用法学习: 1. outsize [aʊtˈsaɪz] = outsized [ˈaʊtˌsaɪzd] 超大个的 much larger than usual. Outsize or outsized things are much larger than usual or much larger than you would expect. ...an outsize pair of scissors. An outsized photograph hung above her bedroom fireplace. an outsize suitcase. Outsize clothes are clothes for very large people. Often outsize clothes are made from cheap fabric and look like ugly tents. other = otherize 孤立, 另类化 verb intransitive/transitive showing disapproval to consider another person or group as being completely different from you and treat them differently as a result. Another group that has been othered by society is people in the LGBT community. If we otherize the victim, coping with news of a crime becomes easier. So if someone's asking you where you're from, it's not necessarily a compliment. It can be quite othering — I don't take being called 'exotic' as a compliment. 你是哪里人的问题: Some people have told Amishah she takes it all too seriously Amishah says she is sick of people telling her to take the question as a compliment. "[People have said] you know, 'they're just trying to figure you out', or 'they're just interested', or like, that I should take it as a compliment that they're asking me," she says. 2. Regarding (不加to) = in regard to = With regard to 关于. Both of the following examples are correct: With regard to your friend 表示关于, let's hope she is well. Compare that to With regards to 表示祝愿 your friend. Let's hope she is well. In the first sentence, With regard to means "concerning." But in the second sentence, regards with an s is a plural noun meaning "best wishes." in/with regard to concerning a particular subject a change in the laws with regard to food safety. With regard to the discussion about immigration, I'd like to hear Ms. Masolo's opinion. 3. Rich, Freakishly Handsome New York VC Josh Kushner Is Apparently Dating Victoria Secret's New Top Model: This state of affairs is in keeping with the way the universe is ordered( ordered 有秩序的, 有序的 carefully arranged or organized. Trees had been planted in ordered rows. She led a very ordered existence. An ordered society or system is well-organized and has a clear structure. An objective set of rules which we all agree to accept is necessary for any ordered society. just what the doctor ordered 急人所需, 正是我想要的, 正如我愿 something that is exactly what you need or want. Our vacation in Tahiti was just what the doctor ordered. ). Kushner is pretty good-looking, and good-looking people often end up together.
company VS companion: companion [kəmˈpænjən] I. someone who is with you. a traveling companion. A companion is someone who you spend time with or who you are travelling with. Fred had been her constant companion for the last six years of her life. I asked my travelling companion what he thought of the situation. a. a friend or pet that you spend a lot of time with. The dog soon became my constant companion. She is not an aggressive cat by nature, which makes her a terrific companion 伙伴 for children and seniors, and, with a proper introduction period, she's a great playmate for cats, dogs and other pets. b. someone who is paid to live or travel with another person. II. one of a pair or group of things that are related or can be used together. Have you seen the companion 同伙, 同伴 to this glove? the television series American Inventors and its companion series 姐妹篇 American Discoverers. III. used in the titles of books for showing that they are about a particular subject. a copy of the Feminist Companion to English Literature. companion animal 陪伴宠物 an animal that someone keeps for company and enjoyment. The more usual word is "pet.". sober companion = sober coach a person who is hired to help a recovering addict or alcoholic stay sober. We are an international sober coaching and sober companion company offering services on multiple continents. a traveling companion 旅行伙伴 someone you are on a trip with. company I. an organization that provides services, or that makes or sells goods for money. Max works for a large oil company. He joined the company in 1982. a local/multinational company. and Company (=used in company names): Johnson and Company. It's company policy. We can't all be company directors. II. a group of actors, singers, or dancers who perform together the Royal Shakespeare Company. a dance/theater company. a. a group of soldiers that is usually divided into two or more smaller groups called platoons. b. the people who work on a particular ship. the ship's company. III. uncountable people you are with. mixed company (=a group that includes men and women): Some of the jokes weren't really suitable for mixed company. bad company (=friends that other people do not approve of) 坏朋友, 不良朋友: Things started to go wrong when he got into bad company 交友不慎, 交了坏朋友. a. a guest or guests. She's not coming – she has company. b. the activity of being with other people. I thought you might be glad of some company 作伴, 陪伴 tonight. She doesn't really feel like company at the moment. the company of someone: She's always liked the company of powerful people. someone's company: We usually enjoy his company. part company I. to end a relationship, for example a marriage. II. to stop traveling or spending time together and go to different places. III. to disagree about a particular subject This is where I part company 有分歧, 分道扬镳, 有不同意见, 不能达成共识 with the professor. company man a man who thinks loyalty to the company he works for is more important than friendship or personal beliefs.
