他不是我喜欢的类型
SCENE① C 钢琴学校里 赫伯特与柔丝见面之后隔天
【他不是我喜欢的类型】
Rose: He's just not my 1) type. And he's not 2) interested in me.
柔丝: 反正他不是我喜欢的类型,而且他对我没兴趣。
Sue: So what's he after?
苏: 那他对什么感兴趣?
Rose: He's interested in taking piano lessons.
柔丝: 他想学钢琴。
Sue: A computer 3) geek wants to study piano?
苏: 一个玩电脑的想学钢琴?
Rose: That's what his friend told me. He'll be my first 4) adult student.
柔丝: 那是他朋友告诉我的。他会是我第一个成年学生。
Sue: Well, if he likes piano, he could be your type 5) after all.
苏: 嗯,假如他喜欢钢琴,他可能还是你喜欢的那一型。
Rose: Don't 6) get your hopes up. He's just my student.
柔丝: 你就别指望了,他只是我的学生。
语言详解
A: This film has an "R" rating 1.
这部片被列为“限制级”
B: Well, we're adults. We're allowed to watch it.
呃,我们成年了。我们可以看。
【to be interested in someone/something 对(某人/某事)有兴趣】
对人和东西发生兴趣的时候,要说I'm interested in...(我对……有兴趣。)而觉得一个东西有趣的时候,则要说I found...very interesting.(我发觉……很有趣。)
A: Look at the way he stares 2 at me...
你看他盯着我瞧的样子……
B: He's obviously 3 interested in you.
他显然对你有兴趣。
A: What do you want to major in?
你想主修哪一科?
B: I'm interested in Art History.
我对艺术史有兴趣。
1) type (n.) 类型
2) be interested in...对……有兴趣
3) geek (n.) 电脑玩家,只懂电脑的怪人
4) adult (n.,a.) 成人,成人的
5) after all 终究,毕竟
6) get hopes up 燃起希望
- It is a ship with a rating of 500,000 tons.这是一艘五十万吨级的船。
- The opinion polls gave the president a high rating.民意测验显示人民对总统的支持率很高。
- Ruin now stares in the face. 正面临着毁灭的威胁。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The little dog stares suspiciously at the old wolf. 小白狗满脸疑惑地望着它,嗅到一股陌生的凶气和野味。 来自汉英文学 - 现代散文