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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 phrase today is "pick of the litter", from the film "The Art of Racing in the Rain".
我们今天的短语是pick of the litter，出自电影《我在雨中等你》。
This movie is about a race car driver's dog, who also loves racing.
这部电影讲述的是一名赛车手的狗狗的故事。这只狗狗也喜欢赛车。
The two spend their time together at the race track.
赛车手和狗狗一起在跑道上共度时光。
Listen for the phrase "pick of the litter".
留意听一下pick of the litter这个短语。
Definitely this one.
就选这只无疑了。
That's the pick of the litter.
那只可是一窝当中最好的。
She always said that.
她总是这么说。
Well, just a minute now, we were thinking of keeping them.
就在刚才。我们还想留下它们呢。
He always said that too. Hey!
他也总是这么说。嘿！
Call it fate, call it luck, all I knew was I was meant to be his dog.
或许是命运，或许是爱，我知道我将注定成为他的狗狗。
You like that, huh?
你很喜欢这个吧，哈？
Like it? I loved it.
喜欢？我是爱。
So what do you think "pick of the litter" means?
所以你觉得pick of the litter的意思是什么？
Is it: the lucky choice or the best choice?
是幸运的选择还是最好的选择？
Listen again.
再听一遍。
Definitely this one.
就选这只无疑了。
That's the pick of the litter.
那只可是一窝当中最好的。
She always said that.
她总是这么说。
Well, just a minute now, we were thinking of keeping them.
就在刚才。我们还想留下它们呢。
He always said that too. Hey!
他也总是这么说。嘿！
Call it fate, call it luck, all I knew was I was meant to be his dog.
或许是命运，或许是爱，我知道我将注定成为他的狗狗。
You like that, huh?
你很喜欢这个吧，哈？
Like it? I loved it.
喜欢？我是爱。
"Pick of the litter" means the best choice.
pick of the litter的意思是最好的选择。
The term comes from litters of baby dogs and cats.
这个短语来源于一窝小猫小狗。
The pick of the litter is the best, or the healthiest of the animals.
The pick of the litter就是这些动物当中最好的，或者是最健康的。
This expression is used for more than just animals in American english.
在美式英语中，这个短语不仅限于形容动物。
And that is English @ the Movies.
以上就是今天的《看电影学英语》。
