E02（上）【小词活用】原来 through 能表达这么多意思

Part 1

▍场景对话

Monica: (taking a drink from Joey) Are you through with that? 

……

Monica: Look, I'm sorry, guys, I just don't wanna give them any more ammunition than they already have. 

……

Monica: That's because as far as my parents are concerned, Ross can do no wrong. Y'see, he's the Prince. Apparently they had some big ceremony before I was born. 

▍生词好句

through: prep. 通过；穿过

ammunition: n. 弹药

do no wrong: 总是对的；不会犯错

▍地道表达 & 应用场景

1. Are you through with that? 你喝完了吗？

a. through: prep. 通过；穿过

· step boldly through the door.

b. be through with sth./sb.: 完成某事/与某人断绝关系

· When will you be through with your work?

· I'll be through with this in a few minutes.

· I'll be through with this man.

2. I (just) don't wanna give them any more ammunition than they already have. 我不想给他们任何借题发挥的机会。

a. ammunition: n. 弹药

· 重音在第三个音节

b. more than sb. does sth.

· I love you, more than you know. 

· You have much power within you, more than you've realized.

3. That's because as far as my parents are concerned, Ross can do no wrong. 在我爸妈看来，Ross 是不会出错的

a. do no wrong 的使用场景

· Ross can do no wrong.

· The queen can do no wrong.

· My wife can do no wrong.

· So we must do no wrong? That's impossible.

b. as far as someone be concerned: 对某人而言

· as far as my parents are concerned等同于from the point of view of my parents

· As far as I'm concerned, 90% is a very good grade.

· As far as she's concerned, their relationship is over.

Part 2

▍场景对话

Mr. Geller: (To Ross) Do you remember the Ludwins? The big one had a thing for you, didn't she? 

Mrs. Geller: They all had a thing for him. 

……

Monica: I know this is going to sound unbelievably selfish, but, were you planning on bringing up the whole baby/lesbian thing? Because I think it might take some of the heat off me. 

Mr. Geller: Look, there are people like Ross who need to shoot for the stars, with his museum, and his papers getting published. Other people are satisfied with staying where they are- I'm telling you, these are the people who never get cancer. 

▍地道表达 & 应用场景

4. The big one had a thing for you, didn't she? 邻居家大女儿对你有好感，是吗？

a. have a thing for you: 对你有好感

· She has a thing for you.

· They all had a thing for him.

5. I know this is going to sound unbelievably selfish, but, were you planning on bringing up the whole baby/lesbian thing? 我知道，这个要求可能听起来难以置信的自私，但你有没有计划向爸妈提起你分了手的同性恋前期怀了你小孩儿的事情啊？

a. unbelievably selfish: 难以置信的自私

b. plan on doing sth.: 计划做某事 

· I don't plan on doing anything about it.

c. bring up sth. / bring sth. up: 提起某事

· 聊天冷场的时候，可以说：Why do you have to bring this up?

d. bring up sb.: 养育某人

· She brought up her children all by herself.

6. Because I think it might take some of the heat off me. 因为，这能让我喘口气。

a. take something off: 把某样东西拿掉；取消

· Can you do something to take some of the heat off me?

· I need to do something to take the heat off me.

7. Look, there are people like Ross who need to shoot for the stars. 看，有些人就像我们家罗斯一样，生来就志向远大。 

a. shoot for the stars: 追求卓越；干大事

· 形容目标远大的人可以说：Some people need to shoot for the stars. 

· He is the kind of people who need to shoot for the stars.

8. Other people are satisfied with staying where they are. 而有的人就会安于现状。

a. be satisfied with doing sth.: 能做某事就很满足

· be satisfied with staying where they are

· I'm satisfied with looking at you, silently, in the corner.

▍金句

"Some people need to shoot for the stars."

▍文本长图