暮光之城 学习笔记
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BELLA: I'd never given much thought to how I would die. But dying in the place of someone I love seems like a good way to go. So I 【1】 can't bring myself to regret the decision to leave home. I would miss 【2】 Phoenix. I'd miss the heat. I would miss my loving, erratic, 【3】 harebrained mother.
Renee: Okay.
PHIL: Renee, come on.
BELLA: And her new husband.
PHIL: Guys, come on. I love you both. We got a plane to catch.
BELLA: But they want to go on the road, so I'm gonna spend some time with my dad, and this will be a good thing. I think. ...
Charlie: I've cleared some shelves off in the bathroom. BELLA: Right. One bathroom.
Charlie: It's a pretty good 【4】 work lamp. The sales lady picked out the bed stuff. You like purple, right? BELLA: Purple's cool. Thanks. Charlie: Okay.
BELLA: One of the best things about Charlie, he doesn't 【5】 hover.
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【1】句型讲解：can't bring myself to
can't bring oneself to do something表示“不想做某事”。
这里的bring是“to force, persuade, or make (oneself)/逼迫、说服”的意思。 例句：I can't bring myself to discuss it. 我不想讨论这件事。
【2】背景知识：Phoenix
鳳凰城（Phoenix），又译菲尼克斯，是美国亚利桑那州的州府及最大城市。凤凰城于1881年2月25日被注册为城市，当时凤凰城在Navajo语中被称为Hoozdo，意为炎热之地；在西阿帕契语中被称为Fiinigis。凤凰城位于常年干枯的盐河两岸。凤凰城是美国最大的首府城市，人口超过其他州首府及美国首都华盛顿特区。凤凰城的面积居全美首府城市的第三位，仅次于阿拉斯加州首府朱诺和俄克拉荷马州首府俄克拉荷马市。
凤凰城气候干燥，年平均温度居全美主要城市之首。所以Bella说她会怀念菲尼克斯的炎热干燥，因为她要去的华盛顿Forks小镇终年阴雨，年平均气温要跌掉一半。
【3】口语词汇：harebrained
harebrained adj. 轻率的,欠考虑的,粗心的 Foolish; flighty
hare在14世纪等同于我们现在的hair头发，所以harebrained的意思就是说脑袋瓜跟头发一样无足轻重。
【4】背景知识：work lamp
工作用台灯，跟床头柜使用的那种装饰台灯table lamp还不一样哦。
【5】口语词汇：hover
hover本义表示悬空在某物体上面，而在这里则表示逗留在某人周围或某地不离开。例句：Don't you hover around my girl! 别在我女朋友边上晃来晃去的。
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Eric: You're Isabella Swan, the new girl. Hi, I'm Eric, 【6】the eyes and ears of this place. Anything you need, tour guide, lunch date, shoulder to cry on? Bella: I'm really kind of the more 【7】suffer-in-silence type.
Eric: Good headline for your feature. I'm on the paper, and you're news, baby, front page.
Bella: No, I'm not. You... Please don't have any sort of... Eric: 【8】Chillax. No feature.
Bella: Okay, thanks. Eric: Cool? ...
Mike: Hey, I'm Mike Newton. Bella: Nice to meet you. Mike: Yeah, yeah.
Jessica: She's got a great spike, huh? Mike: Yeah, it's...
Jessica: I'm Jessica, by the way. Hey, you're from Arizona, right? Bella: Yeah.
Jessica: Aren't people from Arizona supposed to be, like, really 【9】tan? Bella: Yeah. Maybe that's why they kicked me out. Mike: You're good.
Jessica: That's so funny. ...
Eric: Hey, Mikey! You met my 【10】home girl, Bella?
Mike: Your home girl? Eric: Yeah.
TYLER: My girl. Sorry I had to mess up your game, Mike! Mike: Tyler.
Jessica: Oh, my God. It's like first grade all over again. You're the shiny new toy.
Angela: Smile. Bella: Okay.
Angela: Sorry. I needed a 【11】candid for the feature. Eric: The feature's dead, Angela. Don't bring it up again. Bella: It's okay, I just...
Eric: I 【12】got your back, baby.
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【6】口语词组：the eyes and ears
字面看得出是眼睛和耳朵，引申出来就表示眼观六路、耳听八方，指某个人消息很灵通的意思。
相关习语：all eyes and ears 认真地看、仔细地听
【7】口语词组：suffer-in-silence
suffer是受苦、忍受的意思，在安静中忍受，也就是逆来顺受、默默隐忍。这倒也挺符合贝拉的个性的。
【8】俚语讲解：Chillax
chillax是一个俚语的组合词， = chill + relax。
relax大家都理解的，放轻松的意思；chill则表示寒冷、冷静，也是口语里面经常用来让对方保持冷静的词儿。俩加在一起基本上还是原来的意思：放轻松，别紧张，保持冷静。
【9】口语词汇：tan tan n. 黄褐色
这个词既能表示晒黑的或者深色的皮肤，以及晒黑皮肤这个行为。而pale则表示白皙的肤色。
【10】口语词组：home girl
homegirl n. 同乡的女子 a girl or woman from one's neighborhood, hometown, or region
大到祖籍，或者曾经居住地相同的女生，小到周围女邻居，都能被列为称作home girl。
【11】口语词汇：candid candid 快照，抓拍照
不同于专业社摄影，candid并不注重摄影中至关重要的光线、景深等技术质量，往往是趁人不备之时按下的快门。在好莱坞娱乐圈，candid也是个常见词，多表示明星日常生活，而非正式场合被拍下的生活照。