The Sopranos 4x09 - Whoever Did This 英文筆記

• admonition 告誡、警告
  例：I repeat my earlier admonition that you do not discuss the case among yourselves or with anyone else, including media.
• logistical 邏輯的、籌備的、後勤的
  例：Your Honor, I have logistical problem to discuss. I'd like to call a witness out of order.
• out of order 違反議事規則、順序紊亂
• Early Bird Special 有些餐廳為了吸引人在非正規時間吃正餐，提供該時間特別才有的菜單。
  
• bombshell 炸彈、突發而驚人的事物
  例：Big bombshell from the prosecution today with testimony detailing misuse of Joint Fitters' 401K funds.
  
• misuse 濫用、誤用
• boom 麥克風臂 (攝影時用來收音的)
• royal highness 皇室成員 (國王和皇后之外) 的敬稱
  例：How's our royal highness in there?
  
• stall 柵、欄、廄、隔間
  例：Go ahead, fourth stall down, I'll join you.
• Toboggan Handicap 美國一年一度的賽馬比賽
• muzzle 動物的鼻口 (如馬狗牛)、動物的口套
• address (向誰) 演說、致辭
  例：My daughter's addressing the Irish Parliament.
  
• parliament 國會、議會
  
• disorient 使失去方向感、使迷惑
  例：He was disoriented when he came in.
  
• dementia 痴呆
  例：A man at his age could've been working on dementia for quite a while on the blow of the head tipped him over.
• presbyterian 長老制的、長老教會的
• witless 無知的、愚笨的
  例：It was Little Paulie, the witless nephew.
• Shamu 海洋公園 SeaWorld 裡著名殺人鯨的藝名，多隻殺人鯨共用這個名字。
  例：That party was the only time I ever mentioned Shamu's fat ass.
• delicately 優美地、微妙地、婉轉地
  例：I don't know how to put this delicately. He was sucking a cub scout's dick.
• cub scout 童子軍 (8-10 歲)
  
• rodent 齧齒動物
  例：I'm afraid we had to have emergency surgery performed upon arrival at headquarters after discovery of a small rodent in the rectal passage.
  
• rectal 直腸的
• Xanadu 上都、仙境、很棒的地方
  例：This is Xanadu compared to that courtroom.
• milk 榨取、擠奶
  例：I'm milking this thing for all it's worth. 無論它價值是大是小，我都要善用這個機會。
  
• for all one is worth 盡其所能、物盡其用
• mistrial 無效審判
• archery range 箭靶場
• as to = with regards to 關於
  例：Our psychiatrist will testify as to your reduced mental capacity.
• mental capacity 智力、心智能力
• rule out 排除 (…的可能)、否定
  例：- We get you 24-hour-a-day nursing care because they still didn't rule out the dementia, and you might be a danger to yourself. - Which only bolsters our case.
  
• bolster 支撐、援助、支持
• fitness 健康、生理能力
  例：If the court finds you lack fitness to proceed, the trial will be suspended, and the charges against you dismissed with prejudice, or delayed.
  
• dismissal with prejudice 法律用語，案件因某種特別理由被撤消。
• RN = registered nurse 合格護士
• muffin 一種麵包
• on the outs 不合、有過爭執
  例：I also know he and Tony are on the outs, but Tony's not talking.
• drool 流口水、胡說、胡言亂語
  例：I lived my whole life with dignity. Now I gotta pretend I'm a drooling idiot.
• juror 陪審員
• prosthesis 義肢、義體
• baptism 洗禮、受洗
• begotten = biological 親生的
  例：Our Lord gave his only begotten son to suffer.
• blot out = erase 消除、抹去
  例：In your abundant compassion, blot out my offense. Wash away all my guilt. From my sin, cleanse me.
  
• cleanse 淨化、使清潔、清洗
• presence of mind 沈著、鎮定、頭腦清楚
  例：He asked Ro to marry him. She had the presence of mind to say no.
• cut back 減少 (使用)
  例：You cut back on that shit, right? 你戒了那鬼東西，對吧？
  
• as far as that goes = as far as that is concerned 至於那個方面、考慮到…
  例：He's covered on her husband's insurance, as far as that goes.
• alligator tears = crocodile tears 假的眼淚
  例：Fuck him and his alligator tears.
• irritable/nervous bowel syndrome 大腸急躁症
• line in the sand 界線、規矩
  例：There's a line in the sand when it comes to mothers.
• conception = concept 概念、觀念
  
• swear/pledge allegiance 宣誓效忠
  例：We pledge allegiance to the United States of America.
• fire marshal/chief 消防隊長
• blown-out 爆掉的、燒壞的
  例：The found pieces of a blown-out light bulb in a stall and the hay was a natural accelerant.
  
• hay 乾草、秣
• accelerant 催化劑、觸媒、助燃物
• sour cream 酸奶油
• colic 肚子痛、絞痛
• carload 一車的量
  例：What are you, a vegetarian? You eat beef and sausage by the carload.
• bleach 漂白 (劑) 
• nose runs 流鼻水
  例：Your nose is running.
  
• snort 用鼻子吸 (毒)
  例：I snorted a little H.
• Visine 眼藥水品牌
• scag 海洛因
• jump in with both feet 一頭栽入、沒仔細思考就跳進去
  例：Don't overthink it. Either jump in with both feet, or don't.
• hotwire 不用鑰匙發動車子 (偷車)
  例：Can you hotwire this thing?
• scoop 勺子、湯匙、鏟子