Why Native Speakers Think Your English is 'Too Formal' (Family Guy Analysis) · Learn English with Movies | English By Movie
通过《Family Guy》片段解析地道英语表达，学习如何在职场和社交中更自然地沟通。适合练习口语和俚语运用。
Everyone's an Indian, he could just be another mooch trying to get a cut of our profits.
在这些人眼里，所有人都是“印度人”；他只不过是个想占我们利润便宜的寄生虫罢了。
Maybe we can put him through some sort of test, you know, like a really impossible stunt to prove he's the real deal.
也许我们可以让他接受某种测试，比如让他完成一个根本不可能完成的任务，以此来证明他的实力确实非同寻常。
Hey, way to think outside the box, Frank!
嘿，弗兰克，你的思维方式真是非常创新、跳出常规啊！
Is your English keeping you from being the real deal in social circles?
你的英语水平是否阻碍了你在社交圈中充分展现自己的能力（或者说，阻碍了你成为那个“真正的自己”）？
Stop thinking inside the box and watch until the end to master native wit.
别再拘泥于传统的思维模式了，坚持看完整个节目，这样才能真正掌握其中的幽默技巧（即“native wit”）。
I'm calling that damn true pleater right now.
我现在就敢断定，那个该死的百褶裙绝对是真的（即质量非常好）。
We're going over his head, straight to the used -out head office in New York.
我们决定绕过他，直接联系位于纽约的总部（其实那家总部早已破败不堪、无法正常使用了）。
Back your bags, you guys.
伙计们，赶紧收拾东西离开吧！
The griffins are hitting a big apple.
那些狮鹫（或格里芬）正在袭击一些非常重要的目标（或“大人物”）。
Ha -ha, did you hear?
哈哈，你听到吗？
The griffins are going to New York.
那些狮鹫（或格里芬）要前往纽约。
Ha -ha!
哈哈！
This does not affect us at all.
这根本不会对我们产生任何影响。
Ha -ha -ha!
哈哈哈哈！
I'm calling that damn true pleater right now.
我现在就敢断言，那个该死的百褶裙绝对是真的（即不是仿制品或假冒品）。
We're going over his head, straight to the used - Go over his head.
我们直接绕过他，去找那些二手物品吧……就这么做吧。
To go over someone's head means to ignore a lower level person and speak directly to their boss to get what you want.
绕过某人直接向上级反映”指的是忽视下属，而是直接与他们的上级沟通以达成自己的目的。
It implies you aren't getting the answer you want, so you are escalating the situation.
这意味着你没有得到自己想要的答案，因此你选择将事情升级（即采取更激烈的行动或引起更多关注）。
Use this in business or bureaucracy when you are frustrated.
当你在商业或官僚体系中感到沮丧时，可以参考这个方法。
The manager said no, so I went over his head and emailed the CEO.
经理拒绝了我的请求，于是我直接越过他的权限，给首席执行官发了邮件。
It describes bypassing an authority figure.
它描述了如何绕过某个权威人物（即不遵从其命令或决定）。
Go over his head.
绕过他，直接向上级汇报。
To go over someone's head means to ignore a lower level person and speak directly to their boss to get what you want.
绕过中间层级直接与上级沟通”指的是忽视下属，而是直接向他们的上司提出自己的要求或解决问题。
It implies you aren't getting the answer you want, so you are escalating the situation.
这意味着你没有得到自己想要的答案，因此你选择将事情升级（即采取更激烈的措施或引起更多关注）。
Use this in business or bureaucracy when you are frustrated.
当你在商业或官僚体系中感到沮丧时，可以参考这个方法。
The manager said no, so I went over his head and emailed the CEO.
经理拒绝了我的请求，于是我直接越过他的权限，给首席执行官发了电子邮件。
It describes bypassing an authority figure.
它描述了如何绕过某个权威人物（即不按照其指令或规定行事）。
Stout head office in New York.
公司在纽约设有强大的总部。
Pack your bags, you guys.
大家赶紧收拾行李吧！
The griffins are hitting a big apple.
那些“狮鹫”（或指某种强大的组织/团队）正在攻克一个非常重要的目标（或“大目标”）。
Ha -ha!
哈哈！
Did you hear?
你听说了吗？
Hitting.
击中。
In this context, hitting means traveling to or arriving at a destination with energy and purpose.
在这个背景下，“到达目的地”意味着带着能量和目标前往或抵达某个地方。
We often say hit the road, hit the gym, or hit the club.
我们经常说“上路吧”（即出发去某个地方）、“去健身房吧”或“去俱乐部吧”。
It sounds much more dynamic and active than just saying going to.
这听起来比单纯地说“要去”要生动得多、也更有活力得多。
We are going to hit the beach early tomorrow morning.
我们明天早上会早早地去海滩。
It means going to a place with enthusiasm.
这意味着怀着热情去某个地方。
The big apple is the most famous nickname for New York City.
The Big Apple”是纽约市最著名的昵称。
You will hear this in movies, news, and tourism.
你会在电影、新闻以及旅游相关的内容中听到这个词。