- smuggle 偷運、走私
例:They will probably go through their entire lives not knowing that their father's sperm was smuggled out of jail to get Nancy pregnant. - power drill 電鑽
- cut back 減少、縮減
例:You think you're the only one that has to cut back on shit they need because of the separation? - pimple 青春痘、面皰、討人厭但不會造成大傷害的人 (跟青春痘一樣)
- force one's hand 促使某人馬上行動或表態
例:Sounds to me like your friend John wants to force Little Carmine's hand. - smart as a whip 形容很聰明
- longshoreman 碼頭工人、港口裝卸工
- corner table 形狀被設計來放在牆角的桌子
- yarn 紗線、故事
例:It's a great yarn, right, Feech? - busybody 愛管閒事的人
- egomaniac 自大狂、驕傲的人
- stewardess 女服務員 (飛機或船上)、女空服員、空姐
- pothead 抽大麻的人
- white bucks 鹿皮製的白鞋
- lady luck 幸運女郎 (賭場常見)、幸運女神
- impermeable 不可滲透的、無法穿透的
例:Did I interrupt one of your impermeable stories? - snatch = cunt = twat
- keel over 翻身昏倒
例:- I got my shoe in her snatch... - and it falls off and she keels over. Che puzz'.
- thalidomide 一種鎮靜劑,被發現可能造成不孕。
- environmental event coordinator 辦理婚宴等活動的人
- publicist 公關、國際法學家
- puppeteer 傀儡師、操縱木偶的人
- sneeze at 忽視 (什麼的重要性)
例:Straight "A"s at Middlebury's Language Camp, can't sneeze at that. - folkloric 民俗的、民間的 (傳說或流傳)
- nudge 輕推、推動
例:If we can nudge Lem's verbals past 760 on the next round, he can basically write his own ticket. - write one's own ticket 根據自己所想要的,設定目標或規劃人生道路。
- stoked 激動的、狂熱的、興奮的
例:I'm stoked. - of the essence 非常重要的、不可缺少的
例:We are rapidly approaching crisis mode here with these grades, and time is of the essence. - have heart set on 想要、期望 (什麼東西)
例:If either of the Arizona's is what he's got his heart set on, he's not gonna get in with these grades. - ace in the hole 最後王牌、應急的手段
例:I know about football, Anthony. That's our ace in the hole. - edge up 推往、推向
例:I think we can edge up the math into the fives in the next round, providing Anthony can bear down and focus.
- bear down 努力、施壓、克服
- interpersonal 人與人之間的、人際間的
- constrict 壓縮、繃緊、拉緊
- all in all 整體來看地、各方面來看地
例:All in all he seemed to be handling the split well. - ration 定量、配給量、一份
例:This is not to say I don't get a ration of shit in every conversation. - googol 十的一百次方、1 後面 100 個 0
- supercharged 增加動力的、加強的
- sticker 貼紙、標籤
- deck = cool 酷的
例:This is so deck! - ozone 臭氧
- decapitate = behead 斬首
例:You wanna be the sucker in a regular car that gets decapitated? - carrot and stick 軟硬兼施、威逼利誘
- toddler 初學走路的小孩
- connoisseur 鑒識家、鑒定家、專家
- flunky = lackey 馬屁精、僕人
- popularity contest 比誰有人緣的比賽
- vile 卑鄙的、惡劣的、骯髒的
例:It is still no excuse to use the vile word that I used, of which I am sure you know that I'm talking about. - basketful 一籃 (滿滿) 的
- ablution 洗禮、洗身
- common ground 共同點、共同的興趣
- global positioning system 全球定位系統
- loophole 漏洞、槍眼、牆上的小洞
例:They used to be a great tax loophole, those SUVs. Told all my clients, write it off on your business.
