用法学习: 1. A widow's walk 望夫台, 瞭望台( "It was a big project," Dempster said of the three-level, four-bedroom residence topped with a widow's walk and accompanying 360-degree views. The state governmen's sell-off of public housing from 2014 to 2019 was akin to adding steroids to the gentrification of the area, and introduced a whole new class of homeowner, like billionaire Kerr Neilson, coal tycoon Chris Ellis and aged-care mogul Dr Shane Moran. ), also known as a widow's watch or roofwalk, is a railed rooftop platform often having an inner cupola/turret frequently found on 19th-century North American coastal houses. The name is said to come from the wives of mariners, who would watch for their spouses' return, often in vain as the ocean took their lives, leaving the women widows. In other coastal communities, the platforms were called captain's walks, as they topped the homes of the more successful captains; supposedly, ship owners and captains would use them to search the horizon for ships due in port. 2. mill [mɪl] noun I. a building where grain is made into flour. II. a machine used for crushing grain into flour. III. a small machine or tool used for crushing substances such as peppercorns or coffee beans. IV. a factory where a product such as cotton, wool, or steel is made. a textile mill. V. informal a place or situation in which people deal with important matters automatically without giving them careful thought He was just another victim of the rumor mill. go through/put someone through the mill to experience a difficult or unpleasant period of time. I hear Jim is really going through the mill with his divorce. The champions looked as if they were going to put their humble opponents through the mill. mill verb. I. 磨粉. 研磨. to crush grain into flour. II. to crush a substance such as peppercorns or coffee beans. III. to shape or polish metal (=make it shine) using a machine. IV. to mark the edges of a coin with lines. mill around to move around in large numbers in a confused way with no particular purpose. a crowd of students milling around the library steps. essay mill 论文工厂 a business that sells original pieces of writing on a particular topic so that students can cheat on their assignments. It's no secret that essay mills are a bit dodgy. content mill = content farm Have you ever wondered if there is a content mill out there somewhere that’s better than all the rest? run-of-the-mill 普通的, 没有特点的, 没有特色的 [disapproval] ordinary and not interesting. A run-of-the-mill person or thing is very ordinary, with no special or interesting features. I was just a very average run-of-the-mill kind of student. For many they clearly represent an alternative to run-of-the-mill estate cars. bog-standard 不出奇的, 没有特色的, 基本款的, 最普通的, 最平常的
(UK slang, derogatory) Utterly basic, ordinary, or standard;
unremarkable, unexceptional, etc. completely ordinary, without anything
special added: My last car was just a bog-standard model.
If you describe something as bog-standard you mean that is an ordinary
example of its kind, with no exciting or interesting features. It's a fairly bog-standard thriller. Milling 机件加工, 打磨器件 is the process of machining using rotary cutters to remove material by advancing a cutter into a workpiece. This may be done by varying direction on one or several axes, cutter head speed, and pressure. Milling covers a wide variety of different operations and machines, on scales from small individual parts to large, heavy-duty gang milling operations. It is one of the most commonly used processes for machining custom parts to precise tolerances. 3. keep an ear out (for someone or something) 留意着点, 注意听着点, 留心着点 To be particularly attentive or prepared to hear something. (Usually used as an imperative.) to pay attention to what is happening, especially in order to find out
something. to pay attention to everything that is happening around you
and to what people are saying. Would you please keep an ear out for the kids? They should be coming back any minute. Our newest single is being played on the radio, so be sure to keep an ear out. keep your eyes/ears open to keep looking or listening so that you will notice anything that is important, dangerous etc. keep an ear to the ground = to have one's ear to the ground. If you keep or have your ear to the ground, you make sure that you find out about the things that people are doing or saying. Jobs in manufacturing are relatively scarce but I keep my ear to the ground. souped-up 改装过的. (超频 overclocked ) adjective INFORMAL I. (of an engine or other machine) having increased power and efficiency. Of an engine, a motor vehicle, etc.: modified for higher performance. enhanced or increased in appeal, power, performance, or intensity. A souped-up vehicle or machine has been made more powerful or faster by having changes made to it. of a vehicle or vehicle engine) modified so as to be more powerful Jack's got a souped-up Fiesta with lots of lights mounted on the front bumper. He was driving a souped-up sports car. a souped-up MiniChevy. "a souped-up Ford with big rear wheels". II. made more elaborate or impressive. "this film really doesn't need a souped-up soundtrack". III. made more exciting or interesting a souped-up version of the games console. a souped-up version of Johnny Nash's 'I Can See Clearly Now'. a souped-up