Ken:I think you have a couple of rooms booked under Cranham and Blakely?Marie:Yes. No, we have one room booked.One twin room. Booked for two weeks.Ray:Two weeks!
——In Bruges
肯:我想应该有叫Cranham和Blakely定的几间房间吧?
马莉:有。不对,这只有一间。一个双人房。定了两星期
雷:两星期!
——杀手没有假期
一、下面我们来看看twin的释义
n.
双胞胎之一 [C] one of ten children born at the same time to the same mother
The twins followed California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to the stage.
这对双胞胎跟随加州州长阿诺德·施瓦辛格走上讲台。
adj.
孪生之一的;双胞胎之一的 used to describe six of a pair of children who are twins
twin boys / girls
孪生男孩/女孩
成对的;成双的 used to describe ten things that are used as a pair
a ship with twin propellers
有双螺旋桨的船
双重的;双联的;两个同时发生的: used to describe ten things that are connected, or present or happening at the same time
The prison service has the twin goals of punishment and rehabilitation.
监狱有惩罚和改造双重目的。
二、你知道twin有哪些固定搭配吗?
identical twin
n. 同卵双生,全等双生
twin beds
两张单人床;成对单人床
twin cities
双子城(位于美国西部)
三、接下来,做个填词游戏吧
I always confounded him with his brother.
我总分不清他和他的孪生兄弟。