用法学习: 1. Bubble tea 珍珠奶茶(Taro 芋头 flavored bubble tea with tapioca pearls) (also known as pearl milk tea, bubble milk tea, or boba) (波霸奶茶) is a Taiwanese tea-based drink invented in Tainan and Taichung in the 1980s. Recipes contain tea of some kind, flavors of milk, and sugar (optional). Toppings, known as "pearls", such as chewy tapioca balls (also known as pearls or boba), popping boba, fruit jelly, grass jelly, agar jelly, and puddings are often added. Ice-blended versions are frozen and put into a blender, resulting in a slushy consistency. There are many varieties of the drink with a wide range of flavors. The two most popular varieties are black pearl milk tea and green pearl milk tea. Tapioca [ˌtæpiˈoʊkə] balls 芋圆, also known as boba in some cultures, are produced by passing the moist starch through a sieve under pressure. Pearl tapioca is a common ingredient in South, East and Southeast Asian desserts such as falooda, kolak, sago soup, and in sweet drinks such as bubble tea, fruit slush and taho, where they provide a chewy contrast to the sweetness and smooth texture of the drink. Small pearls are preferred for use in puddings. In Brazil, the pearls are cooked with wine or other liquid to add flavor and are called sagu. Large pearls are preferred for use in drinks. These pearls most often are brown, not white, due to the sugar added and are traditionally used in black or green tea drinks. They are used as various colors in shave ice and hot drinks. In addition to their use in puddings and beverages, tapioca pearls may be used in cakes. 2. defeat the purpose 没意义, 失去意义 to fail to achieve the result you want. To undermine the act of doing something by having an opposite effect; to nullify. Anxiety will cause tension, which defeats the purpose of the exercise (=the activity or plan). make do 凑合, 将就 (get by 得过且过, 过得去, 还可以) to manage with whatever is available. to manage to live without things that you would like to have or with things of a worse quality than you would like: We didn't have cupboards so we made do with boxes. make do (with/without something) to succeed in dealing with a situation by using what is available/despite not having something. There wasn't much food, but we made do. If you make do with something, you use or have it instead of something else that you do not have, although it is not as good. Why make do with a copy if you can afford the genuine article? We're a bit low on bed linen. You'll have to make do. lead someone on to encourage someone to do something or to expect something, especially by lying to them or promising them something that they cannot have I hope he's not just leading her on, because I'd hate to see her look foolish. to persuade someone to believe something that is untrue: All that time she'd been leading him on (= pretending she liked him), but she was only interested in his money. to lead the way (please lead on, 头前带路) If you lead the way along a particular route, you go along it in front of someone in order to show them where to go. She grabbed his suitcase and led the way. I bet she led him on–but how could he be so weak? 3. regrowth 新长出来的 the act of growing again; something that has grown again: the regrowth of forests after a fire. hair regrowth. It is often said that if you shave your head completely, the regrowth will be thicker. fictitious [fɪkˈtɪʃəs] 虚构的, 假的, 非真实的 I. not real or true; imaginary or fabricated. "reports of a deal were dismissed as fictitious by the Minister". invented and not true or not existing: He dismissed recent rumours about his private life as fictitious. Characters in this novel are entirely fictitious. think ahead 提前着想 to think carefully about what might happen in the future, or to make plans for things you want to do in the future: The new year is a natural time to think ahead and make plans for the future. 4. surmise [səˈmʌɪz] 猜测, 推测 suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it. to guess something, without having much or any proof: The police surmise (that) the robbers have fled the country. "he surmised that something must be wrong". If you surmise that something is true, you guess it from the available evidence, although you do not know for certain. There's so little to go on, we can only surmise what happened. He surmised that he had discovered one of the illegal streets. noun. If you say that a particular conclusion is surmise, you mean that it is a guess based on the available evidence and you do not know for certain that it is true. It is mere surmise that Bosch had Brant's poem in mind when doing this painting. His surmise proved correct. to guess that something is true, when you do not have enough information to prove that it is true. He surmised that her flight was delayed. tidy up 收拾, 整理 When you tidy up or tidy a place up, you put things back in their proper places so that everything is neat. to make a place look better by putting things in the correct place. I've got to tidy my bedroom. I really must start tidying the place up. He tried to tidy up, not wanting the maid to see the disarray. Anne made the beds and tidied up the nursery. tidy yourself up to make yourself look better by washing your face, brushing your hair, etc. tidy up after someone 擦屁股 to make a room look tidy after someone else has made it messy. 5. GPS失效会怎样: People paid to think about these things worry less about the apocalyptic [əˌpɑkəˈlɪptɪk] ( 世界末日似的 describing or expecting a time when very bad things will happen or the world will be destroyed. apocalypse [əˈpɒkəˌlɪps] I. time when the whole world will be destroyed. II. a situation in which many people die and many things are destroyed. ) scenarios - waking up one day to find the whole thing offline - and more about the potential for terrorists or nation states to wreak havoc by feeding inaccurate signals to GPS receivers in a certain area. Engineering professor Todd Humphreys has shown spoofing ( spoof noun. a piece of entertainment that copies something in a funny way that is intended to make it seem silly. the act or an instance of impersonating another person on the internet or via email. number spoofing = caller ID spoofing a type of fraud in which the fraudster appears to be calling from a victim's bank and persuades them to transfer money to a different account which they then empty. There are many phone scams that use Caller ID spoofing to hide their identity. neighbour spoofing the practice of sending automated calls from a number with the same area code, so that people are more likely to answer. ) can down drones and divert super-yachts. He worries attackers could feasibly fry electricity grids(fry I. informal to get too hot, for example because the sun is very strong. Wear a hat or you'll fry. II. [intransitive/ transitive] American informal to kill someone officially as a punishment using the electric chair, or to be killed in this way. ), cripple mobile networks or crash stock markets. 