用法学习: 1. antithesis [ænˈtɪθəsɪs] 正相反, 大相反 the exact opposite of something. The antithesis of something is its exact opposite. The little black dress is the antithesis of fussy dressing. If there is an antithesis between two things, there is a contrast between them. ...the antithesis between instinct and reason. Greta Thunberg's 'antithesis' emerges in the form of a German teenager. Mr Kenny said German teenage conservative social media personality, Naomi Seibt, has emerged as the "antithesis" to Swedish environmentalist Greta Thunberg. antithetical [æntɪθetɪkəl] Something that is antithetical to something else is the opposite of it and is unable to exist with it. Their priorities are antithetical to those of environmentalists. 2. well-meaning If you say that a person or their actions are well-meaning, you mean that they intend to be helpful or kind but they are unsuccessful or cause problems. He is a well-meaning but ineffectual leader. Even well-meaning attempts at conservation can bring problems. leap of faith an act of believing in or attempting something whose existence or outcome cannot be proved or known. If you take a leap of faith, you do something even though you are not sure it is right or will succeed. A leap of faith, in its most commonly used meaning, is the act of believing in or accepting something outside the boundaries of reason. Take a leap of faith and trust them. "anyone investing in new media today has to make a leap of faith". in good faith If you do something in good faith, you seriously believe that what you are doing is right, honest, or legal, even though this may not be the case. This report was published in good faith but we regret any confusion which may have been caused. honesty or sincerity of intention. "the details contained in this brochure have been published in good faith". wiki: In contract law, the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing is a general presumption that the parties to a contract will deal with each other honestly, fairly, and in good faith, so as to not destroy the right of the other party or parties to receive the benefits of the contract. It is implied in a number of contract types in order to reinforce the express covenants or promises of the contract. A lawsuit (or a cause of action) based upon the breach of the covenant may arise when one party to the contract attempts to claim the benefit of a technical excuse for breaching the contract, or when he or she uses specific contractual terms in isolation in order to refuse to perform his or her contractual obligations, despite the general circumstances and understandings between the parties. When a court or trier of fact interprets a contract, there is always an "implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing" in every written agreement. sincerity [sɪnˈserəti] ( sincere [sɪnˈsɪr] ) an honest way of behaving that shows that you really mean what you say or do. He's like a politician who wants to convince you of his sincerity. in all sincerity used for showing that you really mean what you are saying In all sincerity, I didn't mean to cause you any trouble. 3. disgruntled 心怀不满的 disappointed and annoyed about something. If you are disgruntled, you are cross and dissatisfied because things have not happened the way that you wanted them to happen. Disgruntled employees recently called for his resignation. Party members are disgruntled at the way the campaign is being handled. boob tube = tube top 无肩带, 吊带背心: Boob tube, British term for a tube top. A tube top, colloquially known in the UK as a boob tube, is a shoulderless, sleeveless women's garment that wraps around the upper torso. It is generally tight over the breasts, and usually uses elastic bands 橡皮筋 at its top and bottom to prevent it from falling. The tube top's precursor was a beachwear or informal summer garment worn by young girls in the 1950s that became more widely popular in the 1970s and returned to popularity in the 1990s and 2000s. have a blue 澳洲俚语 have a fight. He was having a blue with his wife. make a blue: To make a blue In Australian parlance, it can mean to make a mistake. I have a feeling it may have come from dock workers. On the other hand, criminals used to be prone to calling charges they faced, 'blues', probably because of the color of the paper on which they were printed. Any other, explanatory contribution would be welcome. I think I just allowed myself to make a blue. have the blues = feel blue( = be in a [blue] funk If someone is in a funk, they are frightened, especially because they are in a situation they cannot control. a state of great terror or loss of nerve. very frightened Wall Street's in a funk right now but it's starting to recover. If