单词和词组, 口语说法: 1. no call for something (spoken) also no call to do something(doesn't have to; not necessary) 毫无原因, 毫无道理, 没有必要 it is not reasonable Some movies throw in some violence, even though there's no call for it in the story. You have no call to be jealous. It's your call.看你的吧, 听你的吧, 你说了算. taking calls willing to receive telephone calls. I'm sorry, but she's not taking calls at the moment. Can I have her call you later? 2. a flash in the pan 昙花一现, 短期现象, 风行一时 briefly successful or popular At first, some of the major record labels thought rock ’n’ roll was just a flash in the pan. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form no flash in the pan (successful or popular for more than a brief period): This trend is no flash in the pan. 3. Lightning Marriage and Flashing Divorce闪婚和闪离, shotgun wedding奉子成婚, 先上车后补票. Don't knock it till you try it没有试过就没有发言权, 试了才知道 It means don't say criticize something if you have no experience with it. So if someone says that about marijuana for instance, it means don't make negative judgments about marijuana if you haven't tried it yourself. 4. zone something off 圈起来 to create a special regulatory zone in an area. The council zoned part of the land off for a park. They zoned off land for a park. zone out 走神, 心不在焉的 to not notice or stop being interested in what is happening around you When I'm dancing I zone out and feel like I'm the only one in the room. I just flew in from Europe this morning, so don't get upset if I just zone out in the middle of the meeting. absentminded心不在焉的 mind wandering. 5. drop a bomb(shell) and explode a bombshell; drop a brick 丢下一颗重磅炸弹 (You dropped a big bomb, and don't even give me any details.) Fig. to announce shocking or startling news. They really dropped a bombshell when they announced that the mayor would resign. Friday is a good day to drop a bomb like that. It gives the business world the weekend to recover. They must choose their words very carefully when they explode a bombshell like that. They really dropped a brick when they told her the cause of her illness. 6. The "Golliwogg对黑人的一种代称, 不礼貌" (later "Golliwog", "golly doll") [A contreversial black doll popularised by Robertson jam, the doll was later found to be politically incorrect and manufacturing of these cute little characters was illegal. Nowadays, the word gollywog is misused to call someone of black skin.] was a character in children's books in the late 19th century and depicted as a type of rag doll. It was reproduced, both by commercial and hobby toy-makers as a children's toy called the "golliwog", and had great popularity in western world into the 1960s. The doll has very black skin, eyes rimmed in white眼睛有白圈, clown lips小丑似的嘴唇, and frizzy hair, and it has been described as the least known of the major anti-black caricatures in the United States. While home-made golliwogs were sometimes female, the golliwog was generally male. For this reason, in the period following World War II, the golliwog was seen, along with the teddy bear, as a suitable soft toy for a young boy. The teddy bear is a stuffed toy bear. They are usually stuffed with soft, white cotton and have smooth and soft fur. It is an enduring form of a stuffed animal in many countries, often serving the purpose of entertaining children. In recent times, some teddy bears have become collector's items收藏品. 7. This place is rife with criminals. Can I make it ten可以定[或改]在十点吗. What makes your baby so special?看病时一种委婉的问法, 有什么问题, 有什么毛病, 有什么不正常. I am not such a pushover( 1). something that is easily achieved or accomplished. 2). a person, team, etc., that is easily taken advantage of or defeated, A person who is easy to overcome or influence. 不是那么好说服的, 不是那么好劝的. ) putoff 推诿, 遁词, 借口 a pretext for delay or inaction. 拖延, 推诿, 推迟 put off a decision. Are you two knowing each other你们俩认识吗. (It's time we) should be going.[我们]该走了. a statement made by one member of a pair (or group) of guests to the other mem-ber(s), indicating a desire to leave. (Typically, a way for one person in a couple to signal the other, indicating a desire to leave.) Mr. Franklin looked at his wife and said softly, "It's time we should be going." Tom: Well, I suppose it's time we should be going. Mary: Yes, we really should. Alice: So early? power trip 权力在我的满足感 a self-aggrandizing action undertaken simply for the pleasure of exercising control over other people. An action undertaken chiefly for the gratification associated with the exercise of power over another or others: "He was giving orders, and people were taking them. He was on a power trip" (Nelson DeMille). 