- to that extent 到那個程度或範圍
例:Gigi, Beansie... Us Italians, I think we're the only ones that use nicknames to that extent. - soubriquet = moniker = nickname 綽號
- pneumonia 肺炎
- date 棗、棗椰樹。例:date-nut bread。
- sever 切割、切斷
例:Russell Crowe is trapped. They're gonna sever off his head. - yank 猛拉、迅速地拉出
例:He yanks the sword from that dude. That was so phat.
- phat = great = wonderful
- care for 喜歡、照料
例:I didn't care for it. - butler 男管家
- pigheaded 固執的、頑固的、愚蠢的
- student union 學生活動中心
- pointy-head 知識份子 (有貶意)
例:All these horrible people in it with pointy heads and stuff. There's one guy had no legs. He hopped around on this hands. - hop 單足跳、跳過
- obsessive-compulsive disorder 強迫症
- poli-sci = political science
- ferret 雪貂、白鼬
- snap out of it 重新振作
例:You gotta snap out of this, Caitlin.
- culture shock 文化衝擊、文化震驚
例:I'm sure coming here has been a culture shock for her. - dental cleaning 洗牙
例:I got a postcard from the dentist. It's time to schedule a cleaning. - bundt cake 一種環狀蛋糕
- cry over 抱怨、發牢騷
例:She cries over like everything. - scalp 頭皮
例:Her scalp is like, all raw. - cut sb. some slack 對誰寬容一點
例:Cut her some slack. She's under a lot of strain.
- rise to the bait 上勾、中圈套
例:Did you see? How I didn't rise to the bait? - pole 杆、柱、鋼管
例:You're on the poles tonight, honey.
- weight loss center 減肥中心
- reclaim 重新收復、降服、開拓
例:I have come to reclaim Rome for my people. - weasel 黃鼠狼、狡猾的人
- word to the wise 對聰明的人不用說太多他就能懂。
- hopped-up 醉的、迷幻的、(汽車) 改裝的
例:What's the matter with you? What are you, hopped up on something? - fuse box 保險絲盒
- fraternize 跟誰友善、親近
例:What did tell you about fraternizing? - shell out 支付
例:I didn't shell out three crackers for you to be modeling your teeth. - thoroughbred 純種的、有教養的
例:That kid's thoroughbred, but those choppers, fucking train wreck.
- chopper 牙齒
- run ragged 忙碌
例:- Not bad, Chrissy. Decent week. - Not bad? I'm running ragged here. - conniption 歇斯底里
例:She starts having conniptions over this homeless lady in the street. - hygienist 衛生學者、保健專家
- affectionate 溫柔親切的、深情的
例:One minute he's all affectionate, and the next he's like a totally different person.
- affair of the heart 戀愛、愛情
例:I don't get involved in affairs of the heart. - repressed 壓抑的
例 :I had a lot of repressed anger. - outfitter 旅行用品店
- syrup 糖漿
- pine tree 松樹
- flattop 平頭、航空母艦
例:Look at Kirk Douglas' hair. They didn't have flattops in ancient Rome! - primo = best 頂級的、最好的
例:I'm talking primo notes, I got an A. - resident adviser = RA 宿舍舍監
- trance 恍惚、出神、發呆
例:How about the football trance? I swear to god, we can have an entire conversation, but if that TV's on, he's not hearing a word I'm saying. - attention span 可專注的時間
例:Men have the attention span of children. - reciprocate 交換、報答
例:I'm glad we could reciprocate. - Dean's List = Consistent Honor List = Honor Roll 成績優異的學生會被學校列在這個名單
- aside from 除了…之外
例:Aside from Tim Daly chewing my ear for an hour, it was wonderful. - chew one's ear 嘮叨、囉嗦、碎碎念
- sportscaster 體育節目播報員
- toxic 有毒的
- cut the line 插隊
例:Hey, that guy cut the line! - restraining order 限制令
例:Did I tell you my father's filing a restraining order against her? - horn in = poke one's nose into 插手、介入
例:We couldn't do anything without her horning in. - commemorate 紀念
例:I tell you I wanted a painting commemorating my husband's last thoughts. You give me cows with halos and Indians making love?
- halo 光環、光圈
- cul-de-sac 死路、道路的盡頭
例:We'll get a little house in a cul-de-sac. I know that guy who's a mortgage broker.
- mortgage 抵押
- rug 小地毯、小毯
- cynicism 冷嘲熱諷、悲觀主義、厭世
例:You have this underlying cynicism about everything. - logjam 水上漂浮太多圓木以致阻塞、阻塞、僵局
例:Sometimes even painful sessions can break the logjam. - high roller 花錢不手軟的人
2009/03/08
The Sopranos 3x06 - University 英文筆記
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