很生活化的小电影，适合用来学英语。
 
 
May I take your coat? 客人到你家里，你想要帮忙挂好外衣时说的话。
Would you like something to drink? 想喝点什么吗？
Shall we get started?  我们可以开始了吗？
Let's try it again. 让我们再试一遍。
 
Fingers curved like a tunnel. 手指弯曲成隧道的形状（钢琴教师在教怀特弹钢琴）（要注意tunnel与channel的区别，我就曾经用错过，公路铁路的穿山隧道要用tunnel，channel一般指海峡，航道，比如，The English Tunnel，英吉利海峡；电视频道也用channel表示）。
 
Don't flatten. flat是平的，flatten就是使变平，教师告诉怀特手不要变平，要保持弯曲。
Make room for the train. 这一句与上面呼应，因为她刚刚说手指要弯成隧道的形状了。
 
I don't think I'm going to continue with our lessons. 我觉得我们还是不要再上课了，怀特准备辞退他的钢琴教师。英语里用否定前置的方式表达否定意见，所以这一句不会说成I think I'm not going to continue with our lessons.
 
You are giving up? 你要放弃了吗？
How many teachers have you had before me? 在我之前你有过多少老师？

Well, for what it's worth, learning an instrument at your age is difficult. especially if you don't possess a natural gift for it. 相对于它的价值来说，在您这个年纪学习一种乐器是很难的，当您在这方面没有天赋时更是如此（钢琴教师劝怀特不要花力气学钢琴，因为他没有/don't possess/天赋/natural gift/，学起来很难，而且价值也不大）。
 
But if you do decide to give up,I'd really like to buy your piano. 如果你真的想要放弃的话，我想买你的钢琴。do表示强调，真的.... I'd really like to一句中，would like to是想要，would really like to是真的想要。
 
Middle East 中东， EMEA表示欧洲/Europe/，中东和非洲/Africa/ APJ则是亚洲，太平洋地区及日本/Asia Pacific Japan/ America就是美洲了，通常来说，业务遍布全球的大公司会把世界划分成这样的三大区域。
 
developing country和developed country 发展中国家和发达国家，这个很早就学过了，中国算什么呢？物价向欧美看齐（特别是房价）收入则向非洲看齐。
 
Yes.  有人敲门，怀特此时说Yes表示Come in.
 
Why is it late? 为什么迟了？（学生迟交论文/Paper/）
I had some personal issues to deal with. 我有一些个人的事情要处理。
I'm sorry, but I can't accept it now. 抱歉，我现在不接受论文了。
 
you know you still haven't given us the syllabus yet? 你还没有把教学大纲给我们呢。 “you know”在这里起引导作用，syllabus是教学大纲，yet放在最后表示还没有。。。
 
You got a sec? 你有时间吗？
 
Shelley can't make it down to the NYU conference to present your paper. Shelley不能去纽约大学会议宣读你的论文了。
I'm gonna need you to cover for her.  我需要代替她去
Why can't she go? 她为什么不能去？
She's been put on bed rest till she has the baby. 她必须卧床休息，直到把孩子生下来。
I wish I could, but now is not a good time. 我也希望可以帮忙，但是时间不合适 (I wish I could是虚拟语气，表示无法实现的愿望)。
 
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I just don't think I can. 我只是认为我不能。
I would really rather not go. 我真不想去。
 
Well, I'm sorry, but there really isn't another option at this point. 我很抱歉，可是现在真没有别的办法。
I'm not really prepared to present it. 我真没想好怎么去宣读这篇论文。be prepared是准备好的意思。
 
but as your friend, I wouldn't advise it, not with that argument. 作为你的朋友，我不建议你这样做，那个理由不成立。argument是论据，理由的意思，在计算机领域里，它更多的表示“参数”。
 
You stay away from me! 离我远点儿。
This apartment does not belong to you! 这个公寓不属于你。
I've had this apartment for 25 years. 我拥有这公寓25年了。
 
Shut up! 闭嘴。
Motherfucker! 骂人话：相当于“狗日的”。
Are you friends with Ivan? 你与Ivan是朋友吗？
 
Did you call the police?
You did not call the police?  Tarek非常怕怀特叫警察，所以他问了两遍。
 
We'll be out of your way in a couple of days. Okay? 我们住几天就搬走好吗？out of your way 从你这里搬走 a couple of 一些，几个。
 
And now I'd like to welcome my distinguished colleague 现在我要欢迎我优秀的同事。 distinguished 卓越的，著名的。
 
Oh, my goodness. How are you?  噢，天哪，你别来无恙吧（好久不见的两个人，突然见面时表示惊讶并问候）。
 
Oh, my goodness. I haven't seen you in so long. 噢，天哪，我很久没有看到你了。
 
Hello. How is your wife?  你好，你夫人怎么样？
Oh, my wife passed away. 我夫人过世了。
Oh, I'm sorry. 噢，对不起。
 
How is your mother? 你母亲怎么样？
My mother is fine. Thank you very much. 我母亲很好，谢谢。
Thank you for asking. She's in Florida. 谢谢你的关心，他在佛罗里达。
 
You don't have to stop practicing. 你没有必要停下来。
Really? it won't bother you?  真的？不打扰你吗？
No. It's fine.  不会，真的。
 
If I don't call her every day, she thinks something happened to me. 如果我不每天给她打电话，她会担心死的。
 
Economic growth in developing nations 发展中国家的经济增长
 
Well, maybe another time. 好的，改天吧。
You know, you are very sexy when you're mad at me. 你生气时真迷人。
If you don't mind, I think I will come. 如果你不介意，我想一起去。
Let me get my coat.  我拿件外套。
 
No. Don't be sorry. 不，别那么说。
That's what it's there for. 鼓就是让人敲的。
Sit. Come on. I'll show you. 请坐，来吧，我给你示范。
 
I know you're a very smart man,but with a drum you have to remember not to think. 我知道你是个聪明人，但是在敲鼓的时候不要思考。
 
name tag 名签
 
You hungry? 你饿了吗？
Yeah, I'm starving.  是的，非常饿。
 
Nope=No
 
You're in for a treat. 该你请客。treat，款待。I'll treat today. 今天我请客。It's my treat. 我请客。
 
How far is Senegal from Cape Town? 塞内加尔离开普敦多远? 句式：How far is A from B.
 
[33 mins, 1/3 of the movie is finished, I'm very tired, to be continued....]