VOA常速英语:Art Imitates Life in New Comedy 'Jeff, Who Lives At Home'

wait for等待, 等候
例句：I've been waiting for the bus for half an hour.
我等车已等了半个小时了。
out of work失业
例句：The recession has put millions out of work.
这次经济衰退造成数百万人的失业。

2. That's what I related to in the part.

relate to涉及, 关系到…
例句：He showed me all the correspondence relating to the matter.
他把与这件事有关的全部信件都给我看了。

3. It was just very clear what my job was. It was to show up and be 'regular.'

show up到场, 出席,如约赶到,出现,露面
例句：He promised to come on Tuesday but he never showed up.
他答应星期二来, 可是一直未露面。

4. We are not just asking these guys to 'wing it' and come up with something funny.

come up with (针对问题等)想出;提供
例句：He could not come up with a proper answer.
他想不出一个合适的回答。

5. Everything that we do is based on character goals

base on使建立在…基础上,立足
例句：Action should be based on solid facts.
行动应有确凿的事实为依据。

6. Mark Duplass, who has experience as an actor, explains that Jeff, Who Lives At Home was a challenge because the story plays out in a single day.

play out演完, 做完
例句：The children succeeded in playing out the comedy within two hours.
孩子们成功地在两小时内演完那出喜剧。

7. We have been shooting films that take place mostly on close-ups of people's faces and deal with interpersonal human relations and the tragi-comedy of relationships.

take place发生; 举行
例句：The evening party will take place on New Year's Eve.
晚会将在除夕那天举行。
deal with与...交涉,交易;应付;处理
例句：He has learnt to deal properly with all kinds of complicated situations.
他已学会恰当地应付各种复杂局面。