you're in a funk, it means that you've been feeling sad. You might be in a serious funk after your best friend moves across the country. One way to use funk is to mean "blues" or "depression." Everyone's in a funk sometimes — for some people, the shorter, darker winter days automatically put them in a bit of a funk. ) Feel depressed or sad, as in After seeing the old house in such bad shape, I had the blues for weeks, or Patricia tends to feel blue around the holidays. The noun blues, meaning "low spirits," was first recorded in 1741 and may come from blue devil, a 17th-century term for a baleful demon, or from the adjective blue meaning "sad," a usage first recorded in Chaucer's Complaint of Mars (c. 1385). The idiom may have been reinforced by the notion that anxiety produces a livid skin color. have a pink/blue fit (British English, informal) be very angry. To become extremely angry. Primarily heard in UK. Don't have a blue fit—I wasn't trying to insult you. If your mother catches you smoking, she'll have a pink fit. out of the blue If something happens out of the blue, it is completely unexpected: One day, out of the blue, she announced that she was leaving. 4. stroke (one's) ego (面子) To appeal to one's pride or vanity. to flatter and praise someone. If you have trouble with him, just take a few minutes and stroke his ego. You'll soon have him eating out of your hand. You're not going to get what you want by stroking the boss's ego. If anything, that's a good way to get in trouble with her! I couldn't resist stroking my ego a bit by reading some of the good reviews for my latest film. ego-stroking Michael: Hah! Anyway… Jennifer: I'm going to stop complimenting you if you do that. Michael: That's the last time you're complimenting me. Jennifer: No more ego-stroking. Michael: Now, um I'm good at ego-stroking, um, so this podcast will be weekly. And we should maybe explain that this is a podcast so it's "iPod" plus "broadcast." Ego Stroker 爱面子的人, 要面子的人 Someone who flirts with you just for the attention but when push comes to shove they aren't interested in you, just the attention you give them. Sam flirts with Sally everyday. Sally blushes and flirts back. Sally works up the nerve to ask Sam out, Sam declines but still attempts to flirt because he's an ego stroker. 5. silver lining If you talk about a silver lining, you are talking about something positive that comes out of a sad or unpleasant situation. The fall in inflation is the silver lining of the prolonged recession. every cloud has a silver lining If you say that every cloud has a silver lining, you mean that every sad or unpleasant situation has a positive side to it. As they say, every cloud has a silver lining. We have drawn lessons from the decisions taken. A silver lining is a metaphor for optimism in the common English-language which means a negative occurrence 事件 may have a positive aspect to it. ballsy [ˈbɔlzi] brave and confident. And don't expect that ballsy 目空一切的 attitude to go anywhere any time soon — Bhabie likes to keep it real and tell it like it is. She's not afraid to smackdown with Aussie rapper Iggy Azalea and has even told Minaj what's good.
pervasive VS endemic VS ubiquitous VS wall-to-wall: pervasive [pərˈveɪsɪv] 到处都是的 spreading through the whole of something and becoming a very obvious feature of it. Something, especially something bad, that is pervasive is present or felt throughout a place or thing. ...the pervasive influence of the army in national life. She lives with a pervasive sense of guilt. ...the pervasiveness of computer technology. a pervasive farmyard smell. the pervasive influence of Christianity in the Middle Ages. endemic adj [enˈdemɪk] I. very common, or strongly established in a place or situation. If a disease or illness is endemic in a place, it is frequently found among the people who live there. Polio was then endemic among children my age. countries where malaria is endemic. Polio, short for poliomyelitis 小儿麻痹症, or infantile paralysis, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. In about 0.5 percent of cases, there is muscle weakness resulting in an inability to move. This can occur over a few hours to a few days. II. If you say that a condition or problem is endemic, you mean that it is very common and strong, and cannot be dealt with easily. Street crime is virtually endemic in large cities. Ambition often stems from endemic dissatisfaction. endemic to: Strikes were endemic to the industry during the 1970s. endemic in: Corruption is endemic in the country's judicial system. ubiquitous [juˈbɪkwɪtəs] ( oblivious [əˈblɪvɪəs] ) present everywhere. If you describe something or someone as ubiquitous, you mean that they seem to be