文档介绍：Walter: The tall one with red hair is your cousin Irene...
Annie: You'll recognize her by the disappointed look on her face.
Walter: Who is married to Harold, who ran off with his secretary.
Annie: But came back because Irene threatened to put the dog to sleep if he didn't.
Walter: Your brother Dennis is a professor at Johns Hopkins, who's married to Betsy.
Annie: The petitive woman in the world.
Walter: I don't see how I'm going to remember all this.
Annie: Oh, well, Walter, you will.
Walter: Your uncle Milton lost all of his money...
Annie: and some other peoples'...
Walter: in a pyramid scheme. Don't mention the IRS or the federal business system.
Your mother is Barbara. Your father is Cliff.
Annie: My father has electric trains.
Walter: Really? Am I what they had in mind?
Annie: Oh, Walter they're going to love you!
妙词佳句
1. run off with sb.
在很多部电影中都听到过这句话,虽然在日常生活中没有用过,但是大家还是知道的好。它的意思就是“和……私奔”,或者再柔和一点:因为感情的关系和另外的一个人生活在一起了。比如“杰克和他的前女友在一起了”就可以说成是 Jack ran off with his ex-girlfriend.
2. put the dog to sleep
这句话的表面意思是“把那只狗给弄睡了”,实际上可不是这么回事。这里的dog 可不是狗的意思。在美国俚语中dog可以指丑女人。整句话的意思就是“把那个女人给干掉”。
我们来举个例子:
如果你还不娶我的话,我就把那女的给杀掉。
If you don't marry me, I'll put the dog to sleep.
3. IRS: Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)是美国财政部的一个机构,职能是执行税收法。Revenues are collected through individual e taxes; corporation taxes; excise, estate, and gift taxes; and social security taxes.
文化面面观
What is a Pyramid Scheme?
Pyramid schemes e in so many forms that they may be difficult to recognize immediately. However, they all share one overriding characteristic. They promise consumers or investors large profits based primarily on recruiting others to join their program, not based on profits from any real investment or real sale of goods to the public. Some schemes may purport to sell a product, but they often simply use the product to hide their pyramid structure. Pyramid Scheme就是我们汉语中说的传销。没有人能从中赚到钱,除了背后的组织者。在此部电影中Annie的舅舅就是因为这个而被抓了。
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