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1. You are dressed, composed.
你穿戴整齐,神情淡定
you are dressed = you dress well.但要注意,get dressed 和 dress up是两个不同的意思,
get dressed 穿衣服,指put on clothes这个动作
dress up 精心打扮,指要花心思搭配服饰,盛装出行
composed means calm and self-control, 镇静的,沉着的,从容自若的,
动词原形是compose, 指“使镇静”,常用短语 compose oneself 自我镇静
Compose yourself before the doctor gets here.
医生到来之前要镇静。
2. Profile youself.
分析一下你自己。
平时我们学profile这单词接触比较多的是它的名词形式,指“简介,轮廓”。在The Blacklist里面,就活用了它的动词形式,to profile someone means to give an account of that person's life and character. 描绘 ... 轮廓;评论人物。在之后的剧情包括其他美剧英剧,也会看见很多名词以不常见的动词形式出现。
She has tried to profile a man typical of New York.
她试图扼要描写一个典型的纽约人。
3. I can be withdrawn, disconnected.
我会内向和孤僻。
withdrawn是withdraw的过去分词,原意是'取回",这里指“沉默寡言的;孤僻的;内向的”
He's been very quiet and withdrawn, sort of different, somehow.
不知什么缘故,他最近十分沉默,有点异样。
disconnected除了表示“分离的,失联的”,还可以形容人的性格孤僻,不爱和外界接触,好像失联一样。
She suddenly became disconnected after the accident.
那次事故后,她突然变得沉默孤僻起来。
4. have a (deep) yearning to
对...(非常)着迷
A yearning for something is a very strong desire for it. 渴望;强烈愿望;向往
A yearning to do 渴望做某事
A yearning for sth 对...的向往
He always had a yearning to be a schoolteacher.
他一直渴望当老师。
She had a yearning for a quiet life.
她有对宁静生活的向往。
5. be board certified in
在某领域有专业认证
board本身有很多词义,这里指(用于机构名称中)局,所,中心,委员会。Board is used in the names of various organizations which are involved in dealing with a particular kind of activity. 如
The Scottish Tourist Board 苏格兰旅游局
短语be board certified in 在某领域有专业认证
I‘m board certified in pharmacology. 我有药剂师资格证。
也可以形容词board certified 有执业资格的
He now is a board certified counselor. 他现在是执业咨询师。
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