everywhere. Sugar is ubiquitous in the diet. The company's logo has become ubiquitous all over the world. She is one of the wealthiest, most ubiquitous media personalities around. Their HQ comprises miles of lunch rooms with their ubiquitous coffee machines. obsequious [əbˈsikwiəs] 谦卑的, 卑微的, 讨好的 too eager to please someone, in a way that does not seem sincere. If you describe someone as obsequious, you are criticizing them because they are too eager to help or agree with someone more important than them. Perhaps your mother was very obsequious to doctors. He smiled and bowed obsequiously to Winger. His tone quickly changed from obsequiousness to outright anger. obsequious waiters. wall-to-wall I. Completely covering a floor: wall-to-wall carpeting. II. Informal You can use wall-to-wall to describe something that fills or seems to fill all the available space. ...television's wall-to-wall soccer coverage. There were wall-to-wall people, all invited guests and celebrities. a. 满眼都是的. Present or spreading throughout an entire area. as far as the eye can see; widespread: wall-to-wall sales in the high street shops. wall-to-wall people at the reception. b. 无处不在的. 到处的. 处处的. Found everywhere or including everything; pervasive: wall-to-wall luxury.
Big bang theory: 1. Have you noticed that Howard can take any topic and use it to remind you that he went to space? Interesting hypothesis. Let's apply the scientific method, perform an experiment. Okay. Hey, Howard, any thoughts on where 有什么想法吗 we should get dinner? Anywhere but the Space Station. On a good day 好的时候, dinner was a bag full of meat loaf. But, hey, you don't go there for the food, you go there for the view. It's fascinating. Let me see if I can duplicate 重复 the result. Howard, I've always thought the lemon was an underrated fruit. Care to weigh in 想加入讨论吗, 你的看法呢, 你觉得呢? Not really. Oh, well. You know, people say the Soyuz capsule was a lemon. But, hey, that baby got me to space and back. 2. Sheldon told me he had a new assistant named Alex. He didn't mention that Alex was a girl. Maybe he didn't notice. You're right. I don't have to worry about Sheldon. (laughing): No, you do not. It's her I have to worry about. Oh, Amy, really? She is not going to come on to Sheldon ( come on to/to something to start to deal with a new subject in a discussion. to start talking about a new subject I'll come on to this question in a few moments. We'll come on to the politics of the situation in a moment. come on to someone informal to behave towards someone in a way that shows you would like to have a sexual relationship with them. if someone comes on to another person, they make it very clear that they are sexually interested in them The way she was coming on to Jack, I'm amazed he managed to get out alive! ). Oh, really? Look at this face. How can any woman spend eight hours a day alone with this face and not fall in love with it? Well, for starters, at some point, that face starts talking. Amy, this is crazy. You have nothing to be suspicious about 没什么好怀疑的. I'm not suspicious. 3. I guess we both share blame on 咱俩都有错 this one. 4. Exactly what it was half an hour ago. It's like you're not even trying to get better. Sheldon, you don't get over the flu in half an hour. Well, not with that attitude. I have to say, I'm finding your bedside manner a little lacking 有点不足, 有点欠缺( bedside manner a doctor's approach or attitude to a patient. the way in which a doctor treats people who are ill, especially showing kind, friendly, and understanding behaviour: He has a very good bedside manner. "my reputation for a sympathetic bedside manner"). I'm sorry. I just want you to get better as soon as possible. And with that goal in mind, let me ask you a question. Do you believe in the placebo effect? Of course I do. There have been many studies proving its validity. Great. Now, this may look like a Tic Tac but it is really a powerful medication specifically designed to cure your illness as well as freshen your breath. Sheldon, this isn't helping. Why don't you just let me get some rest. How can you sleep? I'm not done making you feel better. I still have to put a cold rag on your head, sing to you and apply VapoRub to your chest. You want to rub something on my chest? Yes. All over it. Maybe we should start with that. Now you're being a responsible patient. Now, you may notice some tingling. Oh, I'm counting on it (count on someone/something I. If you count on something or count upon it, you expect it to happen and include it in your plans. 期待不已, 热盼, 热切期盼 She didn't count on rain, and didn't bring an umbrella. The government thought it could count on the support of the trades unions. I'll be back. You can count on it. He is counting on winning seats and perhaps a share in the new government. II. 