看《機械師》學口語:12cc的腎上腺素
【影片簡介】
《機械師》主要講述一個殺手與他導師的故事,亞瑟入行多年,在自己以前的搭檔哈里的幫助下,已經成為一個出色的殺人機器。亞瑟接到一項新任務,暗殺對象是哈里。雖然亞瑟不忍下手,但在清楚的得知哈里難逃一死之後,最終還是決定親自送哈里一程。哈里的兒子史蒂夫為了替父報仇,決意要跟隨亞瑟學習。在亞瑟的訓練下,史蒂夫逐漸掌握了作為一個機械師所必備的技能,與亞瑟合作完成一項又一項暗殺任務。雖然亞瑟從未告訴史蒂夫殺害哈里的兇手,但史蒂夫還是知道了其父被害為亞瑟所為,復仇的火焰在史蒂夫心中逐漸升騰……
【選詞片段】
Arthur: Yeah.
Dean: You use an outside individual to complete your assignment. That’s violation of our arrangement.
Arthur: My arrangement was with Harry. You and I don’t have one. Just the price. I think someone trained by me would be viable to you.
Dean: Harry McKenna’s son. Is he know you killed his father? This job need to be done immediately. Clients want to pay premium for it.
Arthur: I don’t think so. It’s too quick.
Dean: Your behavior is making me and the others extremely uneasy. You’re on a short leash with this one. The file is a pripority.
Arthur: I’ll look it up.
Steve: Andrew Vaughn, 45 years old, calls himself the new Messiah. He has made millions of dollars to this churches, his ministries, his television program, basically, he is running a curt. Adrenaline shot to the heart 12cc and he’s dead under 3 minutes.
Arthur: Adrenaline’s unreliable. Went him for survive a cardiac arrest.
Steve: When EMT is arrive, first thing, they do is Jammed you with the shot of epinephrine.
Arthur: Which is toxic when combined with.
Steve: Adrenalin.
Arthur: So any of the chance of adrenaline shot doesn’t kill him. The EMT’s will.
【知識點】
1. be viable to
迪恩給亞瑟分配任務時的對話,迪恩責怪亞瑟用一個外人和他來一同完成任務,這個違反了他們兩個人之間的約定,亞瑟解釋道他只和哈里之間有約定,他這樣做是因為他訓練的人會對公司有利。這個短語的意思是有利於做某一件事,在這是指對迪恩有利。
2. on a short leash
亞瑟認為執行這個任務的時間很短,他需要再考慮考慮,迪恩説這個任務必須立即完成,而且對方願意出更高的價格,他認為亞瑟的這個行為使他和公司都很難堪。因此,這次亞瑟執行任務時會被盯得很緊,意在警告亞瑟。On a short leash意思是盯得很緊,,看守嚴格。
3. shot to
談論到任務時,這次的目標人物是一個自己是上帝之子的邪教頭子,他利用電視,媒體來欺騙人們來掙取金錢。提及如何殺死邪教頭目時,史蒂夫建議時注射12cc的腎上腺素來殺死目標。Shot to有射擊的意思,在這是指注射液體。將藥注射進體內。
4. combine with
史蒂夫的建議是給喬恩注射腎上腺素,之後會心臟驟停,這樣醫護人員趕來後做的第一件事就是向喬恩注射腎上腺素,過量的腎上腺素就是毒藥。指兩種藥結合起來就是毒藥。Combine with是兩者結合,混合的意思。
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