用法学习: 1. Can you account for your whereabouts for the night when your husband went missing? park I. transitive informal to leave something in a place for a period of time. park in/on/here etc.. to leave or put somewhere. park yourself in front of the fire. Can I park my bags here while I get something to eat? II. to stop pursuing or dealing with something temporarily. III. (transitive, informal) To defer (a matter) until a later date. Let's park that until next week's meeting. IV. (transitive, baseball) To hit a home run, to hit the ball out of the park. V. (intransitive, slang) To engage in romantic or sexual activities inside a nonmoving vehicle. They stopped at a romantic overlook, shut off the engine, and parked. VI. (transitive, informal, sometimes reflexive) To sit, recline, or put, especially in a manner suggesting an intent to remain for some time. He came in and parked himself in our living room. Park your bags in the hall. VII. (transitive, finance) To invest money temporarily in an investment instrument considered to relatively free of risk, especially while awaiting other opportunities. We decided to park our money in a safe, stable, low-yield bond fund until market conditions improve. domain parking(This Web page is parked for FREE, courtesy of GoDaddy.com.): Domain parking is the registration of an Internet domain name without that domain being associated with any services such as e-mail or a website. This may have been done with a view to reserving the domain name for future development, and to protect against the possibility of cybersquatting(Cybersquatting (also known as domain squatting 恶意抢注, 抢占域名), according to the United States federal law known as the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, is registering, trafficking in, or using an Internet domain name with bad faith intent to profit from the goodwill of a trademark belonging to someone else ( Bad faith 恶意 is double mindedness or double heartedness in duplicity, fraud, or deception. It may involve intentional deceit of others, or self-deception. double-minded = double-hearted 三心两意的, 拿不定主意的, 下不了决心的 adj wavering or undecided in mind. a double-minded man unstable in all his ways. Some examples of bad faith include: a company representative who negotiates with union workers while having no intent of compromising; a prosecutor who argues a legal position that he knows to be false; an insurer who uses language and reasoning which are deliberately misleading in order to deny a claim. ). The cybersquatter then offers to sell the domain to the person or company who owns a trademark contained within the name at an inflated price. The term is derived from "squatting", which is the act of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied space or building that the squatter does not own, rent, or otherwise have permission to use. ). Since the domain name registrar will have set name servers for the domain, the registrar or reseller potentially has use of the domain rather than the final registrant. Domain parking can be classified as monetized and non-monetized. In the former, advertisements are shown to visitors and the domain is "monetized". In the latter, an "Under Construction" or a "Coming Soon" message may or may not be put up on the domain by the registrar or reseller. This is a single-page website that people see when they type the domain name or follow a link in a web browser. Domain names can be parked before a web site is ready for launching. park the bus in football, to play in a very defensive way by blocking your goal with several defenders to prevent opponents from scoring. Was Jose Mourinho right to park the bus in Chelsea's win over Liverpool? double-park If someone double-parks their car or their car double-parks, they park in a road by the side of another parked car. Murray double-parked his car. The car pulled in and double-parked in front of the town hall. park yourself to sit or stand somewhere. He parked himself on the floor in front of the TV. 2. discolored 褪色的, 变色的 something that is discolored has changed in color and no longer looks new, clean, or healthy. changed from the original colour, in an undesirable way. Some of the prints were discoloured around the edges. His left temple was bruised and discoloured. He bared his clenched, discoloured teeth.
stumble VS tumble VS slump VS plummet 下跌, 下滑, 下坠, 滑坡, 跌落, 巨减, 巨跌: 1. stumble [ˈstʌmbəl] vb (intr) I. 跌倒. (stumble on/over sth = trip over/on sth. = tumble over.) to trip or fall while walking or running. II. to walk in an awkward, unsteady, or unsure way. III. to make mistakes or hesitate in speech or actions. to proceed in a hesitating or blundering manner, as in action or speech (often fol. by along).
IV. (foll by across or upon) to come (across) by accident. to discover
or meet with accidentally or unexpectedly (usu. fol. by on, upon, or
across) They stumbled on a little village. V. to commit a grave mistake or sin. stumble (up) on/into/across someone or something (=come/run across sth/sb) 碰到, 遇到, 遇上 to find someone or something, usually by accident. I
stumbled across an interesting book yesterday when I was shopping.
Guess who I stumbled into at the library yesterday? I got lucky and
stumbled on the right answer. I was looking through a magazine and came across an interesting article on American artists. stumble through something跌跌撞撞的, 不顺利的 to get through a sequence of something awkwardly and falteringly. The cast stumbled through the first act and barely finished the second. Mary stumbled through her speech and fled from the stage. stumbling block 障碍, 绊脚石, 羁绊 Fig. something that prevents or obstructs progress. We'd
like to buy that house, but the high price is a stumbling block. Jim's
age is a stumbling block to getting another job. He's over sixty. come across (with something) to deliver what is expected of one. You had better come across with what you owe me. You owe me money, and I wish you would come across. come across (as) to appear to have a particular attitude or character Sometimes he seemed like a good old pal, but other times he came across as an angry and unpleasant man. come across (somebody/something) to happen to find someone or something I was looking through a magazine and came across an interesting article on American artists. 2. tumble verb (tumble dry 烘干机烘干) I. if a price or value tumbles 狂跌, it suddenly becomes much lower. If prices or levels of something are tumbling, they are decreasing rapidly. Oil
prices took a tumble yesterday. House prices have tumbled by almost 30
per cent in real terms since mid-1989. Share prices continued to tumble
today on the stock market. ...tumbling inflation. Unemployment tumbled to 5.6% in November. II. tumble or tumble down if a building or other structure tumbles, it falls to the ground. It seemed that the walls had tumbled from the inside.
a. if someone tumbles, they fall to the ground. If someone or something
tumbles somewhere, they fall there with a rolling or bouncing movement.
