聽美劇學英語43期:We were connected at the most primal level

Hello,這裡是地道英語,我是W!今天這個視頻來自Desperate Housewives的第一季第11集。Edie的好朋友Martha失蹤了,Martha的妹妹Felicia來到美景鎮。Edie負責接待Felicia,第一次見到Felicia的Edie對她有什麼看法呢?Felicia又是如何評價自己的姐姐的呢?快來跟W一起看看裡面地道的英語表達吧!

聽美劇學英語43期:We were connected at the most primal level

FELICIA: Edie?

EDIE: Yes. 是的。

FELICIA: I'm Felicia Tillman. Martha's sister. 我是 Felicia Tillman,Martha 的妹妹。

EDIE: Really! 真的?

FELICIA: What's wrong? 有什麼不對嗎?

EDIE: Oh nothing's wrong, it's just that Martha always said how alike you two were. I just don't see the family resemblance. 哦, 沒什麼. 只是 Martha 一直說你們兩個很相像。我只是沒看到家族的相似性。alike: 相似的、同樣的 family: 家庭、家族 resemblance: 相像、相似

聽美劇學英語43期:We were connected at the most primal level

FELICIA: It's there. It just takes a while to become apparent. Do you have the key to her house? 那的確有,只是需要一點時間才會發現。你有她房子的鑰匙嗎?take a while: 需要一段時間 become: 逐漸成為 apparent: 明顯的、表面上的

EDIE: I do. After the police kicked the door in, they put on this temporary lock. Oh, and by the way, the neighbors are coming over at noon. We're going to organize and hand out fliers. 我有。在警察破門而入之後,他們裝了這個臨時的鎖。對了,順便說一下,鄰居們會在中午過來。我們將組織起來發送傳單。police: 警察、警方 kick: 踢、衝撞 temporary: 暫時的、臨時的 lock: 鎖、閂 by the way: 順便說、順便問一下 neighbor: 鄰居 come over: 過來、來訪 at noon: 在中午 organize: 組織、安排 hand out: 分發、散發 flier: 傳單

聽美劇學英語43期:We were connected at the most primal level

FELICIA: The key? 鑰匙?

EDIE: Oh right. You know, I can only imagine how worried you must be. 哦, 是的。我只能想象你現在有多擔心。imagine: 幻想、猜測 worried: 擔心的、煩惱的

FELICIA: I'm not worried, Edie. Martha and I had a very intense bond. We were connected at the most primal level, and a few days ago, I felt this sensation in my soul. That's when it first dawned on me that something had happened to my sister. And when she didn't arrive at my home as scheduled, well, that's when I knew she was dead. 我不擔心, Martha 和我有緊密的聯繫。我們在最根本的層面上相互連接,幾天前,我感應到了一些東西。那時候我第一次覺察到我姐姐出事了。後來我姐姐沒有按計劃來到我家,從那時起我就知道她死了。intense: 非常的、強烈的 bond: 聯繫、紐帶 connect: 連接 primal: 主要的、基本的 level: 水平、標準 sensation: 感覺、感情 soul: 靈魂、精神 dawn on: 開始理解 dawn: 黎明、破曉 happen to sb.: 發生在…身上 arrive at: 到達、抵達 as scheduled: 如期 schedule: 排定,安排

聽美劇學英語43期:We were connected at the most primal level

EDIE: Oh, honey, no! You mustn't think like that! Martha's only missing! 哦,親愛的,不,你不應該那樣想, Martha 只是失蹤了。honey: 寶貝 missing: 失蹤的、下落不明

FELICIA: No, Edie, she's dead. But she's my sister, and I'm going to find out exactly what happened to her. 不, Edie,她死了。不過他是我姐姐,我會查明到底她發生了什麼事。find out: 找出、查明 exactly: 準確的,究竟,一點不錯

聽美劇學英語43期:We were connected at the most primal level

EDIE: Look, Felicia, it's natural to freak out when a loved one is missing

. 我說,Felicia,當一個你愛的人失蹤的時候,驚慌失措是很自然的。natural: 自然的、正常的 freak out: 嚇壞了、行為反常

FELICIA: Loved one? Oh, Edie, let me be clear about this. I hated Martha. She was a wretched pig of a woman. And the day she died, this world became a better place. 我愛的人? Edie,我就明說了吧。我恨 Martha,她是一頭討厭的母豬。她死的那天世界變得更美好了。clear: 澄清、弄清楚 hate: 憎惡、憎恨 wretched: 討厭的,可恨的 die: 死亡、消逝 world: 世界 became: 成為、變成 better: 較好的、更好的 place: 地方、空間

NARRATOR: It was in that moment that Edie finally saw the family resemblance. 就在那一刻 Edie 終於看到了家族的相似性。moment: 片刻、瞬間 finally: 最後、最終

聽美劇學英語43期:We were connected at the most primal level

知識點:

【1】Martha always said how alike you two were. Martha總是說你們兩個很相似。《一分鐘英語口語185期》That is so like you 你總是這樣。

【2】hand out fliers 發傳單=pass out fliers《一分鐘英語口語219期》,同時需要注意的是flier(美)=flyer(英)飛行員;空中飛人;傳單

【3】 英語中安慰人的話其實都差不多:I can only imagine how worried you must be 我只能想象你有多擔心,《一分鐘英語口語191期》中 I understand how worried you must be. 我知道你很擔心。

【4】《聽美劇學英語42期:Why is he so unhappy?他為什麼不開心?》42期中剛出現的soul在這一期又出現了,I felt this sensation in my soul.

【5】 當你的朋友有負面情緒時:You mustn't think like that! 別那麼想!或者 Don't say that!別那麼說!參見《一分鐘英語口語138期》

【6】freak out:(使)驚慌失措;嚇壞《聽美劇學英語23期:Is there any way to get around it?》中有:people get really freaked out by suicides.

【7】 let me be clear about this 我就直說了吧,《一分鐘英語口語226期》中也有so we're clear 所以我們直說吧

【8】The day she died, this world became a better place. 罵人不帶髒字的典範,學起來,哈哈!

聽美劇學英語43期:We were connected at the most primal level


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