“back and forth”是什么意思?大纲
英语中有一个很常见的词组“back and forth”,它是什么意思呢?可千万不要把forth和fourth搞混了。看看《我们这一天》的这个片段吧。
对话原文
I have a cat.
我有一只猫
It's all I really have.
它是我的唯一了
His name's Clooney.
它叫克鲁尼
One of those ironic names, 'cause he's a pretty ugly cat.
挺讽刺的名字 因为它很丑
I go back and forth to feed him.
我来回跑是为了喂它
Three hours on the bus each day.
每天坐三个小时大巴
Why wouldn't you just tell us you had a cat?
你为什么不直接跟我们说你你有只猫
The little one has asthma
你们小女儿有哮喘
and I knew if I brought up the cat,
我知道如果我说了猫的事
you'd tell me to bring it,
你们会让我带它来
that would cause problems.
这样就会添麻烦
And I don't want to cause any problems,
但我不想给你们添麻烦
'cause if I cause problems, I'd have to leave.
因为添了麻烦我就得走
And...
但...
and I don't want to leave.
但我不想走
Six months ago, some doctor told me I had three to live.
六个月前 医生告诉我我还有三个月时间
But for some reason, I don't feel so bad lately.
但不知怎么的 最近我没那么难受了
Maybe to do with this house.
也许是因为这个家
I don't know.
我不知道
Truth is, I'd never thought
说实话 我从未想过
I'd have anything to care about again
我的生命中 除了那只丑猫
besides an ugly cat, so...
还会有其他值得在乎的东西 所以...
今日重点:
讽刺的:ironic。名词形式irony,意思是“反讽”
及其:pretty。这个词也可做形容词,表示“漂亮的”
来回地:back and forth。forth表示“向前”,而fourth是“第四”
哮喘:asthma
提出:bring up
某个的:“some doctor”可以看到doctor没有加-s,是因为some在这里表示“某个”,而不是“一些”
与……有关:to do with sth
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