【句子】We're getting married in a month. People are flying in. 【Modern Family S3E19】 【发音】/wɪə(r)/ /ˈɡet.ɪŋ/ /ˈmær.id/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /mʌnθ/ /piːpl/ /ɑː(r)/ /ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ/ /ɪn/ 【发音技巧】getting闪音；in a连读；People are连读；flying in连读； 【翻译】我们一个月后就要结婚了，人们都在坐飞机往这边赶了。 【适用场合】 今天节目中，我们来一起学习一下这个短语，叫fly in； 我们来看下对应的英文解释： to travel to a particular destination by airplane 旅行坐飞机去一个特定的地方/目的地； eg: I'm flying in on Thursday—can you pick me up at the airport? 我周四坐飞机过来/过去，你能在机场接我一下吗？ eg: If I have to fly in at some absurdly late time, I'll just take a cab to your place. 如果我不得不在特别晚的时间坐飞机过去，我就直接打车去你那儿。 eg: The CEO will fly in tomorrow for the meeting. 公司首席执行官将要明天坐飞机去开会。 eg: Many celebrities flew in for the film festival. 许多名人搭乘飞机来参加电影节。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 What time is your sister flying in for the wedding?

【句子】We are so sorry. We did not mean for you to hear any of that. 【Modern Family S3E19】 【发音】/wi:/ /ɑː(r)/ /səʊ/ /ˈsɒr.i/ /ˈsɔːr.i/ /wi:/ /dɪd/ /nɒt/ /nɑːt/ /miːn/ /fə(r)/ /ju:/ /tʊ/ /hɪə(r)/ /ˈen.i/ /əv/ /ðæt/ 【发音技巧】did not不完全爆破； 【翻译】我们感到太抱歉了，我们不是故意让你听到那些话的。 【适用场合】 今天节目中，我们来一起学习一下这个短语，叫mean to do sth.，这个短语可以理解成： to have the intention, desire, or obligation to do something； 经常理解成：“有意做某事；有计划做某事；” 这个短语经常出现在一般过去时中，表达“原本有计划做某事，但是没能成功”这个意思； eg: I meant to call you yesterday, but I forgot. 我原本打算昨天打电话给你呢，但是我忘记了。 eg: She meant to apply for the job. 她原本打算申请那份工作的。 eg: I didn't mean to hurt you. 我不是有意伤害你的。 eg: He means to leave early. 他打算早点离开。 eg: I've been meaning to see that new movie everyone is talking about. 我一直想去看那个大家都在讨论的新电影。 eg: A: "Did you wash the car?" B: "No, I meant to do it yesterday, but I ran out of time." A：“你把车洗了吗？” B：“没有，我原本打算昨天洗的，但是没时间了。” 在口语中，我们也可以像今天视频中这样，说：mean for sb. to do something，意思是“原本打算让某个人做某事”； eg: I didn't mean for you to wait so long. 我原本没打算让你等这么久的。 eg: I meant for you to finish the report by today. 我原本打算让你最晚今天完成报告的。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 He didn't mean for his words to sound rude.

【句子】That was a long time ago. Water under the bridge. 【Modern Family S3E19】 【发音】/ðæt/ /wɒz/ /wɑːz/ /ə/ /lɒŋ/ /lɑːŋ/ /taɪm/ /əˈɡəʊ/ /ˈwɔː.tə/ /ˈwɑː.tər/ /ʌndə(r)/ /ðə/ /brɪdʒ/ 【发音技巧】That was类似不完全爆破的处理；was a连读；water闪音； 【翻译】都是陈年旧事，过往云烟了。 【适用场合】 今天节目中，我们来一起学习一下这个短语，叫做water under the bridge； 我们之前在讲解Modern Family S3E18的时候讲解过，大家也可以点击超链接跳转复习一下。>>点我复习<< 这个短语可以理解成：problems that someone has had in the past that they do not worry about because they happened a long time ago and cannot now be changed: “过去的事情已经过去了，不必再纠结或计较”，确实有点像中文里面的“过眼云烟”或者“翻篇了”；跟我们以前学习过的let bygones be bygones也可以理解成近义表达。 A: “I'm sorry for what I said last year.” B: “Don't worry, it's water under the bridge.” A：“去年我说了那样的话，我感到很抱歉。” B：“别想太多，早就翻篇了。” eg: We had arguments before, but that's all water under the bridge now. 我们之前有过争执，但现在都不重要了。 eg: That argument we had is just water under the bridge now—don't even worry about it. 我们之前的争吵早就翻篇了——你根本不用放在心上。 eg: He didn't treat me very well at the time but it's all water under the bridge now. 他那会儿对我不是很好，不过那些都过去了。 eg: After their disagreement, they decided to move on, considering it merely water under the bridge. 在争执之后，他们决定向前看，只把这件事情当做一个已经翻篇的小小插曲。 eg: Though their partnership ended bitterly, both agreed it was water under the bridge when they met again years later. 尽管之前他们的合作不欢而散，但是双方几年后再次见面时，都认为那是曾经的事儿了，不必再提。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 A: “I still feel bad about forgetting your birthday last year.” B: “It's okay—that's water under the bridge.”

【句子】I'm calling on behalf of Claire Dunphy. 【Modern Family S3E19】 【发音】/aɪm/ /ˈkɔː.lɪŋ/ /ˈkɑː.lɪŋ/ /ɒn/ /ɑːn/ /bɪˈhɑːf/ /bɪˈhæf/ /əv/ /kleə(r)/ /ˈdʌn.fi/ 【发音技巧】behalf of连读； 【翻译】我代表克莱尔·邓菲致电给您。 【适用场合】 今天节目中，我们来一起学习一下这个短语，叫做on behalf of sb.可以理解成“代表某个人”；你平时也可以说on someone's behalf，也是一个意思。 相当于：as the representative of someone else; in lieu of someone； eg: The boss isn't here at the moment, but I'd be happy to sign for the package on behalf of her. 老板这会儿不在这儿，但是我很乐意替她签收这个包裹。 eg: On behalf of the department I would like to thank you all. 我想代表我们部门，谢谢你们所有人。 eg: Mr Knight cannot be here, so his wife will accept the prize on his behalf. 奈特先生来不了，所以他的妻子可以代替他接受这个奖。 eg: On behalf of the entire company, I would like to thank you for all your work. 我谨代表公司全体同仁，对各位的辛勤工作表示衷心感谢。 eg: Unfortunately, George cannot be with us today so I am pleased to accept this award on his behalf. 很遗憾，乔治今天无法到场，所以我十分荣幸，代替他来领取这个奖项。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 这位律师代表她的客户签署了合同。