本期美劇詞匯選自《實(shí)習(xí)醫(yī)生格蕾》S12E24。

原聲臺詞：

Mer: Jo still hasn't given you a reason?

Alex: I don't need a reason. She doesn't want to marry me. I'm done. It's over. Maybe it's nobody's fault. Maybe you only get one.

Mer: One what? Soul mate? Or true love?

梅：喬還是沒有給你一個理由嗎？

亞歷克斯：我不需要理由。她不想嫁給我，我受夠了，結(jié)束了。也許誰都沒錯，也許你只能得到一個。

梅：一個什么？靈魂伴侶？還是真愛？

Mate

例句音頻示范（BY呵呵）

When two animals, male and female, come together for the purpose of reproduction, they mate. This word can be used as a verb, a noun, and as an adjective.
當(dāng)一公一母兩只動物出于繁衍目的湊到一塊，它們就交配了。Mate這個單詞可以用作動詞、名詞以及形容詞。

These birds mate in the spring. (verb)
這些鳥在春天交配。（動詞）

Spring is the mating season. (adjective)
春天是交配的季節(jié)。（形容詞）

They're mates. (noun)
它們是一對。（名詞）

The word "mate" can also refer to a person's spouse.
Mate這個單詞還可以指代人的配偶。

Pamela is a good mate.
帕梅拉是個好妻子。

Jeff tries his best to be a helpful mate.
杰夫盡自己最大的努力來幫助他的伴侶。

He's proven over the years to be a good mate.
經(jīng)過多年考驗(yàn)，他證明了自己是一個好丈夫。

Sometimes we use "mate" to refer to one thing that matches another in a pair, such as a pair of gloves, a pair of socks, or any two things that go together.
有時候我們用mate來指代一對中相匹配的另一個，比如一副手套、一雙襪子或是湊在一起的任意兩樣物品。

Where is the mate for this black sock?
這雙黑襪子的另一只在哪里？

This glove is missing its mate.
這副手套缺了另一只。

It's been a real struggle to get these two parts of the company to mate. There are too many personality conflicts.
把公司里這兩個部門湊到一起實(shí)在是太難了，會有很多個性沖突的。

In England and Australia, the word "mate" is popular when addressing a friend or when trying to appear friendly. In the United States, words such as "dude," "buddy," and "bro" are used instead of "mate."
在英國和澳大利亞，mate這個單詞在交朋友或試著表現(xiàn)友好時很常用。在美國，mate經(jīng)常被dude、buddy和bro這些單詞所代替。

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