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Welcome to English @ the Movies, where we teach you American English heard at the movies.
欢迎来到《看电影学英语》节目，我们在这里教授你在电影中听到的美式英语。
Our saying today is "up a notch" from the movie Game Night.
我们今天的表达up a notch，出自电影《游戏之夜》。
The film is about a group of friends who get together once a week to play games, such as card games, or board games.
这部电影讲述的是一帮每周都会聚一次、一起玩儿游戏，像是纸牌或是棋类，的朋友们的故事。
But this week one player suggests a different kind of game.
但是这一周，一名玩家提议玩儿一种不同的游戏。
Listen for the phrase "up a notch".
留意听一下up a notch这个短语。
Tonight, we're taking game night up a notch. Oh, boy.
今晚，我们要把游戏升级一下。 哦，伙计。
Someone in this room is going to be taken.
这房中有人会被绑架。
And it's going to be up to you to find them.
需要你们去找到他们。
It's a murder mystery party!
这是一场神秘谋杀派对！
Whoever finds the victim wins the grand prize.
找到受害者的人将赢得大奖。
You're not gonna know what's real and what's fake.
这个过程会让你们难分真假。
So what do you think "up a notch" means?
那么你认为up a notch是什么意思呢？
Is it on the road or to a higher level?
是在路上还是提升到更高水平？
Listen again, did you have the right answer?
再听一遍，你答对了吗？
Tonight, we're taking game night up a notch. Oh, boy.
今晚，我们要把游戏升级一下。 哦，伙计。
Someone in this room is going to be taken.
这房中有人会被绑架。
And it's going to be up to you to find them.
需要你们去找到他们。
It's a murder mystery party!
这是一场神秘谋杀派对！
Whoever finds the victim wins the grand prize.
找到受害者的人将赢得大奖。
You're not gonna know what's real and what's fake.
这个过程会让你们难分真假。
"Up a notch" means "to a higher level".
Up a notch的意思是提升到更高水平。
In this case, one player wants to make the game more exciting.
在这一幕中，一名玩家想要让游戏变得更刺激。
If you want to use this expression, try saying "take it up a notch" or even "kick it up a notch".
如果你想使用这个表达，可以说take it up a notch，甚至是kick it up a notch。
But... try not to kick it in the door.
但...这可不是叫你踢门的意思。
And that is English @ the Movies. I'm Kelly Jean Kelly.
以上就是今天的《看电影学英语》，我是凯利·珍·凯利。
