剑桥KET备考|“戏”说“大材小用”

剑桥KET备考|“戏”说“大材小用”

精读台词

Megyn: Gretchen's giving this 2 blocks? Is that far down the food chain?

Roger: We should get you a security team. Think it over. A Trump called me before the debate. He said he knew that your first question was harsh.

Megyn: How could he know that?

Roger: No idea. I sure didn't. It was good TV. Unexpected. Goddamn tough. Proud of you Megyn.

Megyn: Thanks. Roger.

Roger: Heard you were sick.

Megyn: Yeah. I think it was my coffee.

Roger: Where did you get it?

Megyn: My driver. He insisted on some fancy coffee joint.

Roger: You know this guy?

Megyn:No,he's a driver, Roger.

Roger: Did you know him?

Megyn: No.

Roger: You know better than that!

(Megyn: Okay, yes. Roger Ailes is paranoid. But his parents were nuts. As he drove off to college they filed for divorce. And didn't tell him. At Christmas, he came home to find strangers in his house and all his things, photos, and yearbooks and trophies thrown out.Is it any wonder the man created a nostalgia machine for lost America?)

Megyn: This is crazy. We're sitting here wondering if a candidate for President poisoned my coffee.

Roger: It's only crazy until it happens and it happens.

Megyn: I hate being the story.

Roger: I'll call Trump. You go on vacation, stay above it all. He won't dent your ratings. Nobody stops watching because of the conflict. They stop watching when there isn't one.

Megyn: Some viewers will listen to him.

Roger: Well, some, but as long as he keeps saying Megyn kelly is unwatchable that means he's watching it. They know that.

情境解读

片段的女主人公Megyn和Roger分别是Fox电视台的主播和主管，他们正在看另外一个女主播Gretchen的节目，看完节目后，Megyn感言：Gretchen负责这两个板块是不是大材小用了?言外之意就是，Gretchen可以做比这更好的节目，现在是屈才了。

在这里，Megyn就用到了“far down the food chain”这个表达。

词链：far down the food chain 解读

这个词链从字面看:food chain是食物链的意思，那么far down the food chain就是在食物链很底端的意思，结合语境，Megyn觉得Gretchen不应该处在food chain底端，显然是屈才了。所以，当我们想表达：“屈才了”，“大材小用”，“杀鸡焉用宰牛刀”等意思时，就可以用“It's far down from the food chain.”

“大材小用”还可以怎么说?

1 be overqualified for XX 做XX真是大材小用了词链解析：overqualified从字面解释就是过于合格;过于可以胜任，那就是大材小用的意思啦!

例句：

Aren't you guys a little overqualified for this case?

这个案子对你们来说 是不是有点大材小用?

字幕：You are overqualified for this job,my dear.

你真是大材小用了，亲爱的。

2 XX isn't a game one just try one's hand at 对于XX来说，XX是大材小用了。词链解析： XX连试试手都不合适，那么就是太小菜一碟了，都不值得尝试。引申为大材小用。

例句：

Teaching primary students isn't a game you just try your hand at. You should teach in a college.

教小学生对你来说太小菜一碟了，你应该去大学教书的。

字幕：Private security isn't a game you just try your hand at.

私人保镖对你来说可是大材小用了。

3 XX is too elaborate/ fabulous... just to XX 对于XX来说XX简直太好了/太棒了...词链解析：对于做XX来说，XX过于好了，引申为大材小用。

例句：

-I heard you are going to a party tonight? How about wearing this? I just bought it yesterday.

- Thank you! But the dress is too fabulous for me just to join a little birthday party.

-听说你今晚要参加一个聚会, 穿这个怎么样?我昨天刚买的呢。

-谢谢，但是我只是去参加个生日趴，穿这个是不是太浪费了。

4 xx is unworthy of one's talents 做XX白瞎了某人的才能词链解析：对于做XX来说，用某人的才能不值当，那当然就是大材小用啦。

例句1：

Working here is unworthy of your talents. 以你的才能，在这工作真是大材小用了。

例句2：

Cashier is unworthy of your talents. 做收银员白瞎了你的才能。

5 jobs far beneath XX 大材小用的工作词链解析：工作远在XX的能力之下，当然就是大材小用了。

例句：

Washing clothes by yourselves may be the jobs far beneath you. You may lose a bunch of money when you are washing clothes. 洗衣服对你来说太浪费你的才能了。在洗衣服的时候，你可能正在损失很多钱。

视频中其它词链拓展

1insist on XX 坚持XX例句：

I’m glad that he insisted on good behavior.

我很庆幸他一直坚持好好表现。

2 coffee joint 咖啡馆例句：

Many fancy coffee joints went bust this year.

今年许多高级咖啡厅倒闭了。

3 You know better than that! 这你还不知道吗?!;这太明显了吧!;你不会还不明白吧!例句：

-Did you see my boyfriend drove a girl home yesterday? 你昨天看见我男朋友开车送一个女孩回家了吗?

- Yes! Many times! 看见了!看见过很多次!

- Shit! 天哪!

- Come on!You know better than that! He is a bastard! 你还不明白吗!他就是个混蛋!

4 file for XX 申请XX;提起诉讼例句：

The company has filed for bankruptcy.

公司已经申请了破产。

5 It's only crazy until it happens. 这种事不发生不知道，一发生吓一跳;根本想不到例句：

-Did you hear that he filed for divorce? 他诉讼离婚你知道吗?

-Yes! It's only crazy until it happens. 知道啊!这事以前根本想不到啊。

6 stay above XX 不受XX影响例句：

You need to stay aboveyour divorce and try your best to behave like normal. 你应该别受离婚影响，表现得正常一点。

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