EPISODE 4
第四集
SNAPSHOT
Oh, it was just in case things turned mawkish.
只是为了以防事情变得让人反感。
S5-4 8:19-8:32
Oh, it was just in case things turned mawkish.
/əʊ ɪt wəz ʤəst ɪn keɪs θɪŋz tɜ:nd 'mɔ:kɪʃ/
只是为了以防事情变得让人反感。
地道用法
mawkish
adj. showing emotion or love in an awkward or silly way
无病呻吟的；多愁善感的
a mawkish poem
一首无病呻吟的诗
mawkish /'mɔ:kɪʃ/
adj. 无病呻吟的；多愁善感的
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/ɔ:/发音口型不能有滑动。
影视例句
- But...he would have had no fear of death.
但...他一定不畏惧死亡。
- None.
肯定不会。
- No.
没错。
- And he would have hated any mawkish outpourings of grief. Or sentimentality.
他也一定很讨厌假惺惺的哭哭啼啼。故作感伤。
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can't make head nor tail of something
BrE /kɑ:nt meɪk hed nɔ: teɪl əv 'sʌmθɪŋ/
NAmE /kænt meɪk hed nɔ:r teɪl əv 'sʌmθɪŋ/
一头雾水
例句1
That film was really confusing – I couldn't make head nor tail of it.
这部电影非常混乱，看得我一头雾水。
例句2
He is speaking so fast that I can't make head nor tail of it.
他讲话速度很快，我压根儿就听不清他在说什么。
例句3
I'm afraid I can't make head nor tail of what you're saying. Could you send it in an email, please?
不好意思，你说的话让我一头雾水。你能写成文字用电子邮件发给我吗？
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单词
mawkish /'mɔ:kɪʃ/
技巧
turned /tɜ:nd/
语调
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Mrs Crawley: Why did you want me to go with you today?
你为何想让我今天和你一起去？
Lady Grantham:Oh, it was just in case things turned ①.
只是为了以防事情变得让人反感。
I ② Lord Merton saying anything to ③ you —
我不会让默顿伯爵说出让你窘迫的事的。
I wanted the ④ protection myself.
我也想这样保护自己。
翻译
1.The film lapses into mawkish sentimentality near the end.
2. I've been staring at this puzzle for hours, but I can't make head nor tail of it.
听力
Cora:Well, it's time for me to stop. We're nearly there.
该停了。我们快到了。
Mr Bricker:Can't we pretend we're not? And walk round the square again?
不能假装没到吗？再走一遍广场？
Cora:The truth is, I am quite light-headed.
实际上，我头晕得很厉害。
Cora:Going out for a night on the town seems more my daughter's territory than my own.
在外面玩一晚上，更适合我女儿，而不是我。
翻译
1.After standing up too quickly from a long lunch break, she felt a little light-headed and had to sit back down.
参考答案：在长时间的午餐休息后猛地站起来，她感到有点头晕，不得不重新坐下。
2.The chances of finding a parking spot downtown on a Friday night are about as good as a snowball's chance in hell.
参考答案：周五晚上想在在市中心找到一个停车位，基本没什么可能。
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