固定搭配B1↩ 00:02
could have done something
could have done something
本来可能做过某事
- Do you think he could have done it ? - Sure he could have done it.
- 你觉得他能做到吗? - 当然能做到。
语法B1↩ 00:02
could have done it
情态动词完成式:could have 加过去分词,表示过去本来可能发生的事。
- Do you think he could have done it ? - Sure he could have done it.
- 你觉得他能做到吗? - 当然能做到。
发音↩ 00:02
could have done
have 弱读为 /əv/,不要逐词重读。
- Do you think he could have done it ? - Sure he could have done it.
- 你觉得他能做到吗? - 当然能做到。
固定搭配B1↩ 00:04
help someone into something
help someone into something
扶某人进入或坐进某处
He can walk only very slowly. They had to help him into the witness chair .
他走路只能非常慢。他们还得扶他进证人席。
发音↩ 00:04
help him into
him into 连起来听,/m/自然衔接。
He can walk only very slowly. They had to help him into the witness chair .
他走路只能非常慢。他们还得扶他进证人席。
固定搭配B1↩ 00:07
make something sound like something
make something sound like something
说得好像某事是另一回事
You make it sound like a long walk .
你说得好像这是一段很长的路。
固定搭配B1↩ 00:11
see how long something took someone
see how long something took someone
看看某人花了多长时间
- Oh! What are you doing? - I'm gonna try it, see how long it took him .
- 哦!你在干什么? - 我想试试看,看看他花了多长时间。
发音↩ 00:11
I'm gonna try
gonna 是 going to 的口语缩合,整段连得很快。
- Oh! What are you doing? - I'm gonna try it, see how long it took him .
- 哦!你在干什么? - 我想试试看,看看他花了多长时间。
固定搭配B1↩ 00:15
bring something up
bring something up
提起某件事
What do you mean, you want to try it? Why didn't his lawyer bring it up if it's so important ?
你说你想试试是什么意思?如果这事这么重要,他的律师为什么没提?
语法B1↩ 00:15
if it's so important
条件从句:if 引出条件;这里带反问语气,意为“既然这么重要”。
What do you mean, you want to try it? Why didn't his lawyer bring it up if it's so important ?
你说你想试试是什么意思?如果这事这么重要,他的律师为什么没提?
发音↩ 00:15
bring it up
bring 与 it 顺滑相连,别在词间停顿。
What do you mean, you want to try it? Why didn't his lawyer bring it up if it's so important ?
你说你想试试是什么意思?如果这事这么重要,他的律师为什么没提?
固定搭配A2↩ 00:18
think about something
think about something
考虑某件事
- Maybe he just didn't think about it , huh? - What do you mean, didn't think of it ? You think the man's an idiot or something?
- 也许他只是没想到,嗯? - 你说没想到是什么意思?你以为那人是白痴还是什么?
固定搭配A2↩ 00:18
think of something
think of something
想到或想起某件事
- Maybe he just didn't think about it , huh? - What do you mean, didn't think of it ? You think the man's an idiot or something?
- 也许他只是没想到,嗯? - 你说没想到是什么意思?你以为那人是白痴还是什么?
俚语B1↩ 00:23
smart guy
自作聪明的家伙——争吵中讽刺对方,正式场合慎用
Listen, smart guy . Don't matter whether I thought of it.
听着,自作聪明的家伙。我有没有想到这事根本不重要。
固定搭配B2↩ 00:25
hurt someone's case
hurt someone's case
对某人的案件不利
He didn't bring it up because he knew it would hurt his case . What do you think of that?
他没提,是因为他知道这会让他的案子对他不利。你觉得怎么样?
语法B2↩ 00:28
it would have meant bullying and badgering a helpless old man
虚拟结果:would have meant 表示某做法在当时会造成的后果。
Maybe he didn't bring it up because it would have meant bullying and badgering a helpless old man .
也许他没提,是因为那样就等于欺负、纠缠一个无助的老人。
固定搭配B2↩ 00:31
sit well with someone
sit well with someone
让某人觉得妥当或容易接受
You know that doesn't sit very well with a jury . Most lawyers avoid it if they can.
你知道陪审团不太吃这一套。大多数律师能避开就会避开。
俚语B1↩ 00:35
bum
废物;讨厌的家伙——非正式贬人称呼,语气不客气
- So, what kind of a bum is he then? - That's what I've been asking, buddy.