6. bad seed a person who is seen as being congenitally [kənˈdʒenɪt(ə)l] 天生的 disposed to wrongdoing and likely to be a bad influence on others. a person regarded as bad or corrupt by nature and liable to have a harmful influence on other people. "school officials became exasperated and wrote her off as a bad seed". hitch a ride to get a ride in a passing vehicle Her car broke down, so she had to hitch a ride with a passing truck. pimp my ride means to upgrade or style my vehicle. to customize an automobile. They really pimped my ride good. Come on over and check it out! take a leaf out of/from someone's book to copy what someone else does because they are successful at doing it They should take a leaf out of industry’s book and pay both management and staff on results. leaf through something to turn the pages of a book or a pile of papers quickly and without looking at them carefully. If you leaf through something such as a book or magazine, you turn the pages without reading or looking at them very carefully. Most patients derive enjoyment from leafing through old picture albums. She sat leafing through a newspaper, watching the door. turn over a new leaf If you say that you are going to turn over a new leaf, you mean that you are going to start to behave in a better or more acceptable way. He realized he was in the wrong and promised to turn over a new leaf. 7. if the mountain won't come to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain An ellipsis (anapodoton) of "if the mountain won't come to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain," perhaps from a Turkish proverb, retold by Francis Bacon. If one cannot get one's own way, one must bow to the inevitable. If one can't have one's way, one must give in. For example, Since you can't come here for the holiday, I'll go to your house—if the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain. This expression is based on a tale that Muhammad once sought proof of his teachings by ordering a mountain to come to him. When it did not move, he maintained that God had been merciful, for if it had indeed moved they all would have been crushed by it. 8. as such = exactly You use as such with a negative to indicate that a word or expression is not a very accurate description of the actual situation. I am not a learner as such–I used to ride a bike years ago. Mark joined as an office boy with no academic qualifications as such. There is no rudder as such, so the craft can be steered only when under power. rudder 舵 a flat piece of wood or other material at the back of a boat or airplane that is moved to change the direction of travel. A rudder is a device for steering a boat. It consists of a vertical piece of wood or metal at the back of the boat. An aeroplane's rudder is a vertical piece of metal at the back which is used to make the plane turn to the right or to the left. as much I. If you say that you thought/expected/said as much, it means that something bad that you thought/expected/said would happen has happened: I knew he'd fail - I said as much at the time. You use as much in expressions such as 'I thought as much' 跟我想的一样 and 'I guessed as much' 猜的分毫不差 after you have just been told something and you want to say that you already believed or expected it to be true. You're waiting for a woman–I thought as much. II. the same: Go on, lend me the money - you know I'd do as much for you. 9. It takes a village to raise a child 大家共同努力 is an African proverb that means that an entire community of people must interact with children for those children to experience and grow in a safe and healthy environment. The villagers look out for the children. This does not mean an entire village is responsible for raising a child or the children of a crowd. one-track mind 不想别的, 脑子里全是 used in reference to a person whose thoughts are preoccupied with one subject or interest. someone who has a one-track mind thinks about one particular thing all the time. And no, Bill, I wasn't talking about sex - you have a one-track mind! 10. Leonard: Stupid idea. Penny: No, what's stupid is a physicist who doesn't understand when you swing an axe, you don't let go. Leonard: For the tenth time, my mittens were slippery! Penny: Ugh. It's 70 degrees, you didn't need mittens. Leonard: You know how easily I blister. Penny: Yes, yes, you bruise, you peel. It's like I'm married to an old piece of fruit. Leonard: Look, we could keep fighting and let it ruin our night, or, or we can stop and try to salvage the evening( savage [sævɪdʒ] adj. I. 野蛮, 不人道的. Someone or something that is savage is extremely cruel, violent, and uncontrolled. This was a savage attack on a defenceless young girl. ...the savage wave of violence that swept the country in November 1987. ...a savage dog lunging at the end of a chain. He was savagely beaten. A savage look flitted across his face. She took a savage pleasure in pointing out their mistakes. II. extremely severe. savage cuts in public services. Losing his job had been a savage blow. III. a savage area of land has no buildings on it and looks very cold. a bare savage landscape. a savage coastline. IV. criticizing someone or something very much. She wrote a savage review of the book. a savage attack on the government's policies. V. old-fashioned an insulting way of describing someone or something from a culture that is not considered to be advanced. This is now considered offensive. noun. If you refer to people as savages, you dislike them because you think that they do not have an advanced society and are violent. an insulting word for someone from a culture that is not considered to be advanced. This is now considered offensive. ...their conviction that the area was a frozen desert peopled with uncouth savages 野蛮人, 野人. verb. If someone is savaged by a dog or other animal, the animal attacks them violently. The animal then turned on him and he was savaged to death. if an animal savages someone, it attacks them and injures or kills them A jogger was savaged by two Rottweilers yesterday. II. If someone or something that they have done is savaged by another person, that person criticizes them severely. The show had already been savaged by critics. Speakers called for clearer direction and savaged the Chancellor.). 11. Leonard: I don't want to play a game, Sheldon. Sheldon: Wow, and I remember when you loved playing games with me. Maybe Penny isn't the only relationship you're phoning in ( phone or phone up to use a telephone to call someone Phone me if you have any questions. mail/phone it in to work or perform without much effort, interest, or enthusiasm. There have been reports that staffers are just mailing it in. The cast might as well have phoned in their performances.). Leonard: Its not that I'd stopped trying, its just how relationships progress. They start with infatuation, but over time mellow into something more comfortable. Sheldon: Hmm. Yeah, you're right. It's like when I first encountered the Pythagorean theorem. You know, I was blown away that the square of the hypotenuse was the sum of the squares of the opposite sides. But now I'm just like, eh. 另一段: Sheldon: Would you like to play a driving game I invented? Leonard: Is it about the failing state of my relationship with Penny? Sheldon: Never mind. You know, Penny went to this spa to be away from you. Are you sure you should be going there? Leonard: I don't want to wait two days for us to work this out. Sheldon: Very well. You got married spur of the moment, I don't see why your divorce should be any different. Leonard: I would pull this car over and kick you out, but If Penny dumps me, you're all I got. 