實用口語天天學 第54課:遙遙領先
(After ten rounds)
Sally: We're in big trouble, Jason. Nick is beating us by a long shot.
Jason: Impossible! Well, I'm not giving up yet. It's not over till the fat lady sings!
Sally: OK, comeback kid. Here's you last question: "How many times did Robin Williams win the Oscar for Best Actor?"
Jason: Hmm. Let's e was Good Morning, Vietnam, Dead Poet's Society, The Fisher e, right?
Sally: Nope, sorry! Actually, Robin Williams has never won an Oscar for Best Actor--only for Best Supporting Actor!
★in trouble 有麻煩
★ by a long shot 大幅領先
★give up放棄
★ till the fat lady sings 原句爲The opera's never over till the fat ★ lady sings.「胖婦不唱,歌劇不完。」意爲事情在蓋棺論定前,都還會有變化
★ comeback (n.) 東山再起,逆轉
★ Robin Williams 羅賓威廉斯,美國籍的喜劇電影巨匠
★ Vietnam (n.) 越南
★ society (n.) 社團,協會
(十回合後)
莎莉:我們麻煩大了,傑森。尼克大幅領先我們。
傑森:不可能!我還沒有放棄。勝負到要最後一刻才見分曉!
莎莉:好吧,大逆轉小子。這是你的最後一題:羅賓威廉斯得過幾次奧斯卡最佳男主角?
傑森:呣。我想想……有《早安,越南》、《春風化雨》、《奇幻城市》……三次,對不對?
莎莉:不對,很抱歉!其實羅賓•威廉斯從未得過奧斯卡最佳男主角——他只得過最佳男配角!