A small boy tumbled off a third floor fire escape. The dog had tumbled down the cliff. He fell to the ground, and the gun tumbled out of his hand. He injured his ribs in a tumble from his horse. III. if water tumbles somewhere, a lot of it flows there. If water tumbles, it flows quickly over an uneven surface. Waterfalls crash and tumble over rocks. ...the aromatic pines and tumbling streams of the Zonba Plateau. a. used about large amounts of other things that move. Great white clouds tumbled over the mountain peaks above us.
IV. if an organization or system tumbles, it suddenly stops existing.
V. to do gymnastic movements in which you roll your body over on the
floor. VI. If you say that someone tumbles into a situation or place 跌跌撞撞的,
you mean that they get into it without being fully in control of
themselves or knowing what they are doing. [mainly British] The whole region seemed to be tumbling into crisis. They tumble into bed 安顿上床 at eight o'clock, too tired to take their clothes off. VII. Slang 忽然明白. 忽然意识到, 一下子明白. 明白过味来. To come to a sudden understanding; catch on: tumbled to the reality that he had been cheated. tumble noun. I. a sudden fall in something such as a price or a value. take a tumble 狂跌, 大跌: The dollar took its biggest tumble in over two years. II. an occasion when someone falls to the ground. III. singular a large amount of long hair that hangs down. her red hair flashing in a tumble of angry waves. rough-and-tumble
the rough way in which a particular activity is usually done,
especially one in which there are no rules. You can use rough and tumble
to refer to a situation in which the people involved try hard to get
what they want, and do not worry about upsetting or harming others, and
you think this is acceptable and normal. ...the rough-and-tumble of political combat. Rough and tumble is physical playing that involves noisy and slightly violent behaviour. He enjoys rough and tumble play. rough-and-tumble of: It's all part of the rough-and-tumble of a political campaign. tumble into if you tumble into a situation, you get into it without really trying to or without knowing what you are doing. I never studied acting – I just kind of tumbled into it 偶然撞上. tumble down 轰然倒塌
I. If a building tumbles down, it collapses or parts of it fall off,
usually because it is old and no-one has taken care of it. The outer walls looked likely to tumble down in a stiff wind. If the foundations are flawed the house will come tumbling down. The scaffolding tumbled down, burying him under it. Communism came tumbling down all over Eastern Europe. II. if long hair tumbles down, it hangs down in large amounts Long dark hair tumbled down her back. tumble to I. to realize or understand something. II. if you tumble to something such as a solution, you discover it suddenly. tumble over If someone or something tumbles over, they fall, often with a rolling or bouncing movement. The man tumbled over backwards. 3. slump (plummet, take a tumble, stumble) verb I. If something such as the value of something slumps, it falls suddenly and by a large amount. Net
profits slumped 下跌 by 41%. Government popularity in Scotland has
slumped to its lowest level since the 1970s. ...a slump in property
prices. II. If you slump somewhere 瘫倒, 瘫坐, you fall or sit down there heavily, for example because you are very tired or you feel ill. She slumped into a chair. He saw the driver slumped over the wheel. noun. I. a sudden large reduction in amount. a sales/profits slump下跌, 下挫, 下滑. slump in: a slump in prices. II. 经济下滑期. 经济下挫 (plummet).
A slump is a time when many people in a country are unemployed and
poor. a period when an economy is much less successful than before and
many people lose their jobs. ...the slump of the early 1980s. III. a period when a player, team, etc. is much less successful than before. be slumped in/over etc. something to be sitting still in a position that is not upright. I spent the evening slumped in front of the TV. They found him slumped over the wheel of his car. A sophomore slump 二年级生现象, 昙花一现, 二年生厄运, 二年生诅咒 or sophomore jinx or sophomore jitters refers to an instance in which a second, or sophomore, effort fails to live up to the relatively high standards of the first effort. It is commonly used to refer to the apathy of students
(second year of high school, college or university), the performance of
athletes (second season of play), singers/bands (second album),
television shows (second seasons), films and video games
(sequels/prequels). In the United Kingdom, the "sophomore slump" is more
commonly referred to as "second year blues", particularly when describing university students. In Australia, it is known as "second year syndrome", and is particularly common when referring to professional athletes who have a mediocre second season following a stellar debut. The phenomenon of a "sophomore slump" can be explained psychologically, where earlier success has a reducing effect on the subsequent effort, but it can also be explained statistically, as an effect of the regression towards the mean. apathy [ˈæpəθi] noun. a feeling of having no interest in or enthusiasm about anything, or of not being willing to make any effort to change things. the problem of public apathy towards politics.
