看摩登家庭學英文_Modern Family S01E07 - 歐美

書蟲女孩這星期忙翻了！各種活動和報告同時擠在這一週，一度放棄如期完成文章，
但想到有不少讀者都很期待每個星期四晚上，於是還是抽空完成第七集的看影集學英文。
這一系列的每一篇的文章都是我花了三、四個小時整理出來的，希望對大家有幫助，如果
覺得很不錯的話，也希望各位可以將我的部落格介紹給更多想學好英文的朋友，你們的支
持就是我繼續前進的最大動力！

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無音樂部落格好讀版
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Modern Family season a episode 7–En Garde
（En garde 在法文中是「警告」的意思，也是西洋劍的專用術語）

http://imgur.com/phnjyb1

本集主軸為 Manny 的西洋劍比賽，Manny 的勝利滿足了 Jay 一直以來家裡沒有運動
獎盃的遺憾，孰不知 Manny 在決賽時遇到一個家世背景可憐的小女孩，還把人家打得落
花流水。Mitch 和 Claire 解開 20年前花式溜冰的心結，Phil 幫 Luke 找出他的專長。
這一集和上一集一樣，最後都有一段結語，這禮拜 Jay 的結語乍聽之下相當感人，但最
後還是難改他好勝的本性呀！

lethal (adj.) 致命的，同義字：fatal
causing death, or able to cause death.
Jay: Sure. Uncoordinated kid, lethal weapon. How can this go wrong?

fencing (n.) 西洋劍
Alex: Did you know that fencing goes back to the 12th century?
http://imgur.com/dbdjECQ

crib (n.) 嬰兒床
a bed for a baby or young child with bars on the side to stop the baby from
falling out.
Cam: Who puts wheels on cribs?

drop the ball (idiom) 失敗、錯失
to fail at something.
Phil: We dropped the ball on this one.

panties in a bunch 心煩意亂、易怒的（字面上其實就是內褲皺在一起，類
似不舒服所以看什麼都不爽的概念～）
bunch (n.) a group of things that are fastened, held , or
growing together（一團皺摺）
To become overly upset or emotional over something, especially that which is
trivial or unimportant.
Cam: Let’s talk about why you got your panties in a bunch.

Mitch: Just the Emerald City at the end of my yellow brick road.
emerald (n.) 翡翠、翠綠色
brick (n.) 磚塊
這句話的典故源自於綠野仙蹤 (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz)，我自己個人的解讀
有點類似一路艱辛終於到達目的地，就像 Mitch 在花式溜冰比賽一路過關才進入地區決
賽的感覺一樣～
http://imgur.com/FDAoYnc

resentment (n.) 不滿、不爽
a feeling of anger about something has happened that you think is unfair.
stir sth/sb up:to deliberately try to cause arguments or bad feelings between
people.
Cam: So seeing your dad so proud of Manny, didn’t stir up any resentment.

cannon (n.) 大砲檯
a large heavy powerful gun that was used in the past to fire heavy metal balls
Phil: Okay, you rest that cannon while I run this down ,okay?
(這邊的 cannon 應該用來比喻 Luke 戴棒球手套的手，投球的時候就像砲台發射炸彈的
感覺)

patio (n.) 露台
a flat hard area near a house, where people sit outside.
Phil: I wish you could go back to the patio...

clinging (adj.) 黏人的
someone who is clinging (also clingy) is too dependent on another person
Mitch: I wasn’t the clinging little brother.

mortify (v.) 感到蒙羞
to cause someone to feel extreme offended ,ashamed, or embarrassed.
Jay: I didn’t decide if I am feeling more proud or mortified.

§摩登家庭小趣聞：飾演 Alex 的 Ariel Winter 今天在她個人的 instagram 分享她錄
取 UCLA 的消息，恭喜她！大家如果有興趣的話也可以追蹤幾位童星的 instagram，有機
會看到他們私底下不一樣的一面呦

♦ Haley (Sarah Hyland): @thesarahhyland
♦ Alex (Ariel Winter):@arielwinter
♦ Luke (Nolan Gould):@nolangouldofficial
♦ Lily (Aubrey Anderson-Emmons):@theamyanderson ，由 Aubrey 的媽媽經營，但幾
乎都是 Aubrey 的照片
♦ Manny (Rico Rodriguez):@starringrico

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看影集學英文系列文章

看影集學英文——摩登家庭 Modern Family 1-6
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看影集學英文——摩登家庭 Modern Family 1-5
http://wp.me/p7b3yU-GB
看影集學英文——摩登家庭 Modern Family 1-4
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看影集學英文——摩登家庭 Modern Family 1-3
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