本期美劇詞匯選自《實(shí)習(xí)醫(yī)生格蕾》S12E24。

原聲臺(tái)詞：

Mer: Jo still hasn't given you a reason?

Alex: I don't need a reason. She doesn't want to marry me. I'm done. It's over. Maybe it's nobody's fault. Maybe you only get one.

Mer: One what? Soul mate? Or true love?

梅：?jiǎn)踢€是沒(méi)有給你一個(gè)理由嗎？

亞歷克斯：我不需要理由。她不想嫁給我，我受夠了，結(jié)束了。也許誰(shuí)都沒(méi)錯(cuò)，也許你只能得到一個(gè)。

梅：一個(gè)什么？靈魂伴侶？還是真愛？

Mate

例句音頻示范（BY呵呵）

When two animals, male and female, come together for the purpose of reproduction, they mate. This word can be used as a verb, a noun, and as an adjective.
當(dāng)一公一母兩只動(dòng)物出于繁衍目的湊到一塊，它們就交配了。Mate這個(gè)單詞可以用作動(dòng)詞、名詞以及形容詞。

These birds mate in the spring. (verb)
這些鳥在春天交配。（動(dòng)詞）

Spring is the mating season. (adjective)
春天是交配的季節(jié)。（形容詞）

They're mates. (noun)
它們是一對(duì)。（名詞）

The word "mate" can also refer to a person's spouse.
Mate這個(gè)單詞還可以指代人的配偶。

Pamela is a good mate.
帕梅拉是個(gè)好妻子。

Jeff tries his best to be a helpful mate.
杰夫盡自己最大的努力來(lái)幫助他的伴侶。

He's proven over the years to be a good mate.
經(jīng)過(guò)多年考驗(yàn)，他證明了自己是一個(gè)好丈夫。

Sometimes we use "mate" to refer to one thing that matches another in a pair, such as a pair of gloves, a pair of socks, or any two things that go together.
有時(shí)候我們用mate來(lái)指代一對(duì)中相匹配的另一個(gè)，比如一副手套、一雙襪子或是湊在一起的任意兩樣物品。

Where is the mate for this black sock?
這雙黑襪子的另一只在哪里？

This glove is missing its mate.
這副手套缺了另一只。

It's been a real struggle to get these two parts of the company to mate. There are too many personality conflicts.
把公司里這兩個(gè)部門湊到一起實(shí)在是太難了，會(huì)有很多個(gè)性沖突的。

In England and Australia, the word "mate" is popular when addressing a friend or when trying to appear friendly. In the United States, words such as "dude," "buddy," and "bro" are used instead of "mate."
在英國(guó)和澳大利亞，mate這個(gè)單詞在交朋友或試著表現(xiàn)友好時(shí)很常用。在美國(guó)，mate經(jīng)常被dude、buddy和bro這些單詞所代替。

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