看美劇學英語 – The office S01E05 Basketball 精講解析

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basketball hoop - 籃球框

hoops – 用作複數也指，(the game of) basketball;

比如說play hoops – play basketball; 打籃球

be動詞 + being + 形容詞: 句型是指某人隻是在此刻是那樣子的（並非常態）； (is/am/are) 剛剛或過去的某一刻(was/were); 這樣說有強烈的感情色彩；

比如剛剛朋友心情不好而說了些傻話，我們就可以說：You are being silly.

有人對我們說了不禮貌的話或做了冒犯的舉動

可以說：You are being rude! (你很沒禮貌！)

be動詞 + 形容詞：某人是怎麽樣的（常態）

Ideally, your decision should be based upon sound reasoning. 理想情況下，你的決定應基於合理的推理。

pick-up game- 隨便組合的練習賽。
vouch for sth/sb - to say you firmly believe that sth. is true or good or sb. is good; to guarantee sb. or sth. is good; 為…擔保；保證… 是好的；

Amy has checked the reports and can vouch for the accuracy of the information. Amy已經核實過報告，可以保證信息的準確性。

be supposed to do sth. - to have a responsibility to do sth.; 應該，應當（指有責任要怎樣做）； to be intended to do sth.; 被期望，預期

He was supposed to finish the report by Monday, but he didn't turn it in until Wednesday. 他本應在周一之前完成報告，但直到周三他才上交報告。

Be supposed to / should 的區別

Be supposed to – 是個被動形式，就是被期望，負有…責任；

Should – 更多表示主觀上覺得應該做什麽什麽；

比如I am not feeling well, I should see a doctor.

My computer finally broke.

The performance will start at 7.30 sharp. 演出將於7：30準時開始。

chicken out - to decide at the last moment not to do sth. because you are too frightened；臨陣脫逃；因害怕而）退縮，放棄；比喻計劃好要做某事，但是到最後一分鍾卻退縮了。

chicken out on sb. – ( Inf.) to decide not to do sth. for or with sb.. 慫了，因為害怕，決定不為誰做什麽事情, 或者不和別人一起幹什麽

Jason chickened out on us and won't be going with us.

Jason害怕了，不跟我們去了。

She bailed on me after all we had been through together. 我們在一起經曆了所有這些事後，她竟然拋棄了我。

** 跟我們剛剛說的Chicken out不一樣的，Chicken out放棄的主因是膽怯， Bail on沒有限製。