用法学习: 1. Friends: Joey: (entering, with bag) Hey! I'm off to my audition. How do I look? Rachel: Ahhh, I think you look great! That bag is gonna get you that part. Chandler: And a date with a man! Joey: Y'know what? Make fun all you want 随便你, 爱怎么开玩笑就怎么. This is a great bag! Okay? And it's as handy as it is becoming. Now, just because you don't understand something, doesn't make it wrong. All right? So from now on you guys are gonna have to get used to the fact that Joey, (pats the bag) comes with a bag! (Exits.) Phoebe: All right, I'd better go too. I have to go talk to my dad. Big Bang Theory: L: Look, you can trust us. We're respected 受人尊敬的, 被尊敬的 scientists. S: Well, he is. I'm a wedding planner, who can't find love himself. It's ironic, but the point is we can't trust you. You're a sketchy character 可疑人物 in a parking garage. Guy: Yeah, well, from my perspective, that's how you two appear to me. S: Well, I never thought of it like that. Boy, frame of reference(In physics, a frame of reference 参考系 (or reference frame) consists of an abstract coordinate system and the set of physical reference points that uniquely fix (locate and orient) the coordinate system and standardize measurements. It is used for the observation and mathematical description of physical phenomena and the formulation of physical laws, usually consisting of an observer观察者, a coordinate system, and a clock or clocks assigning times at positions with respect to the coordinate system. In Einsteinian relativity, reference frames are used to specify the relationship between a moving observer and the phenomenon or phenomena under observation. In this context, the phrase often becomes "observational frame of reference" (or "observational reference frame"), which implies that the observer is at rest in the frame, although not necessarily located at its origin. A relativistic reference frame includes (or implies) the coordinate time, which does not correspond across different frames moving relatively to each other. The situation thus differs from Galilean relativity, where all possible coordinate times are essentially equivalent.) will just sneak up on you 悄悄冒出来, 突然冒出来, won't it? L: My friend does make a decent point about the money. I don't feel comfortable just handing it over 给你, 递过去 up front. Guy: Ah-ah-ah, no money, no helium([ˈhiliəm] 氦气. a chemical element which is a gas that is lighter than air. Its symbol is He and it is often used for lifting large balloons.). Seems we're at a, uh, stalemate 陷入僵局. S: Not technically. In chess, a stalemate refers to a situation in which there are no remaining moves. Uh, you have plenty of moves available. You could beat us up and steal the money. You could kill us, you know. Really, you're only limited by your imagination 只有想不到的, 没有做不到的. Guy: Huh. All these years, I've been using "stalemate," when I really mean "impasse." I feel foolish 感觉好蠢, 感觉好傻. I don't think it matters if this is a stalemate or an impasse or a Mexican standoff. What are we gonna do here? S: Oh, whoa, whoa, how can it be a Mexican standoff? Everybody knows you need three sides for that. Guy: Not necessarily. S: Uh, many argue the essence本质 of a Mexican standoff is that no one can walk away from the conflict without incurring harm. Guy: Hmm, I don't follow. S: Let me give you an example. Earlier today, I decoded the headers on your e-mail, and I know that your name is Kenneth Fitzgerald. From that, I figured out where you live and where you work. Now, to make this a Mexican standoff, I would say something like, uh, "You give us the helium or I'll turn you in to the authorities" Guy: Is that a threat? S: Yeah, exactly. See, you're getting it. Guy: Yeah, well, I know where you work, all right? And if you mess with me, I'll report you, then I'll pound your asses into the ground. S: Perfect! Now we really are in a Mexican standoff. Is this one of those times where I've won the battle but lost the war 因小失大, 丢了西瓜捡了芝麻, 买椟还珠, 因噎废食 ( keeps minutes and loses hours. )(penny wise and pound foolish 丢西瓜捡芝麻 unwise because doing something small now would prevent much more trouble later Education budget cuts are penny wise and pound foolish – public education is an investment in our future. A Pyrrhic victory 代价惨重的胜利 ( [ˌpɪrɪk ˈvɪkt(ə)ri] a victory that is not worth winning because you lost a lot in order to achieve it. ) is a victory that inflicts such a devastating toll on
the victor that it is tantamount等同于 to defeat. Someone who wins a Pyrrhic
victory has been victorious in some way. However, the heavy toll negates
any sense of achievement or profit (another term for this would be