- 那他到底是个什么样的废物? - 这正是我一直在问的,老兄。
固定搭配A2↩ 00:52
waste someone's time
waste someone's time
浪费某人的时间
Look, this is absolutely insane. What are you wasting everybody's time in here for?
听着,这简直疯了。你们让大家在这里浪费时间干什么?
固定搭配B1↩ 01:03
knock it off
knock it off
别闹了;住手
Come on. Knock it off .
得了,别闹了。
俚语B1↩ 01:03
Knock it off
别闹了;住手——制止别人继续做某事的口语
Come on. Knock it off .
得了,别闹了。
俚语B1↩ 01:06
killer
狠角色;厉害的人——这里是挖苦,不是认真指控
Okay. Okay, killer .
行,行,杀手先生。
固定搭配B1↩ 01:24
play charades
play charades
玩你比我猜;装模作样演戏
这里不是要玩游戏,而是讽刺重演现场太荒唐。
What are we gonna do, play charades now?
我们现在是要玩你比我猜吗?
固定搭配A2↩ 01:38
speed something up
speed something up
加快某事的速度
Come on. Speed it up . He could walk twice as fast as that .
快点。加快速度。他走路可以快一倍。
固定搭配B1↩ 01:38
twice as + adjective + as
twice as + adjective + as
是那个速度的两倍快
Come on. Speed it up . He could walk twice as fast as that .
快点。加快速度。他走路可以快一倍。
语法B1↩ 02:10
what I think happened
宾语从句:what 引导名词性从句,整体作 is 的表语,说明所认为的内容。
This is what I think happened .
我认为事情是这样发生的。
固定搭配A2↩ 02:19
as + adjective + as someone could
as + adjective + as someone could
某人尽可能快地
heard the woman scream from across the street, got to his front door as fast as he could ...
他听见街对面那个女人尖叫,便尽可能快地赶到前门……
发音↩ 02:19
as fast as
两个 as 都弱读,重音落在 fast。
heard the woman scream from across the street, got to his front door as fast as he could ...
他听见街对面那个女人尖叫,便尽可能快地赶到前门……
固定搭配B1↩ 02:29
in someone's day
in someone's day
在某人的一生或那个年代
这里不是“在我这一天”,而是说“我这辈子”。
Brother, I've seen all kinds of dishonesty in my day , but this little display takes the cake.
老兄,我这辈子见过各种各样的不诚实,但这场小把戏真是离谱到家了。
固定搭配B1↩ 02:42
get through to someone
get through to someone
终于让某人听进去
Suddenly you start getting through to some of these old ladies .
突然间,你们就开始说动这些老娘们了。
发音↩ 02:42
through to some
to 弱读,through to 几乎一口带过。
Suddenly you start getting through to some of these old ladies .
突然间,你们就开始说动这些老娘们了。
固定搭配A2↩ 02:45
have had enough
have had enough
受够了;忍无可忍
Well, you're not getting through to me. I've had enough .
可你说不动我。我受够了。
俚语A2↩ 03:02
you bet
当然;那还用说——口语中强烈肯定对方的判断
For this kid, you bet I would.
为了这小子,我当然愿意。
固定搭配A2↩ 03:04
feel sorry for someone
feel sorry for someone
为某人感到难过或惋惜
I feel sorry for you . What it must feel like to want to pull the switch.
我真替你难过。想拉下开关的感觉一定很难受。
发音↩ 03:04
want to pull
to 读 /tə/,重读 want 和 pull。
I feel sorry for you . What it must feel like to want to pull the switch.
我真替你难过。想拉下开关的感觉一定很难受。
语法B2↩ 03:08
Ever since you walked into this room, you've been acting like a self-appointed public avenger
since与完成时:Ever since 引出起点,主句用现在完成进行时表示行为一直持续。
Ever since you walked into this room, you've been acting like a self-appointed public avenger .
从你走进这个房间起,你就一直把自己当成自封的正义复仇者。
语法B2↩ 03:12
because you personally want it, not because of the facts
对比原因:两个 because of/because 结构对照,先否定表面理由,再指出真实动机。
You want to see this boy die because you personally want it, not because of the facts .
你想看这男孩死,不是因为事实,而是因为你自己就想让他死。