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【原句】That Propecia's really paying off.(S06E07)

【翻譯】看來(lái)我的生發(fā)劑效果顯著啊。

【場(chǎng)景】顧客盤(pán)中發(fā)現(xiàn)一根頭發(fā),由Max和Caroline先鑒定不是自己而推給廚師Oleg后,Oleg拿著頭發(fā)看了看告訴他們好消息是這根頭發(fā)也不是他的,雖然廚師沒(méi)按標(biāo)準(zhǔn)把頭發(fā)包起來(lái)做菜,但好歹用了生發(fā)劑沒(méi)掉頭發(fā)。

【講解】

pay off?— phrasal verb with pay verb取得成功,得到好結(jié)果。= If something you have done pays off, it is successful.

pay sb off 1)付清工資后遣散(某人);2)用錢(qián)封?。橙耍┑淖?,收買(mǎi)(某人)。

【例句】

All her hard work paid off in the end, and she finally passed the exam.

她的所有努力最終得到了回報(bào),她終于通過(guò)了考試。

There were rumours that key witnesses had been paid off to keep quiet.

傳言說(shuō)關(guān)鍵證人都被收買(mǎi),不肯出面作證。

in one's way

【原句】Mm, this hair belongs to a single white man alone, and not by choice, but so set in his ways--(S06E07)

【翻譯】毛發(fā)的主人是個(gè)單身,孤獨(dú)寂寞并非自愿,而是注孤生。

【場(chǎng)景】這根頭發(fā)經(jīng)過(guò)Han老板鑒定,在擺弄著放大鏡仔細(xì)一看的場(chǎng)景下,顏色、洗發(fā)用品等都被看出來(lái)了,然后被下了個(gè)結(jié)論。以為是餐廳服務(wù)人員的頭發(fā)本打算讓餐廳賠錢(qián),沒(méi)想到是顧客自己的頭發(fā),還被看出了單身漢和得到扎心評(píng)論。

【講解】

set in one's way?一成不變;習(xí)慣根深蒂固的。

如set in their ways 我行我素;be set in your ways因循守舊。

【例句】

The older politicians are too set in their ways to understand the importance of these new ideas.

那些年邁的政客們思想已經(jīng)根深蒂固,無(wú)法了解這些新觀念的重要性。

As people get older, they often become set in their ways.

隨著年歲漸長(zhǎng),人們行事也往往一成不變起來(lái)。

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