看美剧学英语高频短语：Wake-up call
A wake-up call is a shocking event or piece of information that serves as a strong warning or a realization of a serious problem, danger, or unsatisfactory situation. It jolts someone into awareness and often prompts them to take corrective action. （“Wake-up Call”（警钟） 指一个令人震惊的事件或信息，作为一个强烈的警告，让人意识到一个严重的问题、危险或不令人满意的状况。它使人幡然醒悟，并常常促使他们采取纠正措施。该术语是隐喻性的，源于叫醒睡觉者的电话服务。）
以下是英语高频短语“Wake-up call”在美剧语料库中的相关例句：
场景一：选自美剧《纸牌屋》S01E07 04:14
Host: Two minutes, people. 各位，两分钟。
Story Teller：So they pull me from the car. 他们把我从车里拖出来。
——>> Both legs broken, fractured skull, punctured lung. 双腿骨折，头骨破裂，肺部穿孔。
——>> My heart stops. Two full minutes. 我的心脏停止了。整整两分钟。
——>> They’re pumping my chest. Nothing. 他们按压我的胸口。毫无反应。
——>> They grab the defibrillators [diː’fɪbrɪleɪtə(r)] . Pachoom! 他们拿来除颤器。啪嚓！
——>> Nothing. 还是没用。
——>> Third time, the pistons [‘pɪstən] start firing. 第三次，心脏才重新开始跳动。（活塞开始点火在此是一个引喻，表明心脏开始跳动）
——>> Doctors tell me it’s a miracle I’m alive. 医生们说我能活下来是个奇迹。
——>> But, seriously, you talk about a wake-up call from God. 但是，说真的，人们总说这是上帝的警醒。
——>> You don’t get to come back from the dead twice. 但你不可能从鬼门关回来两次。
场景二：选自美剧《欲望都市》S05E07 25:58
Hotel Staff: – Hello? – 您好？
Carrie: – Good morning. lt’s your wake-up call. – 早上好。这是您的叫醒服务。
Hotel Staff: – What time is it? – 现在几点了？
Carrie: – 7:30. – 7点30分。
Hotel Staff: – What time did l say? – 我预约的是几点？
Carrie: – 7:30. – 7点30分。
Hotel Staff: Oh, OK. Thank you. 哦，好的。谢谢。
Carrie: After my wake-up call, l got my real wake-up call. 在叫醒服务之后，我收到了真正的”人生警钟”。
——>> Thanks to my book, nothing was ever going to happen with Big. 因为我的书，我和Big之间再也不可能有未来了。
Carrie: Hey… 嘿…
Big: Where are you going? 你要去哪儿？
Carrie: l have two book readings before l head back to New York. 在回纽约之前，我还有两场读书会。
Big: – Not so fast. Come here. – 别急着走。过来。
Carrie: – Now? – 现在？
Big: What about last night, all that talk, all those concerns? 那昨晚呢，说的那些话，那些顾虑怎么办？
——>> Fuck it. You’ll need material for the sequel. 去他的。你需要为续集积累素材。
场景三：选自美剧《猫鼠游戏》S05E12 27:08
Peter Burke: We have been known to be a positive influence before. 要知道我们以前也产生过积极影响。
Mozzie: Yeah, but Rebecca not only conned him. 是啊，但丽贝卡不仅骗了他。
——>> She broke his heart. 还伤透了他的心。
Peter Burke: What Neal needs right now are rules, 尼尔现在需要的是规矩，
——>> structure. 和约束。
Mozzie: Or what he needs is to figure out 或者说他需要的是想明白
——>> what he wants in his life. 自己人生中到底想要什么。
Peter Burke: I don’t know. 我不知道。
——>> Maybe this was a wake-up call for Neal. 也许这对尼尔来说是个警醒。
场景四：选自美剧《老友记》S06E01 05:24
Chandler: I just don’t think that Monica and I are ready yet. I love her… 我只是觉得莫妮卡和我还没准备好。我爱她……
——>> …but seeing Ross and Rachel come out of that chapel… ……但是看到罗斯和瑞秋从那个小教堂走出来……
——>> …was like a wake-up call that Monica and I are moving so fast, you know. ……就像是个警钟，提醒我和莫妮卡发展得太快了，你明白吗。
——>> How do I tell her without crushing her? 我该怎么告诉她才不会伤她的心？
Ross: Oh! 哦！
——>> Tell her she’s not marriage material. 就跟她说她不是结婚的料。
