The Sopranos 4x05 - Pie-O-My 英文筆記

• seltzer 一種德國汽泡礦泉水、蘇打水
• out of cell phone range 在手機沒訊號的地方
  例：I must've been out of cell phone range.
  
• drop off = deliver 遞送、交付、開車載
  例：Cousin Brian is dropping those estate papers off tomorrow.
• no soap radio 跟大家串通一起整別人的一種笑話
  
• steamroller 蒸汽壓路機，可用來比喻「難以抵抗的力量」。
  例：Was that a steamroller of a set? Pick up one of the new CDs for sale up at the front.
  
• can 屁股
  例：- The weight she put on in rehab. How could she do that to herself? - She always had a bad can. It's genetic.
  
• Sensodyne 牙膏品牌
• chicken marsala 用 Marsala 酒炒的雞肉 (義大利菜)
• copper 銅
  
• Teflon 泰夫龍，一種表面材質，用來避免沾鍋。
• Ritalin 利他能，一種治療嗜睡症和小孩無法專心的藥。
• diabetes 糖尿病
• insulin 胰島素
• casserole 烤盤、砂鍋
• inn = motel = hostel 旅館、客棧
• problematic 有問題的
• Waldorf-Astoria (Hotel) 曼哈頓的豪華飯店
• butt 用頭猛撞
  例：Watch out for the goat, it butts.
• shin 脛骨、脛部
• LePage 膠水或漿糊的品牌
• chooch = ciuccio 白痴、笨蛋 (義大利字)
• backstretch 非終點直道 (橢圓形跑道的兩個直道之一)
• (from) wire to wire 從起跑線到終點線、從頭到尾
• solidarity 團結、共同一致
  例：I've been meaning to get down to the court to show my solidarity.
• linchpin 制輪楔 (固定輪子在軸上的釘子)、關鍵、重要的東西
  例：I remember Daddy said that someday Bobby would be your linchpin.
  
• head waiter 服務生領班
• blue chip 穩定股票的別名
  例：The blue chip portfolio like your cousin's suggesting to keep pace with inflation?
  
• keep pace 跟上腳步、同步
• inflaction 通膨、脹大
• irrevocable 無法挽回的、無法取消的
  例：That type of trust is irrevocable.
  
• probate 檢驗遺囑、保釋
  例：A trust, per se, is good thing. Avoids probate, prying eyes...but there's other ways to go.
  
• prying  窺探的、愛打聽的
• inter vivos (法律) 生前贈予
• 8 x 10 glossy (photo paper) 照片紙 (如明星卡、棒球卡等)
• agreed upon 同意的
  例：The horse won, but that was not the agreed upon strategy.
• fluke 錨爪、僥倖、比目魚
  例：So this coming behind, this was a fluke?
• escolar 玉梭魚
• (football) cleat (美式足球) 釘鞋
• on one's behalf 為了誰、代表誰
  例：It gives Brian authorization to buy stocks on our behalf.
• peace of mind 內心的平靜、安心
  例：It'll give us such peace of mind.
• "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." 拳擊手阿里說過的話
• sanctum 神聖的地方、密室
• spoonful 一湯匙的
• punch 打卡
  例：All your effort, all the years your put in getting your ticket punched...you'll be a nobody.
• mutability 易變性、變更性、性情不定
  例：I can see where you want more mutability.
• furlong 長度單元 (約二百公尺)
  例：Only six furlongs. She should run it head-to-head.
  
• head-to-head = neck-to-neck 並駕齊驅
• nag 駑馬、老馬、小馬
• winner's circle 頒獎給勝利賽馬的地方
• steward 管理人、籌備員、招待員
• caravan 旅行拖車 (移動房屋)
• when/if push come to shove 面臨最終時刻、沒有轉圜餘地的時候
  例：You think if push came to shove he'd give a fuck about you?
  
• waistline 腰圍、腰身
• nachos 墨西哥玉米餅 (加上醬料)
  
• grande = big 大的 (食物或飲料)
  例：Nachos grande and a diet coke.
  
• mold 黴、霉
• defendant 被告
  例：The 72-year-old defendant listened as government auditors detailed financial irregularities at Comley Trucking.
  
• auditor 聽者、聽眾、稽核員
• fodder 飼料、彈藥、草料
• hang crepe 衰傷、悲傷、哀悼
  例：A little support in the courtroom would be nice or are you still hanging crepe?
• steer clear (of) 躲避、避免、撇清
  例：Everybody steers clear of her food.
• run up 積欠、快速累積、升起
  例：They don't pay for nothing. They ran up a $200 bar bill.
• overcharge 對…索價過高
  例：Overcharge some of those college students.
• stipulation 約束、契約、約定
• Easy-Off 清潔劑品牌
  例：Finally, the woman finds the Easy-Off. (廣告詞)
  
• Hunan Palace 美國的中國餐館
  
• tendon 肌腱
• tender 敏感的、嫩的
  例：We should switch her shoes to those titanium ones that Heshie was telling me about. They don't weigh anything. So they're good for a tender hoof.
• thrash 震動、扭動、打擊、重擊
  例：- Will she be all right? - At least she stopped thrashing.