《絕望的主婦》S07E02學習筆記:小三Renee
作者:滬江英語
來源:滬江英語
2012-06-12 13:00
【影片獨白臺詞】
Hey, good, you got the message.
Loud and clear. So you guys sure look like you're discussing something heavy.
What's up?
To be honest, I was talking about you, and your tendency to be critical,
and how frustrating it is to have me feelings invalidated, whenever I bring up something you don't like.
Renee, sidebar.
Did I or did I not tell you to butt the hell out of my marriage?
What did I do?
I was just finishing my dessert and listening to the guy talk.
"How frustrating it is to have my feelings invalidated"?
That's got your $500-an-hour shrink written all over it.
I was just trying to help.
That's a load of crap.
You need a project, and since you're currently without a house to remodel, you've decided to put the wrecking ball to my marriage.
Oh, please.
This is what you do.
You take other people's lives apart for your own amusement and then you get the fun of putting them back together.
Well, I'm not letting you do it this time.
My marriage is not some guest bathroom in your summer house.
Fine, let's just say that you're right, and I'm a terrible person.
But there's still a man in there who is in pain, and his wife won't listen to him.
That's not my doing.
I think this sidebar is over.
【重點詞匯講解】
1. tendency
n. 傾向,趨勢;癖好
常用短語:development tendency發(fā)展趨勢,產業(yè)發(fā)展;natural tendency自然趨勢,自然傾向;globalized tendency全球化趨勢;tendency to sth 趨向;趨于?
詞義辨析:trend,tendency,current這些名詞均含“趨勢,傾向”之意。?
trend指事物發(fā)展總的方向、傾向或趨勢。
tendency指固有或習得的傾向性,強調沒有外來的影響或干擾。
current指向某一方面發(fā)展或在確趨向中行動。
例句:There is a tendency to externalize all religions.存在把一切宗教都視為僅具外表形式的傾向
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2. critical
adj. 鑒定的;[核] 臨界的;批評的,愛挑剔的;危險的;決定性的;評論的
短語:critical point 臨界點;critical thinking 批判性思維,批判性的思考;critical factor 關鍵因素;critical value 臨界值;critical of 挑剔;對……感到不滿,對……表示譴責;critical moment 關鍵時刻;critical part 主要機件;要害部位;critical period 關鍵期;臨界期?
詞義辨析:critical,acute,urgent這些形容詞均有“緊急的”或“嚴重的”之意。
critical指極為危急或缺乏的狀況,而這種狀況標志一種轉折點。
acute通常指需要和缺乏的緊急程度。也指病情的嚴重。
urgent指情況緊急,急需解決問題。
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3. invalidate
vt. 使無效;使無價值
短語:invalidate a statute使法規(guī)無效;Invalidate By Crossing Out涂除作廢;to invalidate a visa廢止簽證
例句:Yes, we can invalidate that fingerprint.是的,我們可以使指紋無效。
The terms of this agreement are severable. The invalidity of one clause does not invalidate the agreement.
本協(xié)議之條款可以分割。本協(xié)議任何一款無效不影響整個協(xié)議的效力。
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4. butt
n. 屁股;煙頭;笑柄;靶垛;粗大的一端vt. 以頭抵撞;碰撞
短語:iron butt厚臉皮;cigar butt雪茄屁股,煙屁股;butt connection對接;端接
例句:In this style of humor, you are the butt of the joke for the amusement of others.在這種幽默中,你充當了娛樂別人的笑柄,玩這種幽默的人常??释约罕挥懞?。
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5. shrink
shrink在美國俚語中有心理醫(yī)生、精神科醫(yī)師的意思。但通常情況下它用作動詞或名詞,表示“退縮、收縮”:
vi. 收縮;畏縮vt. 使縮小,使收縮n. 收縮
短語:shrink from 退避,在…前面畏縮;shrink into oneself 縮成一團,變得沉默;shrink back往后退
詞義辨析:condense,compress,contract,shrink這些動詞均含“收縮,壓縮”之意。
condense指將東西壓縮得更緊密、緊湊,但不失去原有的內容。
compress指把亂而不成形的東西壓成一定形狀。
contract主要指以內、外部力量進行緊縮,也可用作引申。
shrink側重指因收縮而達不到原有的長度、體積或容積。
例句:I do not shrink from this responsibility -- I welcome it.我決不在這責任之前退縮;我歡迎它。
【經典句型】
1.??Loud and clear.一清二楚。
2.??What did I do?我又怎么了?
3.??I was just trying to help.我只是想幫忙。
4.??That's a load of crap.這完全是廢話。