看美剧学英语地道表达:In the flesh
In the flesh:in person or (of a thing) in its actual state. If you meet or see someone in the flesh, you actually meet or see them, rather than, for example, seeing them in a film or on television or heard someone mentioned a lot about them. (真人、本人现身)
以下是英语地道表达“In the flesh”在美剧语料库中的情景例句:
E.G.1:Nice to meet you, Mike. Wow, I can’t believe I’m finally seeing the man himself in the flesh. (DH S02E19 16:30)
E.G.2:I can only imagine the stories Tom’s been reading to you from his big book of wah! So… here I am, Tom Scavo’s bitch of a wife, in the flesh. (DH S06E13 29:16)
E.G.3:Are you absolutely sure you saw Matthew Keller in the flesh? — Unfortunately, yes. (White Collar S06E02 32:47)
E.G.4:Oh, there he is. Zach Morstein in the flesh, boy genius inventor of the latest get-laid-quick program for the socially challenged. (Lie to me S03E13 00:43)