8. I'd hate to be a bother. / Don't want to be a bother. A: Would you like some coffee or cookies? B: I'd hate to be a bother. 隐含的意思是: I would like some, but don't want to trouble you, if you already have some coffee around that'd be great, but don't put on a fresh pot." or perhaps "Oh, I do want coffee and cookies, but you have to insist some more until I graciously say yes as if I were doing you a favour." It means that you do not want to be troublesome, to impose the necessary work on the first person required to get the milk and cookies. They don't want the other person to make a special effort for them. Or it could be simply an affectation[ a. Behavior that is assumed rather than natural; artificiality 虚假的, 虚情假意的. b. A particular habit, as of speech or dress, adopted to give a false impression. These nouns refer to personal behavior assumed for effect. An affectation is artificial behavior, often adopted in imitation of someone, that is perceived as being unnatural. Pose denotes an attitude adopted to call favorable attention to oneself: His humility is only a pose. Air, meaning a distinctive but intangible quality, does not always imply sham/F&m/虚假, 假冒: The director had an air of authority. In the plural, however, it suggests affectation and self-importance: The movie star was putting on airs. Mannerism denotes an idiosyncratic trait or quirk, often one that others find obtrusive and distracting: His mannerism of closing his eyes as he talked made it seem as if he were deep in thought.] (some people try to be polite but they're just forcing the host to insist forever). A: Would you like some coffee or cookies? B: I'd hate to be a bother不愿意麻烦你/ 不想麻烦你. A: It would be no bother at all一点也不麻烦. B: All right, if you insist. 9. Your hospitality is appreciated very much非常感谢你的热情招待(你的好客). You are not getting this你没有理解, 你没有整明白. two-time someone 劈腿 sl. to cheat on or betray one's spouse or lover by dating or seeing someone else. When Mrs. Franklin learned that Mr. Franklin was two-timing her, she left him. Ann told Bob that if he ever two-timed her, she would cause him a lot of trouble. 10. care factor 关心指数(care factor zero: 毫不关心): A term associated with one's ability to care about a certain situation. Kiss ass: "Ray, my supervisor said that those reports you did will have to be resubmitted for approval." Ray: "My Care Factor reads 3 point 2." service factor(过载指数): Overload capacity built into a component, device, engine, motor, etc., as a safety factor. It is expressed usually a number greater than one: a SF of 1.15 means the item can take 15 percent more load than its rated capacity without breakdown. Also SF is a measure of the amount of overload a motor can reasonably handle. A service factor of 1.35, or 35% over the rated horsepower without overheating, is required for a motor to be plugged for regular braking. 11. banana bender Alternate name for a resident of Queensland, Australia, where bananas grow and people with nothing better to do put a bend in them. It is in fact a joke and probably a racial slur, I was thinking it may be referring to a pointless act. When I win the lottery I'm going to move to Queensland and become a banana bender. bender I. The status of being bent for more than a day. Usually results in loss of memory, money, strange tattoos, and other things you'll have a hell of a time explaining. What? Monday off?! I'll be on a three-day bender. Those blood well bender, can't trust the lot全部 of them. II. A homosexual male (British slang). Someone who is bent, that is, not straight. In the '70s, no one knew Elton was a bender. III. The alcoholic, chain-smoking, kleptomaniac robot on Futurama. "Bite my shiny metal ass!" 12. champ(loser, sucker) n. anyone who is severly deluded about their ability to do something well or effectively. An annoying twit. a wack疯癫的 person, a loser, a sucker[A person that has been tricked into something. A gullible /'g^lEbEl/ 轻信的, 易上当受骗的 person. Anyone who falls for scams and tricks. I just fell for the Nigeria scam, so im a sucker for doing it ], someone who lacks coolness, not popular, annoying. Someone who can do an activity particularly well, esp. drinking. A term, used sarcastically, to disparage someone's ability. Hey champ...she's clearly not interested, so get the fuck out of my chair so I can get back to my beer. Wow, he just downed a 40 in like 10 seconds. This guy's a champ. Look champ, I don't think that she's buying it. Maybe you should just leave her alone. chump Someone who does not understand the basics of life on earth. Confused easily迷迷糊糊的; a stupid or gullible person. 