英文电影宝典——Breakfast at Tiffany’s

ing gentlemen, especially disapproving gentlemen who are kept by other ladies. A "kept man" is supposed to be loyal to one particular woman, and not go out with others. An old-fashioned but interesting expression. If I were you, I’d be more careful with my money; Rusty Trawler is too hard a way of earning it. Note the use of the subjunctive "were" (!), which is still widely used. This is Paul’s way of telling Holly that marrying Rusty is a ridiculous way of trying to get a lot of money. Earplugs. A little device you put in your ear to keep out noise. I can’t go through the whole thing again. It’s sufficient to say that I’ve come to make up, and as an added inducement, I have all kinds of news. "To go through" a story again is to tell it one more time. "Sufficient" is one way of saying adequate or acceptable. "To make up" with a person is to apologize and try to get along with them better after having had a bad argument. An "inducement" is a small gift which encourages you to do something. Would you mind turning around for a second? Oh, never mind, it’s such a corny line anyway. "Corny" is a great adjective which means overly dramatic, sentimental or just too old-fashioned. A "line," in this case, is simply a sentence that could be commonly found in any movie or play. I certainly had him pegged wrong, didn’t I? "To peg" a person is to think of them as being a certain way, often when in fact they are not ("I had her pegged as socially awkward, but in fact she is quite charming"). Not a farthing. His family has money, but he personally is broke. A "farthing" is an old British coin worth almost nothing. "Broke" is a great slang word to describe a person who has no money. It turns out he owes $700,000. Anyway, that’s why he decided to marry the queen of the pig people. A common phrasal verb which means to happen to be, in the end. I sold a story. I just got word this morning. :: That’s marvelous. An alternative to excellent or wonderful, and a word that is quite popular among the rich. I’ve had champagne with breakfast, but never before, before. A cute play on words; Paul had champagne with breakfast before, but never had he had it before breakfast (so early in the morning). I’ve walked up 5th Avenue at 6:00, but as far as I’m concerned, that’s still night. A complicated but common way of saying "I think…" Do you think it counts? :: Sure it counts, now we’re even. If something "counts" in a contest or game, it is accepted as valid or true. "We’re even" means we both have the same amount of points. It isn’t that I give a hoot about jewelry, except diamonds of course. If a person doesn’t "give a hoot" about something, they don’t care about it. It’s more common to not give a damn (or crudely, not give a shit).

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