ThePaintedVeil电影“面纱”介绍.doc

The Painted Veil ( Based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham ） Words and expressions: It is not often that you like any of my young men. Time can run out. The point is whether I ‘m in love with him and I’m not. The very idea that a woman should marry any Tom, Dick or Harry regardless of her own feeling is simply prehistoric. 史前的, 陈旧的 bacteriologist细菌学家 microorganism微生物, 微小动植物 to grow sth. for free to knock me down like a feather: shock me to improve upon acquaintance: It means your feeling will get stronger when you know this person more. to give up on sb.: to lose hope about sb. to rain cats and dogs: rain heavily to put on such airs装腔作势 consul领事 glamorous富有魅力的, 迷人的 a civil lab life of drudgery苦工, 单调辛苦的工作 condamned to a life bondage奴役, 束缚 a vivacious girl活泼的, 快活的, flattering奉承的 Even if it was, my impression is he’ll do nothing. I wouldn’t delude (=kid) myself for a second that you are in love with me. to press on：keep going on a tributary 支流of the Yangtse River an outbreak of cholera霍乱爆发 a convent of French nuns女修道院； 修女的团体 an M.D.: a medical doctor or the degree in doctor of medicine foremost: first and foremost: the first and most important all to the good in this case: just as well in this case to go by rail: by train a sedan chair轿子 carriage monstrous to file a petition for a divorce提交…诉状 adultery 通奸行为 to put myself to an inconvenience on your pathetic behavior可怜的, 悲惨的 comic（杂技团的）丑角， 滑稽演员 to debase sb. 贬低, 降低 thrilled发抖 to strangle扼死 agitator 鼓动者；煽动者 walkouts罢工 mill工厂 boycotts: refuse to buy or support sb’s products wild bores令人讨厌的人 opportune (指时间)凑巧的、恰好的, (指行动或事件)及时、适宜的 commit oneself: admit scrape: messy situation stipulation约定, 约束, 契约 induce sb. to do劝诱：用影响或劝告来引导或行动 let sb. down : disappoint sb. shroud寿衣 a deputy commissioner驻一国的高级代表 missionary : 传教士 arduous费劲的, come upriver在上游, 向上游, 从上游 come overland陆上, 通过陆路 to take in a bit of countryside colonel陆军上校, 团长 decay腐朽, 腐烂, 衰减, 衰退 martyr烈士, 殉教者 to be posted here: to be assigned here to pass it up (