【跟着英剧练发音】Sherlock S01E01 - B

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S: Brilliant! Yes! Ah, four serial¹ suicides, and now a note! Oh, it’s Christmas!

S: Mrs Hudson, I’ll be late. Might need some food.

H: I’m your landlady², dear, not your housekeeper³.

S: Something cold will do. John, have a cup of tea, make yourself at home. Don’t wait up!

H: Look at him, dashing about! My husband was just the same.

H: But you’re more the sitting-down type, I can tell.

1 serial   

n.连本影片，连本电视节目；adj.连续的

参考例句：

• A new serial is starting on television tonight.今晚电视开播一部新的电视连续剧。
• Can you account for the serial failures in our experiment?你能解释我们实验屡屡失败的原因吗？

2 landlady   

n.女房东，女地主

参考例句：

• I heard my landlady creeping stealthily up to my door.我听到我的女房东偷偷地来到我的门前。
• The landlady came over to serve me.女店主过来接待我。

3 housekeeper   

n.管理家务的主妇，女管家

参考例句：

• A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper.炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇。
• She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.她节约持家，一家人吃得很省。