動感英語lesson 16

電影詞典:

film noir 黑色電影

美國俚語:

劇中：Rang me with a sob story.
sob story 用來騙取人同情的煽情的故事
e.g.<1> I can’t be bothered talking to her anymore; all she has is sob story.
            我再也不能忍受和她說話了，她只會說些個煽情的故事。
      <2>My brother told me a real sob story. So I lend him $10.
             我弟弟給我講了個十分煽情的故事，所以我借給他10美元。

經(jīng)典對白:

1．劇中:He’s going to make one last contact.

make (a) contact with sb. 跟誰聯(lián)絡(luò)，跟誰打招呼, to talk or communicate with someone
e.g.<1> As soon as he lands in Singapore, he’s going to make contact with me.
           他一到新加坡，就會跟我聯(lián)絡(luò)。
     <2>I need to make contact with my boss before I leave.
           走之前我得跟老板打個招呼。

2． This is very positive.

positive 意思是好,不錯,good
e.g. <1>After they lost the match, he wasn’t feeling very positive.
            他們輸了比賽以后，他感覺很郁悶。
     <2>This deal sounds positive, I think it will work well.
           這單生意挺起來很不錯嘛，我覺得一定能行。