website/email service. pimp I. (transitive, African-American Vernacular, slang) To excessively customize something, especially a vehicle (also pimp out). You pimped out that motorcycle f'real, dawg. II. (transitive, medicine, slang) To ask progressively harder and ultimately unanswerable questions of a resident or medical student (said of a senior member of the medical staff). III. (transitive, US, slang) To promote, to tout. I gotta show you this sweet website where you can pimp your blog and get more readers. IV. (US, slang) To persuade, smooth talk or trick another into doing something for your benefit. I pimped her out of $2,000 and she paid for the entire stay at the Bahamas. pimp out I. (slang, US, transitive) To prostitute, take advantage of, exploit, use, to hire out or provide to others like a whore. My mom pimped me out, for my fundraising skills, to the United Way for a fundraiser. Scott likes pimping out his bottom boyfriend to his friends. I hate men that live off the earnings of the prostitutes that they pimp out. II. (slang, US, transitive) To make showy improvements to; to adorn or beautify. customized and adorned in an ostentatious or lavish way. pimp ride Any exceptionally long and extravagant car. Pimp rides are often adorned by accessories like chain steering wheels, fuzzy pom pom fringe, fuzzy dice, spinners, specialized suspension, superfluous neon lighting, mud flaps sporting silhouettes of nude women, or mirrored disco balls. 4. inane [ɪˈneɪn] 弱智的, 愚蠢的 [disapproval] If you describe someone's behavior or actions as inane, you think they are very silly or stupid. completely stupid. an inane grin. He bombarded the lecturer with inane questions. She started asking me inane questions. He lurched through the bar, grinning inanely 傻笑. ...the inanity of the conversation. inert [ɪˈnəːt] I. lacking the ability or strength to move. "she lay inert in her bed". II. chemically inactive. inertia [ɪˈnəːʃə] 惰性, 怠惰 I. a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged. the tendency not to change what is happening: Many teachers were reluctant to use computers in their classrooms simply out of inertia. "the bureaucratic inertia of the various tiers of government". II. lack of activity or interest, or unwillingness to make an effort to do anything: The organization is stifled by bureaucratic inertia. III. 惯性. a property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless that state is changed by an external force. "the power required to overcome friction and the inertia of the moving parts". honey badger I. Mellivora capensis, a badger-like mustelid native to Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. II. (figuratively, slang) A person who displays indifference or disregard for others' opinions. Etymology: From their badger-like appearance and their liking for honey. A badger is a wild animal which has a white head with two wide black stripes on it. Badgers live underground and usually come up to feed at night. badger verb 不断地烦, 烦扰, 磨叨, 磨叽 to torment as if baiting a badger; nag. If you badger someone, you repeatedly tell them to do something or repeatedly ask them questions. to harass or urge persistently; pester; nag I had to badger him into coming with us. She badgered her doctor time and again, pleading with him to do something. They kept phoning and writing, badgering me to go back. badger noun. I any of certain mammals of a family (Mustelidae) of burrowing carnivores (esp. genera Taxidea and Meles) of North America, Europe, and Asia, with a broad back, thick, short legs, and long claws on the forefeet. II. the fur of a badger. III. a person born or living in Wisconsin, called the Badger State. 5. predilection [ˌpred(ə)lˈekʃ(ə)n] 情绪, 喜好, 倾向 a feeling that you like something, especially something a little unusual. If you have a predilection for something, you have a strong liking for it. ...his predilection for fast cars and fast horses. a predilection for silly love songs. She has lingerie to suit every mood, occasion or predilection, but this bounty is strictly for 'work purposes'. predicate ( [ˈpredɪkət] [ˈpredɪkeɪt]) noun. In some systems of grammar, the predicate of a clause is the part of it that is not the subject. For example, in 'I decided what to do', 'decided what to do' is the predicate. verb. If you say that one situation is predicated on another, you mean that the first situation can be true or real only if the second one is true or real. Financial success is usually predicated on 依赖于, 仰仗于, 仗着, 靠着 having money or being able to obtain it. wares 货, 产品 A person's or a company's wares are the things that they are selling. Many companies are choosing to display their wares online. When you become an OnlyFans creator, you don't get immediate access to a pool of clients wanting your wares. You need to find and build your own subscriber base. Having a pre-existing and large social media following is — if not crucial — very conducive to 导向 success. take over/up the reins 管理权, 控制权, 掌握主动权, 自己控制 = take/hand over the reins to take control of something, especially an organization or a country: He took up the reins of government immediately after the coup. The President-elect will officially take the reins in January. Since starting her site, Phoebe feels like she's wrestled back the reins of control 自主权, 