萊特兄弟發(fā)明飛機

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本片段劇情：瑞恩向娜塔莉講了自己的心愿，那就是積攢夠1000萬英里里程數(shù)，從而成為白金會員。娜塔莉對他的愿望表示不解。瑞恩和艾歷克斯的感情逐漸升溫。娜塔莉協(xié)助瑞恩幫妹妹拍照，瑞恩的妹妹將自己和未婚夫的照片做成紙板，讓瑞恩幫“他們”去各地留念。

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Lady: He just waltzes in and cuts in line?

Waiter: We reserve priority assistance for our Hilton Honors members.

Ryan: The promotions are great. You should check it out.

Natalie: Hungry much?

Ryan: Our business expense allots $40 each for dinner. I plan on grabbing as many miles as I can.

Natalie: Okay, you got to fill me in on the miles thing. What is that about? Are you talking about, like, frequent flyer miles?

Ryan: You really want to know?

Natalie: I'm dying to know.

Ryan: I don't spend a nickel if I can help it unless it somehow profits my mileage account.

Natalie: So, what are you saving up for, Hawaii, South of France?

Ryan: It's not like that. The miles are the goal.

Natalie: That's it? You're saving just to save?

Ryan: Let's just say that I have a number in mind and I haven't hit it yet.

Natalie: That's a little abstract. What's the target?

Ryan: I'd rather not.

Natalie: Is it a secret target?

Ryan: It's 10 million miles.

Natalie: Okay. Isn't 10 million just a number?

Ryan: Pi's just a number.

Natalie: Well, we all need a hobby. No, I... I don't mean to belittle your collection. I get it. It sounds cool.

Ryan: I'd be the seventh person to do it. More people have walked on the moon.

Natalie: Do they throw you a parade?

Ryan: You get lifetime executive status. You get to meet the chief pilot, Maynard Finch. And they put your name on the side of a plane.

Natalie: Men get such hard-ons from putting their name on stuff. You guys don't grow up. It's like you need to pee on everything.

Ryan: Now who's stereotyping?

Natalie: Fear of mortality. It's like, "Yeah, you're gonna die one day."

Ryan: And why do you suppose that's singular to men?

Natalie: Probably because you can't have babies.

Ryan: The baby argument.

Natalie: If I had that many miles, I would show up at an airport, look at the destination board, pick a place and go.

Ryan: Thanks for the advice. Oh, Jesus.

Natalie: Okay. Closer. Way closer. Still closer. Closer. Okay. A little left. Okay, down a little. Too far. Up. Up one more inch. I don't get it. Why does your sister want a fake photo?

Ryan: My sister is kooky. She thinks this is charming. It's like the gnome thing.

Natalie: No, I mean, why would your sister want a fake photo in front of the St. Louis airport?

Ryan: Are you kidding, Lambert Field? The Wright brothers flew through there. That domed main terminal, it's the first of its kind. It's a precursor from everything, from JFK to de Gaulle.

Natalie: Pretty sweet.

Ryan: Just take the picture.

Natalie: Well, that's a keeper.

Ryan: Let me see it.

Ryan: Why she wants dozens of reminders of all the places she hasn't been is beyond me.

Natalie: Well, I'm sure she'll be crushed for having missed this airport.

Ryan: Look, before Lindbergh could cross the Atlantic, he took off from one of those runways. Do you ever wonder why they called it the Spirit of St. Louis?

Natalie: No.

Ryan: Well...

妙語佳句 活學活用

1. waltz in: 大搖大擺地走，如入無人之境。

Waltz作名詞時指“華爾茲圓舞曲”，而作動詞時卻有不同的含義，請看下面的用法：

waltz through sth：輕易完成，輕而易舉地取得。

waltz off (with something/someone): 令人討厭地離開（常帶走不屬于自己的東西）。

waltz with someone：與某人跳華爾茲舞。

2. cut in line: 插隊，加塞。

3. Honors member：榮譽會員。一般能享受優(yōu)惠服務。

4. frequent flyer miles：頻飛航空積分里程，也就是“里程點數(shù)”，通常可以用一定的點數(shù)來兌換機票。

5. be dying to do/for something: 渴望，極想。

例如：I'm dying to see you every moment of the day.（我時時刻刻都盼著見到你。）

6. belittle：輕視，貶低。

我們平時所說的“妄自菲薄”，就可以用belittle oneself unduly來表示。

7. chief pilot：正駕駛員，在這里指總機長。

8. kooky：怪癖的，愚蠢的。

例如：That man is really kooky. He has fifty-three cats!（那個人真古怪，養(yǎng)了53只貓。）

9. gnome：侏儒，地精。

Gnome常用來指國外民間傳說中在地下出沒的“地精”和在地底看管寶物的“小矮人”。在實際生活中，我們還常用它來表示“在金融市場上搞投機的銀行家”。

例如：The Chancellor of the Exchequer doesn't only have to convince the cabinet that his budget is sound, he has to convince the gnomes of Zurich.（財政大臣不但要讓全體內(nèi)閣確信他的預算是合理的，他還得使蘇黎世的銀行家們信服。）

10.from JFK to de Gaulle：從肯尼迪機場到戴高樂機場。

11.that's a keeper：照下來了，這個不錯。Keeper本意指“看守人，保管人”，這里是說這張照片留念照好了。

12.Spirit of St.Louis：圣路易斯精神號，一種飛機的名字。

萊特兄弟發(fā)明飛機

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