原文:Manny, brink of extinction's a bad time to be picky.無后為大 別太挑剔了
the brink of:(死亡、危險、戰爭等的)邊緣
He brought the country to the brink of war.
他把國家帶到了戰爭邊緣。
原文:Funny. Let me have a little word with my brothers.好好笑! 我跟弟弟們說句話
have a word with:1.對...說(尤指私下的或秘密的事)
I want to have a word with him.
我想跟他談談話。
原文:These guys can protect us out in the open. What do you say?到曠野有他們保護 怎么樣?
in the open:在戶外
Farmers pass the bigger part of their lives in the open.
農民一生中大半時間都在戶外度過。
ridiculous:荒謬的
possum:負鼠
platypus:鴨嘴獸