荧屏情景

第31周 在周末

荧屏情景：

星期四 度假途中 片段选自《完美出游》 A Perfect Getaway 03:20--04:26

Cliff: The red dot.
克里夫：找红点。
Cydney: There's the red dot. The thing.
西德妮：红点在这里，就这个。
Cliff: You comfortable?
克里夫：你这样舒服吗？
Cydney: Got the camera. This should... Hey, can I ask you a question, Mr. Cliff Anderson...
西德妮：摄影机好了，这应该……嘿，可以问你个疸吗，克里夫·安德森先生？
Cliff: Yeah.
克里夫：好。
Cydney: ... of Venice Beach, California?
西德妮：你想去加利福尼亚海滩度假吗？
Cliff: Yes, Mrs. Cydney Anderson, formerly Miss Cydney Karswell of Pacific Palisades, California.
克里夫：是的，西德妮·安德森夫人，从前的西德妮·卡斯维尔小姐，来自加利福尼亚太平洋帕利塞德的西德妮。
Cydney: How did you get this scar? Oh, my God, I can't believe I didn't notice it before.
西德妮：你这块伤疤是怎么来的？哦，我的天，我以前居然没有留意过这个伤疤。
Cliff: That's a long story and it involves Homeland Security. It's not funny. And me, being unexpectdly pressed into service as a deputy air marshal. And I don't really want to talk about it.
克里夫：这说来话长，关系到国土安全，不要笑，我被临时征用到军队担任空中中将，我真的不想谈论这个。
Cydney: Try again! A little less grandiose, thank you.
西德妮：再说一次！别这么做作，谢谢！
Cliff: My brother hit me with his skateboard when I was nine.
克里夫：我九岁时，我弟弟用滑板砸了我的头。
Cydney: Wait, which brother is this?
西德妮：等等，哪个弟弟？
Cliff: That would be Tommy, the dick, from Michigan.
克里夫：是汤米，密歇根的那个家伙。

重点讲解

重点讲解：
1. I can't believe
（表示惊奇）难以置信；
eg. I was a physical and emotional wreck — I still can't believe how I ever got any work done.
我那时身心俱疲——现在还难以相信我是怎么把一些事情做成的。
eg. I can't believe he got that money honestly.
我不相信他是靠正当手段弄到那笔钱的。
2. press sb. into service
暂时使用；临时任用；
eg. The local bar has been pressed into service as a school.
当地的酒吧被暂时用作学校。
eg. Kenny had been pressed into service to guard the door.
肯尼被临时雇来看门。
3. want to do sth.
想要做某事；
eg. If you want to attract more customers, try advertising in the local paper.
如果你要吸引更多顾客，就试试在当地报纸登广告。
eg. What they talked about is what we want to know.
他们谈论的是我们所想要知道的事。