指望 If you count on someone or count upon them, you rely on them to support you or help you. You can always count on Michael in a crisis. Don't count on Lillian. I can always count on you to cheer me up. ). 4. How you liking retirement? It's fine. I'm sensing a theme (事事都是fine). You ever really think about the Spider-Man theme song? How's that dinner coming [along] 怎么样了, 到什么程度了? I just put it in. It's gonna be a while. I like rare chicken. Let's do this. You could die. Death by chicken. That's a pretty "fowl" way to go. 5. I feel like I've got poached testicles. Oh, you poor thing; you're sweating. That's so much worse than having your car stolen. Insurance is gonna buy you a new car. It's not gonna de-funk my junk. Gentlemen, a little less bellyaching ( bellyache 唠唠叨叨, 默默叨叨, 抱怨 verb intransitive informal [ˈbeliˌeɪk] to complain a lot in a way that annoys other people. ). We're Starfleet officers and a member of the Borg Collective. Please, Sheldon, I am so not in the mood. Leonard, all our lives we have dreamed of finding ourselves inside one of the fantasy worlds we love. And look at us. At this moment, we are, in fact, a Star Trek landing party stranded in an alien 陌生的 and unforgiving environment( I. If you describe someone as unforgiving, you mean that they are unwilling to forgive other people. He was an unforgiving man who never forgot a slight. He finds human foibles endearing, but is unforgiving of pretension. II. If you describe a situation or activity as unforgiving, you mean that it causes a lot of people to experience great difficulty or failure, even people who deserve to succeed. Business is a competitive activity. It is very fierce and very unforgiving. ), relying only on our wits, our fortitude 坚毅 and our moxie ( courage, nerve, or vigour). 6. Dumbledore dies in that one. Yeah, I know, I didn't see it coming, either. Why would you say that? You brought up the subject. I contributed an interesting fact on that subject. It's called the art of conversation. Okay, your turn. That was a huge spoiler. Good. What is wrong with you? If I did that, you'd bitch about 唠叨个没完 it for weeks. Oh, really, Leonard? Are you going to have another one of your hissy fits 发癔症, 发疯? Hissy fits? I have hissy fits? Yes, and I have a theory why. Because of your lactose intolerance, you switched over to soy milk. Soy contains estrogen-mimicking compounds. I think your morning Cocoa Puffs are turning you into a hysterical woman. You are unbelievable. I don't know why I put up with you. You're controlling, you're irritating There you go again-- nag, nag, nag. You're only proving my point, little lady. You know what? Screw you, Sheldon. You are the most annoying person I have ever met. What? I'm annoying? You criticize my behavior all the time. "Sheldon, don't talk about your bowel movements over breakfast." "Sheldon, when the president of the university is giving a eulogy at a funeral, don't yawn and point at your watch." "Sheldon, don't throw away my shirts 'cause you think they're ugly." You're impossible. That's it. I don't I don't have to put up with this. Actually, I have your signature on a roommate agreement that says you do. Aw. 7. Why are they staring? Who cares? Just soak it in ( soak it [all] in: to observe and/or enjoy something. When I'm traveling and visit beautiful places I make sure to really take a moment to soak it all in. ...but I've never been to a high school party before, so I was curious. I decided to just keep my mouth shut and soak it all in. take it all in To absorb completely; listen attentively. Bill's piano music filled the room and we took it all in with admiration. soak in I. if a liquid soaks in, it goes into the surface or substance that it touches, so that you can no longer see it. Put some cleaning foam on the carpet and wait for it to soak in. II. transitive to spend time experiencing and enjoying the mood or feeling in a place. We soaked in the charming 17th century ambiance of the place. soak something up I. Lit. to gather up moisture or a liquid, using an absorbent cloth, paper, etc. I spilled some Ocha. Better soak it up with a towel. Alice soaked the spill up with a sponge. she soaked up the spilled milk. II. Lit. [for cloth, paper, or other absorbent material] to absorb moisture or a liquid. Please get some paper towels to soak the spill up. The sponge soaked up the orange juice. III. Fig. to learn or absorb some information; to learn much information. I soaked up the atmosphere as I wandered its streets. The student soaked up everything the teacher said. I can't soak information up 吸收, 消化 as fast as I used to be able to. The tourists will soak up anything you tell them. take in I. If you take someone in 收留, you allow them to stay in your house or your country, especially when they do not have anywhere to stay or are in trouble. He persuaded Jo to take him in. The monastery has taken in 26 refugees. II. 