"hollow victory": A very costly victory, wherein the considerable losses outweigh the gain, so as to render the struggle not worth the cost. ) What is the meaning of the phrase, "lost the battle but won the war"? How does it apply in our day to day life? There are many battles in a war. Just because you have lost a battle doesn't mean that you cant win a war. In our life we stumble and we fall 跌倒, 跌跌撞撞, 摔跤 but it is up to us whether we settle or go for a win.)? Guy: Afraid so, Skippy. S: I told you we shouldn't go shopping at night. L: All right, let's all just calm down. Nobody wants to report anybody. Guy: No, I don't like this. I'm out. L: No, no, no. Wait, don't go. Just let me explain. We're physicists, and we're trying to prove a hypothesis that we've been working on for over a year. Guy: Really? What's the hypothesis? S: Space-time can be interpreted as the surface of an n-dimensional superfluid. Hmm. Guy: Could be, could be. Go on. L: Okay, but now there's this Swedish team that read our paper and they're trying to beat us to our own discovery. We really need this helium. And I'm sorry I lied about being a wedding planner who can't find love. Although I am currently single, if you know anybody. L: Here's the money. Can we do this? 2. Big Bang Theory: Now everyone can see. All right. (clears throat) Where do we stand on 怎么看, 怎么想, 怎么觉得, 觉得如何, 觉得怎样 cross-eyed Mike? You know he won't be looking at other girls. Unless they're sitting on the end of his nose. Okay, okay, okay. Thumbs down. Next. Ew, check out his tiny teeth. He looks like a man-dolphin. Wait, if he's good in bed, she can throw him a fish. Mr. Robot: Elliot: Like I said, the most difficult thing about debugging isn't fixing the bug. It's all about finding the bug. For Evil Corp, Mr. Robot found their bug in me. I was the mistake that led to all of this. Shayla: I have to ask you one thing. Did you have something to do with Vera getting busted? Shit, Elliot. You said you weren't gonna do anything. He's on murder charges, do you know that? His whole crew bounced(bounce [bauns] I. [intransitive/transitive] if a ball or other object bounces, or if you bounce it, it hits a surface then immediately moves away from it. The ball bounced twice before hitting the net. Hailstones were bouncing off the roof. Josh bounced the ball down the street. II. [intransitive/transitive] if a person or vehicle bounces or is bounced, they move up and down as if they are on springs. She sat bouncing 颠, 掂掇 a baby on her knee. bounce on/along: The kids love bouncing on the bed. Our jeep bounced along the rough track. bounce someone/something up and down/around: We were bounced around in the back of the van. III. [intransitive/transitive] if a check bounces, or if a bank bounces it 被打枪, 被拒, the bank refuses to pay it because there is not enough money in the account of the person who wrote it. IV. [intransitive] to move quickly and with a lot of energy, as if you are very happy. The band came bouncing onto the stage. V. [intransitive] if an e-mail message bounces, it is sent back to you without reaching the person you sent it to. VI. to leave. Let's bounce.). I mean, I don't know what I'm gonna do for money now. Just tell me, Elliot, and don't lie. Did you do something? No. Hmm. Are you okay? I mean, with everything that happened I'm fine. What happened to your door? You're not supposed to be here, okay? I changed the locks for a reason. Mmm. Interesting toy, but you may want to spend a little more scratch if you actually want it to, you know, work. Check it( I. listen to this, to me. II. look at this, at me. ). Jessica Alba says she wants to join Fsociety. Jesus, what happened to your face? What's going on? Well, I am not the princess of social graces(Social graces 社交礼仪, 社交技能, 社交技巧 are skills used to interact politely in social situations. They include manners, etiquette (the specific accepted rules within a culture for the application of universal manners), deportment, fashion and refinement. These skills were once taught to young women at a finishing school or charm school. The focus of social graces has changed over the last century, recently with an emphasis on business etiquette and international protocol.), but typically it goes something like, - "Hi, this is Darlene". Stop. You need to leave. Babe, seriously, we have a lot of shit to discuss, so if you wouldn't mind. Get out. [scoffs] I suggest you get a grip. Mr. Robot: What is up with you? You've been fidgeting 坐立不安的, 寝食难安的 all night. Maybe we should try the doorbell again. 