另一段: Sheldon: If you find this draft acceptable, then I believe your new relationship agreement is ready to be signed. Penny: Article 8, subsection B, Leonard will restrict videogaming in underpants to hours Penny is not home. This includes boxers, briefs, thongs, G-strings or anything else that calls attention to his pasty little thighs. Leonard: Does it really need to say that? Sheldon: I did this for free, let me get a little something. Leonard: Article 10, subsection C, if questioned Penny may not say that everything is fine if it isn't. Other unacceptable responses include, it's nothing, don't worry about it, and, I said it's nothing don't worry about it. Penny: I think this all looks good. Leonard: Me, too. Sheldon: Oh well, great then, here, you sign here, date here, and Penny, if you could initial here to indicate that you're accepting Leonard in "as is" condition. Amy: I remember signing our first relationship agreement. Sheldon: Mm. You seem to be forgetting the no nostalgia clause. 他段: Amy: Sheldon, dinner's ready. I made beef loaf, because I know you're uncomfortable with the non-specificity of meat loaf. Sheldon? Hey, are you okay? Sheldon: Not really. Amy: What's going on? Sheldon: I wish I never tried that device. And I know I said the same thing after the massage chair, but this time I mean it. Amy: I'm sorry Leonard and Penny hurt your feelings. Sheldon: It's more than that. It's me. I always knew I had trouble recognizing other people's emotions, but that machine just made it so real. Amy: Well, everybody has things that they need help with. Like me, I can't see without my glasses. And right now you're just a, a cute, pink smudge wearing a childish green smudge. Sheldon: I thought I was getting better at it, but clearly I'm not. Amy: Yes, you are. There have definitely been days when I was sad and you could tell. Sheldon: Yeah, but that's shooting fish in a barrel. You're kind of a sad sack. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that. I'm just upset. Amy: No, see, right there, you knew you hurt my feelings. And I'm proud of you, for reasons I'm sure have something to do with my father. And if you don't like that machine, get rid of it. Because I love you exactly the way you are. Sheldon: I feel the same way about you. Now, put your glasses back on. You look weird. sit something out to not be involved in something: He sat out the football season because of a contract dispute. She knew she couldn't sit this election out, as she had the last one. Bernadette: Keep it. Consider it a gift. Sheldon: Hold on. Is it back pay or is it a gift? Bernadette: What's the difference? Sheldon: When the IRS questions us in separate rooms, we need to have our stories straight. Raj: It doesn't matter. I'm not keeping this. I'm trying to pay my own way and be responsible. Taking handouts won't help that. Amy: So you're not going to Comic-Con? Raj: I've been plenty of times. If I miss one, it's fine. I'm a big boy. Sheldon: I'm a big boy, and if I missed one, I'd throw a big-boy tantrum. Leonard: You know what? I've gone 12 times. Maybe I'll sit out this year, too. Penny: Really? Leonard: Yeah. Maybe you and I can do something fun that weekend. Penny: Ooh, how about white-water rafting? Leonard: Oh, how about we compromise and go on the Small World ride at Disneyland? Howard: You know what, I'm not gonna go either. I'm a father now. I'd rather spend time with my family. Bernadette: You just don't want to go alone with Sheldon. Howard: I'm gonna go check on dinner.12. Beverley (on skype): Hello, Sheldon. What a pleasant surprise. How are you? Sheldon: Honestly, I've been better. Do you have time? Leonard says you're very busy these days. Beverley: Oh, I just say that because he prattles ( prattle 没完没了的, 喋喋不休的说 [ˈprat(ə)l] talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way. "she began to prattle on about her visit to the dentist". If you say that someone prattles on about something, you are criticizing them because they are talking a great deal without saying anything important. [informal, disapproval] Lou prattled on about various trivialities till I wanted to scream. She prattled on as she drove out to the Highway. Archie, shut up. You're prattling. What a bore it was to listen to the woman's prattle!). What's going on? Sheldon: Well, our friend Raj moved into my old room, and it's brought up a lot of negative feelings for me. Beverley: Mm. Well, what do you think the loss of your room represents? Sheldon: Beverley, you know I hold you in high esteem 尊敬. Can we skip the part 跳过去 where you pretend not to know the answer, and get to the part where you tell me the answer? Beverley: Very well, but, uh, if you don't mind, I'd still like to pause for effect. Now, you've recently moved in with Dr. Fowler, yes? 13. Two of the 11 canines are cadaver dogs( [kəˈdævər] 尸体 a dead human body.). Also known as human remains detection dogs, they have been trained to smell death. Specifically, the dogs are trained to smell decomposition, which means they can locate body parts, tissue, blood and bone. A detection dog or sniffer dog is a dog that is trained to use its senses to detect substances such as explosives, illegal drugs, wildlife scat, currency, blood, and contraband electronics such as illicit mobile phones. The sense most used by detection dogs is smell. Hunting dogs 猎狗 that search for game, and search dogs 搜救犬 that work to find missing humans are generally not considered detection dogs. There is some overlap, as in the case of cadaver dogs, trained to search for human remains. A police dog 警犬 is essentially a detection dog that is used as a resource for police in specific scenarios such as conducting drug raids, finding missing criminals, and locating stashed currency. Human remains detection (HRD) or cadaver dogs are used to locate the remains of deceased victims. Depending on the nature of the search, these dogs may work off-lead (e.g., to search a large area for buried remains) or on-lead (to recover clues from a crime scene). Tracking/trailing dogs are often cross-trained as cadaver dogs, although the scent the dog detects is clearly of a different nature than that detected for live or recently deceased subjects. Cadaver dogs can locate entire bodies (including those buried or submerged), decomposed bodies, body fragments (including blood, tissues, hair, and bones), or skeletal remains; the capability of the dog is dependent upon its training. 14. Sheldon: Well, I know this is a difficult time for you. You're losing your apartment, you're in debt, and you just, you must be humiliated. Amy: Sheldon. Sheldon: Oh, good grief. She is such a stickler for citing sources. Those were Amy's words. Amy: Sheldon. Sheldon: I know, I know, good grief was originally said by Charlie Brown, geez. Raj: You're right, I am humiliated. Thanks for pointing it out. You're such a jerk. Sheldon: Can you believe this guy? Everyone: Yes. Sheldon: I thought that was gonna break the other way ( Man: No problem, but I am gonna have to charge you a small helium
restocking fee. Sheldon: I don't understand. Leonard: He wants more
money. Sheldon: Well, it better not be more than a thousand dollars.