Reality TV 相关: A confessional is a stylistic device used in many reality television shows. It is a type of aside, consisting of cutaways to a close-up shot of one (or occasionally more) cast members talking directly to camera. Confessionals are used to provide narration, exposition, and commentary on ongoing action within the show. They present cast members in isolation, providing a sense of intimacy in which emotions may be close to the surface. While confessionals are typically presented as an immediate reaction to events in the show (an illusion enforced by the use of the present tense), they are generally filmed later, sometimes much later, and often at another location. 2. "Breaking the fourth wall" is any instance in which this performance convention, having been adopted more generally in the drama, is violated. This can be done through either directly referring to the audience, the play as a play, or the characters' fictionality. The temporary suspension of the convention in this way draws attention to its use in the rest of the performance. Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan conceived the series (modern family) while sharing stories of their own "modern families". Modern Family employs an ensemble cast. The series is presented in mockumentary style, with the characters frequently breaking the fourth wall. 3. An aside is a dramatic device in which a character speaks to the audience. By convention the audience is to realize that the character's speech is unheard by the other characters on stage. It may be addressed to the audience expressly (in character or out) or represent an unspoken thought. An aside is usually a brief comment, rather than a speech, such as a monologue or soliloquy. Unlike a public announcement, it occurs within the context of the play. An aside is, by convention, a true statement of a character's thought; a character may be mistaken in an aside, but may not be dishonest. In literature, a narrator's aside provides commentary on a character or other important information for the reader. 4. In film and video, a cutaway shot is the interruption of a continuously filmed action by inserting a view of something else. It is usually followed by a cut back to the first shot, when the cutaway avoids a jump cut. The animated television show Family Guy is well known for this practice for their comedy and humor. The cutaway shot does not necessarily contribute any dramatic content of its own, but is used to help the editor assemble a longer sequence. For this reason, editors choose cutaway shots related to the main action, such as another action or object in the same location. For example, if the main shot is of a man walking down an alley, possible cutaways may include a shot of a cat on a nearby dumpster or a shot of a person watching from a window overhead. Similarly, a cutaway scene is the interruption of a scene with the insertion of another scene, generally unrelated or only peripherally related to the original scene. The interruption is usually quick, and is usually, although not always, ended by a return to the original scene. The effect is of commentary to the original scene, frequently comic in nature.
Big bang theory: 1. Leonard, I may have gotten you a job. I have a job. Yes, he does. He caters to 付诸实现 my every whim. No, in a couple of weeks, Stephen Hawking's team is sending an expedition to the North Sea to test hydrodynamic simulations of black holes. One of their experimental physicists dropped out, and I recommended you. Well, do you really think I have a shot 你真的觉得我可以吗, 有机会吗? Yeah, I've worked with Hawking. I talked you up 吹捧, 吹嘘. He knows your research. I think this could happen. He knows-- Wow! Well, now, but do you think that's a good idea? Uh, you know Star Trek. Should a guy with no name and a red shirt really go on an expedition? Hey, don't discourage him. This is a fantastic opportunity. 2. Hey, can I start you off with something to drink? Oh, water would be great. Okay. Um, you're Lucy, right? I'm a friend of Raj Koothrappali's. Actually Amy recognized you. Wow. How's he doing? Oh, you know, he's good. Great. Yeah, this is none of my business. But why did you break up with him in an e-mail? Oh, I don't know. I guess I thought it would be easier. Yeah, I get that. I'll go get you your water. Just now you expressed your feelings to my face. How come you could do that with me, but not Raj? I don't know your e-mail. You know what the worst part is? You're sitting here, perfectly happy and he's at home, a blubbering mess( I. intransitive to cry in a noisy and uncontrolled way. The woman was blubbering like a child. II. transitive 哭着说, 哭诉 to try to say something while you are crying. "I didn't mean to do it!" he blubbered. ). Oh, I thought you said he was okay. Well, I also said I was getting you water, but look at me still standing here. You know, I may be a bad waitress, but you are a bad person. Now, you want to hear the specials? 3. hot under the collar very annoyed or nervous. embarrassed or angry about something: When I suggested he was mistaken he got rather hot under the collar. We disagree with each other from time to time, and we both get a little hot under the collar. If someone gets hot under the collar about something, they get very annoyed, angry, or excited about it. Some of you were getting very hot under the collar about Royals. Well, you seem hot under the collar or is that the sweater? Oh, oh, no, no. It's because I spent all afternoon at the Armenian church where his funeral mass was held. According to Father Solakian, no one attended. Luckily, my trip wasn't a complete waste. I lit a candle and prayed for your death. But I'm not Armenian, so it probably won't work! This is over, right? Oh, not necessarily. I suggest you look for long-lost relatives either in Armenia or Lebanon. 