Action English 46期
Movie Dictionary
(Gerry)
Ensemble Cast 全明星阵容
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American Slang
(Duren)
That radio's history. 无线电报销了。
Sb./sth. is history=lost one's power/be no longer important
例句 That girl's history.I dumped her three monthes ago.
那个姑娘已经是过去时了。我三个月前就把她甩了。
That apartment is history.I really hate that.So I moved here.
我不喜欢原来的公寓，再也不住了。所以我搬到这个地方。
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Classic Film Clips
(Duren)
Fire off a Mayday signal
Fire sth. off= to do it quickly
A Mayday signal 航海航空中所发出的紧急信号
例句 Tell the boss I'll fire off the fax as soon as possible.
告诉老板我会尽快把传真发出去的。
Hey,why don't we go to the arcade first and fire off a few rounds of virtual golf?
嘿，我们先去游戏厅吧，玩几局虚拟高尔夫。
Arcade 电子游戏厅
Virtual golf 虚拟高尔夫（一种电子游戏）
Get out of the mess 理清头绪
Get into the mess 陷入困境
例句 I don't know how to get out of this mess.It seems that my only options will get me into more trouble.
我真不知道怎么把头绪理清，好像我干什么都会越来越不顺。
How did I get myself into the mess.One minute I'm happy from playing cards,and next I owe 500.
我是怎么陷入这场困境的呢？一开始我还玩得不错，转眼间就亏了500块。
Take our goddamned chances
Take one's chance=make a risky decision 碰运气，赌一把
例句 The store closes in half an hour.Let's take our chances and see if we can make it in time.
商店半小时之后就关门了。我们碰碰运气，看能不能及时赶到。
I don't know if we are allowed to ride skateboard here.But let's take our chances and see if we get caught.
我不知道这个地方是否允许玩滑板。不过我们试试看，看能不能被逮到。
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Movie Tunes
(Alison)
Shrek And Karaoke Time
----电影“怪物史莱克”（Shrek)
Key words:
Please me=to do sth. to make me happy
Let me down=disappoint me/make me unhappy
wilderness=crazy and exciting things
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