You can use apathy to talk about someone's state of mind if you are
criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or
enthusiastic about anything. They told me about isolation and public apathy. apathetic [ˌæpəˈθetɪk] 死水一潭的, 得过且过的, 索然无味的, 没有激情的, 失去兴趣的, 失去热情的 not at all interested in or enthusiastic about anything, and not willing to make any effort to change things. 4. plummet 急坠, 骤跌, 骤降 I. to fall straight down very quickly from a high position. If someone or something plummets, they fall very fast towards the ground, usually from a great height. The jet burst into flames and plummeted to the ground. The car went out of control on a bend and plummeted down an embankment. II. if something such as an amount, rate, or value plummets, it suddenly becomes much lower. If an amount, rate, or price plummets, it decreases quickly by a large amount. In Tokyo share prices have plummeted for the sixth successive day. His popularity has plummeted to an all-time low in recent weeks. The shares have plummeted from 130p to 2.25p in the past year. Stock prices plummeted today to a three-month low. Support for the war has plummeted since the beginning of the year. noun. I. a plumb line 铅锤线. II. a fall or drop in something. a plummet in milk prices. plumb I. formal to manage to understand something difficult or mysterious. science's attempts to plumb the mysteries of the universe. II. to connect the water pipes in a room or building. plumb the depths (of something) 拉低水准, 直线下降 I. to have or feel a negative quality or emotion very strongly. He's really plumbed the depths of depression since their breakup. II. to be a very extreme example of something bad. His comments plumb the depths of bad taste. plumb line 铅锤线: a piece of string with a metal object attached to the bottom, used for checking whether a wall is straight or for measuring the depth of water. plumb adj. completely straight. adv. I. informal exactly in a particular position. My office is plumb in the middle of town. II. American informal old-fashioned completely I plumb forgot my wife's birthday.
Big bang theory: 1. Penny: Dr. Lorvis, what are you doing here? Dr Lorvis: Uh, well, actually I came to see you. Penny: Really? Why? Leonard: Ah, that's a good question. Apparently someone was being awfully flirty while not wearing their engagement ring, causing another someone to show up here thinking the first someone might be available. Sheldon: Oh, God. Don't make it so hard on (don't complicate things) ( be hard on someone I. to criticize someone in a way that is unfair, or to be too strict with them Perhaps I'm too hard on her. II. to have a bad effect on someone Divorce can be very hard on children. ) her. Look, the first someone is the deceitful you. The second someone is the delightful Dr. Lorvis. Penny: Oh, this is very embarrassing. Dr. Lorvis, I am so sorry. I did not mean to lead you on. Dr Lorvis: You touched my arm for two Mississippis. Penny: Oh. That's why you were mumbling Mississippi. Leonard: Can we talk in private? Penny: Please, yes. Leonard: I'll be right back. Sheldon: So what other celebrity genitalia have you handled? Leonard: So, uh, what's the deal? You take off your ring when you go to work? Penny: What? No, no, I just put it on the other hand and turn it around. Keep that hand in my pocket. Leonard: Why? Penny: Well, what do you mean why? Look, I make more sales if these doctors think I'm single. I did the same kind of thing as a waitress. The real question is, what is he doing in your apartment? 2. Leonard: Wow, Donkey Kong. This, this was my game when I was a kid. Sheldon: Because it's a story of a pretty blonde girl tirelessly pursued by a small, oddly-shaped 形状古怪的 man? Leonard: No, because I liked it. Sheldon: Well, now, don't get defensive. You're oddly-shaped, but you got the girl. Dr Lorvis: So, I've noticed Leonard gets teased 开玩笑, 取笑 a lot about his relationship with Penny. Sheldon: Yes. If you'd like to join in, the premise is their love seems unlikely and doomed to failure. Dr Lorvis: So, you think she'll be single soon? Sheldon: Oh, if you want to get in on the pool, you're too late. All the squares have been purchased. Dr Lorvis: Interesting. Excuse me, I have to take care of something. 另一段: Man: Oh, uh, you probably don't want her to see this. It's unnecessarily graphic. Sheldon: Hold on, Doctor. Leonard, where are your social skills? This man is clearly upset. We should invite him in for a hot beverage. Leonard: He tried to score with Penny ( score sth with (someone or something) I. To make straight cuts or incisions (into some surface) with the use of some tool. You'll want to score the fat of the duck with a sharp blade, as it will make rendering the fat much easier. First we have to score the sheet with this glass cutter so that it creates a clean, even break. II. To gain or achieve acclaim, praise, appreciation, or credit with someone or some group. The government is aiming to score with environmental groups with its newest policy. You scored major brownie points with my parents for all the work you did around their back yard. brownie point 赞誉, 好感, 赢得加分项 [disapproval] If someone does something to score brownie points, they do it because they think they will be praised for it. Brownie points in modern usage are an imaginary social currency, which can be acquired by doing good deeds or earning favor in the eyes of another, often one's superior. They're just trying to score brownie points with politicians. score with someone slang I. To engage in sexual activity with someone. A: "I heard you scored with Dave last night! How was it?" B: "Oh my god, Mary, that's none of your business!" He's more interested in trying to score with chicks when we go out than he is with actually spending time with his friends. II. Inf. to please someone or a group. 赢得...的赞誉 Her rendition of "Old Kentucky Home" really scored with the audience. You really score with me. score points (with someone) to do something that will make someone like you: He tried really hard to be funny and cool to try to score points with Amanda. to settle an old score 算旧账 If you settle a score or settle an old score with someone, you take revenge on them for something they have done in the past. The groups had historic scores to settle with each other. score off somebody 从...