周末到了，繁忙了一星期，来点轻松的吧。Joy带来的是电影《Good Will Hunting》（中译《骄阳似我》）片断。
Gerald: What happened at the McNeil meeting?
Will: I couldn't go. I had a date. So I sent my chief negotiator.
Gerald: On your own time, you can do whatever you like, Will. But when I set up a meeting with my associates, and you don't show up, it reflects poorly on me.
Will: Then don't set up any more meetings.
Gerald: Well, I won't. I'll cancel 'em. I'll give you a job myself. I just wanted you to see what was out there.
Will: Look, maybe I don't want to spend the rest of my f***in life sittin' around, explainin' s*** to people.
Gerald: Then you'd have more time to sit around and get drunk instead, wouldn't you?
Will: You're right. This is probably a total waste of my time.
Gerald: You're right, Will. I can' do this proof, but you can, And when it comesto that, it's only about just a handful of people in the world who can tell the difference between you and me. But I'm one of them.
Will: Sorry.
Gerald: Yeah, so am I. Most days I wish I never met you, because then I could sleep at night. I didn't have to walk around with the knowledge that there was someone like you out there. I didn't have o watch you throw it all away.
1. It reflects poorly on me. 这就让我很难堪。
reflect on sb: sth gives people an impression of them.某事让人对某人有看法，此看法可褒可贬。
e.g. The whole event hardly refected well on the professor. 整个事件很难让人对这位教授有好印象。
2. I just wanted you to see what was out there. 我只是为了让你见见世面。
what is out there=what the other choices are
what is out there: indicating there is a lot more than what is right in front of you.表明选择或情况比眼前看到的更多。
e.g. Before you make up your mind, maybe you should see what is out there.在做出决定之前，你也许应该看看还有什么其他选择。
3. sit around 无所事事
e.g. We sat around in the gloomy airport lounge. 我们在机场昏暗的休息室里无所事事。
similiar expression: sit about
4. when it comes to that 事实上
when it comes to that: emphasizing reality of a situation.用以强调情况的确实性。
e.g. Few people in the world, when it comes to it, are really selfless.世上确实只有很少数的人才是真正无私的。
similiar expression: when it comes down to it
5. a handful of 一把
a handful of people or things: a small number of them.很少量的人或事物，常与just或only连用，如just a handful of paintings。
e.g. Only a handful of people can make it all the way through.只有很少人能坚持到底。
6. with the knowledge that...知道了。。。。。。之后
with the knowledge that: knowing particular information.知道了某种信息。
e.g. With the knowledge that Internet users are on the rise, he decided to expand his cyber cafe business.在了解到网民数量上升后，他决定扩大网吧的规模。
similiar expressions: with that knowledge, having known that, knowing
祝大家周末愉快！ |
Great!
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