看美剧绝望的主妇学英语：用英语赞美他人

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场景介绍：Lynette与Natalie俩人是曾经在广告公司一起共事的同事。自从Lynette回归家庭，做了全职妈妈后，俩人多年未在一起吃过饭了。Lynette得知Natalie的广告公司正在招人，主动联系Nat，企图把老公Tom引荐给她的老上司，不过Nat有她自己的算盘。通过这段剪辑我们将学习到“如何引荐你所关心的人，并替他/她美言几句。”

带着问题看剪辑，思考以下五个知识点：

1、找出与“有所企图”对应的短语
2、找出与“蠢蠢欲动”对应的一句话
3、Trust me, you should give Tom a look. 请自己组句重述这句话或换一种表达。
4、翻译“His visual instincts are off the chart.”字幕组的翻译：他的领悟力超乎寻常，你认为切意吗？如果不，你的翻译是？
5、make a move，英国人和美国人说出来，它的意思有何区别

以下为本段剪辑中英对照脚本台词：（剪辑与对白摘自：绝望的主妇第1季第22集）

Natalie：This is fun. It's forever since we had lunch. 很有趣  我们好久没一起吃午餐了

Lynette：Well, as happy as I am to see you, 我也很高兴见到你

---->> I actually have an agenda. 不过其实我是有企图的

---->> I ran into someone last week who said you guys are looking to hire. 上周我听说你们在招人

---->> Is that true?  - 是真的吗？

Natalie：Yeah. - 是的

---->> Are you thinking of coming back? Because say the word... 这么说  你打算回来

Lynette：No, not me. I was actually thinking more about Tom. 不  不是我  其实是汤姆

Natalie：Oh. Tom. 汤姆

---->> Yeah, he's been thinking about making a move for a while. 他已经蠢蠢欲动好一阵了

---->> He feels like he's done everything he can where he is now. 他似乎觉得在目前的公司没什么发展

Natalie：Well, Tom's certainly solid. 汤姆确实是不错

Lynette：He's more than solid. Tom's ideas are spectacular. 不仅仅是不错 他的创意简直无与伦比

---->> He's passionate about his work. 对工作充满激情

---->> His visual instincts are off the chart. 领悟力也超乎寻常

Natalie：Is he as good as you? 他和你一样优秀吗

Lynette：He's apples, I'm oranges. 他是苹果  我是桔子

---->> We excel in different areas. 我们各有优势

---->> Trust me, you should give Tom a look. 相信我  考虑下汤姆吧

Natalie：I don't need apples. 可我不需要苹果

---->> I need someone like you. 我需要你这样的人

---->> Cutthroat. Ruthless. 冷酷无情  干脆利落

Lynette：Oh. Geez, Nat. You make me sound like some kind of shark. 娜塔 你把我说得像条鲨鱼

---->> Oh. Ok. 好吧

---->> You know, actually... 你知道  事实上

---->> If that's the kind of exec you're looking for... 如果你找的是这种类型

Natalie：You got a shark for me? 你手头有这样的人

Lynette：Yes. A very pretty shark. 没错  一条漂亮的鲨鱼

绝望的主妇学英语：用英语赞美他人相关短语解析：

Off the charts：（1、出乎意料地多出；2、非比寻常地好）

释义1：Quite a lot more or better than is usual or was expected.

E.G.1：Just as her self-esteem was soaring right off the charts...--例句出处《欲望都市》

E.G.2：Howard, I'm so sorry your blood pressure was off the charts.--例句出处《生活大爆炸》

释义2：Especially or unbelievably great, wonderful, exciting, etc.

E.G.1：You look amazing in that suit. I mean, really...wow! Off the charts, great! --例句出处：《The Family Man》

E.G.2：More importantly, he was the youngest senior partner at Clyde-MacPhee.This guy's record is off the charts. --例句出处：《金装律师》

Make a move ：（1、采取行动；2、动身）

释义1：to start doing something to achieve an aim or solve a problem

E.G.1：You just want to stay home so you can make a move on Joey. --例句出处：《老友记》

E.G.2：And before I make a move, I need to know everything about how this guy operates. --例句出处：《金装律师》

释义2： to begin to leave a place （BRITISH INFORMAL）

E.G.1：Gotta make a move to a town that's right for me. --例句出处：《怪物史莱克》

E.G.2：Make a move, make a noise, I'm gettin' out of this. --例句出处：《冷山》

最后：想想以下的这些地道表达？你平时能用上吗？

It's forever since...
Have an agenda.
Ran into someone
Say the word...
Making a move...
Solid...
Spectacular...
Passionate about sth...
Excel in different areas...
Give sth a look...
He's apples, I'm oranges.