《美劇筆記》——和帥賊學說話04
作者:暴力水煮魚
來源:滬江英語
2012-03-23 11:00
帥賊閑談
Cover這個詞在口語里有經常出現(xiàn),可不只是我們在學校里學的封面、覆蓋之類的基本釋義哦。
用法一:vt 負責
e.g.:Jones,cover the surveillance on the hotel.
瓊斯,你負責酒店的監(jiān)控。
用法二:vt 掩護
e.g.:Diana will cover us when we outflank them on the right.
當我們去右側包抄他們時,戴安娜會掩護我們。
用法三:vt 支付
e.g.:The scholarship covered all his tuition and broading fees.
這項獎學金支付了他所有的學費和食宿費。
用法四:n 偽裝
e.g.:The spy's cover was that she was a consultant engineer.
那女間諜偽裝成顧問工程師。
華麗辭藻
cryptic adj<美俚>富有的, 闊綽的
e.g.:She made a cryptic comment about how the film mirrored her life.
她隱晦地表示說這部電影是她人生的寫照。
symbolic a 象征的;象征性的
e.g.:Tulips are symbolic for rebirth.
郁金香象征著重生。
back to the drawing board 重起爐灶;從頭再來
e.g.:As his boss is not satisfied with his report, he probably has to go back to the drawing board.
由于老板不滿意他的報告,他很可能要從頭再做一份。
花言巧語
It's easier to trust when you can verify.
眼見為實。
An eccentric millionare left coded wills to his sons.
一個古怪的富翁給他兒子們留下加密的遺囑。