《到也门钓鲑鱼》 :追逐梦想的男子

sign on签约受雇
例句：He signed on yesterday and will start work on Monday.
他昨天签了合同, 星期一就要上班。

2. So when a wealthy sheikh asks him to create fishing streams in the desert, he is, to put it mildly, skeptical.

put it mildly说得婉转些
例句：He was annoyed, to put it mildly.
说得委婉些， 他有点恼火。

3. As he learns to share the sheikh's passion for the project, Jones has to deal with politicians trying to take credit for his work.

deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句：He must deal with many difficulties.
他必须应付许多困难。
take credit for因…而得到好评; 因某事受表扬
例句：She takes a large slice of the credit for our success.
她把我们做成的事大部分算作她的功劳。

4. Salmon Fishing in The Yemen is based on a novel by Paul Torday and is adapted for the screen by Simon Beaufoy, whose scripts include the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire.

base on使建立在…基础上,立足
例句：This play is based on a true story.
这出戏以真事为基础。

5. None of us are going to lose our long-lost loves in the slums of Bombay or try to set up a salmon fishing run in the Middle East.

set up建立，建造, 创立, 竖立
例句：Plenty of foreign firms have set up factories here.
很多外国公司已在这里开办工厂。

6. I can't help imagining that this crazy enterprise might just come off.

come off成功
例句：He made several attempts but none of them came off.
他进行了几次尝试, 但却没成功。

7. "The whole film, from my character's perspective, is about the idea of not being able to believe," explains McGregor, "and being locked up so you can only see the world through this little myopic lens of your fish science and your unhappy marriage.

lock up将…锁住〔关押〕
例句：The idea is locked up in his brains. We know nothing.
他把自己的想法藏在脑子里, 我们一无所知。

8. Dear Dr. Jones, I act on behalf of a client who has indicated a desire to introduce the sport of salmon fishing into the Yemen.

on behalf of代表…
例句：At the airport he read an address of welcome on behalf of the association.
在机场上他代表该协会致了欢迎词。

9. Emily Blunt plays Harriet, the Sheikh's representative, who becomes swept up in the project.

sweep up清扫
例句：Did you sweep up all the broken glass?
你有没有把碎玻璃都扫掉?

10. "The title in itself is a very fresh idea. I think that's something you look for because you read so many scripts, all of the same ilk," notes Blunt.

look for寻找
例句：She is looking for her lost child.
她正在寻找失去的孩子。