影视英语口语:投奔父亲
☀☪★暮光之城精彩台词片段★☪☀
BELLA: I'd never given much thought to how I would die. But dying in the place of someone I love seems like a good way to go. So I 【1】 can't bring myself to regret the decision to leave home. I would miss 【2】 Phoenix. I'd miss the heat. I would miss my loving, erratic, 【3】 harebrained mother.
Renee: Okay.
PHIL: Renee, come on.
BELLA: And her new husband.
PHIL: Guys, come on. I love you both. We got a plane to catch.
BELLA: But they want to go on the road, so I'm gonna spend some time with my dad, and this will be a good thing. I think.
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Charlie: I've cleared some shelves off in the bathroom.
BELLA: Right. One bathroom.
Charlie: It's a pretty good 【4】 work lamp. The sales lady picked out the bed stuff. You like purple, right?
BELLA: Purple's cool. Thanks.
Charlie: Okay.
BELLA: One of the best things about Charlie, he doesn't 【5】 hover.☀☪★暮光之城详细英语口语学习笔记★☪☀
【1】句型讲解：can't bring myself to
can't bring oneself to do something表示“不想做某事”。
这里的bring是“to force, persuade, or make (oneself)/逼迫、说服”的意思。例句：I can't bring myself to discuss it. 我不想讨论这件事。
【2】背景知识：Phoenix
鳳凰城（Phoenix），又译菲尼克斯，是美国亚利桑那州的州府及最大城市。凤凰城于1881年2月25日被注册为城市，当时凤凰城在Navajo语中被称为Hoozdo，意为炎热之地；在西阿帕契语中被称为Fiinigis。凤凰城位于常年干枯的盐河两岸。凤凰城是美国最大的首府城市，人口超过其他州首府及美国首都华盛顿特区。凤凰城的面积居全美首府城市的第三位，仅次于阿拉斯加州首府朱诺和俄克拉荷马州首府俄克拉荷马市。
凤凰城气候干燥，年平均温度居全美主要城市之首。所以Bella说她会怀念菲尼克斯的炎热干燥，因为她要去的华盛顿Forks小镇终年阴雨，年平均气温要跌掉一半。
【3】口语词汇：harebrained
harebrained adj. 轻率的,欠考虑的,粗心的 Foolish; flighty
hare在14世纪等同于我们现在的hair头发，所以harebrained的意思就是说脑袋瓜跟头发一样无足轻重。
【4】背景知识：work lamp
工作用台灯，跟床头柜使用的那种装饰台灯table lamp还不一样哦。
hover本义表示悬空在某物体上面，而在这里则表示逗留在某人周围或某地不离开。例句：Don't you hover around my girl! 别在我女朋友边上晃来晃去的。
