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《哈利•波特》的手稿？你開玩笑吧？
— Uh, sorry to ask, but I'm desperate.
抱歉打擾，但我也是窮途末路。——《時尚女魔頭》
desperate adj. 絕望的，不顧一切的，走投無路的
I had no money left and was desperate.
我一點錢都沒有了，簡直絕望了。
They made a desperate plea for help.
他們不顧一切地懇求幫助。
Circumstances compelled him to be desperate.
環境迫使他不顧一切。
►— The piece is called "urban jungle", right?
這是在拍那組“都市叢林”，對吧？
— Yes, the modern woman unleashes the animal within to take on the big city.
是的。現代女性通過釋放內在的野性來政府城市。——《時尚女魔頭》
urban adj. 城市的，都市的
In some developing countries more and more people are migrating to urban areas.
在某些發展中的國家,越來越多的人向市區遷移。
This play is the image of contemporary urban life.
這個劇本是當代城市生活的生動寫照。
unleash v. 釋放
May you unleash a storm of affection on your loved ones.
愿你將狂風暴雨般的情感傾注到你所愛的人身上。
Go at once, or I will unleash my dog on you!
立刻走，要不我就放我的狗咬你！
►Before the benefit tonight, I need to make sure that you're both fully prepped on the guest list.
在今晚的慈善晚會開始之前，我要求你們兩個都背好了來賓名單。——《時尚女魔頭》
prep v. /n. Prep a surface for painting.
準備一個平面來作畫
Daily practices are the best prep for the upcoming track meet.
每天訓練是為即將到來的田徑運動會所作的最好準備。
►Well, I don't know. It's a huge imposition.
我也說不好。你這可真是強人所難。——《時尚女魔頭》
imposition n. 強迫接受
It's an imposition to ask the workers to work sixteen hours a day.
要求工人每天工作十六個小時,真是太過份了。
I'd like to stay if it's not too much of an imposition on you.
要是不給你添太多麻煩的話，我倒是愿意留下來。
impose v. 強迫，強加
We must not impose our view s on others.
我們不能把自己的觀點強加于人。
We could not impose our own standards on others.
我們不能把我們的標準強加于他人。
