Shrek 2 怪物史莱克2(精讲之一)
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King: Excuse me, is she here?

Stepsister: She's, uh… in the back.

King: Oh, hello again. Fairy Godmother. Charming1.

Godmother: You'd better have a good reason for dragging us down here, Harold.

King: Well, I'm afraid Fiona isn't really... warming up to Prince Charming.

Charming: FYI, not my fault.

Godmother: No, of course it's not, dear.

Charming: I mean how charming can I be when I have to pretend2 I'm that dreadful3 ogre?
King: No, no, it's nobody's fault. Perhaps it's best if we just call the whole thing off,ok?

Godmother and Prince Charming: What?

King: I mean, you can't force someone to fall in love!

Godmother: I beg to differ. I do it all the time! Have Fiona drink this and she'll fall in love with the first man she kisses, which will be Charming.

King: Umm… no.

Godmother: What did you say?

King: I can't. I won't do it.

Godmother: Oh, yes, you will. If you remember, I helped you with your happily ever after, and I can take it away just as easily. Is that what you want? Is it?
King: No.

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1. drag us down here
意思是 "把我们拉到这",这个用法实质上在我们的生活当中是经常可以用得上的。比如 "是他把我硬拉着我来的",言外之意"我"不是很情愿的,就可以说:"It was he who dragged me down here."

2. warm up to
很多情况下,在说英文的时候,虽然意思表达出来了,但我们的表达总是很生硬。比如"我不觉得我喜欢你",通常我们会说"I'm afraid I don't like you."其实在日常生活中我们还有一个也更地道且礼貌的表达方式,"I'm afraid I 'm not quite warming up to you."

3.F.Y.I.=for your information
和a.s.a.p.一样,这是很地道且使用频率很高的缩略语形式, 经常是在强调或者要传输一些信息的时候用,比如:"注意了,大家明天不用来上班了!"就可以译成:"F.Y.I., you don't have to come tomorrow!"除此之外,还有一些常用的缩写形式:
a.k.a.=also known4 as(也可以称为)
T.G.I.F.=thank God it's Friday

4. Call off = cancel
这个用起来就很简单了,它的意思是"取消"。比如:"取消会议"就是"call off the meeting。"

5. beg to differ
这是一种非常礼貌的表达不同意的方式。美国人在别人发表观点的时候,有一个很好的习惯就是倾听,而在表示自己不同意的时候也会很礼貌的表达出来,所以像是"I don't agree with you."或 "I totally disagree." 这样的话是很少会出现的,而这又是我们经常用的。那怎么样表达才更好些呢?"I beg to differ."或是 "You must be joking."都是可以的。



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1 charming 7wuzfa     
adj.迷人的,可爱的
参考例句:
  • She looked small and gentle and altogether charming.她看起来小巧文雅,十分迷人。
  • She has charming manners.她具有媚人的风姿。
2 pretend 2Q4xj     
vt.假装,假托,装扮;vi.假装,装作
参考例句:
  • So you don't need to pretend,do you?所以你不必装假了,对吧?
  • Many people pretend that they understand modern art.许多人装着自己懂得现代艺术。
3 dreadful wk0z7     
adj.糟透了的,极端的,可怕的,令人畏惧的
参考例句:
  • I cannot imagine what to do in this dreadful situation.我不能想像在这么糟的情况下该怎么办。
  • I must apologize for the dreadful mistake I made.我为我所犯的严重错误深表歉意。
4 known hpKzdc     
adj.大家知道的;知名的,已知的
参考例句:
  • He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
  • He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。
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