带回警局. 带回去. If the police take someone in, they remove them from their home in order to question them. The police have taken him in for questioning in connection with the murder of a girl. III. If you are taken in by someone or something, you are deceived by them, so that you get a false impression of them. I married in my late teens and was taken in by his charm 迷惑, 被蛊惑, 被欺骗–which soon vanished. I know I was a naive fool to trust him but he is a real charmer who totally took me in. IV. If you take something in, you pay attention to it and understand it when you hear it or read it. Lesley explains possible treatments but you can tell she's not taking it in. Gazing up into his eyes, she seemed to take in all he said. V. If you take something in, you see all of it at the same time or with just one look. The eyes behind the lenses were dark and quick-moving, taking in everything at a glance. VI. If you take in something such as a film or a museum, you go to see it. I was wondering if you might want to take in a movie with me this evening. VII. If people, animals, or plants take in air, drink, or food, they allow it to enter their body, usually by breathing or swallowing. They will certainly need to take in plenty of liquid. VIII. If one thing takes in another, it is big enough to include the other thing within it. Ethiopia's large territorial area takes in a population of more than 40 million people. IX. If you take in a dress, jacket, or other item of clothing, you make it smaller and tighter. She had taken in 收紧一点, 收一点, 收小一点 the grey dress so that it hugged her thin body. X. If a store, restaurant, theatre, or other business takes in a certain amount of money, they get that amount from people buying goods or services. [mainly US, business] They plan to take in $1.6 billion. ). Hello, boys. Oh, hey. Could you please stop staring? They're just girls. It's nothing you haven't seen in movies or in drawings. 8. One Game of Thrones collector's edition Longclaw sword. Oh Leonard and I bought that together. That's a bit of an ethical conundrum 道德上的两难. Eh, I'll keep it. So, uh, what's your plan moving forward? Uh, suppose I'll have to find and cultivate a new roommate. What a task that will be. Do you know how uncivilized 没教养 Leonard was when I took him in? No. Oh, it took me forever to get him on a bathroom schedule. He would just go whenever the mood struck him 什么时候心情高兴, 凭心情. Like a dog-boy. Exactly. What if you could find a roommate who was a scientist and already familiar and comfortable with your ways? That would be ideal. If a person like that existed, I would sign on, no further questions asked. Great. Here I am! Wait. Here who is where? Me. Aren't I your perfect roommate? Um Think about it, Sheldon. I'm not a stranger, we're intellectually compatible 知识层面上, I'm willing to chauffeur you around town, and your personality quirks, which others find abhorrent or rage-inducing 惹火的, 让人恼火的, I find cute as a button. What do you think? Um Tell me one reason why this isn't a fantastic idea. Um See? You can't. I'm gonna go see if Leonard's room is big enough for my water bed. 9. So, uh, I was just talking to Amy, and she made me realize that this little dust-up ( A dust-up 争吵 is a quarrel that often involves some fighting. He's now facing suspension after a dust-up with the referee.) between you and me is much ado about nothing. Is that so? Yes. All is forgiven, so come back home. I'll make you some soy hot chocolate, and then I'll you tell you about our exciting new devil-may-care bathroom policy. Cut to the chase, Sheldon. Okay. Amy's decided she wants to move in with me, so I need you to come back home, you lovable scamp. That's a lot of product. What's going on? Oh, get this: Suddenly, Sheldon wants me back because Amy wants to move in with him. Really? Interesting. Well, too late, pal. I'm not going anywhere. Penny and I are very happy living together. 