English-from-Kramer

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Expressions and vocabulary learned from the film.

Vocabulary

  • succinct adj. expressed clearly and in a few words

  • terrific adj. excellent, wonderful; very large; very great

  • custody n. 监护权

  • side with sb. to support one person or group in an argument

  • by the same token used to mean that something you are about to say is also true, for the same reasons as what has just been said

  • pitch for business 招揽生意

  • lay sb. off 解雇，解聘

  • walk out on ``

  • miss the deadline

  • agency

  • account

Expressions

  • I was let go.

  • Taxi!
    出租车！

  • Welcome aboard.
    欢迎入职。

  • Can I be excused?
    我可以先离席吗？

  • You must keep something from me.
    你肯定有啥没对我说。

  • I have a whole speech.
    我话还没说完/我有很多话要说。

  • Where did I leave off?
    刚才我讲到哪里了？

  • I can’t tell you how sorry I am.
    十分抱歉/很难过。

  • Why can’t a woman have the same ambitions as a man?
    女人凭什么不能 像男人一样有野心？

  • What law says a woman is a better parent simply by virtue of her sex?
    哪种法律规定只因性别所致 女人就比男人更会照顾孩子？

  • With gruesome goblins. 可怕的妖精
    And ghostly ghosts. 恐怖的鬼怪
    And wicked witches and spooky spooks. 邪恶的巫婆和吓人的恶魔

  • I sit down and I write out all the pros and cons on an issue.
    我坐下来写下这件事的正反两面。

  • This way it’s a clean break. That’s the best thing.
    如此快刀斩乱麻，相信我，这样做最好。

  • And what is your present salary? I make $31,000 a year.
    你现在的薪水是多少？ 年薪三万一千元。

  • We built a life together and we love each other.
    我们一起建立生活，彼此相爱。