《破产姐妹》口语养成之“终止蹭网”

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        【原句】If I pull this plug, the internet will go down.(S02E06)
        【翻译】如果我拔掉这个插头，网络就会没掉。
        【场景】Max和Caroline看到餐厅里挤满了人在蹭网，无人点餐或给点小费，于是她们决定拿着连网的猫要求他们点餐，否则就别呆在这里继续蹭网了。
        【讲解】
        1)pull the plug：终止，结束。In English, when we tell someone that we're going to pull the plug on something, we mean we are going to stop spending time or money on it.
        2)go down：（计算机）出故障；（太阳）落下；（价格、水平或数量）下降，下跌；发生...
        【例句】
        The play got really bad reviews and almost no one came to see it, but the theatre owner said he wouldn't pull the plug on it.
        这部剧的评论非常差，几乎没有人观看，但是剧院所有者称他不会取消放映。
        'What's going down? Any ideas?'
        “发生什么事了？你知道吗？”