That's all I've got on me. Man: That's exactly how much it is. Sheldon:
Finally, something breaks 改变方向 our way. break 的两大含义: 1. 球类运动, 刚发出球就被打回, 网球叫破发, 足球叫快速进攻. 2. 达到最高点开始回落, fever break 叫退烧, weather break 叫变天, storm break风暴来袭, wave break浪开始减弱. break I. (intransitive) cricket (of a ball) to change direction on bouncing. If a football team breaks, it gets the ball in its own half and attacks quickly into the opposing team's half: Blues broke quickly, catching Wolves on the back foot. (transitive, tennis) 破发球 To win a game (against one's opponent) as receiver. He needs to break serve to win the match. break someone's serve/service in tennis, to win a game in which your opponent is serving.(intransitive, billiards, snooker, pool) To make the first shot; to scatter the balls from the initial neat arrangement. Is it your or my turn to break 开球? (transitive, backgammon) To remove one of the two men on (a point). II. mainly literary if someone's fever breaks, it starts to become less severe 烧退, 退烧. animal kingdom: I'm still sick. Oh. I didn't even ask. You look okay, but did your fever break 发烧好了? Yeah, but the doctor said I'm contagious. I don't care. I'll heat up the soup 热热汤. Seriously. I don't want to get you sick. Okay. Will you text me the second you're better? Uh-huh. Will do ( if someone's fever breaks, it starts to become less severe. sweat it out 发汗. break your back 鞠躬尽瘁 to work extremely hard to get something done He’s been breaking his back getting the house ready for their visit. break the ... barrier to be larger than the highest previous amount or the highest expected amount. They're expecting profits to break the $5 million 打破藩篱, 破 barrier. break someone's concentration to interrupt someone so that they are unable to continue concentrating on something. break cover 现身 to suddenly appear from where you have been hiding. break even if a person or business breaks even, they neither make a profit nor lose money. fever I. [countable/ uncountable] a medical condition in which the temperature of your body is very high and you feel sick. What do you use to reduce fever 去烧 in infants? have a fever: Tom had a high fever 高烧 all week. II. [uncountable] strong excitement and enthusiasm that affects a lot of people. The whole country was in the grip of election fever. a. [singular] a very excited or nervous feeling. I was in a fever of excitement. Running a fever 发烧
is the body's response to fighting infections caused by viruses or
bacteria. Fevers can also result from sunburn or from getting
immunizations. Anyone can get a fever, regardless of age. People who have compromised immune systems may tend to have fevers more often than others do. Fevers can be scary, especially in young children, who tend to spike very high temperatures.
Parents often worry about any body temperature higher than 98.6°F.
Over-the-counter fever medications, such as ibuprofen, aspirin, and
acetaminophen can lower 降烧 fevers.
Caregivers should consult a doctor before using any over-the-counter
drug on a child under the age of two. These medications can produce
serious side effects. Aspirin should not be prescribed to children or
teenagers to reduce a fever. Although rare in older teenagers, younger
children can develop a life-threatening condition called Reye syndrome.
