10. I need live here for 4 years to apply for citizenship. For the moment I've already got one done(我已经有一个了, 已经搞定一个了), four more to go. 在悉尼人口中的villa, 其实指的是bungalow(比townhouse还要小的villa). With the changes of social values in post-colonial Britain after World War I the suburban "villa" became a "bungalow" and by extension the term is used for suburban bungalows in both Australia and New Zealand, especially those dating from the period of rapid suburban development between 1920 and 1950. In Sydney, Australia "villas" is a term used to describe a type of townhouse complex which contains, possibly smaller attached or detached houses of up to 3-4 bedrooms that were built since the early 1980s. It seems like you are not enthused( /in'0u;zd/ 中间的u发/u/的音. 好像你并不激动/热衷啊[如对发工资等事情]. = thrilled). carpet地毯 floorboards地板 tile /tail/瓷砖 mosaics马赛克 marble大理石 loan贷款 for new house. live off (of) someone or something(如还款计划可以接受, I can live off that.) 我可以接受, 还是可以生活的, 靠...生活 to obtain one's living or means of survival from someone or something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) You can't live off your uncle all your life! I manage to live off of my salary. live off the backs of somebody to use what other people produce in order to live, without giving them anything in exchange He was one of the wealthiest dictators of all time and he lived off the backs of the people. I am not sure how long I can hold(保守) this information(不告诉别人). cuppa = a cup of tea/coffee. You can't judge a book by its cover. something that you say which means you cannot judge the quality or character of someone or something just by looking at them She doesn't look very intelligent, but you can't judge a book by its cover. 11. fresh out of something 1). having just completed something We hired her fresh out of law school. Usage notes: often said about someone who has just completed an educational program 2). having just finished or sold all of something Sorry, we're fresh out of grapefruit juice. Would you like orange juice instead? I am fresh out of questions没有问题了, 所有的问题都问完了. 12. How to get bone skinny(sounds nasty)? I don't like being chunky! I don't want that crap of "be happy with ur self". I just would like to customize some things on my self, so please give me tips on how to get real skinny real fast! 另一个例子: I am skinny as bone and I cannot gain weight!? You can see my ribs肋骨 and I can't gain weight. You can see some of my veins a bit (yuck) and you can see my knuckle bones. outragous 毫无节制的, 难以形容的, 肆无忌惮的, 难以容忍的, 极其夸张的, 惊人的 Her outrageous leotards紧身连衣裙 and sexy routines固定节目 An outrageous act of bribery. He is not stupid/outragously fat, but he is fat(chubby胖嘟嘟的, 多指婴儿肥, obese). dreadful Inspiring dread; terrible. Extremely unpleasant; distasteful or shocking: dreadful table manners; this dreadful heat. 13. Burn Notice an official statement issued by one intelligence agency to other agencies. It states that an individual or a group is unreliable for one or more reasons or purposes. This is essentially a directive for the recipient to disregard or "burn" all information derived from that individual or group. "The CIA issued a burn notice on the defector from the Soviet Union after most of his stories were found to be false." burn them all全灭了他们, 全部干掉他们(讨论自己不喜欢的东西或人或团伙时), to char or scorch something using fire. burn to disrespect someone (to diss对某人出言不逊); to make fun of someone; used by a third party after a first party makes fun of a second party. Brought back to life by the ever-popular That 70's Show. Child: "Mom, did people really use the word 'BURN!' in the 70's?" Mother: "No." Child: Oh, BURN! 14. beat you up 胖揍你一顿 give sb the flick(挥, 拂, 弹) 拒绝, 放弃, 丢弃, 抛弃 To give someone or something 'the flick' is to get rid of, drop or discontinue something. "You should give your woman 'the flick'." "I gave my work 'the flick'." "I'll probably flick this Uni degree before second semester." Did she give me the flick? Should I try another time? I wanted to call this girl Iliked at 10 pm but she said she has to wake up at 1am (which is the time she always wakes up for work, and I have known this) and she said she hoped to be sleeping at that time at 10 pm .. did she give me the flick ?? should I give it another shot at contacting her? 15. alternative /o:l'tE:nEtiv/ 注意重音位置 替代品, 另一个选项 schematic adj. & n. Of, relating to, or in the form of a scheme or diagram. A structural or procedural diagram, especially of an electrical or mechanical system. to draw schematic for the board = to draw up. draw something up 1). Lit. to pull something close by, such as a chair, stool, etc. Draw a chair up and sit down. She drew up a pillow and sat on the floor. 2). Fig. to draft a document; to prepare a document. Who will draw a contract up? I will draw up a contract for the work. 3.) 