- write off 勾銷、減稅
- hovel 簡陋、破爛的小屋
- cab fare 計程車錢
- zapped 很累的、精疲力竭的
例:He was pretty zapped. - easel 畫架、黑板架
- sedate 給誰服鎮靜劑
例:I had to sedate my own little girl at her wedding. - car carrier 運載汽車的大拖車
- premium 額外支出、獎金、酬金、保險費
- daybook 日記簿、帳本
- consignment 委託
- proclivity 傾向、癖好
例:If you've got some kind of sexual proclivity with that teacher or whatever, now is the time to tell us! - cloud 遮敝、籠罩
例:My pathetic need to compete with you clouded my judgment. - smirk 傻笑
- ply 不斷做、努力做
例:When did that happen, you gotta ask permission to ply your trade? - anecdote 軼事、趣事、秘史
- local color 地方特色、地方風格
- imbecile 低能的、智障的
- plasma 血漿、乳漿。例:plasma display 電漿顯示器。
- quotidian 每日的、司空見慣的、每日發作的
例:Some notion of escaping the quotidian. - dust bunny 一團灰塵
例:Eddie examined every dust bunny in the place just last week. - bequest 遺產、遺贈
- oil stain 油汙
- windup 投手準備投球的動作
2009/08/21
The Sopranos 5x04 - All Happy Families 英文筆記
2009/08/13
The Sopranos 5x03 - Where's Johnny? 英文筆記
- luck of the draw 好運、僥倖、碰運氣贏得
例:It's the luck of the draw. Could've just as easily been me that went away.
- square 正當的、正直的
例:You should keep a square job like that for appearances. - boy king 年幼、年輕的國王
- bialy 洋蔥小麵包
- stool softener 軟便劑
- ready-made 現成的、已做好的、已有的
例:It's tough on her. I don't know, two kids, a ready-made family. - belle of the ball 舞會最美的女生、舞會皇后
- dog 腳、鞋子
例:Here, Ma, rest those dogs. - chop chop 快點、馬上
例:Let's go, chop chop, pay the woman. - humidity 濕氣、濕度
- muffle 壓抑 (聲音)、覆蓋、蒙住、使 (聲音) 低沉
例:This'll muffle the shot. - maggot 蛆
- bloodshed 流血、殺戮
- have the makings of 有資格、很可能發展成
例:He never even had the makings of a varsity athlete. - not all it's cracked up to be 實際情況並不是大家說得那麼好
例:- The Sopranos have two bosses. - That's not all it's cracked up to be, believe you me. - triumvir 三巨頭之一、三執政之一
- 9 to 5 朝九晚五
- rehabilitate 使恢復、修復
例:They released these fucks from the can. Obviously, he wasn't rehabilitated. - bum wing 受傷的翅膀或手臂
- breadstick 一種長條型、硬脆的麵包
- starter 開胃菜
例:Now I gotta prepare the starters and schlep them to Uncle Jun's.
- schlep 攜帶、搬運、拖
- tablecloth 桌巾、桌布
- grimy 污穢的、骯髒的
例:I don't get these old antique houses. They're grimy looking. - marinara 大蒜番茄醬 (一種義大利麵的醬料)
- line coach 美式足球前鋒 (lineman) 的教練
- academic leave 休學
例:I took an academic leave anyway. - medley 混合、混雜
例:Sit down and dig into this medley of pastas that Janice whipped up. - whip up 煽動、刺激、很快地準備 (餐點)
- tardiness 緩慢、遲到
- tight end 邊鋒 (美式足球)
- hothouse flower 溫室花朵
- nip in the bud 在發芽時就摘除,趁問題還不嚴重時及早根除。
例:I gotta nip this Little Carmine shit in the bud. Otherwise I could see a lot of people start fucking around. Power vacuum, the capos bide their time.
- power vaccum 指當權者消失,職位出現空缺,大家都搶著要的狀態。
- bide time 耐心等待 (機會的出現)
- in large measure/amount 大量、大部分
例:In large measure, I blame you for this shit with Little Carmine. Man of your stature goes to Florida to see that schmuck?
- stature 身份、地位
- put the snatch on 強行奪取、綁架
例:You don't think somebody put the snatch on him, do you? - Turkish taffy 一種糖果棒
- profit margin 利潤率
- mower 割草機、剪草機
- orthopedist 整型外科醫師
- nail down 用釘釘住、確定、總結、結案
例:This meeting today, we're trying to nail down a new contractor now with Massarone gone. - palisade 柵欄、圍牆
- water over the dam = water under the bridge 過去的事就算了、往事別提了
- worse comes to worst 情況糟到不能再糟
例:You gotta understand, this shit between Johnny and Little Carmine is bad. The instability. But worse comes to worst, it could work to our advantage. - crumb 麵包屑、碎屑
例:They fight, we pick up any crumbs from the fallout. - the odds are 很可能
例:The odds are that Johnny'll end up on top, but who knows? - half and half 一半一半 (的東西)、全套「服務」
例:I'll give you half and half in the back seat. - copper = cop 警察
- slot machine 吃角子老虎機
- shirk 逃避 (責任)、躲避、偷懶
例:Whenever there's a a family problem, you shirk your duties or you run away! - headcase 瘋子、神經病
例:I was 16 when you left me in the house with our headcase of a mother. - mire 陷入 (困境或泥濘)
例:I sit here mired in her bullshit, trying to be a good son while you're off dropping acid and blowing roadies.