3. cut it/things fine (cut it close) 掐着点来的, 刚刚好, 不多不少 to only leave yourself just enough time to do something. Do something closely with a very slight margin, as in Tom always cut it fine, arriving at the last minute. Only allowing half an hour to get from the station to the airport is cutting it fine不宽裕, 时间紧张, isn't it? hit the mark I. 恰到好处. 恰如其分. 刚刚好. to achieve one's aim; be successful in one's attempt. to be correct, suitable, or successful. If you're looking for a word to describe Dave, 'urbane' would probably hit the mark. She had a good voice, but her songs never quite hit the mark. II. to be accurate; be right. I need to hit my marks(我需要最晚几点到哪里, 几点到哪, 否则就要迟到了), otherwise I know I'll be in trouble. hit the something mark 达到...大关 to reach a certain point or level Did the temperature really hit the -32 degrees centigrade mark last winter? His debts have hit the $3 million mark. chaperone [ˈʃapərəun] = chaperon n. I. in the past, an older woman who went with a young woman who was not married to a social event to make sure that she behaved well. II. 跟班的. 看护. 照顾的人. a person who accompanies and looks after another person or group of people. a parent or teacher who goes to a school dance or other event to help to look after the children. "Aunt Millie went with her as chaperone". v. accompany and look after or supervise. "she chaperoned the children at all times". "She was chaperoned at the ball by her mother". Big Bang Theory: Bernadette: Ooh, every single person RSVP'd yes. This is so exciting. Isn't this exciting? Howard: Yep. Bernadette: Look, even Stuart's bringing a date. I wonder who it is. Howard: You know exactly who it is. He's gonna bring my mom. Why did you even invite him? Bernadette: Because he's our friend, and you two need to get along. And why can't he take your mom? You took her to your prom. Howard: I didn't take her, she was a chaperone. Bernadette: I saw a picture of you two dancing together. Howard: What was I gonna do? They were playing our song. I can't take this anymore. Penny: Here's a question, as an alien pretending to be human, are you planning to engage in any post-prom mating rituals with Amy? Sheldon: There are post-prom mating rituals? Penny: Not always. Unless your date drives a van with an air mattress, then always. Sheldon: Well, if it's part of the prom experience, then I'm open to it 无所谓, 无可无不可的. Penny: You're kidding. Sheldon: I may be an alien, but I have urges. If Amy wants to copulate by firing her eggs into space, well, then, I will happily catch them with the reproductive sac on my upper flermin. I'm not the best at reading facial cues 见机行事, 看脸色的, 察言观色, but I can see that you're a little turned on. 4. Big Bang Theory: Sheldon: I'm sorry. That was me having fun with you. Look, you may not be as, as academically inclined ( I. feeling that you want to do something. inclined to do something: Karen didn't feel inclined 无意帮忙 to help. if someone is so inclined (=if someone wants to do something): A full fitness suite is available for your use, if you are so inclined. be more/less inclined 更可能会 to do something: Younger people seem more inclined to save money than their parents. be strongly inclined 倾向于 to do something: I was strongly inclined to ignore the letter. II. tending to behave in a particular way or to be interested in a particular thing. inclined to do something 好...的, 经常...的: Joe is inclined to be moody. Most animals are inclined to run when they feel threatened or frightened. inclined toward: Some people are more inclined toward philosophy than others. III. someone who is technically inclined, musically inclined, etc. is good at or interested in technical work, music, etc. ) as are we. Yes, that's how you say it. But, you possess an intelligence I envy. Which leads me to my answer. I would choose the ability to read people's minds. Penny: Well, I can't read people's minds. Actually, that's not true, I can read men's minds, but only 'cause it's usually the one thing. Sheldon: When are we going to get robot eyes? Penny: You're all alike 一种货色. Sheldon: Well, what I meant was I often misinterpret how others are feeling. Like, I can't always tell if someone is only joking or laughing at me. You know, like, uh, if they're mad at something I've done or just in a bad mood. It, it's incredibly stressful. Penny: Really? You always seem so confident. Sheldon: Well, I'm not. And if I could read people's minds, life would be so much simpler. Penny: Well, now I wish I had the ability to make that stuff easier for you. Sheldon: Thank you. Penny: Wow, I just felt this wave of 一阵阵的, 一波波的 affection for you. Sheldon: You sure it's not too much Bible juice? Penny: And the wave is gone.
