【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语1042期

Nolen: Welcome home, Amanda. I nearly didn't recognize youtoday, but that's the whole point,isn't it?

Emily:Do you know howeasy it would be for me to crush¹ your windpipe?

 

Nolen: I don't think your fatherwould approve. Amanda...Oh... Your fathertrusted me.

Emily:My fathertrusted everybody. What are you doing here, Nolan?

Nolen: Don't worry. Don't worry. Yoursecret's safe. No one wants this imperiouscadre of toxic² phonies to eat it more than yours truly. So how can I be of service?

Emily: You can't.You're not apart of this

Nolen: Yes, I am. Remember, I witnessedfirsthand what these people did to your

father. They're hard-core.

Emily: I can handlethem.And I have noproblem taking you down, too, if you get in my way.

Nolen: I-I don't want to get in yourway. I want to help you.

Emily:You can't helpme, Nolan.

Nolen: Suit yourself. But I can be just as powerfulan enemy as any one of them. Just sayin’ .

1 crush   

v.压垮，压倒，压服，镇压；压碎，碾碎

参考例句：

• This machine is made to crush the rock into powder.这台机器是用来把石头压成碎末的。
• You can't crush so many people into the classroom.不能让这么多人挤进教室。

2 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。