单词学习: 1.
on the turn = expiring, is going off 指快要过期了, go out of the date 表示已经过期 go off on a tangent(切线)(go off at a tangent) 走题了, 离题了, 跑题了 to suddenly start talking about a different subject
We were talking about property prices and you went off on a tangent. canary [kəˈnɛərɪ] I. 金丝雀(
浑身金黄) A small finch
(Serinus canaria) native to the Canary Islands that is greenish to yellow and has long
been bred as a cage bird.
II. Slang a. A woman singer.
b. An informer;
a stool pigeon(
Slang A person acting as a decoy[做诱饵的鸟, 假鸟 decoy fire引诱活力, decoy duck引人入圈套的人, 诱饵, decoy attack 佯攻] or as an informer, especially one who is a spy for the police 诱鸽, 诱饵, 密探.). 2.
Oi打招呼的方式 = hey Oi ( /ˈɔɪ/) is a
slang interjection感叹词 used in Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and other countries
to get someone's attention or to express surprise or disapproval. Its use is much rarer than the equivalent interjection "hey": in written British English, and is absent in American English. In the UK, the word is associated with working class and Cockney stereotypes.
hard linked to指通过网线连接, 而不是无线连接 3.
plab n. Someone who is really annoying v. (Plabbin') The act of annoying someone Michelle:
"OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG JUSTIN BIEBER <3" Grace: "Stop being such a plab." Kevin: "Yeah, girl. She plabbin!" heads up (
spoken) look up because something may hit you
Usage notes: often shouted as a warning:
Heads up! Watch out for the baseball! heads up 小小通报 n a tip-off or small amount of information given in advance.
I am just to give you a heads up about what's going on today, and we'll go through this tomorrow. make me laugh 真好笑, 真可笑, 太荒谬了 You make me laugh, man. You make me laugh! Inf. Fig. What you said is totally ridiculous.; You are totally ridiculous. (Compare this with Don't make me laugh!)
Bill: I have this plan to make electricity from garbage. Sally: What a dumb idea! You make me laugh! Bill: I'm really sorry. Give me another chance. I'll never do it again! Jane: You make me laugh! Don't make me laugh! 别可笑了, 别荒谬了 That is a stupid suggestion, something that you say when someone has suggested something that you think is not at all likely to happen
'You never know, Pete might help out.' 'Pete? Help out? Don't make me laugh!' You a judge? Don't make me laugh! Don't make me laugh. Tom could never do that. 4.
cigarette是香烟 tobatoo是烟丝或者烟叶, to roll your own是自己卷烟抽. 作为衣服讲的是
clothes [kləʊðz] 源自动词
clothe [kləʊð] 给...穿衣服 She took off her shoes and lay down fully clothed. a partially clothed body. They already had eight children to feed and clothe. 作为布料, 布的是
cloth [klɒθ] 复数是cloths. mantra 口号=slogan I. Hinduism A sacred verbal formula repeated in prayer, meditation, or incantation, such as an invocation of a god, a magic spell, or a syllable or portion of scripture containing mystical potentialities. II.
A commonly repeated word or phrase:
"Today's edutainment software comes shrinkwrapped in the magic mantra: 'makes learning fun.'".
to remote to远程登录 that computer slack adj.
松弛的, 松松垮垮的, 缓解松懈的, 懈怠的
a slack rope. Her mouth went slack. They were working at a slack pace. n.
绳索的松弛部分,
I picked up the rod钓竿 and wound in the slack卷起松弛的线. The
milk lid/cap牛奶桶的盖 never is tightened, never on the top properly从来没有盖好过. Can I borrow your
nail clipper指甲剪.
Is that gross If I borrow it.
Are you cool with that? 5.
up the/a/shit creek (without a paddle) (creek 是小河, 小溪流的意思) 进也不是, 退也不是; 进退两难, 骑虎难下 Inf. Fig. in an awkward position with no easy way out. to be in a very difficult situation that you are not able to improve
If the car breaks down we're really up the creek. He'll be up shit creek unless he finds the money to pay off还清, 清偿 his loan. I'm sort of up the creek and don't know what to do. You are up a creek! You got yourself into it自己找的, so get yourself out自己出来. Etymology: based on the idea of being in a small boat in a stream and not having a
paddle (short pole with a wide, flat part) with which to move it.
make like a tree and leaf = get out of here, fuck off To go, to leave. Used derogatively. A pun on leaving, the process of shedding leaves that occurs in deciduous trees.
