影視英語口語:孩子起名真折騰
看老友記Friends學英語 第一季第二集
【劇情介紹】
等着醫生來的當口，羅斯和前妻及其伴侶談起給孩子起什麼名字，她們說女孩子就叫米妮，羅斯鬱悶了：這不是米老鼠女朋友麼？！
Ross: So, um- so how's this, uh, how's this gonna work? Y'know, with us? Y'know, when, like, important decisions have to be made?
Carol: Give me a 'for instance'.
Ross: Well, uh, uh, I don't know, okay, okay, how about with the, uh, with the baby's name?
Carol: Marlon-
Ross: Marlon?!
Carol: -if it's a boy, Minnie if it's a girl.
Ross: in Mouse?
Carol: As in my grandmother.
Ross: Still, you- you say Minnie, you hear Mouse. Um, how about, um.. how about Julia?
Carol: Julia..
Susan: We agreed on Minnie.
Ross: 'S'funny, um, uh, we agreed we'd spend the rest of our lives together. Things change, roll with the punches. I believe Julia's on the table..?【口語講解】
1. Give me a 'for instance'. 給我舉個例子。
2. As in Mouse? 是老鼠的那個米妮？
3. you say Minnie, you hear Mouse. 說到米妮自然而然就想到老鼠嘛！
4. We agreed on Minnie. 我們都同意米妮了。
5. Things change, 世事無常
6. roll with the punches. 世事難料，要靈活應變。
這是個習語哦。
7. I believe Julia's on the table..? 朱莉安也在考慮範疇之內了咯。
on the table 某事被提交考慮,提到桌面上,留待日後考慮
