荧屏情景

第46周 买房

荧屏情景：

星期二 推销房屋 片段选自《美国丽人》 American Beauty 11:30--12:38

Carolyn: Welcome. I'm Carolyn Burnham. This living room is very dramatic. Wait till you see the native stone fireplace! A simple cream could really lighten things up. You could even put in a skylight. Well, why don't we go into the kitchen? It's a dream come true for any cook. Just filled with positive energy, huh? And you'll be surprised how much a ceiling fan can cut down on your energy costs. You know, you could have some really fun backyard get-togethers out here.
卡洛琳：欢迎光临，我是卡洛琳·伯纳姆。这间客厅很气派，壁炉是用上好石材砌成的，粉刷一下便焕然一新。你也可以装个天窗，那效果会更棒。我们去看看厨房吧，这里简直就是美食家乐园，每个人都能当食神。你也一定会惊讶电吊扇可以省下一大笔电费呢，还有后院可以举行很棒的烤肉大会。
Clienta A: The ad said this pool was lagoon-like. There's nothing lagoon-like. Except for maybe the bugs. There aren't even any plants out here.
客户A：广告说泳池很像蓝色珊瑚礁，看来这一点也不像。不过这里只有一大堆蚊子，连花草都没有。
Carolyn: What do you call this? Is this not a plant? If you have a problem with the plants, I can always call my landscape architect. Solved.
卡洛琳：这些呢？这不是花草吗？你们要花草我就找园丁来一次搞定。
Client B: I mean, I think "lagoon", I think waterfall, tropical. This is a cement hole.
客户B：珊瑚礁应该有热带风味，可这只是个水泥坑。
Carolyn: I have some tiki torches in the garage.
卡洛琳：车库里有火把。

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重点讲解

重点讲解：
1. lighten up
使人感到精神振奋；放轻松；
eg. She tried to lighten up her speech with a few jokes.
她讲了几个笑话以使讲话轻松愉快些。
eg. I wish mark would lighten up a little. He takes things too seriously sometimes.
我希望马克能放松一点，他有时候看待事情太认真了。
2. come true
（梦想、愿望或预言）成真，成为现实；
eg. Many of his predictions are coming true.
他的很多预言正成为现实。
eg. Owning a place of their own is a dream come true for the couple.
这对夫妇拥有了自己的房子，终于梦想成真了。
3. be filled with
充满；装满；
eg. The baby was filled with alarm at the darkness and the noise.
在黑暗和嘈杂的声音中，婴儿饱受惊吓。
eg. Steiner lives in an apartment filled with art.
斯坦纳住在一个充满艺术氛围的公寓里。
4. cut down on
削减；减少使用；
eg. We're trying to cut down on the amount of paperwork involved.
我们正在努力降低有关此事的文书工作量。
eg. He has to cut down on the consumption of meat.
他不得不减少吃肉。
5. get-together
（非正式的）社交聚会，联欢会；
eg. With two entrepreneurs in the family, get-togethers at the Davich household can sometimes resemble business meetings.
由于家中有两位创业者，戴维奇一家人的家庭聚会有时候更像是商务会议。
eg. They held many get-togethers with their foreign friends.
他们和外国朋友举行了多次的联欢会。
6. except for
除了；除…之外；唯有；
eg. I sold everything I owned except for my car and my books.
我把我所有的东西都卖掉了，只剩下汽车和书。
eg. Except for the ticking of the clock, the room was very still.
屋里异常清静，只有钟摆滴答地响着。