ESL Podcast 902 – Being Chivalrous and Protective
时间：2019-01-01 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
英语课
When I first met Lance, I thought he was the perfect guy. He was a real gentleman. He opened doors for me and pulled out my chair in restaurants. He was as chivalrous 1 as they come. But after a while, I realized that he took chivalry 2 a little too far.
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Lance: Let me carry that box for you.
Guinevere: No, that’s okay. It’s not heavy.
Lance: It doesn’t matter. I’m your boyfriend and I can’t have you carrying a box when my hands are free.
Guinevere: Is that some kind of code of conduct I don’t know about?
Lance: It’s how a knight 3 would treat his lady.
Guinevere: That’s nice, but I’m perfectly 4 capable of carrying my own box, thank you.
Lance: Don’t argue. It’s my duty to show every courtesy to my girlfriend, so give me that box.
Guinevere: Are you saying that your code of conduct takes precedence over my preferences?
Lance: No, I’m just telling you that my job is to help and protect you, even if it’s against your will.
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How can you argue with that logic 5?
adj.武士精神的；对女人彬彬有礼的
- Men are so little chivalrous now.现在的男人几乎没有什么骑士风度了。
- Toward women he was nobly restrained and chivalrous.对于妇女，他表现得高尚拘谨，尊敬三分。
n.骑士气概，侠义；（男人）对女人彬彬有礼，献殷勤
- The Middle Ages were also the great age of chivalry.中世纪也是骑士制度盛行的时代。
- He looked up at them with great chivalry.他非常有礼貌地抬头瞧她们。
n.骑士，武士；爵士
- He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
- A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。
adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地
- The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
- Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。