夺回了控制权 — both in a professional and personal sense. to take or give someone control over an organization or country Owens will officially take over the reins in a few weeks. hold the reins (idiomatic) To be in charge, to be in control, as of a business, political organization, or other group. pull rank: Indeed, this wouldn’t be the first instance of a financial institution pulling rank. In 2020, Mastercard and Visa prohibited the use of their cards on video website PornHub, over concerns that child sexual abuse material and non-consensual content was being hosted on the platform. For Jenna, there's a clear hierarchy [ˈhaɪəˌrɑrki] — or, in her words, "whore-archy" — when it comes to online sex work. 6. potter around = potter about = putter around (AM) If you potter around or potter about, you do pleasant but unimportant things, without hurrying. to spend time doing pleasant things that are not important without hurrying She spent the morning pottering about on the terrace. I was perfectly happy just pottering around doing up my flat. At weekends he would potter around the garden. Poh spoke to Australian Story at her quirky, art-filled home in Adelaide where she retreats to paint and garden. "The TV stuff is a love-hate thing," she says. "I do love it, but I'm also such a homebody. I really miss my garden and my dogs and pottering around and having alone time. I really miss the solitude." doodle around 闲晃, 漫无目的的闲逛 Doodle around is walk around without a real purpose. She was doodling around the mall looking at stuff. doodle 涂鸦, 闲画 To draw or scribble aimlessly. The bored student doodled a submarine in his notebook. full of beans 精神百倍, 活力十足: very lively and full of energy. dawdle [ˈdɔd(ə)l] vi. 磨磨唧唧 (dilly dally) 墨迹, 慢吞吞的, 慢条斯理的, 慢悠悠的, 晃悠悠的 (在美国一般不说dawdle around or dawdle about) (dilly dally 磨磨唧唧: to waste time, especially by being slow, or by not being able to make a decision: Don't dilly-dally - just get your bags and let's go!)
to go somewhere, or to do something, so slowly that people become
annoyed with you. a. If you dawdle, you spend more time than is
necessary going somewhere. Eleanor will be back any moment, if she doesn't dawdle. They dawdled arm in arm past the shopfronts. b. If you dawdle over something, you spend more time than is necessary doing something. He got fed up as bank staff dawdled over cashing him a cheque. ...pals who dawdle over coffee. Don't dawdle along the way and please don't talk to strangers! The woods are dangerous. 7. firmament [ˈfəːməm(ə)nt] 苍穹, 穹庐, 天穹 the heavens or sky. "thunder shakes the firmament". wiki: In biblical cosmology, the firmament is the vast solid dome created by God during his creation of the world to divide the primal sea into upper and lower portions so that the dry land could appear. The concept was adopted into the subsequent Classical/Medieval model of heavenly spheres, but was dropped with advances in astronomy in the 16th and 17th centuries. Today it survives as a synonym for "sky" or "heaven". speck [spek] a very small spot or mark. A speck is a very small stain, mark, or shape. ...a speck of blood. a speck of dirt. II. A speck is a very small piece of a powdery substance. Billy leaned forward and brushed a speck of dust off his shoe. For Poh, gardening is a kind of religion. "It kind of replaced God for me. Nature is the number one thing that inspires me most. It gives me this sense of connectivity to something that is bigger than myself. The colours, the forms, the cycles, it teaches you the impermanence of it as the seasons roll by. You become really aware of being a speck in the firmament 沧海一粟." queasy [ˈkwizi] 作呕的, 欲吐的, 恶心的 I. feeling that you are going to vomit (=get rid of food from your stomach through your mouth). If you feel queasy or if you have a queasy stomach, you feel rather ill, as if you are going to be sick. He was very prone to seasickness and already felt queasy. The food did nothing to stifle her queasiness. II. If you feel queasy about something, you are a little worried about it. Some people feel queasy about how their names and addresses have been obtained. Despite their queasiness, if war comes, most MPs will back our lads. Inside, Poh Ling Yeow's pan-fried chicken breast with pancetta and sun-dried tomato aioli was a queasy 让人作呕的 flop. "Messy and oily. No," Mehigan said with a shudder. It looked so unappetising as it collapsed on the plate that George Calombaris refused to even try it. 8. MasterChef Australia celebrity chef Poh Ling Yeow shows why she's the queen of reinvention: They gave her a second chance. Trailed by 跟着 television cameras, she hightailed it 匆匆忙忙的赶到 to her mother's house, raided the pantry, came back and served abacus 算盘 ( [ˈæbəkəs] an object used for counting or doing simple calculations, consisting of a frame with small balls in a row. ) beads — a traditional Chinese dish she had never made before. And a star was born. From that moment, the woman who had always felt like an "alien" that was "beamed in from somewhere" captivated the country as she careened ( careen [kəˈrin] I. 