雅思词汇：从“狮子王”中学习英语词汇

【剧情简介】
　　辛巴回到了自己的王国，被眼前的萧条肃杀之景深深的震撼了。更让它惊奇的是丁满和彭彭也来了，辛巴的复仇之路注定得道多助……

　　【电影片段台词】
　　- It's awful, isn't it?
　　- I didn't want to believe you.
　　- What made you come back?
　　- I finally got some sense knocked into me...and I've got the bump to prove it.
　　- Besides, this is my kingdom.
　　- If I don't fight for it, who will?
　　- I will.
　　- It's gonna be dangerous.
　　- Danger? Ha! I laugh in the face of danger.
　　- I see nothing funny about this.
　　- Timon, Pumbaa, what are you doing here?
　　- At your service, my liege.
　　- We're gonna fight your uncle for this?
　　- Yes, Timon. This is my home.
　　- Talk about your fixer-upper.
　　- Well, Simba, if it's important to you...we're with you to the end.

　　【重点词汇讲解】

　　1. It's awful, isn't it?

　　awful：可怕的，糟糕的

　　例：
　　French tests are awful, aren't they?
　　法语考试真是太可怕了，你说呢？

　　Your cigar tinctures the room with an awful smell.
　　你吸雪茄烟弄得满屋子都是臭味。
2. I finally got some sense knocked into me.

　　sense：理智，道理

　　例：
　　Is always a gap between reality and ideals, we should have enough sense to face life's frustration.
　　现实与理想总是有差距的，我们要有足够的理智去面对生活中的无奈。

　　I wish I could talk sense to those who did that terrible crime
　　我真希望能告诉那些犯下这可怕罪行的人一些道理。

　　3. I laugh in the face of danger.

　　in the face of：面对

　　例：
　　In the face of all this uncertainty, investors can hardly be blamed for being cautious.
　　面对所有这些不确定性，投资者再怎么小心谨慎也不为过。

　　In the face of Chinese competition, efforts to stimulate local manufacturing seem futile.
　　面对中国的竞争，刺激本地制造业的努力似乎是徒劳的。

　　4. At your service, my liege.

　　at your service：听候吩咐；乐意效劳

　　例：
　　Please be my guest. I am at your service.
　　请不要客气。我随时为你效劳。

　　The Tulip Restaurant at your service.
　　郁金香餐厅为您服务。