She’s figured out a scheme to get us into the movies for free.
她想出了一个鬼点子让我们免费看电影。

经典对白:

1．剧中：It’s a standoff.
standoff 指双方意见不一致时双方都坚持己见不肯让步而产生的僵局
e.g. Both sides would not give in. The debate ended in standoff.
双方都不肯让步，辩论以僵局结束。

2．odd play 一反常态的行为举止
e.g.<1> It was an odd play for you to vacation in Thailand, you don’t even like to swim.
你去泰国度假太反常了，你甚至不喜欢游泳。
<2>Everyone thought that it was an odd play for her to quit her job – they didn’t know she found a better one.
大家都认为她辞掉工作太反常了，他们不知道她找到了一份更好的。

3．剧中：Let’s split up.
split up : break apart 分开
e.g. <1>The couple split up after 25 years of marriage.
这对夫妇在结婚25年后终于分开了。
<2>If we want to find Angela, we should split up. It will be faster that way!
如果想找到Angela，我们得分头找，那样会更快一些