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看遇見你之前 Me Before You 學英文 Part 2：make a mean cup of tea 與 say 用法

【看电影学英文】Me Before You 🎬 遇见你之前 Part 2

by Bella 二月 28, 2024 15 min read

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核心场景词汇

aspiration

渴望，抱负，志向 — Camilla 问 Louisa 是否有 "aspirations for a career"，比 hope、wish 语气更强烈、更正式，常用于谈"人生大方向"：He has never had any aspiration to earn a lot of money.

career

生涯，职业 — 强调"一辈子的方向"，与只指单份工作的 job 不同：She's had a long and successful career in medicine.

candidate

（求职或竞选的）候选人，申请人 — Camilla 提到 "the previous candidate"，既可用于选举也可用于求职面试：She was the strongest candidate for the job.

castle

城堡，堡垒 — Louisa 说自己 "only live on the other side of the castle"，暗示两人生活环境有着明显的阶级差距：The family has lived in that castle for generations.

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日常口语高频用法

say（插入语）

比方说，假设（举例时插入） — Camilla 问 "instead of, say, the previous candidate"，类似 for example，日常口语很常见但容易被忽略：Say you lose your job: what would you do then?

mean（口语义）

（口语）熟练的，出色的，拿手的 — Louisa 说自己 "make a mean cup of tea"，这里完全不是"刻薄"的意思，而是"厉害"：She makes a mean chocolate cake.

decent

像样的，相当不错的 — Louisa 说 "a decent cup of tea"，程度介于 excellent（极好）和 mediocre（平庸）之间：It's not amazing, but it's a decent meal.

injured

受伤的（身体受到伤害） — Camilla 说 "Will was injured in a road accident"，辨析：injured 多用于身体，hurt 语域更广也可指感情受伤：Two people were injured in the crash.

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实用结构短语

on the other side of

在……的另一边／另一端 — Louisa 慌乱凑理由说 "I only live on the other side of the castle"，展现她面试时紧张又努力表现自己的真实感：I work on the other side of town.

in a road accident

在一次交通事故中 — Camilla 简短平静地说出 "Will was injured in a road accident"，是整部电影核心冲突的起点：She was badly hurt in a road accident last year.

make a mean cup of tea

很会泡茶，泡的茶非常好喝 — 侧面呼应英国人"一杯茶能解决一切"的国民性梗，句型可套用到其他食物：make a mean + 食物/饮品：He makes a mean cup of tea, you should try it.

can't think of a single reason

完全想不出任何理由 — Camilla 追问 "you can't think of a single reason why I should employ you?"，语气比 have no reason 更口语生动：I can't think of a single reason for shielding them.

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