【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语716期
时间：2019-03-06 作者：英语课 分类：跟着美剧练发音
英语课
S: Why must we all go to the hospital?
M: I’m afraid Papa wants to teach Granny a lesson. Poor Granny（sigh）. A month ago, these people were strangers. Now she must share power with the mother and I must marry the son.
E: You won’t marry him,though, will you?
M: What? Marry a sea monster?
S: We shouldn’t laugh. That was so unkind.
E: But he must marry someone.
M: Edith, what are you thinking?
E: You know, I don’t dislike him as much as you do.
M: Perhaps you don’t dislike him at all.
E: Perhaps I don’t.
M: Well, it’s nothing to me. I’ve bigger fish to fry.
S: What fish?
E: Are we talking about “EN”?
M: How do you know that? Have you been poking 1 around in my things?
E: Of course not.
S: Come on. Who is he? It’s not fair if you both know.
M: You won’t be any the wiser, but his name is Evelyn Napier.
E: The Honourable 2 Evelyn Napier. Son and heir to Viscount Branksome.
M: Who wants an old sea monster when they can have Perseus?
今日语言点Language points:
1. teach sb. a lesson （直译：教给某人一课）教训
2. share sth. with sb. 与某人分享某物
3. sea monster & Perseus 海怪和珀尔修斯
希腊神话故事：公主安德罗墨达为保护自己的国家被作为祭品献与海怪，幸得英雄珀尔修斯路过，斩杀海怪并与其成亲。
这里，M(Mary)将自己比作公主，唐顿庄园的继承人、远房堂兄Matthew比作海怪，心上人Evelyn Napier比作珀尔修斯。
4. don't dislike = not have trouble with 并不讨厌、并不反感某人（这里，双重否定表肯定）
5. have bigger fish to fry 有更大的鱼要去炸呢（表示有了更好的目标）
fry v.煎炸
KFC肯德基——Kentucky Fried Chicken肯塔基州炸鸡 这里的fried即为fry的过去式形式
6. poke 3 around 乱翻、乱捡
poke
vt.戳，捅; 推; 拨火; 〈美俚〉打，殴;
vi.刺，戳; 刺探，干涉; 伸出; 闲逛;
7. Viscount[ˈvaɪkaʊnt] 子爵
M: I’m afraid Papa wants to teach Granny a lesson. Poor Granny（sigh）. A month ago, these people were strangers. Now she must share power with the mother and I must marry the son.
E: You won’t marry him,though, will you?
M: What? Marry a sea monster?
S: We shouldn’t laugh. That was so unkind.
E: But he must marry someone.
M: Edith, what are you thinking?
E: You know, I don’t dislike him as much as you do.
M: Perhaps you don’t dislike him at all.
E: Perhaps I don’t.
M: Well, it’s nothing to me. I’ve bigger fish to fry.
S: What fish?
E: Are we talking about “EN”?
M: How do you know that? Have you been poking 1 around in my things?
E: Of course not.
S: Come on. Who is he? It’s not fair if you both know.
M: You won’t be any the wiser, but his name is Evelyn Napier.
E: The Honourable 2 Evelyn Napier. Son and heir to Viscount Branksome.
M: Who wants an old sea monster when they can have Perseus?
今日语言点Language points:
1. teach sb. a lesson （直译：教给某人一课）教训
2. share sth. with sb. 与某人分享某物
3. sea monster & Perseus 海怪和珀尔修斯
希腊神话故事：公主安德罗墨达为保护自己的国家被作为祭品献与海怪，幸得英雄珀尔修斯路过，斩杀海怪并与其成亲。
这里，M(Mary)将自己比作公主，唐顿庄园的继承人、远房堂兄Matthew比作海怪，心上人Evelyn Napier比作珀尔修斯。
4. don't dislike = not have trouble with 并不讨厌、并不反感某人（这里，双重否定表肯定）
5. have bigger fish to fry 有更大的鱼要去炸呢（表示有了更好的目标）
fry v.煎炸
KFC肯德基——Kentucky Fried Chicken肯塔基州炸鸡 这里的fried即为fry的过去式形式
6. poke 3 around 乱翻、乱捡
poke
vt.戳，捅; 推; 拨火; 〈美俚〉打，殴;
vi.刺，戳; 刺探，干涉; 伸出; 闲逛;
7. Viscount[ˈvaɪkaʊnt] 子爵
adj.可敬的；荣誉的，光荣的
- I don't think I am worthy of such an honourable title.这样的光荣称号，我可担当不起。
- I hope to find an honourable way of settling difficulties.我希望设法找到一个体面的办法以摆脱困境。