第230课《卢旺达饭店》（1）

俚语 Slang
“Their time is soon over.”
“他们撑不了多久了。”

time is over

When someone’s “time is over,” it means that they have previously been famous or successful in some way, but now, the situation has changed and they will no longer be so famous or successful.
意思是结束了。

选自电影 《卢旺达饭店》Hotel Rwanda

例句：
1.Son, I used to be a very successful business man. But I’m old, my time is over, it’s your time to take over of the business.
孩子，我曾经是个成功的商人。但我老了，我的时代已经结束了，该你接手生意了。
2.Why do they play all those old bands on the radio? Their time is over, I want to hear new music.
为什么收音机里总播那些老乐队的曲子？他们的时代已经结束了，我想听新的音乐。



经典对白   Classic Clips


“We are the majority. They are a minority of traitors and invaders.”
“我们才是大多数。他们只是一小群叛国者和侵略者。”

majority and minority

If there is a group of people, the majority is the larger number and the minority is the smaller number. For instance, if there is a group of people and 50 are Chinese while only 45 are American, the majority of people are Chinese and the minority of people are American.
“Majority”是一群人中的大多数，主流的。 “Minority”是少数的，次要的。
例句：
1.I will need a majority vote to win, so you have to convince everyone to vote for me.
我需要大多数的人投票才会赢，所以你要说服每个人给我投票。
2.Most of the minorities live in the Southern and Western regions of China.
大部分少数民族住在中国的南部和西部地区。



“Can I ask you a personal question?”
“我能问你个私人问题吗？”

personal question

A “personal question” is something you ask someone that might be seen as too personal, or referring often offensively to someone’s beliefs, actions, or physical characteristics. A “personal question” will often be something you ask someone about his or her body or property.
意思是私人问题。
例句：
1.This might be a personal question, but is your family religious?     
这也许是个私人问题，你们家信教吗？
2.That was a personal question. I don’t feel comfortable answering that.
那是个私人问题。我不想回答。