看動感英語學口語附學習筆記 第4講:電影預告片

電影詞典:

preview, 預告片

美國俚語:

（1） play chicken 兩車馬上要相撞的時候錯開,類似這種遊戲

Here chicken means just the name of a dangerous game or just a test of courage usually it’s played with cars, you know

例句：When you drive you’d better not play chicken with bigger cars.

(你開車的時候最好避開大車)

（2）Don’t be a baby! 不要發牢騷不要抱怨。

Don’t be a baby, ok? Go talk to your boss, go talk to your husband!

He’s such a baby.總髮牢騷的人。

經典對白:

"After two years of training. You believe that a $45000 airplane. Is there for your amusement?"

"No, sir. I was just trying to keep my edge major."

"And when you did the outside loop last week. What did you think that was？Honing your skills? That's not training, actually. That’s a stunt. And I personally consider it to be reckless and irresponsible."

重點詞句：

（1）keep my edge (stay sharp)保持最好的狀態

edge 在這裏指刀刃,很鋒利

反義詞：Lose your edge

例句：I have to speak English every day just in order to keep my edge.

(爲了我英語一直好下去，我不得不每天念。)

David Beckham is a great soccer player but if he doesn’t practice every day, he’ll lose his edge.

（貝克漢姆是位偉大球員，如果他不每天練球的話他就會失去他的戰鬥力。）

（2）hone 提高 to practice, to improve

例句：Owning my own computer gives me the chance to hone my computer skills.

（有了自己的電腦，我的電腦技能就會大幅度提高。）

Jane’s new job requires her to talk to lots of people. She’s really honing her people’s skills.

（因爲珍的工作每天都要與人打交道，所以她的談話技能越來越棒。）

原聲碟

California Dreaming

All the leaves are brown
And the sky is grey
I've been for a walk
On a winter's day

I'd be safe and warm
If I was in L. A.
California Dreamin' (California Dreamin')
(On such a winter's day)
Stopped into a church
I passed along the way
Well, I got down on my knees (Got down on my knees)
And I pretend to pray (I pretend to pray)
You know the preacher likes the cold (Preacher likes the cold)
He knows I'm gone stay (knows I'm gonna stay)
California Dreamin'(California Dreamin')
(On such a winter's day)

(Solo de guitarra)

oo-oo-oo
All the leaves are brown (All the leaves are brown)
And the sky is grey (And the sky is grey)
I've been for a walk (I've been for a walk)
On a winter's day (On a winter's day)
I'd be safe and warm (I'd be safe and warm)
If I was in L .A .(If I was in L.A .)
California Dreamin'(California Dreamin')
(On such a winter's day)
...
California Dreamin'