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美剧《逍遥法外》中的托福口语经典句型
《逍遥法外》(How To Get Away With Murder)、《丑闻》(Scandal)、《实习医生格蕾》(Grey’ s Anatomy)都是美国ABC电台的热剧,编剧也同为一人Shonda Rhimes,这三部剧可算是口碑收视双丰收。
想当年,作为万千迷妹中的一份子,我也是冲着Coliver (Connor & Oliver)的CP和“大尺度”的标签去看的。后来发现剧情也十分紧凑精彩,每季的主线和每集的支线交叉,在第一集总是将时间线打乱,倒叙一件悬案,然后在大家紧张的推理下,一集集闪回、层层推理,最后出现真凶,往往还带反转。
就在上周,众粉们迎来了美国律政悬疑剧《逍遥法外》第三季季终,大家猜测了一季的凶手终于浮出水面,还是两集连播的福利,看得直呼过瘾。
不得不提的是,就在最近,剧中强势性感的女主维奥拉·戴维斯,凭借《藩篱》获得第89届奥斯卡女配角,是首个拿到艾美、托尼和奥斯卡的黑人女演员。接下来我就带大家来看看这部,乍一看三观不正,教人犯罪的神剧 “How To Get Away With Murder”。
1. PISSING TEST
为了救Annalise,Bonnie去男厕蹲点堵当地检察官,尿得好好地一回头,见到Bonnie一张面瘫脸,还有一句句逼问。第三季的这位常驻反派来了这么一句“You know ‘Pissing Contest’ is just a metaphor, right?”
解析:这算是很巧妙的一个双关,首先,按字面意思来说,Bonnie的确是跑来旁观他尿尿;其次,英语里“pissing test”是一个习语,表示两人你一言我一句的争论,但怎么也论不出个理。
例:Joe: "I can piss farther than you can."
Bob: "No you can't!"
Joe: "Yes I can!"
Bob: "No you can't!"
Joe: "Yes I can!"
Bob: "No you can't!"
Joe: "Yes I can!"
Bob: "Prove it!"
Joe: "OK, you go first!"
Bob: "No, you go first!"
Joe: "No, you go first!"
Bob: "No, you go first!"
Joe: "No, you go first!"
... and so on.
2. HOMOPHOBIC
剧终集一开头Connor失踪,同性男友Oliver去警局报案,但警察很不耐烦,不愿意立案。好友Michaela这里发挥了法律生特长,巧用这对男男CP身份说事儿,用“恐同”的罪名威胁。“Well, your lack of emergency could be constructed as insensitive as best, but homophobic at worst. We’ll ignore that if you at least us file a missing person report. ” 暗示警察你这个态度,往好了说是不敏感,往坏了说就是恐同。
解析: -phobic是一个很好用的词缀,表示“恐惧...的”;稍微变形一下,名词形式为-phobia“...恐惧症”。在遇到口语学术题的时候,如果一个单词没看懂或听懂,至少通过该词缀大致可以猜测一个词义出来哈。
例:幽闭恐惧的claustro-phobic;旷野恐惧的agoraphobic;密集恐惧trypo-phobia; 恐高的acro-phobic;恐水的hydro-phobic;恐外的xeno-phobic;恐癌的cancero-phobic;恐新事物的neo-phobic;zoo-phobic恐动物的;
3. PIN STH ON SB
这季中很多人看不惯的“黑莲花”Wes死了,是第一个倒下的常规角色,女主Annalise一直把他当儿子一样看待。但最后为了洗清大家嫌疑,Annalise也不得不让死去的Wes来背黑锅,把他描述成一个童年创伤、精神不稳定的犯罪分子。讲到Wes死前语音消息时,她说到这么一句“He had the chance to sign the deal and pin it all on me.”
解析:“pin”的原意是别针、胸针、钉住等。作为习语“pin sth on sb”引申出来的意思是把责任、罪名归咎到别人头上,让别人来顶罪。相当于“blame sb for one’s own faults”。还有一个类似的习语“throw sb under the bus”这个形象也很生动,把某人扔到车下,意思就是让别人背黑锅,当替罪羊。
例:Don't think you can pin the robbery on me/ throw me under the bus. I won’t go down without a fight.
4. LIVE WITH ONESELF
在15集中出现了一个重要证务,也就是Wes在死前的语音消息。这段语音一直没有公开,大家都很担心会不会是不利的消息,毕竟在入狱前Annalise让Oliver赶紧把消息全部抹去。后来,才发现这是一段Wes为Annalise辩护的录音,也是最后大家转危为安的关键。“You can’t go down for what I did. There’s no way I could I could live with myself, so just... come home, Annalise.”
解析:“sb go down for sth”、“take sb down”这两个短语在律政剧里出现的频率还是很高的,按字面意思也很好理解,“某人因某事而落马”、“扳倒某人”。还用到了“live with oneself”意思是“毫无愧疚、心安理得”,经常以否定形式出现,表示“没法原谅自己”。
例:How can you live with yourself after you stole every penny from him?
新托福口语解析:Nest mate recognition
标题:Nest mate recognition
定义:很多种类的昆虫可以靠气味等信息辨别其他昆虫是不是来自同一巢穴,分清楚是敌是友。
听力
例子:一种在pine tree筑巢的蚂蚁,在觅食时,可以靠气温辨别其它的蚂蚁是不是也来自pine tree. 如果其它蚂蚁身上有pine tree的味道,那么说明来自同一个巢穴,可以分享食物,或者让另一只蚂蚁把食物搬回去;但是如果另一只蚂蚁身上有不熟悉的气味,说明它是其他巢穴的蚂蚁,就不会分享食物给它。
托福口语考前冲刺练习题
1、考题出现时间: 2015-6-13CN
题目: Someone prefer to have classes on the day and do part time job in the evening while others prefer have classes in the evening and do a part time job on the day. Which would you prefer?
