【今日主题——吃透美语】

【学以致用】
Last time we leaned a sentence "Level with somebody." This morning let's put it into practice. Please translate the following sentences into English.

1 坦率地说，你认为谁杀了他。

2 我会跟您照实讲的。

3 我觉得是该跟他说清楚的时候了。

1 Level with me. Who do you think killed her.

2 I'm gonna level with you.

3 I think it's time to level with him.

Next let challenge ourselves, creating a simple situational dialogue with "Level with somebody".

A :Have you been arrested. Level with me.
B : I have never had a problem with the police. Straight up!

A : 你被逮捕过吗。说实话。
B : 我从来就没和警察打过交道。真的。

【影视实际发音】
I really don't think you are attractive.
It's pronounced as [ai'riəli'dəunt'θiŋkju:a:'rətræctiv] in American films.
Think you中的think 是以爆破辅音[k]结尾, you的发音为半元音[ju:],且浊化为浊辅音[g], 在进行连续。Are attractive中的are是以辅音[r]结尾，attractive是以元音[ə]开头，产生连读。

【咬文嚼字】
Level with me. You don't want to date me, right?

【翻译】说实话，你不愿和我交往吗？

【关键词】I have remembered we learned this word "date" which refers to a romantic meeting before. But in this sentence it means "have a romantic relationship with somebody". 译为：有恋爱关系。She has been dating Ron for several months. 她与Ron谈恋爱数月了。Here's an idiom: to date which means "until now" and it's similar to saying "So far." To date we've received over 200 replies. 到目前为止，我们已经收到200多封回信了。The exhibition contains some of his best work to date. 这个展览会有他迄今为止的最好的作品。

Yeah .I really don't think you are attractive.

【翻译】是的。我觉得你一点儿魅力都没有。

【关键词】If you are attracted by something, it interests you and make you want it; if you are attracted by somebody, you like or admire him. 译为：吸引，引起......的好感或这是爱慕。It's often used in passive voice. I has always been attracted by the idea of working aboard. 我总是向往去国外工作。What first he attracted me was his sense of humour. 他首先吸引我的是他的幽默感。She tried to attract the attention of the waiter. 他试图引起服务员的注意。Here's a useful phrase "attract the attention of " 引起某人的注意。