1.Time sure does move fast / slow
【原句】Time sure does move fast. Time sure does move slow.(S05E13)
【翻译】一日三秋。度日如年。
【场景】Caroline和Max回到Han餐厅碰到Earl,Earl很惊奇地看着她俩,问着是不是已经去过好莱坞,还感叹时间好快。随后Caroline回复他还没出发正准备去,Earl又感叹时间过得慢,看似有些恍惚。
【讲解】
Do+动词原形,涉及强调句。sure do move fast真是飞快,sure对应“真是,确实是”的意思。
关于时间补充短语,no time to lose没时间耽搁。
【例句】
Time sure flies. It's already the final deadline today.
时间过得可真快。今天已经是最终截稿日了。
Come on, there's no time to lose, we have to get home before John finds out.
赶快,没有时间耽搁了,我们必须在约翰发现之前赶到家。
2. bump up
【原句】Go. I just got bumped up to first.(S05E13)
【翻译】你走吧,我刚被升级到头等舱。
【场景】Max和Caroline在洛杉矶酒店住下,由于一些事情让他们在酒吧餐厅先待一会儿。本是登记在餐厅宾客单上,但Max询问无果,刚好一位男士出头帮了Max,交谈后两人合得来。有事先走的Caroline折回来跟这位男士打招呼,Max拦住后表明这是她的猎物。
【讲解】
bump up 增加,提高(数量或尺寸)。如bump up the price价格猛涨;I could bump you up to first-class您可以升级到头等舱。
补充bump n. [ C ] (INCREASE)增加。
【例句】
The distributors will probably bump up the price of the software when the next version is released.
该软件的下一版本发行时,经销商很可能要提价。
There had been a bump in the number of students with learning disorders.
有学习障碍的学生数量增加了。
(来源:沪江英语)