挺起身来 to make yourself stand straight He drew himself up and stood by the window, thinking over what I had just said. Usage notes: sometimes draw yourself up to your full height: She drew herself up to her full height and told me why I was. 16. /k/的发音, 声带是不能震动的. I wouldn't trust somebody as far as I could throw them. (informal) something that you say which means that you do not trust someone at all I'll admit John is very charming, but I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him. 17. blow smoke (American) 浮夸, 说好听话骗人, 捡好听的说, 吹嘘 to deceive others He wanted everyone to believe he had a lot of experience, but I think he was just blowing smoke. to say things that are not true in order to make yourself or something you are involved with seem better than it is The team put on an unbelievable performance. I'm not just blowing smoke - they were great. blowing smoke up my ass to bullshit or lie, to tell a falsehood. originally comes from the era of snake-oil salesmen and traveling hucksters pandering cure-all ointments万能良药. One said cure for many ailments (including constipation) was a "tobacco enema/'enimE or 'enEmE/ 灌肠" in which the purveyor would literally blow smoke up the afflicted's rectum with a device created solely for this purpose. obviously people caught on soon enough, and figured out that tobacco enemas were embarrassing as well as useless. As such, the phrase became the euphemism it is today for selling a line of nonsense to an otherwise naive or unsuspecting rube. Person 1: "did you know that recent studies show that rat feces are as effective as any available wrinkle cream on the market?" person 2: "you're totally blowing smoke up my ass" smoke and mirrors 烟雾弹 something which is intended to confuse or deceive people, especially by making them believe that a situation is better than it really is Smoke and mirrors made the company seem bigger and healthier than it really was. It was just clever marketing. smoke signals 迹象 征兆 a sign that something is probably going to happen All the smoke signals from Downing Street indicate that the taxpayer will have to pay up again. Conflicting smoke signals are coming from the the peace talks, and it is impossible to say how they are going. the (big) smoke a big city, especially London, Sydney or Melbourne So when were you last in the smoke, then? go up in smoke/flames 烟消云散, 浪费掉, 挥霍掉, 蒸发掉 to be wasted, Fig. [for value or investment] to be lost suddenly and totally. Everything we own has gone up in flames with the stock crash. The entire investment went up in smoke. if a plan or some work goes up in smoke, it is spoiled or wasted Then his business went bankrupt and 20 years of hard work went up in smoke. The research project was canceled, and five years of hard work went up in smoke. Put/stick that in your pipe and smoke it! (informal) an impolite way of telling someone that they must accept what you have just said even if they do not like it. Inf. See how you like that!; It is final, and you have to live with it. Well, I'm going anyway, so put that in your pipe and smoke it! (There's) no smoke without fire. and Where there's smoke there's fire. 无风不起浪 Prov. There is usually some truth behind every rumor. I'm going to withdraw all my money from that bank. I read an article that the bank was in financial trouble, and where there's smoke there's fire. 18. I was still making zeds还在睡觉. pricey = expensive I'll get that myself我自己来(不让对方帮自己做某事). stoked 高兴死了, 心满意足了 very pleased; elated, exhilarated or excited really stoked to have got the job. a dog and bone 电话telephone的谐音 Cockney rhyming slang. Give me a dog and bone. You almost gave me a heart attack你一惊一乍的, 差点让我心脏病复发. damn straight/right 对极了, 对得不得了 Usually a confirmation of a statement or an utter agreement with a person's self. a way of agreeing with something, synonyms: word up, right on, amen, agreed upon. -Ha! You so crazy! -Damn strait. Let's say someone, in a crowded place, shouts, "war sucks!" Damn straight would be an appropriate reponse to that exclamation if you are anti-war. 19. What is a pictorial view? A view of an object (actual or imagined) as it would be seen by an observer who looks at the object either in a chosen direction or from a selected point of view. Pictorial sketches often are more readily made and more clearly understood than are front, top, and side views of an object. Pictorial drawings, either sketched or made with drawing instruments, are frequently used by engineers and architects to convey ideas to their assistants and clients. 20. basement cat the dark and menacing opposite of ceiling cat... basement cat lives in the basement, while ceiling cat pops out of a hole in the ceiling. good solz go to ceiling cat... bad solz go to basement cat. ceiling cat A Feline deity who enjoys carving a hidden niche into the ceiling so it can hide above its victim's bed and watch masturbation take place. I was masturbating this morning and I was startled when I looked up and saw Ceiling cat. "Ceiling Cat" is a character spawned by the meme文化基因. The original image was an image macro with a picture of a cat looking out of a hole in a ceiling, captioned "Ceiling Cat is watching you masturbate." "Ceiling Cat" and the corresponding "Basement Cat" (a black cat who lives in the basement) represent good and evil (sometimes God and Satan) in the lolcat universe. 22. working hard or hardly working Funny play on words文字游戏 used by successful management types. Can be combined with finger guns手指做枪击状 for the ultimate combo, Bang bang. Supervisor: Hey Joe! Working hard or hardly working? Hahahaha. Joe: Hahahahaha! You're the best boss ever!