Ian Thorpe on finding Mr Right, fatherhood and life beyond the swimming pool: IT'S a squally, grey day and the tide is coming in. Every third wave crashes over the wall of the empty pool at Bondi Icebergs, spraying Ian Thorpe's hulking 1.96-metre frame, creating a puddle at his size-17 feet. Thorpe doesn't flinch. As he poses for photos on the floor of the drained ocean baths, Australia's greatest swimmer, one of our most popular and successful athletes, is centred, calm in the eye of the storm. Just over a year since he came out as gay to the world – telling TV interviewer Michael Parkinson, "I'm not straight" – Thorpe, 33, has finally made peace with himself. And, despite a serious ongoing shoulder injury, the five-time Olympic gold medallist is stronger than ever. "I've had a really great year," he says later, as we settle ourselves at a table in the kiosk above the pool. "There have been times when I thought, 'This is not what I expected', but throughout all of it, I've been really happy living my life with authenticity and honesty. "It's not like everything's been great because I came out," he adds. "There have been ups and downs, but progressively I feel like I'm a lot more comfortable in myself, and I'm looking forward to the future, which is really nice." That future, he says, will be here in Australia. Early this year, he settled in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs and, after 10 years hopping between here, Los Angeles and Switzerland, has no plans to leave. He's also actively looking for someone to share that future with. This is where things get tricky. At home as he is in the pool, there's one place Thorpe finds himself all at sea."I think if someone puts an effort into a date, then full points – it's not like I'm a hard marker 难以取悦的, 条件高的(We just want to be done with this. No problem, but I am gonna have to charge you a small helium restocking fee. I don't understand. He wants more money. When someone is hard to please; they always expect the best, and more; good is never enough; always room for improvement. The student could've done better (99% on test); 2nd place out of 100; 'they could've done better'; I like that person, but their laugh bugs me. I'm such a "hard marker". A very hard to please person; they're always finding faults. ). But there are some nut cases. It's just a bit weird. "But that's the dating scene – I say it and I laugh and I've got a smile on my face, so it's not that bad." He steers clear of dating apps and websites, preferring to "go more old-school and meet people in real life" at restaurants and friends' homes. He's been on a couple of second and third dates, but no "relationship" has developed. "I've mostly met great guys but, occasionally, I've met a couple of douche-y guys as well. It's enough motivation for me to want to settle down with someone away from that scene," Thorpe says. Listening to Thorpe talk openly and confidently about his search for Mr Right after years spent denying his sexuality, it's impossible not to feel like cheering. At the Sydney Olympics in 2000, he took home three golds and two silvers. With the longest stroke in swimming history and a powerful six-beat kick, he was poetry in motion in the water. He was also gracious, well-spoken and clean-living, and his character 品行, 人品 was praised as much as his swimming. Everyone loved Thorpey. But his success took its toll, and he first sought help for mental health issues in his teens. Last year, he checked himself into rehab. Thorpe was also hounded by questions about his sexuality from the age of 16. Early on, he says, he felt he had backed himself into a corner 逼到死角, 逼入绝境. "Because it was always put to me in a kind of accusatory tone 责备的语气 that it's a bad thing, I thought 'I don't know how I'm supposed to respond, as a child and then as an adult, to this,'" he says. "I was asked, 'Why don't you just get on with it without being publicly out until you get used to it?'" Thorpe says. "But I kind of thought that wasn't fronting up to being honest with myself. So I said, 'No, I'm going to come out publicly; I'm comfortable with coming out to everyone.'" In the distance, whales are breaching out beyond the break, where wetsuit-clad