本文选自Ugly Betty《丑女贝蒂》,欢迎大家来做客。
Betty: Why do you do that to yourself, hmm?
Hilda: I keep telling you; those places aren't for people like us.
Betty: Hilda, please, just ... don't.
Hilda: OK. OK, look, if this is so important to you, let me help you.
Betty: How?
Hilda: I am the top-selling herbalux Sale Associate in my district and all because I know how to sell myself—the hair, the face, the clothes. You gotta look it be it. That's the herbalux way.
Betty: Thanks, but I don't think so.
Hilda: Betty, mama... you wanna fit in with these people? I got news for you—they're not gonna change. You have to.
Betty: I'm gonna get chocolate sauce.
重点讲解:
1. gotta (俚语) got to 必须
例句:Sorry, gotta rush. Catch you later. 真抱歉,来不及了,下次见面再谈。
2. wanna v. (俚语) 想要,希望 want to
例句:Now I wanna dance, I wanna win. 现在,我想跳舞,我想赢。
3. be for people like 像……一样的人
例句:I don't like people like them. 我不喜欢像他们一样的人。
4. fit in with 适合,与……一致
例句:Your ideas fit in with mine. 你的想法和我的一致。