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听美剧学英语:《淘小子看世界》The Play's the Thing - 2

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（单词翻译）

Cory, I don't wanna be a windmill any more.

Morgan, you have to work with me. I'm not gonna be humiliated1 again in front of everyone on New Jersey2 shore.

You and dad are gonna get your butts3 kicked.

Not this year. Mom and Eric's winning streak4 is over.

Over there?

Hey, Cor. Can I borrow some cash?

You're the one with the job, I'm allowance boy.

Er, they cut our salaries 5% at the market. Now, look, I could've gone to anybody for cash, but I came to you, 'cause we are family. I mean, we're like brothers. You're the closest person in the world to me, Cor.

And your name is?

Alright, look, for 5 bucks5, you never tell mom, I'll throw the Goofy Golf Tournament this year.

Hey, dad and I don't need you guys to take a dive for us to win.

Yeah, you do.

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To be or not to be—that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings6 and arrows of blah blah blah blah blah blah... Mr. Feeny, who wrote this garbage?

Some say Shakespeare's plays were written by a group of individuals, but I don't necessarily believe that.

I personally subscribe7 to the Francis Bacon theory.

I go with the Jimmy Dean sausage theory.

Please continue, Mr. Matthews.

OK. To die—to sleep, no more—and by a sleep to say we end the heartache. Can I please stop whining8 and shove a sword through somebody's guts9?

Yes, as soon as you get to the Queen's chamber10.

See, there's your problem right there. You want murder, you want suspense11, you don't go to your mother's bedroom.

And how are you going to improve the greatest play in English literature?

Well, for starters, let's set this scene in a burning skyscraper12. Then I could do a sort of Bruce Willis thing, you know, shooting UZIs, blowing away terrorists, jumping out windows. All this guy Hamlet does is talk. He even talks when nobody's there.

Prince Hamlet finds himself in the middle of a terrible dilemma13. Whatever course of action he chooses could have dire14 consequences. He is racked with indecision. He is one of literature's most human characters.

You mean most wimpy15 characters. Wimps16 talk, heroes do stuff.

The gospel according to Jean-Claude Van Damme.

Words & Information:

windmill : A windmill is a building with long pieces of wood on the outside which turn around as the wind blows and provide energy for a machine that crushes grain. A windmill is also a similar structure that is used to convert the power of the wind into electricity. 风车;风车房

wimpy : If you describe a person or their behaviour as wimpy, you disapprove17 of them because they are weak and seem to lack confidence or determination. 【俚】懦弱的,无用的,哭哭啼啼的

throw: In sports, if a player throws a game or contest, they lose it as a result of a deliberate action or intention.【口】故意输掉(比赛等)

winning streak: a series of consecutive successes, a run of good luck (gambling)

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1 humiliated 97211aab9c3dcd4f7c74e1101d555362     
感到羞愧的
参考例句：
  • Parents are humiliated if their children behave badly when guests are present. 子女在客人面前举止失当，父母也失体面。
  • He was ashamed and bitterly humiliated. 他感到羞耻，丢尽了面子。
2 jersey Lp5zzo     
n.运动衫
参考例句：
  • He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
  • They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
3 butts 3da5dac093efa65422cbb22af4588c65     
笑柄( butt的名词复数 )； （武器或工具的）粗大的一端； 屁股； 烟蒂
参考例句：
  • The Nazis worked them over with gun butts. 纳粹分子用枪托毒打他们。
  • The house butts to a cemetery. 这所房子和墓地相连。
4 streak UGgzL     
n.条理，斑纹，倾向，少许，痕迹；v.加条纹，变成条纹，奔驰，快速移动
参考例句：
  • The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。
  • Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹？
5 bucks a391832ce78ebbcfc3ed483cc6d17634     
n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃
参考例句：
  • They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
  • They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 slings f2758954d212a95d896b60b993cd5651     
抛( sling的第三人称单数 )； 吊挂； 遣送； 押往
参考例句：
  • "Don't you fear the threat of slings, Perched on top of Branches so high?" 矫矫珍木巅，得无金丸惧？ 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
  • Used for a variety of things including slings and emergency tie-offs. 用于绳套，设置保护点，或者紧急情况下打结。
7 subscribe 6Hozu     
vi.(to)订阅，订购；同意；vt.捐助，赞助
参考例句：
  • I heartily subscribe to that sentiment.我十分赞同那个观点。
  • The magazine is trying to get more readers to subscribe.该杂志正大力发展新订户。
8 whining whining     
n. 抱怨，牢骚 v. 哭诉，发牢骚
参考例句：
  • That's the way with you whining, puny, pitiful players. 你们这种又爱哭、又软弱、又可怜的赌棍就是这样。
  • The dog sat outside the door whining (to be let in). 那条狗坐在门外狺狺叫着（要进来）。
9 guts Yraziv     
v.狼吞虎咽，贪婪地吃，飞碟游戏（比赛双方每组5人，相距15码，互相掷接飞碟）；毁坏（建筑物等）的内部( gut的第三人称单数 )；取出…的内脏n.勇气( gut的名词复数 )；内脏；消化道的下段；肠
参考例句：
  • I'll only cook fish if the guts have been removed. 鱼若已收拾干净，我只需烧一下即可。
  • Barbara hasn't got the guts to leave her mother. 巴巴拉没有勇气离开她妈妈。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 chamber wnky9     
n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所
参考例句：
  • For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
  • The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。
11 suspense 9rJw3     
n.（对可能发生的事）紧张感，担心，挂虑
参考例句：
  • The suspense was unbearable.这样提心吊胆的状况实在叫人受不了。
  • The director used ingenious devices to keep the audience in suspense.导演用巧妙手法引起观众的悬念。
12 skyscraper vxzwd     
n.摩天大楼
参考例句：
  • The skyscraper towers into the clouds.那幢摩天大楼高耸入云。
  • The skyscraper was wrapped in fog.摩天楼为雾所笼罩。
13 dilemma Vlzzf     
n.困境，进退两难的局面
参考例句：
  • I am on the horns of a dilemma about the matter.这件事使我进退两难。
  • He was thrown into a dilemma.他陷入困境。
14 dire llUz9     
adj.可怕的，悲惨的，阴惨的，极端的
参考例句：
  • There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。
  • We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了，但是我们渡过了困难。
15 wimpy 2e2007f086bd13eaa7a1217cffa68306     
adj.懦弱的，无用的，哭哭啼啼的
参考例句：
  • I'd rather have a wimpy kid than a dead one, you know? 你知道么？我宁可要一个懦弱的孩子，也不想要一个死的。 来自互联网
  • I hate wimpy drinker. 我讨厌酒量差的人。 来自互联网
16 wimps 3b0a8025f08b1622bdb76c9345684775     
n.懦弱的人，无用的人( wimp的名词复数 )v.懦弱的人，无用的人( wimp的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • No. Seatbelts are for wimps. Besides, I'm a great driver. 不。只有懦夫才系安全带。我驾车很在行。 来自互联网
  • Good news for wimps (a weak person), then. 这对于那些白面小生来说可是个好消息。 来自互联网
17 disapprove 9udx3     
v.不赞成，不同意，不批准
参考例句：
  • I quite disapprove of his behaviour.我很不赞同他的行为。
  • She wants to train for the theatre but her parents disapprove.她想训练自己做戏剧演员，但她的父母不赞成。

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