GossipGirl第三季學(xué)英語3.09 舞會紛爭
cotillion 正式的交誼舞會
you may be the John Gotti of Constance, little J., but that doesn't mean you'll ever be part of this Cosa Nostra.?
John Gotti是著名的黑手黨老大,Cosa Nostra則是那個黑社會的名稱,又叫做Mafia,看過《教父》的應(yīng)該會很熟悉。
Today we're seeing the Kandinsky Exhibit and having dinner at E.A.T.?
Wassily Kandinsky 瓦西里·康定斯基是俄裔法國畫家,藝術(shù)理論家。他的作品多采用印象主義技法,又受野獸主義影響,被認(rèn)為是抽象主義的鼻祖,主要作品均采用音樂名稱,諸如《樂曲》、《即興曲》、《構(gòu)圖2號》等。
- a debutante ball without Blair Waldorf is like a Tour de France without Lance Armstrong.?
- I resent the comparison to that man-whore.?
Lance Armstrong是美國著名的自行車手,癌癥痊愈之后依然贏得環(huán)法大賽的七連冠。B說他是man-whore大概是因為他與諸多名人戀愛的關(guān)系吧?包括著名的歌手、設(shè)計師、演員等等。
A lot of my responsibilities from K.C.'s office would translate to this job... event planning, writing press releases.
這句話在面試自我介紹闡述自己工作經(jīng)驗的時候很用得上哦。
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You make a good case.
你做得很好。
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I'll never trust Harry Knowles again.
Harry Knowles是著名的網(wǎng)上電影評論員,專門發(fā)布電影新聞和電影評論。他的網(wǎng)站叫做Ain't It Cool News。
I think it'll be great to have some one-on-one tutoring because I know you have some catching up to do.
one-on-one 一對一的
catch up 趕上(進度)
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Not breathe a word.?
Not breathe a word 別泄露秘密 not tell people a secret
試想透露秘密的時候是不是都是小聲小氣兒地在耳邊私語?所以用的是breathe,好像在耳邊吹氣兒那樣。
Debuting with Gertrude Whitney's great grandson will count for a lot with the deb ball crowd.
count for 有價值
This is not like your wedding day.? Cotillion only happens once.
呃……這句話~~~Excuse me?!