up

【原句】Oh, I'm driving through the hill. I'm ... breaking ... up. (S05E14)

【翻译】开车这段信号不好。这里...信号...不好。

【场景】Max在与Earl通话时,Han也跟Max说了几句。通话内容大概是Han发现自己的手套不见了,估摸着是Max带走的,本想通过Earl的这次通话问问明白,但是还是被Max糊弄过去。

【讲解】

break up 作为动词短语,If someone who is talking on a mobile phone is breaking up, their voice can no longer be heard clearly. 表示(打电话)听不清,声音断断续续。

扩展:UK表达,When schools and colleges, or the teachers and students who go to them break up, their classes stop and the holidays start .这时break up表示(学校)放假。

【例句】

We broke up for the holidays in June.

我们6月份放假。

The line's gone; I think you're breaking up.

掉线了;我听不清你说什么。

park your dog

【原句】We just had brunch at a place where you can valet park your dog. (S05E14)

【翻译】我们吃早午餐的餐厅,居然有代客停狗。

【场景】前脚Caroline招呼送晚餐的服务员,准备晚上招待电影编剧,后脚Max携着男友Randy走进她们的套房,Max边进门边说着她的早午餐。

【讲解】

brunch: noun [ C ] a meal eaten in the late morning that is a combination of breakfast and lunch早午餐(早餐和中餐并一顿的意思)。have brunch吃早午餐。

valet: vt.服侍,伺候。补充valet parking: noun [ U ] the service offered by a restaurant, hotel, etc. of putting your car in a parking space(饭店、宾馆等提供的)代客泊车服务。

【例句】

We always have brunch together on Sunday.

周日我们总是在一起吃早午餐。

This restaurant has valet parking so we can take the car.

这家餐厅有代客停车场,我们可以开车去。

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