sitter

【原句】My dog sitter just quit. (S05E15)

【翻譯】我家狗的保姆剛辭職了。

【場景】Max的男友Randy與Max分開半小時左右后又見面,告訴Max他今晚要在別處辦公,不能跟Max小聚。說完后,隔會兒一條短信被告知照顧狗狗的保姆辭職了,當(dāng)Randy說沒人照顧狗狗時,Max立馬回應(yīng)能幫他照顧狗。

【講解】

sitter 這里指代人,= a babysitter保姆(同 babysitter)。sitter還可以意為someone who is having their portrait painted 擺姿勢讓人畫像的模特,被畫像者。

quit?停止;離開;辭職;放棄。如quit wasting my time別浪費(fèi)我的時間。

【例句】

I dropped the kids off at the babysitter's.

我把孩子們送到保姆家。

The artist paints the face and body of the sitter, but in fact he shows his own feelings.

畫家繪出被畫人的面孔和身軀,但實(shí)際上融匯了畫家自己的情感。

d it to me

【原句】Can you forward it to me? (S05E15)

【翻譯】能轉(zhuǎn)發(fā)給我嗎?

【場景】在Earl跟Max通電話時,Han跑過來說自己意外收到了一張圖,而他現(xiàn)在希望談?wù)撓逻@事能把他從這噩夢中解脫,Oleg正好站在Earl旁邊順道要Han給他轉(zhuǎn)發(fā)下看看是什么圖。

【講解】

forward這里作為verb [ T ],= to send a letter, etc., especially from someone's old address to their new address, or to send a letter, email, etc. that you have received to someone else 轉(zhuǎn)寄(信件);轉(zhuǎn)發(fā)(電子郵件)。

與forward相關(guān)用作副詞或形容詞的有:look forward to期望,盼望;go forward向前;forward planning/thinking為未來作的計劃/思考。

【例句】

I'll forward any mail to your new address.

我會把信件都轉(zhuǎn)寄至你的新地址。

I'll forward his email to you if you're interested.

如果你感興趣,我可以把他的電子郵件轉(zhuǎn)發(fā)給你。

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