【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语898期

Penny: What the hell¹ is this?

Leonard: don't ask me, a little elf [elf] did it.

Penny: so let me get this straight. You just assumed³ my paper would be bad so you wrote one for me?

Leonard: no, I assumed it would be good. Then I read it.

Penny: what?!

Leonard: no, no, I mean it was good. There were just a few things that needed a little polishing ['pɔliʃ].

Penny: what, you changed every word.

Leonard: that’s not true. Uh, slavery ['sleivəri], 1619, your name at the top, that’s all you.

Penny: you are such an ass². This is exactly why I didn't want to tell you I was taking a class in the first place.

Leonard: please don't be upset. I just… I didn't want you ending up with a bad grade and get discouraged [dis'kʌridʒd] and give up on the idea of going back to school.

Penny: right, because me being in school is so important to you. That way, you wouldn't have to be dating someone who’s only a waitress.

Leonard: oh, come on, you know that’s not true.

Penny: do I? Listen to me. I need to do this on my own. If I fail, I fail. If I pass, I pass. Do you get it?

Leonard: I’m sorry. I was just trying to help.

Penny: yeah, well, next time don't. Oh, and since you like stories so much, this is not The Shoemaker and the Elves, okay? This is, Give a man a fish, he eats it. Teach a man to fish, he… sells it or something. Whatever, I don't know! It’s just a lot better than what you did, you big jerk⁴!

1 hell   

n.地狱，阴间；用以咒骂或表示愤怒，不满

参考例句：

• It's a hell of a hike from Sydney to Perth.从悉尼到珀斯的徒步旅行简直苦死了。
• The boss really gave me hell today.老板今天着实数落了我一通。

2 ass   

n.驴；傻瓜，蠢笨的人

参考例句：

• He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
• An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。

3 assumed   

adj.假定的, 假装的 动词assume的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The assumed linearity of these equations can be related to the uniformity of space and time.所假定的这些方程的线性，可归因于空间和时间的均匀性。

4 jerk   

n.（口语）笨蛋，性情古怪的人，急拉，肌肉抽搐；v.痉挛，急拉，急推，急动

参考例句：

• Just keep that jerk off me.让那个笨蛋离开我。
• The knife was stuck but she pulled it out with a jerk.那把刀子被卡住了，她猛地一拔，把它拔了出来。