《吸血鬼日记》视频精讲：兄弟火拼

2012-03-12 00:00:00来源：可可英语

　　【Listen and Read】边看边听

DAMON: I was impressed. I give it a six. Missing style, but I was pleasantly surprised. Very good with the whole face--- thing. It was good.
令我刮目相看啊，我给你打6分，我很惊喜，虽然缺少了点风度。你脸上的表情非常好。
STEFAN: You know, it's all fun and games, Damon, huh? But wherever you go, people die.
Damon，对你来说，这一切都是游戏，不是吗？但是你所到之处横尸遍野。
DAMON: That's a given.
那是当然的了。
STEFAN : Not here. I won't allow it.
在这儿不行，我不会允许的。
DAMON: I take that as an invitation.
我把它当做是邀请了。
STEFAN: Damon, please. After all these years, can't we just give it a rest?
拜托，Damon。这么多年过去了，我们就不能消停消停吗？
DAMON: I promised you an eternity of misery, so I'm just keeping my word.
我曾发誓要让你一生不得安宁，所以我只是在信守誓言。
STEFAN: Just stay away from Elena.
离Elena远点。

　　【Language Points Study】知识点津

1. I take that as an invitation
在口语中，take常表示：接受、领受、接纳。
例如：
You should learn to take criticism. 你应该学会接受批评。
take sth./sb. as把 ... 当做是...，把 ... 看作是...，
例如：
Okay, don't take this as a criticism. 好吧，我不是批评你。

2. can't we just give it a rest?
give it a rest 别烦了、别说了、停止做某事、歇会儿；
例如：
Maybe you want to give it a rest and try again tomorrow. 也许你可以休息下，明天再练。

3. Promise sb sth 向某人承诺某事；Promise to do 承诺去做某事；keep my word 信守承诺。

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