身上得分 British English to say or do something in an attempt to prove that you are better or cleverer than someone else He liked scoring off his pupils in his days as a teacher.). Sheldon: So have these two, and they're having dinner with us. 3. Man: Can I ask you a personal question? Leonard: Sure. Man: Um, I mean, you're a guy like me, so how'd you get a girl like Penny? Leonard: Oh. Well, you know, just being myself, really. Sheldon: Oh, please, you know, I'll tell you how he did it. Implacable, relentless badgering. In urology terms, he was a drug-resistant staph infection. And she was a urethra 尿道 that could not shake him. Leonard: I don't know that I'd call myself an infection. Howard: A gallant man ( gallant [ˈɡælənt] adj I. 英勇荣耀的. 勇敢无畏的. If someone is gallant, they behave bravely and honourably in a dangerous or difficult situation. The gallant soldiers lost their lives so that peace might reign again.The town responded gallantly to the War. II. A gallant 勇敢无畏的, 英勇的, 虽败犹荣的, 荣耀之战 effort, attemp or fight is one in which someone tried very hard to do something difficult, although in the end they failed. He died at the age of 82, after a gallant fight against illness. The Spaniard gallantly fought off 11 set points before her opponent won 8-6. III. UK [ˈɡælənt] [ɡəˈlænt] 绅士的 old-fashioneda man who is gallant treats women in an extremely polite and helpful way. If a man is gallant, he is kind, polite, and considerate towards women. Douglas was a complex man, thoughtful, gallant, and generous. He gallantly kissed Marie's hand as we prepared to leave.) would defend his fiancée for being called a urethra. 另一段: Dr Lorvis: Oh, could you hold the door? Amy: Nice flowers. Dr Lorvis: Thank you. They're for a girl. Uh, I'm being implacable ( implacable [ɪmˈplækəb(ə)l] 讲不听的, 哄不过来的, 哄不了的的, 难哄的, 无法劝止的, 无法平息怒气的, 怎么劝都不行的, 无法说服的, 劝不动的, 怎么说都不听的, 说什么都不听的, 劝不住的, 劝不下来的, 不听劝的, 不让步的 (ruthless, cruel, relentless, uncompromising 不肯妥协的 ) used to describe (someone who has) strong opinions or feelings that are impossible to change: an implacable enemy. implacable hostility. having or expressing very angry or determined feelings that will not change. the country's implacable opposition to the war. He looked at Matilda's implacable face. If you say that someone is implacable, you mean that they have very strong feelings of hostility or disapproval which nobody can change. ...the threat of invasion by a ruthless and implacable enemy. The move has won the implacable opposition of many economists. His union was implacably opposed to the privatization of the company. palcate [pləˈkeɪt] to stop someone feeling angry or offended by being nice to them or by giving them what they want. Efforts to placate local government officials have thus far failed. a placating gesture. vocabulary: An implacable person just can't be appeased. If you really offended your best friend and tried every kind of apology but she refused to speak to you again, you could describe her as implacable. Implacable is derived from the verb to placate, which means to soothe, or to appease. If you're babysitting and the kid starts screaming the moment that his parents leave the house, and nothing you give him, be it a toy or ice cream, can calm him down, he might seem implacable. But try the TV. It tends to turn screaming kids into silent, happy zombies. impeccable [ɪmˈpekəb(ə)l] adj. If you describe something such as someone's behaviour or appearance as impeccable, you are emphasizing that it is perfect and has no faults. She had impeccable taste in clothes. Her academic credentials are impeccable. He was impeccably polite. placate [ˈpleɪkeɪt] 安抚, 安慰, 绥靖 to stop someone from feeling angry or offended by being nice to them or by giving them what they want. If you placate someone, you do or say something to make them stop feeling angry. He smiled, trying to placate me. 'I didn't mean to upset you,' Agnew said in a placating voice. Efforts to placate local government officials have thus far failed. palatable [ˈpælətəb(ə)l] I. tasting good enough to eat or drink. ...flavourings and preservatives, designed to make the food look more palatable. II. acceptable. If you describe something such as an idea or method as palatable, you mean that people are willing to accept it. ...a palatable 可接受的, 可行的 way of sacking staff. That option is not very palatable. palate [ˈpælət] 味蕾 I. medical the inside upper part of your mouth. The front, harder part is your hard palate, and the back, softer part is your soft palate. II. the ability to taste and judge the flavors in food and drinks. ) and relentless. Amy: Isn't she lucky? Dr Lorvis: She keeps sending me mixed signals. But I think we both want the same thing. Amy: What's that? Dr Lorvis: Unconditional love. Amy: I guess that's a'l anybody wants. 4. Leonard: I wonder where Dr. Lorvis is. He's been gone a while. Raj: Maybe he's playing bingo with his mommy. Howard: It's sad how some guys can't cut the apron strings 巨婴, 戒不掉奶瓶, 长不大的孩子( apron strings [ˈeɪprən] 脐带 If you say that someone is tied to another person's apron strings, you mean that they are controlled or influenced too much by the other person. If you keep him tethered to your apron strings, there will almost certainly be a row. influence or control that someone has over you because you are afraid of making your own decisions or of not doing what they say. be tied to someone's apron strings 绑在裤腰带上, 栓在裤腰带上 (=be influenced or controlled by someone): Even at 25 Jenny was tied to her parents' apron strings. mother's apron 肚皮发松, 产妇肚皮, 松肚皮 a skin pouch or a hanging flap in the stomach area. How can you get rid of your "mother's apron"?). Raj: Okay, now you're messing with me. Leonard: Uh, guys, we're locked in here. 5. Penny: Okay, you can't just go chasing after ( chase after I. 紧追不舍. 追着不放, 追逐. 追赶. To pursue someone or something intently and tenaciously. I've always wanted to be a doctor; I've been chasing after that dream my whole life. The security guards chased after the thief for nearly a mile. II. To pursue or court someone romantically or sexually. Mary has been chasing after Joe ever since she developed a crush on him in high school. My brother always spends his weekends chasing after girls in bars around town. 