2、考题出现时间: 2010-10-17CN,2014-3-22CN B套
题目:Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Artists and musicians are important to the society.
3、考题出现时间: 2013-11-23 CN
题目: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement, technology has made people’s life a lot easier than before? Give specific reasons and details in your answer.
4、考题出现时间: 2013-3-30CN
题目: Do you prefer to travel by car or by public transportation such as bus when you are traveling in a strange city?
2017年4月1日托福考试综合口语(部分内容):
1、考题出现时间: 2016-6-25CN
【Problem】女生忘记拿寝室钥匙被锁在寝室外面回不去。
【Solutions】
1)去图书馆做社会学的作业但是很多notes在dorm里但她仍可以做一些工作;
2)去music building找roommate拿钥匙,但是roommate是表演的核心角色她不想打断。
2、考题出现时间: 2015-11-15CN
【Solutions】一个女生快期末了,20页的research paper只写了个outline,说老师给他extra week to finish his research paper。但是因为临近期末所以就面临宿舍住宿问题,she does not know what to do。
【Solutions】
1)move to her parents' house. But, her parents and sister keep talking all the time.得没法学习(distracting而且two hours away from the campus and hard to get the school resource。
2) rent a block near campus.优点是很安静而且可以去用学校图书馆,方便缺点就是房租好贵,2个礼拜的房租是400刀。
托福独立口语小范围机经预测
1. what is the one style of clothing that students in your school tend to wear?
为什么喜欢这种风格的衣服Include specific reasons and details in your response.
2.Talk about a volunteer work you enjoy doing, explain why you enjoy it in details.
3.Describe an occasion in your country where people give gifts to each other and the kind of gift that’s common.
4.Everyday people talk about environmental protection. Name one thing we can do to save our world.
5.In every culture there are some customs or traditions from the past that young people no longer follow. Describe a custom or tradition which formed in the past but you wish it is still popular today. Give specific reasons why you wish it still popular.
6.Is it important to be polite and have good manners?
7.Which of the following three do you think is the most important for a great working environment? Friendly coworkers, flexible hours or a helpful boss?
8.How do you usually reward yourself after hard work?
9.Imagine the situation where you can’t use computer or have no access to internet for a month. How will your life be different? Use details and examples to explain.
10.If you were making a donation, which of the follow organizations would you be making your donation to? Environmental protection group, city library, or animal shelter?
11.Describe a character in a book,movie or TV program that deeply impressed you. Explain why you like this character. Include reasons and details to support your response.
12.If one of your friends is always late for events and appointments,你会给他一些什么建议来帮助他变得更守时?
13.Talk about a kind of music you enjoy the least, explain why you don’t like it.
14.一些现在的火车专门设有安静车厢 where passengers are not allowed to speak loudly and use cell phones, laptops or other mobile devices that produce loud sounds. 你觉得这是个好主意吗?Explain why or why not.
15.学生们需要在期末的时候 evaluate their professors吗?
16.Which of the following classes would you like to take: 1) history of science; 2) art history; 3) science of the 20th century?
17.describe one experience that your friend disappointed you and how you reacted to it.
18.talk about a social problem or issue your country is facing currently.
19.Your university plans to offer students cash rewards for high performance in one of following activities: Volunteer service, Athletic achievement, Academic performance. Choose one and explain why you think it deserves to be rewarded.
20.What is the best way for parents to help their children succeed in school? Use details and examples to explain your answer.
独立口语小范围预测Task 2
1. What kind of job will you choose? 一份钱多的工作or a job through which you can get great personal satisfaction? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
2.Some people prefer to work in an office, others prefer to work from home. Which do you prefer?
3.Do you agree or disagree with the statement that employees should be prohibited to listen to music at work.
4.Agree or disagree: power and money are the two things that define success for a person.
5.Some people prefer to watch 娱乐性质节目on TV. Others prefer to watch educational programs. Which do you prefer? Explain why.
6.To be successful in sport, which is more important? Talent or hard work?
7.Some people like to take less informative but interesting lectures, others like to take boring but more content rich lectures. Which do you prefer?
8.some people prefer recording life by taking pictures or keeping diaries, others prefer doing nothing. Which one do you prefer?
9.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Friends should be able to have different opinions and maintain good relationship.
10.Do you agree or disagree with the statement that students should work for a year before entering university?
11.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It's a waste of time for university students to take courses outside their major fields. Use specific reasons and examples in your answer.
12.你觉得哪个更好:有些老师喜欢让学生一整个学期就坐在一个位置上. Other teachers think students can choose their own seats each time and sit in different seats. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
13.Do you think universities in the future will on day stop giving lessons in classrooms, they might give online courses instead.
14.When students have questions about an assignment for class, 有些人喜欢去和教授讨论. Others prefer to ask other students in the class for help understanding the assignment. Which do you prefer? Explain why?
15.你觉得通过 plastic surgery来改变自己的appearance是件好事吗?
16.Do you agree or disagree that students would learn more if the teachers assign them with more schoolwork?
17.Do you agree or disagree that government should ban violence and dirty words in TV programs?
18.Some people prefer to start their homework ahead, while others only get down to it before the due day. Which do you think is better and also why?
19.Some universities require all students to study a foreign language in order to graduate. Other universities require all students to take computer classes before graduating. Which do you think is most important? Why?
20.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement that It is important for all university students to engage in social activities such as joining clubs or sports groups. Use details and examples to explain your answer.