动感英语 [46]

 

Ensemble¹ Cast  全明星阵容
American Slang
 That radio's history.  无线电报销了。
Sb./sth. is history=lost one's power/be no longer important
例句  That girl's history.I dumped her three monthes ago.
         那个姑娘已经是过去时了。我三个月前就把她甩了。
        That apartment is history.I really hate that.So I moved here.
        我不喜欢原来的公寓，再也不住了。所以我搬到这个地方。

Classic Film Clips

 Fire off a Mayday signal
Fire sth. off= to do it quickly 
A Mayday signal  航海航空中所发出的紧急信号
例句  Tell the boss I'll fire off the fax as soon as possible.       告诉老板我会尽快把传真发出去的。
       Hey,why don't we go to the arcade² first and fire off a few rounds of virtual golf?       嘿，我们先去游戏厅吧，玩几局虚拟高尔夫。
       Arcade  电子游戏厅           Virtual golf  虚拟高尔夫（一种电子游戏）
Get out of the mess  理清头绪    Get into the mess  陷入困境
例句  I don't know how to get out of this mess.It seems that my only options will get me into more trouble.
        我真不知道怎么把头绪理清，好像我干什么都会越来越不顺。
        How did I get myself into the mess.One minute I'm happy from playing cards,and next I owe 500.
        我是怎么陷入这场困境的呢？一开始我还玩得不错，转眼间就亏了500块。

Take our goddamned chances 
Take one's chance=make a risky³ decision  碰运气，赌一把
例句  The store closes in half an hour.Let's take our chances and see if we can make it in time.
        商店半小时之后就关门了。我们碰碰运气，看能不能及时赶到。
       I don't know if we are allowed to ride skateboard here.But let's take our chances and see if we get caught.    我不知道这个地方是否允许玩滑板。不过我们试试看，看能不能被逮到。

Movie Tunes⁴

Shrek And Karaoke Time----电影“怪物史莱克”（Shrek)
Key words:  Please me=to do sth. to make me happy
Let me down=disappoint me/make me unhappy
wilderness=crazy and exciting things

1 ensemble   

n.合奏(唱)组；全套服装；整体，总效果

参考例句：

• We should consider the buildings as an ensemble.我们应把那些建筑物视作一个整体。
• It is ensemble music for up to about ten players,with one player to a part.它是最多十人演奏的合奏音乐，每人担任一部分。

2 arcade   

n.拱廊；(一侧或两侧有商店的)通道

参考例句：

• At this time of the morning,the arcade was almost empty.在早晨的这个时候，拱廊街上几乎空无一人。
• In our shopping arcade,you can find different kinds of souvenir.在我们的拱廊市场，你可以发现许多的纪念品。

3 risky   

adj.有风险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
• He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。

4 tunes   

n.曲调，曲子( tune的名词复数 )v.调音( tune的第三人称单数 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调

参考例句：

• a potpourri of tunes 乐曲集锦
• When things get a bit too much, she simply tunes out temporarily. 碰到事情太棘手时，她干脆暂时撒手不管。 来自《简明英汉词典》