看影集學英文: How I Met Your Mother S1 ep4

I am a journalist.

平常「記者」大家應該都會想到"reporter"，但是英文比較常用的是"journalist"，像是「新聞業」叫做journalism，「新聞系」叫做department of journalism.

 I'm not going to jeopardize my promotion by saying "booger" for 50 bucks.

危及: jeopardize

升遷: promotion

I could have sworn I hated bourbon.

發誓: swear
(過去式): swore

Maybe it's time to start forming some second impressions.

印象: impression

說到「印象」我們常說的是「第一印象」"first impression"

在這邊Ted 想要去創造一些新的「第二」印象

 Back when I lived in L.A., I was pretty broke

破產: broke (口語)

有一齣美劇就叫做"Two Broke Girls" 翻譯成「破產姊妹花」

 and I hit this hitchhiker.

Well, did she cry her eyes out?

英文說"cry her eyes out" 「哭到眼睛都掉出來了!」我覺得描寫得很生動~~很有趣XD

 maybe we should just call it a day.

call it a day: 就到這邊吧!

原本是用工作上，老闆說「今天就工作到這裡，下班吧！」

後來延伸到生活中，要結束一件事情的時候都可以用。

On her answering machine!? 

Okay, in my client's defense,

替...辯護: in... defense

defense: 防禦、保衛

ex: 國防部= Military of Defence

No, that was a big mistake, Ted.
You should have done it in person.

in person= face to face 當面、面對面

 Take him to the vet? 

獸醫: vet 是 veterinarian的縮寫

That's one I owe you.

欠: owe

我欠你一次: I owe you one.

That's when Robin realized that no one, not even her boss, watched Metro News One.

明白: realize 

通常有種「突然明白」的感覺

You must think I have absolutely no self-respect.

It's ineffable.

無法形容: ineffable 

(這是美國人日常也很少用到的單字，所以後面Natalie才會聽不懂)

Well, I think Natalie deserves better.

應得: deserve

這是你應得的! : you deserve it!

你應該得到更好的: you deserve better

There's no way out.

 I have to do the mature thing.

成熟: mature

不成熟: immature，也可以說 childish (幼稚)

另外naive 也可以翻譯成幼稚，但是跟「天真」比較接近

Ted, have you considered telling her the truth?

It's like you lost the lottery.

Oh, so dating you is like winning the lottery?! 

中樂透: win the lottery

沒中樂透: lost the lottery

但是! 買樂透不是"buy the lottery" 喔! 

是"buy a lottery ticket" 買彩券~

因為樂透是指這個遊戲~不能買這個遊戲呀! 要買的是彩券~

waited three years for me to get over you, 

情傷之後通常要花點時間將舊情人忘記，

就叫做"get over someone"

這邊有幾首歌都和 get over someone 有關~可以聽聽看~~

都滿好聽的喔! 我特別喜歡後面兩首~~ <3