固定搭配B1↩ 00:02
the reason ... was because ...
the reason ... was because ...
我之所以问……是因为……
Uh, the reason I asked about that was because , uh...
呃,我之所以问这个,是因为,呃……
发音↩ 00:02
reason I asked
reason 和 I 之间自然连读,别逐词停顿。
Uh, the reason I asked about that was because , uh...
呃,我之所以问这个,是因为,呃……
固定搭配B2↩ 00:19
pardon someone for something
pardon someone for something
请原谅我这样做
Now then, I'm sure you'll pardon me for this ...
好了,我想你会原谅我这么做……
发音↩ 00:19
pardon me for
for 弱读成 /fər/,重音落在 pardon 和 me。
Now then, I'm sure you'll pardon me for this ...
好了,我想你会原谅我这么做……
发音↩ 00:25
come on, will ya
come on 连读,will ya 常压缩成 /wɪljə/。
Oh, come on, will ya ?
哦,得了吧,行不行?
固定搭配A2↩ 00:27
at this point
at this point
说到这儿;此刻
At this point , I happen to be talking to the gentleman sitting next to you!
这会儿,我碰巧是在跟坐在你旁边的那位先生说话!
发音↩ 00:27
talking to the
to、the 都弱读,talking 是信息重音。
At this point , I happen to be talking to the gentleman sitting next to you!
这会儿,我碰巧是在跟坐在你旁边的那位先生说话!
固定搭配B2↩ 00:34
if it's any of someone's business
if it's any of someone's business
如果你非要知道;关你什么事
Well, if it's any of your business , I was rubbing it because it bothers me a little.
好吧,既然你非要知道,我揉它是因为有点不舒服。
固定搭配B1↩ 00:44
get on to something else
get on to something else
转去说别的事
Now can we get on to something else ?
现在我们能谈点别的吗?
俚语B1↩ 01:02
bit
这套话题;这一出——非正式地指某段表演或反复纠缠的话题
Listen, will you come on already with the optometrist bit ?
听着,能不能别再拿验光师那一套没完没了了?
语法B2↩ 01:06
who testified that she saw the killing
定语从句:who 引导的从句修饰 the woman,that 又引出 testify 的宾语内容。
The woman who testified that she saw the killing ...
那个作证说自己看见凶案的女人……
俚语B1↩ 01:14
Holy smokes
天哪;哎呀——口语惊叹,语气委婉,正式场合少用
Holy smokes ! You know, he's right.
天哪!你知道吗,他说得对。
固定搭配B2↩ 01:25
go over something
go over something
反复回想她的脸
I didn't think of it then, but I've been going over her face ...
当时我没想到这一点,但我一直在回想她的脸……
语法B2↩ 01:55
that should have been worn by a younger woman
被动定语从句:that 指 clothes,should have been worn 表示本来更适合由年轻女性穿。
brand-new clothes that should have been worn by a younger woman .
还有一身崭新的、年轻女人才该穿的衣服。
固定搭配B2↩ 02:03
get a mental picture of something
get a mental picture of something
在脑中形成画面
See if you can get the mental picture of it .
你试着在脑子里想象一下那个画面。
俚语A2↩ 02:10
'em
them 的口语缩略——快速口语常见,正式写作应写 them
Now, she had those marks. I saw 'em .
她鼻子上确实有那些印子,我亲眼看见了。
俚语A2↩ 02:12
do ya
do you 的口语读法——随意或不耐烦的口语,不能写进正式文本
So what? What do ya think that means?
那又怎样?你觉得这说明什么?
固定搭配B1↩ 02:31
anything other than something
anything other than something
除了眼镜以外的任何东西
Could those marks be made by anything other than eyeglasses ?
那些印子有没有可能不是眼镜留下的?
语法B2↩ 03:02
who had to wear glasses and didn't want to because she thinks they spoil her looks
嵌套定语从句:who 从句修饰 a woman,because 从句说明她不愿戴眼镜的原因。
Did you ever see a woman who had to wear glasses and didn't want to because she thinks they spoil her looks ?
你有没有见过必须戴眼镜、却因为觉得眼镜有损容貌而不愿戴的女人?
语法B1↩ 03:32
that she wasn't wearing them when she was in bed
宾语从句:that 从句是 assume 的宾语,when 从句补充“不戴眼镜”的时间。
It's logical to assume that she wasn't wearing them when she was in bed ...
按常理推断,她躺在床上时没有戴眼镜……
语法B1↩ 03:42
when she turned to look casually out of the window
时间状语从句:when 引导动作发生的时间,to look 表示转身的目的或接续动作。
when she turned to look casually out of the window .
当她转身随意向窗外看时。
固定搭配B1↩ 03:47
a split second later
a split second later
紧接着;过了瞬间
The lights went off a split second later . She couldn't have had time to put them on then.
紧接着灯就灭了。她根本来不及在那时把眼镜戴上。
发音↩ 03:47
a split second
split second 连读但都清晰重读,突出时间极短。
The lights went off a split second later . She couldn't have had time to put them on then.
紧接着灯就灭了。她根本来不及在那时把眼镜戴上。
发音↩ 03:52
only saw a blur
only 和 blur 重读,形成“只是模糊一团”的对比。
Maybe she honestly thought she saw the boy kill his father. I say she only saw a blur .
也许她确实以为自己看见那男孩杀了父亲。但我认为,她看到的只是一团模糊的影子。
固定搭配B2↩ 04:05
something is in question
something is in question
某事受到质疑
I only know the woman's eyesight is in question now.
我只知道,这个女人的视力现在成了疑点。