4. Why isn't this bothering you? Isn't your brain getting itchy? This is on your card. This could be ruining your credit score! Why isn't this making you crazy? Leonard I have something to tell you, but I want you to promise not to flip out. What? Seven years ago, I found out the DVD was late and I paid for it. What? I was going to mention it at the time 当时, but then I thought, some day, this might be a teachable moment. 4. Howard, the medicine's not working! You just took it. At least let it reach your first stomach! Hey, Mike. Let me help you out, there. Thanks. What's wrong with your mom? Oh, her gout's flaring up. Turns out an apple pie a day does not keep the doctor away. How can one little toe hurt so bad? Maybe because that little piggy is being crushed by the barn! She should quiet down soon. I gave her enough pain meds 止疼药 to choke a, well, her( choke a horse American English spoken if you say that something is big enough to choke a horse, you are emphasizing that it is very big. A huge or excessive amount. When my grandmother cooks for family gatherings, she always makes enough to choke a horse! a wad of bills big enough to choke a horse. ). I guess we're gonna have to do all the cooking. I have a better idea. If you think you're gonna make me do all this by myself, you're crazy. I was gonna make Raj do it all by himself. Oh, well, that's a great idea. No traffic, we're sailing 一路畅通, 畅通无阻( plain sailing If you say that a task was not all plain sailing, you mean that it was not very easy. Pregnancy wasn't all plain sailing and once again there were problems. We know it won't be plain sailing because there are no easy games at this level. be plain sailing (US also be smooth sailing) to be easy and without problems: The roads were busy as we drove out of town, but after that it was plain sailing. no picnic not easy or enjoyable. to be a difficult or unpleasant situation: Being a single parent is no picnic, I can tell you. Living in such a remote place was no picnic: most of the time, there was no water or electricity. (as) easy as pie/ABC/anything/falling off a log. a piece of cake. a walk in the park. at the push of a button. sb could do sth with one arm/hand tied behind his/her back. sail through something to do something, or to deal with something, very easily. If someone or something sails through a difficult situation or experience, they deal with it easily and successfully. While she sailed through her maths exams, he struggled. The agreement sailed through the national assembly by 495 votes to 61. She sailed through the first interview. The bill sailed through the Senate on a 269 to 5 vote. ). Yes. Like we're on a ship. Coming from Africa to America. Sheldon, that's completely inappropriate. You can't keep comparing yourself to a slave. Yes, Miss Amy. I can't believe you're married to that idiot. Ugh, would you stop? We just did it as a goof. Well, a goof or not, you're actually married. You need to get this taken care of 把这事解决了. I will. Why are you making this such a big deal? Oh, oh, oh, I have a reason. It could be because you said yes to marrying Zack, but every time Leonard's proposed, he's gotten a resounding 掷地有声的, 有回音的, 阴魂不散的 no. Yeah, that's just off the top of my head. So how do I undo this? I'm hoping you can get an annulment. It's just like it never happened. Great, well, what do I have to do? It says here you can get an annulment if any of the following conditions are met 满足以下条件. "Were you unable to consummate the marriage?" Penny? Next. "Is there any evidence of fraud, bigamy, want of understanding 不明白情况, 不明白状况?" "Want of understanding ( for (the) want of something used to say that you do not have or cannot find what you need in a particular situation The gallery closed down for want of funding. )?" What does that even mean? Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner. 5. I just wanted to let you know that I posted my findings. I saw. And I just posted a retraction 收回 (take back) of my paper. Now the whole scientific community knows I was wrong. These things happen all the time, Sheldon. Not to me. The only other retraction I ever had to issue was when I was seven and I conceded that my brother was the greatest ninja in East Texas. But that was just a ploy to get my face out of his armpit. There he is! It's my favorite superhero-- the Retractor! Come on, don't give him a hard time. I'm sorry, Cooper. I retract it. By the way, Hofstadter, nice job disproving the Chinese team. It's not a big deal. It's a huge deal. Cooper, maybe physics just isn't your thing. Have you ever considered a career in retail? That way 那样的话 ( that way/this way You can use that way and this way to refer to a statement or comment that you have just made. Some of us have habits few people know about and we keep it this way. We have a beautiful city and we pray it stays that way. I've never found it hard to make friends so I suppose I was lucky that way. ) you could take things back for a living. Okay, Barry, that's enough. Oh, no, that's okay. I can fight my own battles. Isn't that right, "Bawwy." Is? Is that a reference to my speech impediment? That's pretty hurtful. I can't control it. You're right, That was uncalled for. I take it back.
