The Sopranos 5x06 - Sentimental Education 英文筆記

• reimburse 補償、賠償、償還
  例：I'll reimburse you.
• pissy 討厭的、像尿一樣臭的
• one of these days 總有一天
  例：One of these days, you wait, I'm gonna kick your fucking ass.
• cogent 令人信服的、有說服力的、切實的
  例：Anthony submitted his one-line topic late. Then two drafts. The first was apparently sketchy. The second, Fiske said, was "suspiciously cogent." Plagiarism.
  
• plagiarism 抄襲、剽竊
• cold fish 沒有感情的人、冷漠的人
• stomach in knots 胃痛、肚子絞痛
  例：My stomach is in knots.
• unpretentious 不驕傲的、謙虛的
• vascular 血管的、脈管的
• neurotomy 神經解剖學、神經切斷術
• intellectual 知識份子、聰明的、知性的
• papal nuncio 羅馬教廷大使
• joyride 開車兜風 (可指偷車)、追求享樂
• masseur 男按摩師
• soothe 使平靜、安撫、撫慰
  例：Four or five tables, soothing atmosphere.
  
• storefront 店面、店頭
• travel agency 旅行社
• caseworker 社會工作者
• demoralizing 使失去信心的、使士氣低落的
• non-negotiable 不可談判的、不可改變的
  例：For me to even consider having you back, we're gonna have to establish some non-negotiable ground rules.
• first and foremost 最重要地、首要地、首先地
  例：First and foremost, school comes first. That means putting the brakes on your social life, parties, phone calls, Devin.
  
• put the brakes on 暫停、停止
• potty mouth 喜歡說髒話的人
• whip into shape 鞭策、使某人有很大的改善
  例：I think his time over there with me whipped him into shape a little.
• coracoid process 肩胛骨的一部分
• on the tip of one's tongue 快要說出來、幾乎記起來
  例：It's on the tip of my tongue.
• keep your shirt on 放輕鬆、冷靜
  例：- Vito, where the fuck is my Tupperware? - Keep your shirt on. My wife's bringing it down this afternoon.
  
• pectoralis minor 胸部附近的某個肌肉名稱
• biceps 二頭肌
• mind all over the place 不專心、注意力不集中
  例：My mind's all over the place.
• exhilaration 高興、愉快
• abbot 方丈、男修道院院長、男住持
• enrich 使富裕、使肥沃、充實
  例：Eduction should never stop. It enriches all aspects of life.
• matriculate 准許入學、被錄取 (進大學)
  例：All our students matriculate.
• licensure 執照的核發
• bodywork 以觸摸身體為主的療法 (如按摩和指壓)、修車工作
• remorseful = regretful 懊悔的、悔恨的
• resolve 堅決、決心
  例：You need to show resolve, a firm purpose to change.
• here and now 此時此地
  例：So this man takes you to restaurants, fulfills certain physical desires, tells jokes. But will he be there beyond the here and now?
• penance 懺悔、為了證明悔改的決心，你自己或牧師交付給你做的事。
  例：For your penance, I want you to do something kind for Tony.
• shiatsu 指壓
• oasis 綠洲、避難處
• hand cream 護手霜、潤手霜
• koi 錦鯉
• carp 鯉魚
• ginseng 人參
• happy ending 女按摩師 (通常是亞洲的) 按摩後的特別服務
  
• discreet 小心的、慎重的
• go over 檢查、審查、查看、重溫
  例：Mr. Wegler pulled me out of language lab to go over my term paper notes.
• term paper 學期進度報告
• actuary 精算師、會計
• unload on 推卸給、把什麼推給誰
  例：I'm finding the other copy when Gene the actuary completely unloads on me.
• garbage pail 垃圾桶
• fetus 胎兒
• intellectualism 理智主義、知性主義
• eyeglasses 眼鏡
• take a beating 挨打、受打擊、被擊敗
  例：I just took a beating at craps.
• craps 花旗骰 (一種賭博遊戲)
• scalp 剝頭皮、掠奪、欺騙、賣黃牛票、非法賣買 (以大賺一筆)
  例：Pocahontas here is scalping us.
• take a stand 表示意見、採取立場
  例：Honestly, the important thing is you took a stand. A lot of parents just take it in stride or even condone it.
  
• act out 假裝、扮演
  例：No, that was just acting out. He was with a bad crowd.
• late bloomer 年紀較大才展露頭角的人、晚熟的人
• keep pace with 跟上腳步、並駕齊驅
  例：AJ's just fighting to keep pace with the kids who seem further ahead.
• blast 好玩、美好的時間
  例：Thanks. It was a blast.
• hit the sack/rack 睡覺、休息
  例：I'm going to hit the sack for the next 14 hours.
• ditch digger 挖溝渠的工人
• vocational/trade school 職業學校、專科學校
• glow-in-the-dark = phosphorescence 螢光、磷光
• put the arm on 施壓、給誰壓力
  例：Every time I think about putting the arm on Tom Fiske, I want to poke my eyes out with a knitting needle.
• knitting needle 編織針、毛衣針
• strong-arm 攻擊、威脅、打
  例：You strong-armed me using the only weapon you have. Your pussy.
• full boat/house 葫蘆
• spiff 吸引人的
• con/scam artist 詐騙者
• wolf in sheep's clothing 披著羊皮的狼、偽君子