1.mop the entrance
【原句】Earl, I told you to mop the entrance. (S05E16)
【翻译】Earl,我说了让你拖门口的地。
【场景】Han看了看餐厅,有些气愤地对着出餐口旁站着的Earl说到地上很脏。
【讲解】
mop作verb [ T ]意为用拖把拖洗;擦去(脸上的)汗水。如mop his brow擦去额头的汗水。
mop sth up(用布或拖把)吸干净;用拖把擦去。=to use a piece of cloth or a mop to remove liquid from the surface of something。mop up还有“结束,完成”的意思。
【例句】
He mopped the bathroom floor.
他拖了浴室地板。
There's milk on the floor over there - could you get a cloth and mop it up?
那边地板上有牛奶——你能拿块布把它擦干净吗?
2.confer with
【原句】I'm sorry, I'm just conferring with my spirit guides. (S05E16)
【翻译】抱歉,我在跟我的指导灵们交换意见。
【场景】眼看Max和Caroline快要返程了,返程途中她们随Sophie来到治疗师的屋中咨询Sophie怀孕的事。在Sophie询问治疗师是否有可能怀上宝宝时,治疗师说当然会,然后对着空中自言自语,再看了看Max她们的表情作下解释。
【讲解】
confer 这里作verb表示“(常指为达成行动决议而)商讨,商议,协商”。
confer with和…商谈 = have a talk with sb。
【例句】
I need some time to confer with my lawyer.
我想花点时间跟我的律师商量一下。
He withdrew to confer with his teacher before announcing a decision.
他先去请教他的老师,然后再宣布决定。
(来源:沪江英语)