- 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
2009/09/14
The Sopranos 5x06 - Sentimental Education 英文筆記
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