這是《看美劇學英語》系列短文的第69篇，本期內容取材自美劇《西部世界》第1季第7集。
西部世界第1季第7集劇照
My friends here are itching to join the war effort.
我的朋友們迫不及待地想參戰。
Think I've had enough of war.
我受夠戰爭了。
How about you? You got a knack for killing.
你呢？你很擅長殺戮啊。
I’m afraid this is where we part ways.
恐怕我們得在這裡分道揚鑣了。
核心詞彙1：knack [næk]訣竅；本領
英文解釋：
A knack is a particularly clever or skilful way of doing something successfully, especially something which most people find difficult.
常用於 a knack of/for sth或者 a knack of/for doing sth
實用例句：
★ 例句1：He's got a real knack formaking money.
他有賺錢的真本領。
★ 例句2：He'sgot the knack of getting people to listen.
他有使人傾聽的本領。
★ 例句3：It's easy, once you've got the knack.
你一旦掌握這個技能就容易了。
★ 例句4："I have a knack for making friends, you know," she added meaningfully.
“你知道，我交朋友有一套的，”她故意補充說
核心短語2：itch for sth/to do sth
常用於進行時, 表示“渴望；迫切想要 ”。
英文解釋：
If you are itching to do something, you are very eager or impatient to do it.
實用例句：
★ 例句1：The general was itching fora fight.
將軍盼著打一仗。
★ 例句2：He is itching toget back to work.
他巴不得馬上回去工作。
★ 例句3：I was itching to get involved and to bring my own theories into practice...
我渴望參與其中，把我的理論付諸實踐。
★ 例句4：The boys were itching for the lessons to end.
那些男孩渴望快點下課.
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