地道美語聽力播客867：描述一群人的狀態(tài)和位置

Describing Position and Location Within a Group

描述一群人的狀態(tài)和位置

Selena: Don’t look now, but a big group of mothers are coming to this house to give you a piece of their mind.

賽琳娜：現(xiàn)在別看，一會會來很多母親會來這跟你說說她們的想法。

Justin: What?! I meant it as a joke. I didn’t mean anything by it.

賈斯?。翰皇前?我只是開個玩笑。我沒有別的意思。

Selena: You’ll have to tell that to Sally. She’s at the head of the group and she’s flanked by Maria and Veronica.

賽琳娜：你應(yīng)該把這話跟莎莉說。她在隊伍最前面。瑪利亞和維多利卡在她的兩側(cè)。

Justin: Oh no, not them. I’d rather be confronted by anyone but those three.

賈斯?。翰灰?，怎么是他們啊!我寧愿遇見任何人也不要是她們?nèi)齻€。

Selena: They’re not the only ones. They’re backed by a group of at least 15 parents.

賽琳娜：不僅僅是她們?nèi)齻€。她們后面還有一大群的人，至少15個家長。

Justin: Maybe some of those on the periphery are just spectators, waiting to see what the rest of the group will do.

賈斯丁：可能邊上的一些家長只是觀眾，想等著看看剩下的拿一大批人要干什么。

Selena: Don’t count on it. They look determined.

賽琳娜：可別這么想啦!她們看起來態(tài)度都很堅決。

Justin: Who are those in the back?

賈斯?。赫l在后面啊?

Selena: Those bringing up the rear? I think those are a few fathers with a message of their own.

賽琳娜：走在最后面的嗎?我覺得可能是一些孩子的父親，不過他們應(yīng)該都有自己的想法。

Justin: What should I do now?

賈斯?。耗俏椰F(xiàn)在應(yīng)該怎么辦啊?

Selena: Start by waving a white flag.

賽琳娜：一開始就舉白旗投降。

Justin: And then?

賈斯丁：然后呢?

Selena: Try a sincere apology, with a healthy dose of groveling.

賽琳娜：略微的放下身段，誠摯的道歉。
 

注釋：

flank.vt.位于…之側(cè)面;

例句：Books flank the bed.

床的兩側(cè)有書柜。

confront.vt.面對;

例句：She had decided to confront Kathryn with what she had learnt.

她決定拿自己了解的事實與凱瑟琳當(dāng)面對證。

spectator.n.觀眾，旁觀者

例句：The role of a work is to communicate its message to the spectator.

一部藝術(shù)作品的作用在于把它的含義傳達給觀眾

groveling.adj.卑躬屈節(jié)的

例句：A request like yours requires flattery and groveling.

一個要求式的邀請恭維和卑躬屈節(jié).