To avoid any possible side effects from over-the-counter drugs, there
are a number of nonmedical options that can be taken to safely break a fever 去烧. ). III. if someone breaks a code 破解 (=a secret way of writing), they learn how to understand it. IV. if waves break, they reach their highest point and start to fall. V. 变声. if a boy's voice breaks, it becomes deeper and he starts to sound like a man. a. if someone's voice breaks 声音哽咽, they become unable to speak clearly, usually because they are upset. VI. [intransitive] if a storm breaks 风暴来袭, it starts. a. if the weather breaks 变天, it changes unexpectedly, and usually becomes worse. The long hot spell finally broke. VII. when day breaks 天破晓, it starts to get light in the morning The day broke gray and dull. VIII. to stop a bad situation from continuing. Everyone must work together to break the cycle of violence. Their goal was to break the monopoly of the state telecoms corporation. break a deadlock 打破僵局 (=end a situation in which no progress is being made): The meeting went on late into the night in an attempt to break the deadlock. break someone's hold/grip on something: They are determined to break the army's hold on power. a. to end your connection or relationship with someone. The party is looking to break its ties 划清界限, 切割 with the far right. b. to end a quiet or calm period, for example by talking or making a noise. Hardly a sound broke the sleepy summer silence. The peaceful mood was broken 打破寂静 by the blare of a police siren. c. to end a long period in which you have refused to talk about something. Breaking a ten-year silence, he has talked for the first time about his wife's suicide. IX. to stop what you are doing for a short period of time. Why don't we break now and meet again tomorrow? break for: OK, let's break for lunch. break for something to go somewhere quickly, especially in order to escape. We're assuming they'll break for the border. make a break (for something) to suddenly run away from someone in order to escape. He made a break for the exit. X. if important news breaks, it becomes publicly known. He was back in France when the news broke. For some days after the scandal broke 丑闻败露, the press couldn't find him. a. [transitive] to publish or broadcast a news story for the first time. The Chronicle broke the story on Christmas Eve. b. [transitive] to tell someone bad news in a kind way. I didn't know how to break it to her. XII. to destroy someone's confidence, determination, or happiness 摧毁幸福, 摧毁决心, 摧毁自信心. a campaign of violence and intimidation, that eventually broke the opposition's will 摧毁意志. break someone's spirit: Twenty years in prison had not broken his spirit. a. [intransitive] to lose your determination or confidence, especially when someone is deliberately trying to make this happen. She didn't break, even under hours of intense interrogation. XIII. to make a hole or cut in the surface of something. The dog bit his leg, but fortunately didn't break the skin 破皮. Every so often a fish broke the still surface of the lake. bad break a hyphen in the wrong place in a word, sometimes caused by software that puts hyphens in words automatically. break your back to work extremely hard to get something done He's been breaking his back getting the house ready for their visit. break the back of something to finish the main part or the hardest part of a piece of work. I think we've broken the back of the job now. break someone's fall 半空接住 to stop someone who is falling from hitting the ground directly, so that they hurt themselves less than they would have done. break cover 现身 to suddenly appear from where you have been hiding. break someone's concentration 打破注意力, 影响注意力 to interrupt someone so that they are unable to continue concentrating on something. break camp 拔寨 to take down tents and equipment and leave the place where you have been camping. break a habit to stop doing something that is a habit, especially something bad or harmful. Interrupting others is annoying, so try to break the habit. break the mold 打破旧传统, 破除旧思想, 打破固有观念 to change a situation completely, or to do something in a completely new way. shows that have broken the mold of TV comedy. break new ground to do something completely different from what has been done before. break ranks I. if soldiers or police officers break ranks, they stop standing in lines and move away. II. if a member of a group breaks ranks, they disagree publicly with the rest of the group. Toricelli angered fellow Democrats by breaking ranks with the leadership. break a strike 结束罢工 I. to end a situation in which workers have been on strike. II. to start working again when you have been on strike. ). Amy: Come on, Sheldon. Maybe we should just eat at our place. Sheldon: Fine. You took my room. You turned my friends against me. I hope you're happy. Raj: What do I have to be happy about? My life's a wreck. Sheldon: How come he can say it and I can't? 15. Penny: Now you're taking her side? Beverley: Dear, I would never come between you and Leonard. That's for your parade of room mates to do. escape hatch 逃生舱 a hatch for use as an emergency exit, especially from a submarine, ship, or aircraft. a small door for escaping from a ship, aircraft, or submarine in an emergency. a means of retreat from or avoidance of a difficulty or problem. "you shouldn't rush into marriage, looking at divorce as an escape hatch if things don't work out". a means of escape in an emergency, esp from a submarine. Beverley: Clearly, your old room represents an escape hatch, and without it, you're forced to confront the terrifying reality of being trapped in a relationship with Amy forever. Sheldon: I hadn't thought about that. Amy: And don't start thinking about it now. Beverley: Hello, Amy. Your defensiveness may indicate similar insecurities about your relationship with Sheldon. Amy: That's not true. Beverley: She said defensively. 16. Sheldon: Yes. I don't care for unconscious thoughts. My brain and I are best friends. It should tell me everything. Amy: I mean, how it relates to our relationship, not the bromance between you and your brain. Sheldon: What if she's correct? Doesn't that say something troubling about us? Amy: I don't know. I just think you're the kind of person who likes a contingency plan. Sheldon: That is true. Did you know I figured out in which order I would eat all my friends in the event of an apocalypse [əˈpɑkəlɪps]? Amy: You need to stop hanging out with your brain so much. It's not a good influence. 