10. All right, thank you. That's weird. I'm getting called in to 找我 Human Resources. What did you do? I don't know. Huh. I just got called in to Human Resources. Why? I don't know. 11. If you don't want to live with Leonard, why don't you just tell him? Well, you know how he is. He's sensitive and emotional. That's because he drinks too much soy milk. Well, I don't know what else we can do but tell them the truth. I suppose there's no choice but to face the crying, angry accusations and the high-pitched wails of despair. Yeah. And who knows how Amy will react. Here's some more ice. 12. Amy will be here shortly, expecting the perfect Valentine's gift, so you're up kid. Dazzle me. Go. Okay, I think I have some really great choices. I went on Amy's Facebook page and read up on her interests. Now, see, I never would have thought to do that. Clearly, I made a good choice farming this out 转交给你来做 to you. But I am telling you, Amy hit the boyfriend jackpot. Anyway, my socks are on. Let's knock them off( To knock somebody's socks off to surprise somebody by showing or providing them with something really impressive. ). Well, um, I know she loves playing the harp, so I found this beautiful music box that plays one of her favorite songs. Now, Amy already has a real harp. And it can play any song. What are you trying to pull here 你是希望能怎样呢? No, I just thought it would be Next. Okay. Um, I know she's a fan of The Canterbury Tales, Mmm. so I found this cool map that illustrates the character's journey through England. I thought we could put it in a really nice frame. But she's got Google Maps on her phone. I don't know how to respond to that. Well, I hope it's with a third good option, because these first two blah. Okay. 13. Anyway, I was just hoping that maybe you could check in on her tomorrow night and make sure she's doing okay. Dude, I'm a single man. Saturday night is my party night. Really? What do you got going on 你有什么要做的? I don't know, maybe drive down to Hollywood, hit a few hot spots, see if I can get lucky. Okay, tell me if this sounds familiar. You pay $15 to park, you stand on the sidewalk for an hour until you break down and give the bouncer You push your way to the bar, where you drink an $18 cosmopolitan, then you stare at a pretty girl and imagine your perfect life together. Your children, grandchildren. Meanwhile, she leaves with a guy who claims he wrote Beverly Hills Chihuahua. Then you give up on anyone ever loving you, go to Marie Callender's, buy a pie and eat it in your car in the parking lot. What time should I be at your mother's? I told her around 7:00. 14. I swear, that man is the most egotistical ( [ˌiɡoʊˈtɪstɪk(ə)l] thinking that you are more important than other people and need not care about them. An egotist is someone who is egotistic. ) , insufferable human being I have ever met. Yeah, but you two make such a cute couple. Like Burt and Ernie. You guys even teach me stuff about words and numbers. Well, I've had it 受够了. I am done. I can't I can't live with him for one more minute. 15. Hey, my acting class is putting on a play Friday night. I could put you and Amy on the guest list. Oh, that sounds terrible. Why would I want to do that? Well, so much for ( I. used for showing that you think a particular idea, statement, or activity has no value. Another rise in income tax. So much for all those election promises. II. used for showing that you have finished talking about something. Well, so much for 差不多了, the producers. But what of the consumers? So much for 够了, 差不多了 polite introductions. It's now time to get down to business.) your advice on complimenting Penny. Why? What happened? She tried to rope us into going to her acting class to see a play. Don't worry. Luckily, I had the good sense 反应够快, 够机智 ( good sense The quality someone has when they are able to make sensible decisions about what to do. Mrs Booth showed a lot of good sense. have the good sense to do something Mark had the good sense not to argue. It makes good sense (=is sensible) to do some research before buying. ) to drown that kitten in the river. Sheldon, that's very rude. She helped you with your show. The right thing to do is reciprocate 投桃报李, 回报, 以德报怨 by going to see her play. Oh, so many crazy rules. That better be Tootsie Rolls you're throwing at me! 16. Can we go now? Well, is that all of it? Just set 放下 it down. Just so you know, this is not a stupid play. A Streetcar Named Desire is an American classic. It's about streetcars? Oh, great. I won't need this. 17. It's nice of your old school 母校 to let us try out our science talk on some female students. Well, they're actually pretty excited. I'm their most famous alum. If you don't count the serial killer who ate all those prostitutes. This must feel pretty good for you, coming back to your alma mater 母校 as an astronaut. Yeah, last time I was here, I was just a scrawny little nerd ( scrawny [ˈskrɔːni] (of a person or animal) unattractively thin and bony. "he had a scrawny physique and a protuberant Adam's apple".). And now you're also an astronaut. So many memories. I mean, how many times in these hallways was I tripped, punched and spit on? Oh, look, here's my old locker. I have a masters in engineering and I still can't figure out how Scott Kapinski got me and my briefcase to fit in there.