- drop acid 服迷幻藥 (LSD)、嗑藥
- roadie 隨樂團巡迴的人作人員
- retroactive 追溯的、回溯 (生效) 的
例:Naturally I want my taste, retroactive, because this is the first time I heard about any of this.
- horseshoe 馬蹄鐵
- akin 同種的、同族的、有血緣關係的
例:They're akin to mini-strokes. - obstinacy 頑固、固執、頑強
- forgetfulness 健忘、疏忽
- squabble 爭吵、口角
例:The last thing I wanted to do was get in the middle of a family squabbling. - prairie dog 草原犬鼠、土撥鼠
- coyote 郊狼、草原狼
2009/08/04
The Sopranos 5x02 - The Rat Pack 英文筆記
- vet/veteran 老兵
- cut the ribbon 剪綵
例:We're finally gonna cut the ribbon for the museum on the 22nd. - Rogaine 落健
- go through labor 生產、分娩
- inaudible 聽不見的、難以聽見的
- petty cash 小額備用現金
- pole camera 監視器
- tamper 賄賂、干涉、竄改
例:What happened to the jury tampering investigation on Junior Soprano's trial? You guys just drop the ball on that?
- drop the ball 犯錯、失敗
- pan out 成功
例:Even if Massarone and 1,000 other snitches pan out, we've still gotta put Tony on trial. - dandelion 蒲公英
- vacant lot 空地
- shoulder belt 安全帶、肩帶
- fescue 教鞭、牛毛草 (歐美常見的草)
- lay out 埋葬
例:Where is he gonna be laid out? - mantelpiece = fireplace mantel 壁爐台、壁爐架
- Opus Dei 主業會 (天主教教派)
- irresistible 不可抵抗的、無法拒絕的、難以抗拒的
例:You are irresistible and you know it. - clingy 黏的、緊貼的
例:Danny said I was clingy.
- invoice 發票、費用清單
- crutch 支撐、支持
例:Things are different when you don't have that crutch. - support system 支持系統,可指一群在某方面幫助他人的人員。
- maid of honor 伴娘、首席女儐相
- marinate 浸泡 (在滷汁裡)
例:I got peppers been marinating for 15 years. - sciatica 坐骨神經痛
- strapping 強壯的、健壯的、結實的
例:This strapping young man is Anthony Jr. - benevolent 仁慈的、有愛心的、善意的
例:A good commander is benevolent and unconcerned with fame.
- heart-grabber 令人喜歡、心動的東西
- wet t-shirt contest 一種選美比賽,通常在夜店和酒吧舉辦,女生會穿著溼 T shirt 參加比賽。
- orderly 勤務兵、護理員 (醫院打雜的)
- associate's degree 副學士學位
- linen 亞麻的,一種布料,常用在桌布、床單、枕頭等。
- cinematography 電影美學
例:The cinematography, music, and Oscar-winning screenplay are all first rate.
- first rate 一流的、頂級的、最佳的
- dressing room 更衣間、化妝室
- equitable 公平的、公正的
例:He says that New Jersey has this equitable distribution law. - play hardball 來硬的、不讓步、採取強硬態度
例:This other lawyer say that we should play hardball. - newlywed 新婚夫或婦、新婚的人
- ricochet 跳彈、彈回
例:The ricochet left my sister a paraplegic. - beat meat 打手槍、自慰
例:What do I find at the pork store? A bunch of guys beating the meat. - slumber party 睡衣派對
- wake up on the wrong side of the bed 易怒的、易生氣的、心情不好的
例:Somebody woke up on the wrong side the of the bed. - crowd 擁擠、催逼、聚集
例:You're crowding me. - bookkeeper 記帳人、簿記員
- in and out 進進出出、裡裡外外
例:You got change? Been sliding this stupid bill in and out of the cigarette machine for like an hour. - mindset 心境、心態
- EKG = electrocardiogram 心電圖
- for all I care 我完全不在乎、不關我的事
例:Put him out in the street for all I care! - apostle 使徒、最初的傳道者
- go (from) zero to bitch 翻臉比翻書快
例:She goes from zero to bitch every time I try to show any warmth. - interferon 干擾素
- wholesaler 批發商
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