'Chased after' might mean that he did not actually catch the thief, but just ran after him unsuccessfully. 'Chase after' also has a meaning that someone has a habit of chasing something, often without reaching his goal, as in these sentences from the New York Times: Keeping investment costs and taxes to a minimum, and remaining disciplined. In other words, don't be tempted to chase after whatever hot stocks are being promoted on television, and don't try to time the market.How are your retirement...) every girl who's nice to you. Dr Lorvis: Well, that's not what Sheldon says. And he seems to know his way around 熟悉, 怎么应付, 怎么对付, 轻车熟路, 游刃有余 the ladies ( ( know one's shit, know one's stuff ) to be very familiar with a particular place or activity. to be very familiar with a place, subject, or system, and therefore be able to act effectively: Ellie knew her way around pretty well. He seems to know his way around the shipping industry. not know which end is up 没有常识, 不明就里, 不明状况 (idiomatic) To have no common sense; to be ignorant of the most basic facts; to be very confused. To not possess sound judgment or common sense; to not have a clear understanding of a situation. He was too stoned to know which end was up. Usage notes: Usually used in negative constructions, such as: When someone doesn't know which end is up, who knows why they do things. know one's onions (idiomatic) To be knowledgeable about, and competent at, a particular subject or task. know the score (informal) To be aware of a situation, especially of the consequences of misconduct. Our love wasn't perfect I know, I think you know the score. When you say you love me, oh boy, I can't ask for more. - Kylie Mingoue - Better the Devil You Know.). 6. Raj: Anyway, any ideas on a gift? Bernadette: Well, what are some of the things they like? Raj: They used to like going to the Mumbai Symphony, but last year my mom thought they were phoning it in ( To phone it in 做做样子, 摆摆样子, 逢场作戏, 凑合着, 凑合事, 应付差事, 应付应付, 对付着来, 半心半意, 不是全心全力 is to do something with low enthusiasm or effort. While the phrase may sound innocuous enough in an age when telecommuting and conference calls are common, it originates from the notion of someone who can't be bothered to show up when expected. To perform a role or duty in a halfhearted, disinterested, and unprofessional manner. Everyone phones it in on the morning after a staff party, so don't worry if you don't feel able to give this report your all. You can tell the actor is phoning it in—I'm sure he got a good paycheck for the voiceover, but you'd think he could try a little bit harder.). Then my dad said based on their love life, she should know about phoning it in. Bernadette: He said that to her? Raj: Well, they weren't speaking 互不搭理, 不讲话, 不通商 at the time, so he had a servant say it to her. Oh, maybe I could make a gift for them. I know how much you guys love the coasters 杯垫 I made for you. Bernadette: They're yours in the divorce 离婚的时候. 7. Dan: Penny. Oh, my rookie of the year. Penny: Oh, Dan. My boss who didn't want to hire me and now's a little hug machine 爱不够, 爱不释手( A hug machine, also known as a hug box, a squeeze machine, or a squeeze box, is a deep-pressure device designed to calm hypersensitive persons, usually individuals with autism spectrum disorders. The therapeutic, stress-relieving device was invented by Temple Grandin while she was attending college. therapeutic device designed to apply pressure to the body of a hypersensitive person (usually someone on the autism spectrum) in order to calm them by providing grounding sensory stimulation. hugbox, squeeze box, squeeze machine. ). Dan: Oh, look at you. Brand-new and already the third best sales rep. Penny: Aw. Dan: Yes. Why don't you come over to my table. Penny: I'll be right there. Bernadette's just parking the car. Dan: Oh, good. Bernadette. Cute, sweet, vicious ( I. A vicious person or a vicious blow is violent and cruel. He was a cruel and vicious man. He suffered a vicious attack by a gang of youths. The blow was so sudden and vicious that he dropped to his knees. She had been viciously attacked with a hammer. ...the intensity and viciousness of these attacks. II. A vicious remark 恶语伤人, 伤人话, 恶言恶语 is cruel and intended to upset someone. It is a deliberate, nasty and vicious attack on a young man's character. 'He deserved to die,' said Penelope viciously. ) little Bernadette. Penny: Come on. She's not that bad. Dan: Oh, yeah? At the company picnic she yelled at me and my grandson for losing the three-legged race. I mean, he still calls her that mean kid with the big boobies. Penny: I know she can be a little intense 过激, but, I swear, she is so sweet once you get past all the Bernadette: Hey, what are you talking about? Penny: Oh. We were just talking about how much we love working with you. Isn't that right? Dan? 8. Leonard: This has to mean something. Howard: Well, there's no discernible pattern 看不出什么规律来 that I can see, but it shouldn't be too hard to run the numbers and check. Leonard: Well, maybe we can get some time on the supercomputer. Howard: Sure. We could try multiple regressions with varying 不同的 physical and experimental constants. Leonard: Oh, we could run a pattern-matching algorithm against well-known unsolved physics problems. Howard: Ooh, it might be a substitution cipher. We could start with basic cryptanalysis. 9. Penny: So, Dan, you have a grandson. How old is he? Dan: Seven. Bernadette: Oh, yeah. I remember him from the picnic. He was the one crying like a wuss the whole time. Penny: I heard he was being picked on by a mean kid. Bernadette: Just builds character 磨炼人意志, 锻炼人. Like my dad said, nobody likes a crybaby except their mommies and Democrats." Dan: I need another drink. Bernadette: What's his problem? Penny: Oh, I don't know. Maybe he didn't like the fact that you called his grandson a wuss. Bernadette: Well, I didn't think you were supposed to say sissy anymore. Penny: Okay, look, I know what a good person you are, but sometimes people think you might come off a little harsh 显得过于严厉, 给人过于严厉的印象. Bernadette: What? I'm, like, the sweetest person I know. Look at me. I should be in a tree baking cookies. Penny: Yes, but once in a while, people think you're a little mean. Bernadette: Oh, yeah? You one of those people? Penny: No. No, no, no. I think the cookie thing. 