【美剧台词】当幸福来敲门:是时光机吗.

　　1. made up one&aposs mind “下决心、立志”;

　　She made up mind that, come what may, she would stay there.

　　她下定决心，不管发生什么情况，她都要在那里待下去。

　　2.that when I had children...my children were gonna know who their father was.

　　gonna[美国口语]“将要”，相当于going to;

　　Looks like I am gonna have to buy a winter suit, too.

　　看来我也得去买一套冬季西装。

　　Now I can not see anything because everyone is standing- I am gonna stand, too.

　　大家都站起来，所以我什么都看不到—我也要站起来。

　　Oh, no. I am gonna get call on ... help!

　　哦!糟糕，马上就要点到我，救救我!

　　3.Seems like a time machine. That seems like a time machine.

　　seem+like+n./ V-ing，意思是"看起来像……"

　　It seems like years since I last saw you.自从我上次见到你以后，好像是过了好几年。

　　Those cards seemed like so many little flags dotted about the schoolroom.那些卡片好像许多面小旗点缀着教室。

　　4.A medical device I sell for a living. Thank you for the opportunity to discuss it with you. I appreciate it.

　　for a living“谋生”，living在这里指的是“生计”，而不是“生命”，当living指“生命”时，前面不能用a;

　　What do you do for a living?

　　你是如何谋生的?/你是靠什么养活自己的?

　　He does business for a living.

　　他靠做生意为生。