先声夺人

一、Listen and Think 先声夺人
Jenny: Blair, it’s...it's beautiful. I mean, you look beautiful.
Blair: it's average. The color is last season, and besides, Stella McCartney has a much, better version at Bergdorf’s.
Jenny: Right. I...I've been meaning to go by Bergdorf’s. Wow, these dolls are great. Oh, my god. You have a cabbage patch. My brother used to have one of, these. His name was Cedric.
Blair: Your brother's name is Cedric?
Jenny: Uh, no that was his cabbage patch kid. My brother's name is, Dan. Actually, you might know him. He, um, he went out with, Serena last night.
Blair: That’s your brother? So does that mean you're friends with Serena now?
Jenny: I mean, I don't have a problem with her, but if someone did have a problem with her, I wouldn't have a problem with that either.
Blair: You know, if you like that dress, you can have it.
Jenny: What? No, no.
Blair: I'm sure you'll find, some way to repay me.
Jenny: Oh, Blair, thank you. I, mean, for the dress and for the other thing about,, uh, about Chuck.
Blair: If you want to be part of this world, Jenny, people will talk eventually, and you need to, decide if all this is worth it.

Jenny: Blair，这真漂亮。你看起来美极了。
Blair: 这颜色是上一季的流行色，还有，Stella McCartney为Bergdorf公司设计了更好的系列。
Jenny: 是的，我曾经想去一次Bergdorf的店。那些人偶真漂亮。哦，天啊，你还有卷心菜娃娃。我老哥以前也有一个, 它叫Cedric。
Blair: 你老哥叫Cedric?
Jenny: 哦，不是，那是娃娃的名字。我老哥叫Dan，实际上你见过他。噢，嗯.…他昨晚跟Serena约会。
Blair: 那是你老哥?那就是说你现在是Serena的朋友咯？
Jenny: 嗯，我跟她没什么过节。但如果有人跟她有过节的话，我也不介意。
Blair: 知道吗？如果你喜欢那件礼服，就拿去吧。
Jenny: 什么？不，不。
Blair: 我知道你肯定会用一些方法回报我的。
Jenny: 噢，Blair，谢谢你，谢谢你的礼服和Chuck那事。
Blair: Jenny，如果你想进入这个圈子，就会听人闲言碎语，这是早晚的事。但是不是值得, 你自己看着办。
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内容透析
二、Listen and Learn 内容透析
1. It's average. 一般般。average: 平均的，普通的。我们经常拿average, orfinary和normal来辨析，因为这几个短语中文翻译出来很容易引起歧义，今天呢我们不妨来个逆向思维。来看看这三个词的反义词：average强调平均，一般。比如average student指的就是学习成绩一般的学生，与他相对应的就是excellent student（学习出众的学生），所以average通常指得是能力，类型，特征的一个平均水平。用来形容人就是指不出众的，普通的人。 ordinary中文是通常的，一般的，看中文好像和average没有什么区别，而它所对应的反义词是special（特殊的）。所以，ordinary强调的是一般性，说明和别人一样，没有什么特殊的地方，凡人一个。normal应该比较好理解，指得是人的情绪或智力正常，与它相对应的反义词就是abnormal。我们平常说的这个人脑子是不是不正常啊就是这种感觉。
2. The color is last season, and besides, Stella McCartney has a much, better version at Bergdorf’s. 这颜色是上一季的流行色，还有，Stella McCartney为Bergdorf公司设计了更好的系列。斯特拉•麦卡特尼 (Stella McCartney)是一位时装设计师。这句话里我们注意一下last season（上一季）是说衣服等过时了：out of date /go out of fashion。
3. You have a cabbage patch. 你还有卷心菜娃娃。cabbage: 卷心菜。patch在这里是指种菜用的小块土地；田里的作物。Cabbage patch是指百年最受欢迎的10件玩具之一。
4. He went out with, Serena last night. 他昨晚跟Serena约会。go out with sb. 和某人出去，也可以指和某人约会。
5. I mean, I don't have a problem with her, but if someone did have a problem with her, I wouldn't have a problem with that either. 我跟serena没什么过节，但如果有人跟她有过节的话，我也不介意。have a problem with：出问题。比如：I have a problem with my skin. 我的皮肤出了问题。have a problem with sb.：和某人有过节。
6. I'm sure you'll find, some way to repay me. 我知道你肯定会用, 一些方法来回报我的。repay：回报，偿还，报答。比如：I hope to have a chance to repay your hospitality some day. 我希望有一天能有机会回报你的盛情款待。
7. If you want to be part of this world, Jenny, people will talk. 如果你想进入这个圈子, 就会听人闲言碎语。part是部分，角色的意思。be part of经常用来表达进入某个领域，某个圈子，参加某活动等等，或者是…的一部分，比如：I really enjoy university, I was part of great gang of friends. 我非常享受大学生活，我是一群好伙伴中的一员！当talk表示人们说闲话时，后面的内容可以省略，比如：Follow your own course, and let people talk. 走自己的路，让别人说去吧。
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