17. Raj: No, you see, I'm doing this so I can stop being spoiled and, you know, grow as a person. Stuart: Good for you. This sandwich has six dollars worth of ham in it. Raj: Don't you even feel a little bad sponging off your friends? Stuart: Hey, look, I went to art college, I tried to make it as a graphic artist, a comic book artist, and you know what I got for my efforts? A visible rib cage. I'm not kidding. You could see my heart beating. Raj: Well, no offence, but I didn't go to art school. I have a PhD in astrophysics. Stuart: Oh, great, it'll be easier for you to look up at the stars without a roof over your head. 18. Leonard: Leonard and Penny, I'm sorry for all the trouble I've caused. I went to stay at Howard's. PS Cinnamon's with me, but if you feel like messing with Sheldon, tell him she's loose in the building( The famous momager was shocked to discover that an anaconda measuring at least three metres was on the loose on her daughter's Calabasas property in LA. ). Penny: I feel terrible. Leonard: Should we go bring him back? Penny: Well, you're the one worried having someone live with us is a sign of problems. Leonard: Oh, that was just because my mother got in my head. It's like being possessed, but instead of Satan it's, actually, it's the same thing. Penny: All right, so we'll ask him to come back. Leonard: Well, great. Penny: Don't you want to get dressed first? Leonard: Just one second. Help, Cinnamon's loose 乱跑 in the building. 19. Howard: All right, this is everything. What do you want to learn? Sheldon: It really doesn't matter, as long as it's challenging. Howard: Okay, well, how about, oh, I teach you some close-up magic 近身魔术. Sheldon: Howard, I'm trying to make myself uncomfortable, not everyone else. Bernadette: So you wanted to learn something physical and you came to Howard Wolowitz? Howard: Hey, the circus arts are very physically and mentally demanding. Have you ever tried to juggle? Bernadette: Yes, I'm juggling my love for you and my embarrassment of you right now. Howard: And it's hard, isn't it? So the key is, the moment one ball is at the top of its arc, you toss the next one. Hmm? Sheldon: Okay, I think I got that. Howard: Uh, hold on. There's an old saying in juggling. Bernadette: Is it I'm going to die alone? Howard: No, it's if you want to have fun, start with one. Yours we think, but we do not say. All right, just toss it up and catch it a few times, get comfortable with it. Sheldon: Okay. Just to be on the safe side, am I in any danger of getting juggler's elbow? Howard: No. Sheldon: Are you sure? 'Cause I'm feeling a twinge ( twinge [twɪndʒ] I. a sudden short pain. He felt a slight twinge in his knee. II. a sudden short feeling of emotion, especially an unpleasant one. a twinge of sadness/regret/guilt. ). 20. Amy: Thanks, babe. Number three, fair topics for insult include educational pedigree, scientific field, intellectual prowess, and mamas. Sheldon: Yeah, that list is strong. Like your mother's urge to be promiscuous with sailors. 21. Leonard: Honestly? It's a little strange having dinner with your ex-boyfriend, and it's not like we have a lot to talk about. Penny: What? He loves you, okay? And he's interested in your work. You could talk about the infinite perspective… I swear I know it. Leonard: It'll be fine, let's just go. Penny: Well, and his fiancée will be there, so you know, if the conversation lags ( If the conversation is lagging, it's best to change subjects.... a lagging conversation 冷场, 谈话冷掉, 聊天变得无趣, 无话可说, 无话可谈 is that the speakers are running out of interesting or worthwhile things to say; hence, the conversation is getting slower and more boring. lag I. [intransitive] to not be as successful or advanced as another person, organization, or group. Recent opinion polls showed the Republicans to be lagging by 13%. lag behind: Their software tends to lag behind other producers. If one thing or person lags behind another thing or person, their progress is slower than that of the other. Britain still lags behind most of Europe in its provisions for women who want time off to have babies. The restructuring of the pattern of consumption in Britain also lagged behind. He now lags 10 points behind the champion. They are lagging a point behind their rivals. Hague was lagging badly in the polls. A time lag or a lag of a particular length of time is a period of time between one event and another related event. There's a time lag 时延 between infection with HIV and developing AIDS. Price rises have matched rises in the money supply with a lag of two or three months. II. [intransitive] to walk more slowly than someone who you are with. lag behind: Come on, you two, stop lagging behind! III. [transitive] British to cover water pipes with a special material that stops the water from freezing in cold weather. If you lag the inside of a roof, a pipe, or a water tank, you cover it with a special material in order to prevent heat escaping from it or to prevent it from freezing. [mainly British] If you have to take the floorboards up, take the opportunity to lag any pipes at the same time. Water tanks should be well lagged and the roof well insulated. Lagging 保温材料 is special material which is used to cover pipes, water tanks, or the inside of a roof so that heat does not escape from them or so they do not freeze. ), we can talk about their wedding. 21. Penny: Oh, come on. Look, if the roles were reversed 换做是他, 换作是他, he'd be on the first train to New Jersey, or the second train if there were teenagers on the first one. Bernadette: Well, distance might be nice. The last time a big project ended for Howie, he wouldn't stop following me around. He even went with me to get a mammogram (Mammography [mæˈmɑɡrəfi] is the process of using low-energy X-rays to examine the human breast for diagnosis and screening. The goal of mammography is the early detection of breast cancer, typically through detection of characteristic masses or microcalcifications. ). Penny: Well, what's wrong with that? Bernadette: No, he wanted to get one with me, like some kind of weird couple's massage. Penny: And yet you bore his child 给他生了个孩子. Neato (Neat (in the sense of being excellent or desirable) Oh, neato! My car is fixed.). Bernadette: You're excited about this opportunity, right? Amy: Of course. I get to be part of the first team to use radon markers to map the structures that… Penny: Okay, a simple yes will do. Bernadette: You have to go. Amy: I know, but what if Sheldon… Penny: Okay, listen to me. Your relationship can handle being long distance for a while. It's not like you two are very physical. Amy: Hey, you don't know what goes on behind closed doors. Penny: A lot of lectures? 22. Penny: Yeah, but you two make such a cute couple. Like Burt and Ernie. You guys even teach me stuff about words and numbers. Leonard: Well, I've had it. I am done. I can't, I can' live with him for one more minute. Penny: Wow. Where are you going to go? Leonard: I was thinking here with you. Penny: Oh. Leonard: That a problem? Penny: No, not at all. No, it's, it's great. It's terrific. I, you know, I just can't help feel bad about Sheldon. I mean, how's he going to get by 过日子 without you? Ernie. Leonard: He's got Amy now. Penny: Yeah, he does, but it's not the same. Leonard: Why? Penny: Um, well, um, all right. You, you know how in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Ron didn't abandon Harry just because Harry started dating Ron's sister? Leonard: Harry and Ginny get together? 