"Make like a tree and leave," the man shouted, pointing out the door. 其变化形式有:
make like a tree and fuck off(get out of here) a term used by Ricky, a character from the popular TV show, Trailer Park Boys.
A twist变化 on the saying "make like a tree and leave".
Julian: Get the fuck out of here Randy. Ricky: Yea - make like a tree and fuck off. 6.
buy sb off 买通, 贿赂; buy sth out 买断, 控股, 收购; buy into sth. 买进, 买入 购买公司股份(意图控股) sell sth out 出售, 全部售出 sell sb out 出卖, 背叛 sell sth off清仓销售 be past your sell-by date if someone is past their sell-by date, they are not wanted or useful any more because they are too old
Usage notes: A sell-by date is a date put on food products to show the latest date that they can be sold.
There's plenty of time to have a baby, I'm not past my sell-by date yet. soft sell a polite attempt to sell something; a very gentle sales pitch.
Some people won't bother listening to a soft sell. You gotta let them know you believe in what you are selling. I tried the soft sell, but that didn't work. the hard sell 强买强卖, 强行推销 a method of trying very hard to persuade someone to buy something even if they do not want to, high-pressure selling techniques
All I did was ask for a price list and a carpet salesman started giving me the hard sell. sell your soul (to the devil) 出卖灵魂 to accept immoral behavior in order to succeed
If the day comes when I begin to sell my soul like the other managers do, that's the day I'll quit. sell (someone) a pup(小狗); (buy a pup) 上当受骗, 卖或者买到假冒伪劣商品 to swindle (someone) by selling him something worthless
the night's a pup Austral slang it's early yet. 7.
double glazing glass 双层玻璃 insulated glass 隔热玻璃, 绝缘玻璃 Laminated(压片的, 薄片的, 层状的) or tempered glass may also be used as part of the construction.
Laminated glass(压片玻璃, 碎了也不会掉下来的玻璃) is a type of
safety glass that holds together when shattered碎了的. In the event of breaking,
it is held in place by an interlayer, typically of polyvinyl butyral (PVB), between its two or more layers of glass. The interlayer
keeps the layers of glass bonded even when broken, and its high strength pr
events the glass from breaking up into large sharp pieces. This produces a
characteristic "spider web" cracking pattern when the impact is not enough to completely pierce the glass.
Toughened or tempered glass 淬火玻璃, 强化玻璃(碎成小碎块的玻璃) is
glass that has been processed by controlled
thermal or chemical treatments to increase its strength compared with normal glass. Tempered glass is made by processes which
create balanced internal stresses平衡的内部应力 which give the glass strength. It will usually
shatter into small fragments小碎渣 instead of sharp shards尖利的块 when broken, making it less likely to cause severe injury and deep lacerations. 8.
send someone or something down I. to dispatch someone or something to some place on a lower level.
They wanted someone downstairs to help with the moving, so I sent John down. I sent down John to help. II.
开除, 勒令停学 The university authorities sent the student down for the rest of the term. Under The Pump = UTP Or when one is under pressure to complete a task from a deadline, etc. Used in the workplace as an acronym. Coined by Mr Dave "Reesdog" Reeson in late 2006.
"Come on fellaz we are really U.T.P. here. Let's get working!" 来源Possibly originated in the Construction Industry: Workers can be quite literally '
under the pump' if a concrete pour is occurring and the steel reinforcing and form-work浇筑用的模子 is still being finished. The concrete pump would be reaching out
above the workers, who would be completing their duties at a frantic pace. Once the concrete has been delivered, the 'pour' must occur ASAP or it may begin to set. Hence being '
under the pump' describes the situation of working at feverish pace to meet a specific deadline. 9.
set in to begin; to become fixed for a period of time,
not passing, not going anywhere(形容天气变化, 如雨马上要来了或者雨越下越大, 貌似不会短时间停下, ).
A severe cold spell set in early in November. When high temperatures set in, the use of electricity went up considerably. If the wound is not treated, infection may set in. In winter, darkness sets in so early! hothead an excitable or fiery person, a quick-tempered or impetuous person. 暴脾气的人, 头脑容易发热的人
hot-headed头脑发热的 a hotheaded commander. a hotheaded decision. brewery 酿造厂, 啤酒厂 psychiatrist精神病专家
American Idol: 1. But first, it's time for Idolette
Group Lip Synch/siNk/. But, what's this? Are they actually singing live? Or have the producers
deliberately made the sound so bad on the pre-recorded song we will think it’s live?