surfers brave the wild weather. But the schoolkids leaning over the railing 身子探过栏杆 above Bondi Icebergs have spotted something much more exciting. Their high voices drift down, bringing a smile to the champion swimmer's face. "It's Ian Thorpe!" a young boy exclaims. His mate dismisses the notion: "Nah, that's not Ian Thorpe." Thorpey looks up at them, waves and flashes them a big grin. They collapse in fits of embarrassed giggles. Thorpe says that it's good to be home. He loves the "crisp colours" and "unique smells" and is finding joy in simple things. His days begin with a training session – usually a long walk – and then go one of two ways. "It's either out for a long breakfast or a rushed breakfast and off to an office or a meeting or prepping notes – I do a lot of corporate speaking, which I love," he says. "As it warms up 暖和起来, my morning stroll will become a little bit longer and more likely end at the beach." In February, he had a fourth operation on his troublesome left shoulder – a full shoulder replacement – and wore a cast for six weeks. After a failed comeback to make the London 2012 Olympic team, he was ready to leave competitive swimming behind. But the idea of not being able to swim at all, he says, is "horrifying". "But I feel like there's light at the end of the tunnel because I've been going through this for 12 months and I feel like I'm getting somewhere. "So I don't feel as deflated about the shoulder as I have." Thorpe was named GQ magazine's Man of Influence last year and has just finished shooting a documentary series, DNA Nation for SBS, in which he and two other high-profile Australians trace their genetic origins back 200,000 years. He's also a mentor to a "super-talented" young male swimmer who he thinks can win gold at the Rio 2016 Olympics ("I won't say who it is because I don't want to put the pressure on him – that would be horrible") and hopes to commentate at the Games. Pressure is something Thorpe knows well. But it's a measure of the man that he harbours no bitterness about the enormous demands placed on him from a very young age. "You get to choose what you let get to you," he says, adding that he feels like he's now enjoying the kind of carefree 无忧无虑, 自由自在的 teenage exuberance([ɪɡˈzjuːbərənt] happy, excited, and full of energy. an exuberant crowd. a. showing happiness, excitement, and energy. exuberant designs by a local artist.) that his Olympic ambition and the glare of public adulation denied him. "In coming out, it's like having a second puberty," he says. "I'm not talking about who I'm seeing; I'm talking about how I feel about life. It's discovering things for the first time, or rediscovering them and being shocked at how it's different. "I used to be like this when I was a lot younger – it's closer to my personality. I'm not as on edge about what I'm doing; I don't feel as exposed. "I guess it comes from being a lot more comfortable in myself." Thorpe has been "pleasantly surprised" at the public's reaction to his coming out. "People are almost a little aloof about it, like they just don't care," he says. "They wish me well, but it's not important to them. I think it's a very mature response and it's the response I appreciate the most. "It's interesting how people could speak with such vitriol and passion on this issue only 10 years ago and now those voices are silent. "I think it's great that Australia is at a point where we're discussing what the legislation around marriage equality would be. He is one of the few, he says, to enjoy the training more than the competitive side of swimming; he simply loves to swim. "As the water ripples away, it almost feels as if your worries and anxieties about life seem to go away," he says. "I find solitude in the pool. I like being left alone, having time to myself; I can listen to what the water's doing, how my stroke's moving, how I feel in the water. "I kind of self monitor while going for a relaxing swim." Having achieved equilibrium in his personal life, Thorpe is not abandoning his first love. "They told me I wouldn't swim again, but that was before," he says. "I'm now six months post-operation and I've started exercising again. I haven't given up on being able to swim."