'My friend Ali is such a chump. She talks a lot but nothing of any relevance comes out. In fact she is a world champion chump'. A sucka that tries to act cool, but is really a fool and tries to act tough, but really isn't. Like a person who says they have a million dollars but is really poor. Or a person who says they kill you with a gun, but the only gun they have is a plastic one. 13. stir-fried noodle炒面. Those coffee really stuffed me up. I feel bad now. Is coffee an OK pick-me-up(=wake-me-up)? What about energy drinks? pick-me-up (提神饮料, 能量饮料; energy drinks) A drink, often an alcoholic beverage, taken as a stimulant or a cure for a hangover. a tonic[提神的; 滋补的; 恢复精力的 An agent, such as a medication, that restores or increases body tone] or restorative, esp a special drink taken as a stimulant. anything with restorative powers; "she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her" Energy Drinks to Replace Coffee as America's Pick Me Up? Coffee has long held a monopoly over other caffeinated beverages, but now it's facing strong competition from an increase in demand and sales of energy drinks. Consumers are starting to ask: Which is better?, Which is healthier?, and of course Which will give me the most energy? pick-me-up 的其他含义(a device for treating injury or disease): We're trying to do some major pick-me-ups to these buildings to give them new life. Go back to basics and invest in a new hair colour or overhaul your wardrobe - sometimes little pick-me-ups can make you feel a million times better. Cheese on toast and fry-ups are some of the bestloved pick-me-ups when we're down in the dumps.
A skid steer(skid是打滑, 滑行的意思; 通过刹车来改变方向 excavator挖掘机) is a vehicle maneuvered by skid steering, a method of steering through braking or engaging tracks履带 or wheels轮子 on one side of a vehicle. The skid steering vehicle is turned by generating differential velocity产生不同的速度 at the opposite sides of the vehicle, as the wheels or tracks are non-steerable (fixed position). Pivot steering(中枢操控, 不需要行走就可以原地改变方向的) is the most interesting maneuver of these vehicles in which they can change direction on the same place without going through any distance in forward or reverse direction, such as is seen in tanks. Skid steers are often used on building sites, where they are equipped with a front end shovel, although the vehicle has other uses by using different attachments. A skid loader or skid steer loader is a small rigid frame, engine-powered machine with lift arms used to attach a wide variety of labor-saving tools or attachments. Though sometimes they are equipped with tracks, skid-steer loaders are typically four-wheel drive vehicles with the left-side drive wheels independent of the right-side drive wheels. By having each side independent of the other, wheel speed and direction of rotation of the wheels determine the direction the loader will turn. The term "Bobcat"(商标名) is sometimes used as a generic term for skid-steer loaders. Excavators are heavy construction equipment consisting of a boom横梁, bucket挖掘用的铲子 and cab驾驶室 on a rotating platform (known as the "house"). The house sits atop an undercarriage with tracks or wheels. All movement and functions of the excavator are accomplished through the use of hydraulic fluid, be it with rams or motors. Their design is a natural progression from the steam shovel.
A drive-in(驾车进入的服务模式, 如电影院, 餐馆等) is a facility such as a bank, restaurant, or movie theater where one can literally drive in with an automobile for service. It is usually distinguished from a drive-through. At a drive-in restaurant, for example, customers park their vehicles and are usually served by staff who walk out to take orders and return with food, encouraging diners to remain parked while they eat. At a drive-through restaurant, conversely, customers wait in a line and pass by one or more windows to order, pay, and receive their food, encouraging them to take their meals elsewhere to eat. 例子: I want to go to the drive-in开车去看电影 and I'm nervous that sitting through two movies in accessory mode(只有radio能用的汽车模式) to be able to listen will make my battery die!