Is there no end to没有完了吗, 有没有完啊, 没完没了了啊 ( Have some candy. I have no end of没完没了的 chocolate drops. I've had no end of trouble ever since I bought this car. The twins were no end of trouble. no end = 非常, 特别, 无止境 Jack's visit cheered me up no end. I just didn't like the color of the carpet at all, and it just upset me no end. That kid loves soccer no end! ) the "Idol" mind games?
mind games心理游戏 I. manipulative behaviour e.g.
reverse psychology逆向心理, 逆向思维, 逆反心理. psycological tricks (reverse psychology, etc..) used to gain an advantage on one's adversary. Mind games can be used for casual situations like billiards or intense moments like convincing your boss/teacher that you were, in fact, on time. II. predicting what will happen. Unfortunately,
shitheads will sometimes mistake when a person is just simply
predicting an unfortunate consequence due to a shithead's actions and accuse that person of "playing mind games." See Mark McKinney from Kids in the Hall references to "mind games".
Reverse psychology 包括激将法在内的, 利用被说服对象的逆反心理通过劝说反面而得到正面的回馈. is
a technique involving the advocacy of a belief or behavior that is opposite to the one desired, with the expectation that
this approach will encourage the subject of the persuasion劝服对象 to do what actually is desired: the opposite of what is suggested. This technique relies on the psychological phenomenon of
reactance, in which a person
has a negative emotional response in reaction to being persuaded, and thus chooses the option which is being advocated against. 2. The show
opened with the Idols singing completely live a mash-up搅和在一起 of "Born to Be Wild" and Lady Gaga's "Born This Way." And boy do I wish it was pre-recorded. It was awful. Not only the singing, but everything else. Who is the sound guy for this show? Do they not even know how to turn mics on? 3. Then
it's time for more fluff I. 绒毛 II. (体育, 表演中的)失误, 出错 The extra fluffed his only line. III. 空洞肤浅的娱乐节目或者作品(Entertainment or writing perceived as trivial or superficial. The film is a piece of typical Hollywood fluff. ) and filler填空的东西, 填补空白时间的东西 in the form of Lee DeWyze. Oh how I missed those Lee spit strings. Then commercial. Then Karen
is sent packing打发回家了. 4. I want him
to take a rock song and put a country spin味道 on it. 5. According to sources, Jacob and Nate's
relationship blossomed蓬勃发展 over the next two years ... as Jacob performed with the group at churches around L.A. County.
Race against clock at Japan nuclear plant: Early warnings about potential nuclear dangers in Japan and about Wall Street's
propensity倾向, 习性( He has a propensity for breaking plates. Their innate propensity to attack one another. ) for
risk-taking without liability法律责任( Once you contact the card protection scheme your liability for any loss ends.不用为损失负任何责任了. ) were
both dismissed as paranoid anticipation of low-probability events低概率事件. But that's nothing compared to the perfect gem that comes halfway through the piece.
Effective regulation有效监管 requires effective containment of disproportionately不成比例的 powerful economic interests that can potentially contaminate污染 both public policy and public debate. Considerable evidence suggests that this containment has been breached.
contaminate 污染, 包括核污染, 废物污染等感染污染 infect 表示传染 infectious [ɪnˈfɛkʃəs] 传染性的, 会传染的 A contagious disease is one that can be transmitted from one living being to another through direct or indirect contact. Thus the flu, which can be transmitted by coughing, and cholera霍乱疟疾, which is often acquired by drinking contaminated污染的 water, are contagious diseases. Although infectious is also used to refer to such diseases, it has a slightly different meaning in that it refers to diseases caused by infectious agents
agents such as viruses and bacteria that are not normally present in the body and can cause an infection. endemic (疾病)地方性的, (疾病, 情绪等)流行的.
政治新闻: 1. Ms Gillard said the
International Atomic Energy Agency had advised her that
health risks, from exposure to the radiation,
was low to negligible可忽略不计的, 无关紧要的, 无足轻重的(/'neglid3Ebl/)(=neglectable可忽视的 ). Radioactive
fallout(I. 核辐射的微尘, 沉降, 浮尘 II. 副作用, 余波) reaches Calif., source says. 2. Police spokesman said
tear-gas was used when "250 protesters, some of whom
were armed with improvised临时的 weapons, advanced … after
a series of repeated warnings to disperse were ignored". 3. Nuclear power's
preemptive bailout紧急财政援助 In the U.S.: Private insurers decided they
could not afford to pay for a meltdown. No problem, said the government.