10. Leonard: So, was there anything that Professor Abbott worked on during his life that came close to 接近, 几近 an accomplishment? Prof Sharpe: To be honest, his research never amounted to anything. Prof Sharpe: Yeah, he wrote down everything he ever ate. He was convinced that calorie restriction was the key to living forever. Raj: Does it work? Howard: Seriously? Raj: Well, he could have been hit by a bus. You don't know. Prof Sharpe: Sorry it's not more interesting. On the bright side, you didn't have to listen to his stomach growl for 35 years. Raj: You were his colleague. How did your research turn out? Great. Hey, this is the apartment you get when you win a Nobel. Raj: Well, you could be very frugal 吝啬的. I'm getting a little tired of everybody's sarcasm. 11. Bernadette: I'm not a bully. I mean, maybe I come off a little strong 显得过于强势, but that's only because my dad raised me to be tough and not to take crap from anybody 不受欺负, 不被欺负, 被任何人欺负, 不忍受任何人. Penny: No. That's fine, but there's a difference between being tough and telling your friend her new pants look like a saggy diaper. ernadette: I did say that, didn't I? Penny: Yeah, you did. I felt so self-conscious, I had to return them. Bernadette: Where? To Babies R Us? Penny: You're doing it again. 11. Leonard: You're still awake 还没有睡, 还醒着? Sheldon: For a man whose last observation was our universe may be the surface of a multidimensional supercooled liquid, you're still awake seems like quite the sophomore ( the second in a series, especially, the second of an artist's albums or the second of four years in a high school (tenth grade) or university. The band's sophomore album built upon the success of their debut release, catapulting them to megastardom.) slump ( slump (plummet, take a tumble, stumble) verb I. If something such as the value of something slumps, it falls suddenly and by a large amount. Net profits slumped 下跌 by 41%. Government popularity in Scotland has slumped to its lowest level since the 1970s. ...a slump in property prices. II. If you slump somewhere 瘫倒, 瘫坐, you fall or sit down there heavily, for example because you are very tired or you feel ill. She slumped into a chair. He saw the driver slumped over the wheel. noun. I. a sudden large reduction in amount. a sales/profits slump下跌, 下挫, 下滑. slump in: a slump in prices. II. 经济下滑期. 经济下挫 (plummet). A slump is a time when many people in a country are unemployed and poor. a period when an economy is much less successful than before and many people lose their jobs. ...the slump of the early 1980s. III. a period when a player, team, etc. is much less successful than before. be slumped in/over etc. something to be sitting still in a position that is not upright. I spent the evening slumped in front of the TV. They found him slumped over the wheel of his car. A sophomore slump 二年级生现象, 昙花一现, 二年生厄运, 二年生诅咒 or sophomore jinx or sophomore jitters refers to an instance in which a second, or sophomore, effort fails to live up to the relatively high standards of the first effort. It is commonly used to refer to the apathy of students (second year of high school, college or university), the performance of athletes (second season of play), singers/bands (second album), television shows (second seasons), films and video games (sequels/prequels). In the United Kingdom, the "sophomore slump" is more commonly referred to as "second year blues", particularly when describing university students. In Australia, it is known as "second year syndrome", and is particularly common when referring to professional athletes who have a mediocre second season following a stellar debut. The phenomenon of a "sophomore slump" can be explained psychologically, where earlier success has a reducing effect on the subsequent effort, but it can also be explained statistically, as an effect of the regression towards the mean. apathy [ˈæpəθi] noun. a feeling of having no interest in or enthusiasm about anything, or of not being willing to make any effort to change things. the problem of public apathy towards politics. You can use apathy to talk about someone's state of mind if you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about anything. They told me about isolation and public apathy. apathetic [ˌæpəˈθetɪk] 死水一潭的, 得过且过的, 索然无味的, 没有激情的, 失去兴趣的, 失去热情的 not at all interested in or enthusiastic about anything, and not willing to make any effort to change things. ). Leonard: You worked out all the math. Sheldon: Oh, I did more than work out all the math. I wrote a paper. Leonard: You wrote a paper on my idea? Sheldon: I wrote a paper on our idea. Leonard: When did my idea become our idea? Sheldon: When I mixed it with Sheldony goodness and cooked it in the Easy-Bake oven of my mind. Leonard: This is good. Our idea is really good. Sheldon: Well, the lightbulb in this oven is ridiculously bright. Leonard: You know, if no one's thought of this, yet, this could be a big deal. Sheldon: Only way we'll know for sure is if we post it online to the pre-print server. I have it ready to go, but I wasn't gonna do it without you. Leonard: Wow, it's all happening so fast. Should we just sleep on it? Sheldon: We could, but we always run the risk of someone else beating us to the punch 抢了先, 领先. Leonard: You're sure it's good? Sheldon: My name is right on there with yours. That is a surefire 万无一失的, 确保的 mark of quality. That might as well say directed by Joss Whedon. Leonard: Okay, partner, let's do it. 12. Leonard: Congratulations! Priya: Oh, it's so exciting. Amy: I wonder what changed her mind. Sheldon: Perhaps your talk of my sexual prowess 性技巧, 性能力 renewed her faith 重燃信仰 in love. Amy: As good an explanation as any. Leonard: That's great. Sheldon: Can you read them back? Amy: Revised ground rule number one, we are on the same team, but it is a competition. Sheldon: Excellent. Excellent. And on a related point, you're going down, punk. Amy: Revised ground rule number two, there are definitely stupid questions, and those who ask them can be told so right to their stupid face. Sheldon: I love that one. Amy: Thanks, babe. Number three, fair topics for insult include educational pedigree ( I. If a dog, cat, or other animal has a pedigree, its ancestors are known and recorded. An animal is considered to have a good pedigree when all its known ancestors are of the same type. 60 per cent of dogs and ten per cent of cats have pedigrees. II. A pedigree animal is descended from animals which have all been of a particular type, and is therefore considered to be of good quality. ...a pedigree 良种的, 优质品种的, 优良的 dog. ...pedigree horses. III. Someone's pedigree is their background or their ancestors. Hammer's business pedigree almost guaranteed him the acquaintance of U.S. presidents. She had an impeccable aristocratic pedigree. ), scientific field, intellectual prowess, and mamas. Sheldon: Yeah, that list is strong. Like your mother's urge to be promiscuous with sailors. 