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台词赏析:

Juli:From that moment on, that became my spot.
从那一刻起 这里就成了我的小天地
I could sit there for hours,just looking out at the world.
我能在那一待几个小时 就从上面眺望着这个世界
Some days the sunsets would be purple and pink.
有时候落日是紫色和粉色的
And some days they were a blazing orange...setting fire to the clouds on the horizon.
有时候则是炽烈的桔黄色 燃烧着地平线上的云
It was during one of those sunsets that my father's idea of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts...moved from my head to my heart.
有一次看着这样的落日 我突然领悟了爸爸所说的那个概念 整体大于部分之和
Some days I would get there extra early to watch the sunrise.
有时候我会起得格外早来这里看日出
One morning I was making mental notes...of how the streaks of light were cutting through the clouds...
一天早上 我正在用心记下 万道霞光穿透云层的模样
so I could tell my dad...when I heard a noise below.
好回去与爸爸分享 突然听到下面传来噪音
Excuse me.
不好意思
Excuse me. I'm sorry,but you can't park there. That's a bus stop.
不好意思 对不起 你不能把车停在那 那是校车站
Worker:Hey, what are you doing up there?
你在上面干什么呢
You can't be up there, we're gonna take this thing down.
你不能待在上面 我们要把它砍倒
Juli:The tree?
这棵树吗
Yeah. Now come on down.
是的 下来吧
Juli:But who told you, you could cut it down?
谁批准你砍树了
Worker:The owner.
树的主人
Juli:Why?
为什么
Worker:He's gonna build a house, and this tree's in the way.
他要盖一座房子 这棵树碍事了

重点解释

词汇精解:

set:

用法一:v.可表示“（太阳）落下去”。

The sun has set.

太阳已下山。

用法二:(~ + sb sth):表示给某人某事。

I have set him a task.

我巳经给他一个任务。

用法三:(~ + sb to do sth):表示使某人开始做某事。

I have set him to a task.

我已经使他开始做一个任务。

用法四:(~ + 宾语 + ing)。

The joke set all of us laughing.

这笑话让我们都大笑。

用法五:(~ + 宾语 + to do)。

She set her cat to catch mice.

她让她的猫去捉老鼠。

用法六:(~ + oneself to do sth)表示“决意要做某事”。

He has set himself to read through the long novel.

他决意要阅读这个长篇小说。

常用词组:

set fire to:使燃烧； 点燃； 纵火

Rioters set fire to a whole row of stores.

暴徒们放火点燃了整排商铺。

重点词组:

make notes:记笔记

make notes of:vt.记下

cut down:削减； 删减； 击倒； 杀死

例句用法:

Students should make notes in class.

学生在课堂上应该记笔记。

Make notes of how much money you spend on the trip.

你要把旅途上花的钱一笔一笔记下来。

She cut down the sapling with one chop.

她一斧子就把树苗砍倒了。