80后说:
很庆幸我的童年是《猫和老鼠》,
90后说:
很庆幸我的童年也是《猫和老鼠》,
00后说:
很庆幸我的童年依然是《猫和老鼠》。
的确《猫和老鼠》动画过于经典,
其中的主角形象早已深入人心。
蓝猫Tom的身体构造永远是个谜,
可以折叠、变成各种几何图形,
有必要时他也可以是液体。
▲图源:giphy.com
住在墙脚小洞里的老鼠Jerry,
上帝似乎给他单独开了“外挂”,
他永远可以躲过猫的追捕。
▲图源:giphy.com
昨日的内容《猫和老鼠》导演去世,他把汤姆和杰瑞永远留给了我们!
向吉恩·戴奇导演、向经典致敬的同时
也勾起了不少小伙伴们的童年回忆
今天小编就为大家选取了外刊中对
《猫和老鼠》动画片的一篇叙述
趁热打铁,就让我们通过外刊学英文
一起来学习下今日的趣味内容吧~
Tom and Jerry: 80 years of cat v mouse
汤姆和杰瑞:猫和老鼠斗过的 80 年
April.22 2020
Tom and Jerry: 80 years of cat v mouse
汤姆和杰瑞:猫和老鼠斗过的 80 年
paragraphy①:
A cartoon cat, sick of the annoying mouse livingin his home,devisesa plot to take him outwith a trap loaded with cheese. The mouse,wise tohis plan, safely removes the snack and sauntersaway with a full belly.
动画片里,一只猫受够了那只烦人的老鼠住在他家,密谋用一个装着奶酪的捕鼠器来干掉他。而那只小老鼠对猫的诡计了然于胸,安全地取走了食物,饱腹了一顿后悠闲离开。
be sick of sb. doing sth
sick(adj. 生病的,恶心的;恼怒的,厌恶的)
相关短语:It makes me feel sick.(恶心的)
be sick of sb. doing sth厌恶;厌倦;厌烦某人做某事
英文释义:It makes me sick to know people eating bats.
相关词汇:
be sick of sth 讨厌 to be sick of 厌倦 Be sick of sb 讨厌某人 be sick of learning 厌烦学习 be sick of doing nothing 闲得发腻 ; 详细翻译
例句:Everyone will besickofhaving the same food for several days. 几天连续吃同样的食物,任何人都会腻烦。
take sb. out
take sb. out
除掉某人;带某人外出
英文释义:to kill someone or to get rid of sb.除掉某人
相关词汇:
take sth. out = take out sth.把某物取/拿出来take sb out to do 带某人出去take sb out of oneself 给某人消气解愁take sb out for dinner 带某人出去吃晚餐
例句:Jessica's grandparentstook her out for the day.
杰茜卡的祖父母带她出去了一天。
be wise to sth
wise [waz]
adj. 明智的,聪明的
vi. 意识到,觉察;知道(令人不愉快的实情)
英文释义:to be alert to sth. or be aware of sth.
相关词汇:
wise to 知道内部信息的in this wise 这样地on this wise 如此,这样in no wise 决不
例句:On the other hand, you might be wiseto begin with research if you intend to tackle an issue you do not fully understand.
另一方面,从调查开始也许会是一个明智的选择,如果你打算去解决一个你并不是完全懂的问题。
saunter
saunter/sɑn.t/
v. 闲逛,漫步
英文释义:to walk in a slow, relaxed manner
词义辨析:saunter, wander
wander 侧重漫无目的的晃悠,包括迷路时候的徘徊;saunter 则没有这层含义,它更强调放松的心态。
例句:We watched our fellow studentssaunter into the building.
我们看着同学们漫步走进了那栋楼。
同义词:amble [mbl] vi/ n. 缓行;从容漫步
例句:Leakey is an infant, but old enough to amble through the canopy on his own.利基虽然是一个幼龄猩猩,但它也能在属于它自己的丛林上漫步。
backfire
backfire/bkfar/
v.(计划)产生适得其反的结果
相关词汇:back(adv. 返回)
相关词汇:fire(v. 点火)
例句:You can probably guess what happens next. The story ends as it almost always does: with the cat yelling out in pain as yet another plan backfires.
接下来的情节你应该可以猜个大概。这个故事几乎总以差不多的方式结尾:这只猫痛苦地大喊大叫,又一个诡计让他自食其果。
paragraphy②:
The duowas dreamt upfrom a place of desperation. MGM's animationdepartment, where creators Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera worked, had struggled to emulate the success of other studios who had hitcharacters like Porky Pig and Mickey Mouse.
这对冤家诞生在一个绝望之处。米高梅公司的动画部,也就是创作者比尔·汉纳与约瑟夫·巴伯拉工作的部门,一直在努力效仿其他电影公司的成功经验,那些电影公司打造出了像猪小弟和米老鼠这样的火爆卡通角色。
duo
duo/du.o/
n. 二人组合,一对搭档
搭配短语:the comedy duo
相关词汇:trio(n. 三人组合)
dream up
dream up
凭空想出,虚构出(通常为荒诞不经的事)
近义词:devise
animation
animation/n.me.n/
n. 动画片;动画制作
相关词汇:animate(v. 把...制成动画片)
词义辨析:animation, cartoon
animation 指用现代的计算机技术做出来的动画片;而 cartoon 则更原始,是一张一张手绘出来的,通过快速连拍这些画,上面的卡通人物就好像动起来了。现在常常会混用这两个词。
emulate
emulate/em.j.let/
v. 效仿,模仿;同…竞争,努力赶上
近义词:mimic, imitate
例句:You should emulate his good example.你应该效法他, 以他为好榜样。
paragraphy③:
Out of boredom, the animators beganthinking uptheir own ideas. Barbera said he loved the simple concept of a cat and mouse cartoon, with conflict and chase, even though it had been done countless times before.
厌倦了效仿他人,两位制作人开始琢磨自己的创意。即使此前类似题材的动画早已数不胜数,但巴伯拉说,他还是很喜欢猫和老鼠水火不容、追逐打斗这种简单的卡通创意。
boredom
boredom/br.dm/
n. 厌烦,厌倦;乏味,无聊
相关词汇:bore(v. 使厌倦)
反义词:freedom(n. 自由)
例句:He had given up attending lectures out of sheer boredom.他不再去听那些讲座完全是出于厌倦。
think up
think up 想出(新主意或新计划)
英文释义:to invent or to imagine something
例句:Can anybody think of a way to raise money?有人能想出筹款的办法吗?
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