精彩电影台词欣赏第21期:《丑女贝蒂》讲解6
日期:2010-01-08 14:21

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剧照真的挺囧的


生活照不错^^

D: Looks had nothing to do with it.这和外貌一点关系也没有.
I can't believe you would even think that. 我都不相信你居然这么想.
I am a widower, Betty. 我妻子刚死,贝蒂.

B: You certainly didn't pick her because she's friendly.
你显然不是因为她友好而选她的.

D: well, maybe she's just intimidated by you.可能她只是觉得受到你的威胁了.
I mean, I told her she had some pretty big shoes to fill.
我是指,我告诉她她的前任工作做得相当不错.

intimidate:恐吓,威胁
They were accused of intimidating people into voting for them.
他们被控胁迫选民投他们的票。
She refused to be intimidated by their threats.
她没有被他们的威胁吓倒。

intimidated:胆怯;怯场
We try to make sure children don't feel intimidated on their first day at school.
我们努力确保孩子们在上学的第一天不胆怯.

intimidating:吓人的;令人胆怯的 adjective ~ (for/to sb)
an intimidating manner
使人望而生畏的态度
This kind of questioning can be very intimidating to children.
这种问话的方式可能让孩子们非常害怕

fill sb's shoes:接替某人的工作
Mr Carter is retiring and we need a new director to fill his shoes.
卡特先生要退休了,我们需要一位新经理接替他.

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重点单词
  • directorn. 董事,经理,主管,指导者,导演
  • intimidatingadj. 吓人的
  • intimidatevt. 威胁,恐吓,胁迫
  • retiringadj. 腼腆的,隐居的,不喜社交的 动词retire的
  • votingn. 投票 动词vote的现在分词形式
  • questioningn. 质问 v. 询问,审问(question的现在分词