Dupree: I really appreciate this, guys. Trust me, no more open flames. I've learned my lesson.
Molly: All right, well, it's been a long night. So, I'm gonna go to bed. Dupree, try not to go to sleep with that head wet. Okay?
Dupree: Good night, Molly.
Carl: Dupree. I don't mean to come down on you, but you need to start getting your life together. We're grown-ups now.
Dupree: Yeah.
Carl: You know what I mean?
Dupree: I know. I know. You're right.
Carl: And if you're going to stay here, things are gonna be different from now on. No more naked stuff.
Dupree: Well, it felt natural to be naked. I...
Carl: I don't care!
Dupree: Okay.
Carl: I do not care. Clean up after yourself, watch the noise, try to help out around the house, please? It's not too much to ask.
Dupree: You're right. Carl? I can be really helpful when I set my mind to it. And that's what I'm gonna do.
Carl: Oh, and... Another thing. Would you mind writing some thank-you notes for me?
Dupree: Okay.
Carl: Yeah. That'd be great.
妙语佳句,活学活用
1. open flame
意思是“明火”,比如:Avoid smoking or using an open flame in case of a gas main leak. 避免吸烟和使用明火以防煤气泄露。
2. come down on
这个片语的意思是“to punish, oppose, or reprimand severely and often with force 责备,惩罚,对……不客气”,比如:If you don't behave I'll come down on you with heavy hand. 如果你不老实,我定会对你不客气。
3. get your life together
这个片语的原形是get it together,get one's act together,意思就是“get organized 打起精神做该做的事,安排好”,这里的意思就是“把一个人的生活安排得更好”,比如:After finishing college, I didn't work hard to plan for the future for several years. But finally I got my act together, and got accepted into graduate school. 大学毕业后的那几年里我没有努力规划自己的未来。但是最终我还是把自己的生活安排好、读了研究生。
4. set one's mind to
意思是“决心做……”,比如:Now that I know what I can achieve when I set my mind to it, my dreams are no longer out of reach. 既然确定了目标,我的梦想就不再遥远。