The Sopranos 3x04 - Employee of the Month 英文筆記

• conceited 自負的、驕傲的、自以為是的
  例：You're so conceited.
  
• You think the synergy escapes me? 你以為我看不出這兩者之間的關係嗎？
• boycott 聯合抵制、拒絕參加
  之前的反義字：patronize
  例：Better I should boycott with the National Italian American Foundation and save the world from what is it this week? Gangster?
• fest = festival
• thug 惡棍、暴徒、幫派份子
  例：I'm so fed up with people assuming I'm thug because my name ends in a vowel.
• grandeur = grandness 偉大、莊嚴
  例：Hollywood tries to give these sociopaths the tragic grandeur of Al Pacino.
• con 欺騙、詐騙
  例：The guy's conning you.
• condescend 謙遜、屈尊、卑躬屈膝
  例：Condescend to me, Richard. It gets me so hot.
• straw house 稻草屋
• pink-slip 解雇、打發誰走
  例：Pink-slip this guy. He's dangerous.
• proactive 事前主動的
  例：You're the one who wanted to take a proactive approach.
• shy away from 避開 (麻煩的工作)
  例：He shies away from anything that requires effort.
• patriarchal 父系的、男性領導的
  之前的反義字：matriarchal
  例：Of course Richard's gonna be protective and patriarchal.
• adamant 固執的、堅定的
  例：He's been so adamant.
  
• button man 打手、黑幫裡較低階的位置
• gain insight 獲取新知、增長知識
  例：You've helped him gain what insight he's able to absorb.
• dye 染色、著色
• exemplify 例證、例示
  例：I'm making a documentary. The World War II generation and their music, exemplified by Ma.
  
• Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine 美國一處相傳藏金豐富的地方，現已禁止淘金。
• spar 拳擊練習
  例：I wanna meet my bud at the gym, we're gonna spar.
• mink 貂、貂皮大衣
• hydraulic 水力的、水壓的
• shish kebab 烤肉串
  例：I ought to stick a shish kebab up your ass.
• provoke 激怒、煽動、挑撥
  例：Why do you provoke me?
• wop 義大利人 (有貶意)
  
• breadbasket 麵包籃、胃、肚子
  例：School this prick. In the breadbasket!
  
• racial slur 種族歧視的用語
• welcome wagon 祝賀喬遷的禮物車
• housewarming 喬遷慶宴
  例：Carmela's bringing something nice to the housewarming for Ginny.
• mediocre 中等的、普通的、平凡的、不好不壞的
  例：I don't see what's so great about it. It's mediocre.
• tollbooth 收費站
• How many _____ does it take to change a light bulb? 美國的電燈泡笑話。____ 處填某個國家或族群的人，用來諷刺那些人不討喜的特色，連換個燈泡都要怎樣。
  例：How many Neapolitans does it take to screw in a light bulb? There's only candles in Naples right now. The cardinal of the church controls that racket. (諷刺 Naples 的落後)
• cardinal 主要的、主教
  
• sand monkey 中東人 (有貶意)
• hold out on sb. 不付錢
  例：Sand monkey on 17 is holding out on us.
• have a chip on one's shoulder 滿腹委屈、憤恨不平
  例：The kid's got a chip on his shoulder.
• pencil prick 形容老二很小，跟鉛筆一樣細。
• The bottom line speaks loudest. 結果會說話。
• pawn off 去除、趕走 (有計劃性地)
  例：When it gets hard, you pawn me off on somebody else.
• swab 擦拭、紗布、醫用海綿
  例：She's almost done. We just need a few more swabs.
  
• sprain 扭、扭傷
  例：It's just really badly sprained.
• apprehended 逮捕、理解、擔憂
  例：We apprehended somebody with the description at Popeye's Chicken not far from the scene.
• palm pilot = PDA 掌上型電腦
• arthritis 關節炎
• line up 嫌疑犯排成一列，讓目擊者或受害者指認。
  例：Detective Piersol was gonna call when you were ready for us to come down the line up.
• chain of custody 合法拘留所需的一系列文件
• foul up 搞糟、搞砸
  例：They had to let him go because fouled up the chain of custody.
• escort 護衛、護送
  例：You're gonna have to have someone escourt you to your car at night.
• deserted 荒廢的、荒蕪的
  例：Deserted parking garages are where a huge percentage of these attacks happen.
• stairwell 樓梯井
• register 顯露、流露
  例：I registered surprise.
• misdeed 罪行、犯罪
  例：Are you so ashamed of your background that any misdeed by an Italian somehow damages your self-esteem?
• prudently 慎重地、明智地
• tip over 翻倒、推翻
  例：She could tip it over.
• deadbeats 懶鬼、借債不還的人
• illiterate 文盲、不識字的
• condominium = condo
• long-neglected 被長久忽視的
  
• self-perpetuating 自我延續的。例：self-perpetuating revenue base。
• tri-state area 三州交界之地
• dry wall 沒用水泥黏合的石牆
• moniker 名字、綽號
  例：Lord Fuckpants? Whose moniker is that?
• startle 驚嚇、吃驚
  例：It startled me.
• shower 為即將結婚或生小孩的女人所辦的派對
  例：How was your cousin's shower?
• sleeve 套子 (如裝筆電的套子)
  
• samovar 俄國的一種茶壺
• avocado 酪梨、黃綠色
• dressing 醬料
  例：I'll have a chicken avocado wrap, no dressing, and a coke.
• wrap 卷餅
• callous 無情的、冷酷的、堅硬的
  例：Are you people really so callous?
• honeymooner 度蜜月的人
• psyche 靈魂、心理
• rottweiler 挪威納，一種德國犬。
• compact 契約、協議
  例：I'm not going to break the social compact.
• utterly 完全、絕對、全然
  例：I give myself up utterly and totally to God.
• stampede 驚逃、亂竄、蜂擁、潰散
  例：How about that stampede in Zimbabwe? Soccer game.
  
• cane 手杖、藤條、拐杖
  之前的相似字：crutch
  
• give the boot 趕走、解雇
  例：I've been getting the distinct feeling that you're giving me the boot.