另一段: Sheldon: No, I sat and I sat, but to no avail 坐了半天, 没有结果. Amy: Oh, the more details, the more sorry. Well, maybe this'll cheer you up. I made your favorite oatmeal, plain. Sheldon: What's the occasion? Amy: No occasion, I just wanted to do something nice for you. Sheldon: You're so kind. You know, I don't know how I ever got by 我可怎么办啊, 我可怎么过啊 without you. Amy: Oh. That's sweet, but you, you did just fine on your own. Sheldon: Well, I thought that, too, but I've come to realize, I am completely dependent on you. Amy: Sheldon, you're, you're being silly. Sheldon: No, to wake up every morning and know you're there is a great comfort to me. Mmm, tasteless. How do you do it? Amy: You know, what you need to do is put this Air Force project behind you and just dive into something new. 23. Bernadette: Just listen. I don't know if you realize this, but whenever you're between projects, you tend to get a little insecure. Howard: Oh. Bernadette: A little clingy. Howard: I know and I'm sorry. Bernadette: I love when you're affectionate, but this is not coming from a good place 缘起. Howard: Well, excuse me, but what did you do when you worked on that allergy drug for two years and the FDA shut down your project? Bernadette: I signed us up for ballroom dance class. Howard: Okay, and what did you do when they took you off the antifungal team? Bernadette: I made us have a baby. Howard: So? Bernadette: Bring it in. Howard: And now the movie just got rated R. 24. Amy: Okay, the car is waiting. Do you want to walk me downstairs? Sheldon: Of course. Here, here, let me 我来拿, 给我来拿. I've been doing a little research on New Jersey, and I was delighted to learn that their chief agricultural product is sod. Amy: Is it? Sheldon: Hmm, yes. Yeah, perhaps I've been harder on them than they deserve. 25. Amy: It's so strange, earlier today I ended a sentence with a preposition and you weren't there to correct my grammar. Sheldon: I'm sorry you had to go through that. Amy: In fact, that's when I started to really miss you. Sheldon: You know you just split an infinitive 分开了一个不定式. Amy: Did I? Are you gonna teach me a lesson? Sheldon: I am. It is naughty to put an adverb between the word to and the verb stem. Amy: What are you gonna do about it? Sheldon: I'm going to admonish you. Amy: Vigorously? Sheldon: That's the only kind of admonishing I do. 26. Ramona: I was proud of him, a lot of people don't put their face in the water on the first day. Sheldon: Well, I was hiding from a bee, but it still counts. Bernadette: Can I just squeeze in 挤进来 here? Penny: So, Sheldon, have you talked to Amy? Sheldon: Yes, we skyped this morning and I'm sure I'll check in with her before I go to sleep. Ramona: Sheldon talks about her all the time. I can't wait to meet her. Sheldon: That is true. She keeps asking how long Amy's going to be gone. 27. besotted [bɪsɒtɪd] 神魂颠倒的 If you are besotted with someone or something, you like them so much that you seem foolish or silly. He became so besotted with her that even his children were forgotten. 28. Love Island Australia's Adam Farrugia finally sweeps his trademark 'Lego' hair from his face - sending fans into sheer meltdown. He then whisked his hair away from his head for the first time, sweeping it to one side to reveal his handsome visage ( [ˈvɪzɪdʒ] someone's face. ...his milky-white 乳白的, 奶白的 innocent visage. ) underneath.
You are a whole decade ahead of me 比我老. Maybe not a decade, but 10 years. light years ahead/better etc than something 领先, 好了不知道多少倍. 先进了几百年 informal much more advanced, much better etc than someone or something else The Japanese company is light years ahead of its European competitors. ahead of your time, before one's time or before one's time 领先时代
If someone is ahead of their time or before their time, they have new
ideas a long time before other people start to think in the same way. My
mother was ahead of her time. She surrounded me with culture and art.
His only fundamental mistake, he insists, is that he was 20 years before
his time. ahead of I. In front of someone or something: Rick walked on ahead of us 走在我们前面. He could see that the road ahead of him was clear. Just ahead of you 前面, 就在你前面, you'll see a bus stop. You go on ahead of (= before) me 先去, and I'll meet you there.
If someone is ahead of you, they are directly in front of you. If
someone is moving ahead of you, they are in front of you and moving in
the same direction. I saw a man in a blue jacket thirty metres ahead of me. She walked ahead of Helene up the steps into the hotel. II. 领先. having more points, votes, etc. than someone else in a competition, election, etc.: Apparently, the latest opinion polls put the Democrats 15 percent ahead of the Republicans. In a competition, if a person or team does something ahead of someone else, they do it before the second person or team. Robertson's team crossed five metres ahead of their rivals.
III. making more progress than someone else. If someone is ahead of
someone else, they have made more progress and are more advanced in what
they are doing. Henry generally stayed ahead of the others in the academic subjects. Sophie is way (= far) ahead of the other children in her class.
IV. in or into the future. If an event or period of time lies ahead of
you, it is going to happen or take place soon or in the future. I
tried to think about all the problems that were ahead of me tomorrow.
She spent all night thinking about the future that lay ahead of her. We
have a very busy day ahead of us today. She has a difficult time ahead of her. V. 提前. earlier than or before someone or something: This
was one Olympic site that had been completed ahead of schedule (=
before the time that was arranged). The agenda is circulated to
householders one month ahead of the meeting. For most of the year London
is five hours ahead of New York (= when it is 10 o'clock in London, it
is 5 o'clock in New York). If something happens ahead of an event or time, it happens before that event or time. The Prime Minister was speaking ahead of today's meeting. If something happens ahead of schedule or ahead of time, it happens earlier than was planned. The election was held six months ahead of schedule. This dish may be prepared a day ahead of time and refrigerated. one step ahead of someone or something
If you stay one step ahead of someone or something, you manage to
achieve more than they do or avoid competition or danger from them. Successful
travel is partly a matter of keeping one step ahead of the crowd.
