The Sopranos 4x11 - Calling All Cars 英文筆記

• passenger seat 乘客座位 (通常指駕駛座旁邊的)
  
• stuffy 悶熱的、窒息的、不通風的
  例：It was hot in the car, it was stuffy.
• caterpillar 毛毛蟲
• verbalization 以言語表達、動詞化
  例：The meaning is elicited through verbalization.
• mistress 情婦
• skunk 臭鼬
• square = straighten 弄直、矯正
  例：Whatever's gone on with the other two, you want to square it with Carmela.
• gloss over 掩飾、掩蓋
  例：I think you're glossing over the significant accomplishments we've made in here.
• pot roast 燉熟的牛肉
• birth order = birthing order 出生順序
• get over 克服、從什麼恢復過來、熬過
  例：Your jacket. You're just getting over a cold.
• blooming onion 炸洋蔥球 (澳美客的菜)
• still mooing 形容牛肉很生
  例：The steak with the toothpick is Daddy's, he likes it still mooing.
• Outback 澳美客 (牛排店)
• sides 附餐
  例：The sides alone were over $30.
• not a value 不重要、沒有用
  例：Sometimes courage isn't a value.
• out of hand/control 失去控制
  例：Let's not let this thing get out of hand.
• suffice to say 這樣說就夠了、一言以蔽之
  例：Suffice to say, no matter what happens now, or in the future, Carmine won't forget you.
• blow off steam 發洩、抒壓、花掉多餘的精力
  例：I know I can blow off a little steam with you.
  
• shaving cream 刮鬍泡、刮鬍膏
• wattage 瓦特數
• platonic 柏拉圖的、心靈上的戀愛關係 (有愛無性)
  例：We're stuck at platonic.
  
• psychosis 精神病、精神不正常
• harpy 鳥身女妖
  例：God forbid that I should say something, because I would be perceived as a harpy coming between him and his dead, idealized wife.
• chimney 煙囪、燈罩
• poverty pimp 表面上在幫助弱勢團體，但暗地卻利用此不肖獲利的人。
• provocation 激怒、挑撥、刺激
  例：Throwing your appraiser a beating was a provocation to you directly.
• cactus 仙人掌 
• dinnertime 正餐時間 (午餐或晚餐)
• put an end to 結束、終結
  例：I'll put an end to the mystery right now.
• recessed lighting 一種燈具，嵌在天花板的凹洞中。
• fettle 狀態、情緒
  例：- Hey, how you doing? - Fine fettle.
• monopoly 壟斷、獨佔事業
• face time (在真實世界中) 會面
  例：Face time with you could be what he needs.
• speck 斑點、污點
  例：I see a gray mist with little specks of light.
• afterlife 來世、死後的世界
• sea captain 船長
• séance 降神會、嘗試與鬼魂溝通的聚會
• cling 黏緊、緊貼、附著
  例：This dispute with the bill is morbid clinging.
• headstone 墓碑、墓石
• brooch 胸針
• fling 投擲、一時的衝動
  例：- Is she your current goomar? - No, it's a brief fling kind of thing.
• ease out the door 漸漸退出、退居幕後、離開
  例：It's this diamond pin that I send to every woman when I'm easing out the door.
• walking paper 解雇通知
  例：It was she who gave me my walking papers.
• high maintenace 形容東西的維護成本高
  
• self-knowledge 自知、自覺、自我了解
• shoot the breeze 吹牛、閒談、閒聊
  例：All we do now is sit around half the time shooting the breeze about philosophy, the Italians, my uncle Eckley.
• dirt poor 非常窮的
• customary 習慣的、慣例的
  例：So, what's customary? I mean, do we shake hands?
• couch 暗示、表達
  例：Your Honor, to couch it as a performance...
• proceedings 訴訟、議項
  例：Court will convene on Monday at 9:30 to continue proceedings.
• appeal 上訴、請求、請願
  例：Feel free to take that up on appeal.
• all hell broke loose 一片混亂、天下大亂
  例：Got home tonight. Kids were kind of quiet. Then bedtime, all hell broke loose.
• unwholesome 有害身體健康的、不健康的
• go on record 公開表明觀點
  例：I will also go on record as saying I know my old man can be a tough nut to crack.
• tough nut (to crack) 棘手的問題、難對付的人
• have no way of 沒辦法、無法
  例：I have no way of knowing what kind of advice he's getting from Johnny.
• moderation 緩和、溫和、調節
  例：Johnny's always usually a voice of moderation.
• pragmatist 現實主義者、實用主義者
• chateau 城堡、別墅 
• outshone 比什麼更亮、勝過、使相形見絀
  例：It even outshone Versailles where the king lived.
• Versailles 凡爾賽 (法國十七世紀的宮殿)
  
• clap in(to) irons/jail 關入大牢、送進監獄
  例：In the end, Louis clapped him in irons.
• turf 草地、賽馬場、地盤、領土
  例：Bear in mind, he came onto my turf.
• rough up 動粗、打、揍
  例：He roughed up my appraiser.
• forthcoming 即將來臨的
  例：If the proper response is not forthcoming in a business-like time frame, my next move will not be further conversation.
• business-like 有效的、有系統的、有方法的
  
• time frame 時間範圍、一段時間
• blindside 從旁邊偷襲
  例：You should know that my next call will be to Johnny Sack to let him know that we talked. He shouldn't feel blindsided.