13. Bernadette (on screen): Hi. I'm Bernadette Maryann Rostenkowski from Yorba Linda, California. Penny: You look like a talking 能说话的, 会说话的 cupcake( talking adj. having the ability to talk. a talking doll. a talking parrot. ). 14. Penny: Hey. You okay? Sheldon: If I was okay, I would've said hello, and not the much more ominous ( If you describe something as ominous, you mean that it worries you because it makes you think that something unpleasant is going to happen. There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone. The rolls of distant thunder were growing more ominous. The bar seemed ominously quiet. Ominously, car sales slumped in August. He warned ominously that the arts were in great danger. ) hello. Penny: What's going on? Sheldon: I'm mad at Amy. Penny: Did she leave pit stains ( Are you bothered by pit stains 汗渍? We've all been there. It's embarrassing to flash yellow sweat stains when raising your hand during a meeting or waving to a friend. And don't even get us started on laundry day. Pit stains are an absolute pain to clean, or even impossible to get out altogether. It's painful (and wasteful) to throw away an almost perfectly good shirt. We've got good news, though. Pit stains don't have to plague your day-to-day life! Here's the basic science: pit stains occur when the proteins in your sweat react with the aluminum and other chemicals in your antiperspirant ( [ˌæntiˈpɜrsp(ə)rənt] 除汗剂 deodorant 除味剂). Aluminum is the active ingredient in most over-the-counter and prescription antiperspirants, while your sweat consists of water, ammonia, urea, salts and sugar. Sweat, on its own, is actually odorless and colorless. As the composition of your sweat mixes with the ingredients of your antiperspirant, the result is a pesky yellow pit stain ( pesky annoying pesky mosquitoes. ) that's tough to get out. And if you regularly wear white undershirts, you'll notice that the stain is much more apparent. ) in your favourite crop top, too? Sheldon: No. She helped Barry Kripke make an advancement 进步 in string theory. Penny: Oh, that sounds like a good thing. Sheldon: Well, it would be, except that I left string theory because I decided it was a dead end. Yeah, and then she went behind my back to help someone else prove me wrong. My rival, no less. I'm sorry you had to see that. Penny: I'm sorry I didn't have a camera. Sheldon: Why would she do this to me? Penny: Well, I'm sure she didn't upset you on purpose. Besides, aren't you the one who says there's nothing more important than the advancement 进步 of science? Sheldon: No, I said there's nothing more important than me advancing science. Penny: All right, well, if I'm understanding this right 我理解的没错的话, and all she did was help out another scientist, I'm thinking you might have to let this one go. Sheldon: Ugh, let it go. I have heard that my whole life. Every time something upsets me somebody says, let it go, you know, like it's my fault, and it's not okay to feel the way I feel. Penny: I don't know what to tell you. I mean, why don't you talk to her? Sheldon: Is that all you have? Shopworn ( BrE shopsoiled = US shopworn adj. I. 做过样品展示的. 展示用的, 样品. worn, faded, tarnished, etc, from being displayed in a shop or store.
if clothes or other goods in a store are shopworn, they look slightly
damaged or dirty, especially because they have been used in a display. If goods sold in shops are shopworn, they are slightly dirty or damaged and therefore reduced in price.
II. 老掉牙的, 不新鲜的. If a story or joke is shopworn, it is boring or not interesting because it is so familiar to people. no longer new or fresh. used for describing ideas or language that
are not new, original, or interesting. Store display model. A floor model 样品, 展示品 is a piece of equipment placed in a retail shop's sales area for display purposes. Floor models are taken out of their packaging and displayed how they would be used. In the case of furniture, stores will arrange pieces as they may be placed in the home. Not all floor models are literally on the floor, but may be placed on a stock table. Because floor models see considerably more use and are subject to more wear and tear than they would if they were not used for display, stores may sometimes discount them when selling them. Mattress floor models are typically manufactured to be softer on one side than the other. This is done for comparison's sake, and does not reflect the actual merchandise. ( salvage vehicle 翻新车 Some damage, such as flood, fire or a bent frame can be costly and difficult to repair to a roadworthy state. Unless you are in the market for scrap or parts, you should carefully consider the risks before buying one of these vehicles. If you are looking for a salvage car that has the least amount of damage, finding a theft recovery can be a big win. These vehicles often have little or no damage. Likewise, older cars with minor crash damage are often given a salvage title based on the fact that they have a lower pre-damaged value and the cost to repair exceeds that value. These vehicles can be a great deal for the right buyer. salvage [ˈsælvɪdʒ] I. to save property or possessions from a building that has been damaged or destroyed in a fire, flood, etc. If something is salvaged, someone manages to save it, for example from a ship that has sunk, or from a building that has been damaged. The team's first task was to decide what equipment could be salvaged. The investigators studied flight recorders salvaged from the wreckage. Terrified residents tried