Fraser was the most important art dealer in London, always a step ahead
of his rivals. ...nations only a few steps ahead of famine. 用例: Sheldon: I knew we should've never mentioned us living together in the first place. Amy: She was gonna find out eventually. Sheldon: Disagree. We've known about evolution since 1859, she still believes in Noah and his amazing zoo boat. This could have all been avoided if you'd only listened to me. Amy: Sheldon, I knew your mother was fine with us living together because I already told her we were. Sheldon: Why would you do that? Amy: This was a potential issue, so I got out ahead of it 先行一步, 提前, 防患于未然 and I managed the situation for you. ( get out ahead 先行一步, 抓住先机 American English to have an advantage over the people you are competing against. The way to deal with the pressure is to get out ahead. come out ahead To finish something with an advantage, often in the form of a profit. You've spent so much money on this project that you'll be lucky to come out ahead. to end up with a profit, benefit, or advantage. It was a tricky deal, and no one came out ahead of anyone else. I never come out ahead after paying my bills. get ahead of oneself (idiomatic) I. To focus excessively on one's plans or on prospective future events without paying adequate attention to the present. II. 抢跑, 抢先. 话说早了 (idiomatic) To develop an opinion based on insufficient information or to take action prematurely. to do something too early, or before you are ready or prepared: That last game suggests that we have been getting ahead of ourselves in praising the team's progress. She didn't want to get ahead of herself and risk losing what she had achieved so far. get ahead to be successful in the work that you do. to achieve success, often in your work or in society: You've got to take risks if you want to get ahead. It's tough for a woman to get ahead in politics. ) Sheldon: You managed the situation? Amy: That's right. Sheldon: So my mother thought I was incapable of finding a mate, and my mate thinks I'm incapable of running my own life. Amy: Not your whole life. I mean, science, you got that. Organizing your sock drawer 收拾整理 (tidy up 收拾整理), you're the king. But understanding how other people are feeling, that's a weak spot for you. Sheldon: I have gotten much better at that.
驱魔闹剧: deliverance [dɪˈlɪv(ə)r(ə)ns] I. the action of being rescued or set free. Deliverance is rescue from imprisonment, danger, or evil. The opening scene shows them celebrating their sudden deliverance from war. [+ from] She prayed to God for deliverance. "prayers for deliverance". the state of being saved from a painful or bad experience: We pray for deliverance from our sins. The families hoped for the safe deliverance of their husbands, fathers, and brothers. II. a formal or authoritative utterance. deliver verb I. If you deliver something somewhere, you take it there. The
Canadians plan to deliver more food to southern Somalia. The spy
returned to deliver a second batch of classified documents. We were told the pizza would be delivered in 20 minutes. II. If you deliver something that you have promised to do, make, or produce, you do, make, or produce it. They
have yet to show that they can really deliver working technologies. ...
proving they could deliver the vote in their areas. We don't promise what we can't deliver. III. If you deliver a person or thing into someone's care, you give them responsibility for that person or thing. Mrs Montgomery was delivered into Mr Hinchcliffe's care. David delivered Holly gratefully into the woman's outstretched arms. He was led in in handcuffs and delivered over to me. IV. If you deliver a lecture or speech, you give it in public. The president will deliver a speech about schools. It is shocking that only one woman has delivered the lecture in 44 years.
V. When someone delivers a baby, they help the woman who is giving
birth to the baby. When a woman delivers a baby, she gives birth. Her husband had to deliver 接生 the baby himself. His girlfriend delivered 生孩子 a baby boy late Monday night. VI. If someone delivers a blow to someone else, they hit them. Those blows to the head could have been delivered by a woman. VII. [old-fashioned] If someone delivers you from something, they rescue or save you from it. I have given thanks to God for delivering me from that pain. 新闻 The Victorian woman who died after a four-day exorcism - Joan Vollmer lived in a small rural community in Victoria when her personality started to change. Then, she was exorcised [[ˈeksɔrˌsaɪz] ].:
Pig-farmer Ralph Vollmer had first noticed his wife Joan was behaving
strangely a few weeks before he decided to stage the violent four-day
exorcism that led to her death. Joan had taken to lurching and dancing
around outside, arms flailing about her head, swearing loudly at nobody
in particular. Soon after Ralph claimed she was "acting like a
prostitute" and at various times 时不时的, took on the physical form of a pig and
a dog, as well as the personality of a sheep shearer. "There were
manifestations of different people and animals," he later explained. The
cause was clear to Ralph: Joan's body had been possessed by demons. At
first, he attempted to rid her of these demons himself, by locking her
in the basement, then, when that was unsuccessful, by tying her to the
bed. Vollmer screamed throughout the night, however, and the demons
remained. He then enlisted the help of his neighbour, Leanne
Reichenbach, and the two of them received over-the-phone coaching from a
78-year-old spiritual leader, Leah Clugston on how best to rid a human
of evil spirits. After they ascertained that ten separate demons were,
indeed, in control of Joan's body, they started an intense prayer
session, with Joan seated in a chair at one end of the room. When she
struggled, they tied her to this chair with pairs of her own stockings.
She was denied food and water throughout this entire period and when she
attempted to close her eyes, they pried them open so the demons would
better confront the Lord. Joan continue to put up a violent struggle 反抗,
and so the pair called in another member of the church, 28-year-old
David Klingner. He took the lead, and restrained her with more pairs of
stockings. He started to slap her face repeatedly in order to summon the
demons. 另一起驱魔事件: Yul, 28, lives on the outskirts of Melbourne and is
considered one of Pastor Chapman's success stories. He underwent
deliverance three months ago to exorcise "the spirit of masturbation". After
following the sermons of the deliverance ministers, he started being
plagued by guilt and decided to participate in an exorcism. "You
can get to a point where you hear voices. And this is very common. You
hear voices that you need to kill yourself," said Yul. He considered going to a psychologist, but since going through deliverance, the voices have stopped. Academic
Sarah Ferber is a skeptic, and points out a crucial difference between
exorcism and therapy. She points to the case of Joan Vollmer, a
Victorian woman who died as the result of strangulation during exorcism
in 1994. "An exorcist's first concern is to serve God," she told
The Feed, "and only secondarily does it relate to the mental or
emotional health of the person who they are interacting with."
