【跟着美剧练发音】Gossip Girl22

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B: (No. I'll read it.) Dear son, I know I've always been hard on you. 

C: True.

B:But my goal was always to prepare you for this day. To help you go from being a boy to a man. 

C: The ltalian au pair took care of that.

B: Chuck, please.Sadly, there is nothing like the passing of a father to aid in this rite¹ of passage for his son. Ultimately, I do feel that I did my job......and you're prepared for this next chapter of your life.Therefore, I'm bequeathing to you the majority share of Bass² lndustries. 

C: Surely that's a mistake.

J: No, it's not.

B: He believed in you.

J: That son of a bitch.

B: Jack³.

C: No, Jack's right.My father can't be one way my whole life, then it's okay.It's nice that he finally decided⁴. I'm worthy⁵......but I don't want it. If you want it, you can have it.

1 rite   

n.典礼，惯例，习俗

参考例句：

• This festival descends from a religious rite.这个节日起源于宗教仪式。
• Most traditional societies have transition rites at puberty.大多数传统社会都为青春期的孩子举行成人礼。

2 bass   

n.男低音(歌手)；低音乐器；低音大提琴

参考例句：

• He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。
• The bass was to give a concert in the park.那位男低音歌唱家将在公园中举行音乐会。

3 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。