desperately to salvage belongings from their devastated homes. a. to save a ship or the things that it is carrying when it has been damaged or sunk. II. to succeed in achieving something in a situation or action that has been a failure. If you manage to salvage a difficult situation, you manage to get something useful from it so that it is not a complete failure. Officials tried to salvage the situation. Diplomats are still hoping to salvage something from the meeting. He had put a lot of effort into trying to salvage their relationship. III. If you salvage something such as your pride or your reputation, you manage to keep it even though it seems likely you will lose it, or you get it back after losing it. We definitely wanted to salvage some pride for British tennis. She was lucky to be able to salvage her career. salvage your pride 挽回颜面, 挽回自尊 (=remain proud by achieving something despite many failures): France salvaged some pride with a victory over Ireland in Paris. noun. I. property that has been saved from being destroyed or damaged. II. the action of saving property or possessions from being destroyed in a fire, flood, etc. Salvage is the act of salvaging things from somewhere such as a damaged ship or building. The salvage operation cannot begin for several months.) tidbits( tidbit I. You can refer to a small piece of information about someone's private affairs as a titbit, especially when it is interesting and shocking. ...titbits of gossip gleaned from the corridors of power. Who passed that titbit on to you? II. A titbit is a small piece of food. She offered Molly tidbits: a chicken drumstick, some cheese. a tidbit of news/gossip/information a small piece of interesting news or information. ) like talk to her and let it go? Gee, Penny, life's giving me lemons. What should I do? Penny: Well, you could shove them somewhere. Sheldon: Okay, now you're getting creative. 15. Raj: So, what do you guys want to do? Amy: Well, we're the ones tagging along 跟着你们的, you pick. Emily: Ooh, have you ever been to an escape room? Leonard: What's that? Emily: Um, it's kind of like interactive theatre, except you have to solve puzzles in a certain amount of time to get out. There's one downtown where they trap you in a room with a zombie. Raj: Oh, so kind of like what's happening with Penny right now. 16. Sheldon: What would constitute a perfect day for you? Penny: Uh, well, I'd probably sleep in, do a little yoga, then lie on the beach while cute cabana boys brought me drinks and probably get a massage and then cap off the night with some dancing ( cap off to finish something with a very good final activity or achievement. The win capped off a strong season. cap something off with/by something: We capped off a wonderful evening with birthday cheesecake.). Sheldon: That's it? Penny: Yeah, why? Sheldon: You didn't mention Leonard. 16. Sheldon: Correct. You're not supposed to drink alcohol when operating heavy machinery. Penny: What heavy machinery? Let's just start. Sheldon: Well, as a Texas gentleman, I'm inclined to say ladies first. Although, I'm concerned that level of politeness and charm might make you fall in love with me before the test even begins. Perhaps we should flip a coin 抛硬币. Or if you're familiar with the rules of Rock, Paper, Scissors… 17. Sheldon: I believe what you're doing is using humour to avoid vulnerability. Penny: Fine. Honestly, if I could have one quality, I wish I could be as smart as you guys. Sheldon: Ha. Keep dreaming. Penny: Sheldon. Sheldon: I'm sorry. That was me having fun with you 寻你开心, 寻开心, 逗你玩, 逗你开心. Look, you may not be as, as academically inclined 学习好, 爱学习 as are we. Yes, that's how you say it. But, you possess an intelligence 一向才能 I envy. Which leads me to my answer. I would choose the ability to read people's minds. Penny: Well, I can't read people's minds. Actually, that's not true, I can read men's minds, but only 'cause it's usually the one thing. Sheldon: When are we going to get robot eyes? Penny: You're all alike 全都一个样. Sheldon: Well, what I meant was 我的意思是说, 我是说 I often misinterpret how others are feeling. Like, I can't always tell if someone is only joking or laughing at me. You know, like, uh, if they're mad at something I've done or just in a bad mood. It, it's incredibly stressful. Penny: Really? You always seem so confident. Sheldon: Well, I'm not. And if I could read people's minds, life would be so much simpler. Penny: Well, now I wish I had the ability to make that stuff easier for you. 18. Penny: That's it. That wasn't so bad. Sheldon: No, it wasn't. Uh, now let's tabulate ( 输入表格 to show pieces of information in an organized way such as in lists or rows. To tabulate information means to arrange it in columns on a page so that it can be analysed. ...methods of collecting, tabulating and analysing numerical data. Results for the test program haven't been tabulated. ...the tabulation of the election results. ) the results of the experiment. I think it's safe to say that you're not in love with me and I'm not in love with you. And psychology has once again proved itself the doofus of the sciences ( doofus informal, mainly US an ignorant or foolish person. ). Penny: Well, maybe. But I'm still glad we did it. I do feel closer to you. Sheldon: And I, you. And yes, that's how you say that. Yeah, so, given our newfound intimacy, I'd say we have some hard choices to make. Penny: Like what? Sheldon: Gary Con, do we fly or drive? Do we wear costumes? And if so, who gets to be Gary? 19. Penny: Do you want to stop? I know you have trouble with eye contact. Sheldon: Well, you have a brown fleck ( I. a small area of one color on a background of another color. flecks of gray in his hair. II. a small piece or amount of something on a surface. They found a fleck of blood on the wall. ) in your right iris 视网膜 that looks like a Formula One race car. So I'm just concentrating on that. Plus, it's easier around people that I'm comfortable with. Penny: Aw, sweetie, I'm comfortable around you, too. Sheldon: Of course you are, I'm warm and soothing. I'm like a human bowl of tomato soup. Penny: I meant more like a little brother. Sheldon: Oh. Well, I suppose I do think of you as a sister. And sometimes, a mother. Penny: It's getting creepy again.