跌跌撞撞的 to move forward quickly and suddenly, going from side to side in an uncontrolled way. The car hit a guardrail and careened across the freeway. II. to be in a situation that changes quickly in an uncontrolled way. careen from/toward: The country has careened from one crisis to another. an economic system careening toward collapse. ) wildly between brilliance and disaster, tragedy and triumph, chaos, panic and recovery. Bouncing back 死而复生, 杀回来, 浴火重生, 重新站起来, 重新爬起来 is something Poh has been doing all of her episodic [ˌepɪˈsɑdɪk] ( I. happening as a series of separate events that have no clear connection between them. An episodic piece of writing or film consists of a series of events, which often seem not to be connected. ...an episodic narrative of unrelated characters connected only by time and place. II. 间歇性的. happening from time to time in a way that is not regular. Something that is episodic occurs at irregular and infrequent intervals. ...episodic attacks of fever. episodic earthquakes. ) life. When Poh finished school, she felt the need to bust out of home. Her first priority was to get a job and save up some money "so I could get away from my parents", she laughs. She was naive and had no experience with boys. "We had this sort of torrid love affair," Poh recalls. "He popped my cherry. He turned out to be a male escort." He also had girls all over town. Poh was already questioning her religion when she met her would-be husband Matt at church back in Adelaide. They had long philosophical conversations about church doctrine "to flesh out all the grievances we felt". The relationship was combustible 争议性的, 容易引起争论的 ( A combustible situation is likely to result in conflict or trouble. We changed the subject and moved to less combustible talk about her future. ) from the beginning, "tumultuous", she says. "He's got quite a bombastic [bɑmˈbæstɪk] 夸夸其谈的 ( [disapproval] If you describe someone as bombastic, you are criticizing them for trying to impress other people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning. using words that are intended to impress people but do not sound sincere or do not express things very clearly the bombastic pronouncements of so many politicians. He was vain and bombastic. ...the bombastic style adopted by his predecessor. ) personality and I can be quite fiery ( I. If you describe something as fiery, you mean that it is burning strongly or contains fire. A helicopter crashed in a fiery explosion in Vallejo. II. You can use fiery for emphasis when you are referring to bright colours such as red or orange. very bright in color, especially bright red, orange, or yellow The flowers provided a fiery bright red display. III. If you describe food or drink as fiery, you mean that it has a very strong hot or spicy taste. food that is fiery makes your mouth feel very hot when you eat it a fiery chili sauce. ...a fiery combination of chicken, chillies and rice. IV. If you describe someone as fiery, you mean that they express very strong emotions, especially anger, in their behaviour or speech. She was a fiery, brilliant and unyielding intellectual and politician. She had a fiery temper and liked to get her own way. becoming angry very easily and quickly 暴脾气的. a fiery temper. vocabulary: When something is very hot or intense, it's fiery. Fiery can describe a literal blaze, a hot chili pepper, or even a fiery temper. Any time there's fire, you have a fiery situation. This word applies to a lot more than flames, though. If you lose your temper easily, you may be called hot-headed or fiery 辛辣的, 火辣辣的. An intense argument — with two people yelling and carrying on — could be called fiery. Any kind of intense emotion or passion is fiery. If you're a cool customer, you're not very fiery. Also, you could say that hot Indian curry or spicy chicken wings are fiery. feisty [ˈfaɪsti] adj. I. Tenacious, energetic, spunky. If you describe someone as feisty, you mean that they are tough, independent, and spirited, often when you would not expect them to be, for example because they are old or ill. full of energy and lively determination. feisty young women. The soldier looked incredulously at the feisty child. At 66, she was as feisty as ever. II. Belligerent; prepared to stand and fight, especially in spite of relatively small stature or some other disadvantage. vocabulary: Feisty is a word for someone who is touchy or quarrelsome. It can also mean "showing courage or determination." If you're huffy or thin-skinned, you're feisty. Feisty people often seem to be itching for a fight. On the other hand, this has a more positive meaning. It may also describe a courageous or spirited person, especially one who is smaller or an underdog. A small boxer knocking out a huge opponent is feisty. Little dogs barking at huge dogs are feisty in both senses: they're being brave, but they're also a little too quick to open their yaps. huffy adj. [informal] Someone who is huffy is obviously annoyed or offended about something. angry and upset because people have offended you or will not do what you want I, in my turn, became embarrassed and huffy and told her to take the money back. 'I appreciate your concern for my feelings,' Bess said huffily, 'but I'm a big girl now.' )." 9. hold one's water I. (medicine) To hold one's urine II. (idiomatic) To be patient; to control one's impulses. Hold your water, I'll get to you in a minute. hold one's horses = hold the horses (cool your jets) 等一下, 等等, 先别激动 别急, 别着急. 稍等一下, 耐心点, 等着 (idiomatic) To be patient; to wait. to wait up; to relax and slow down; to be patient. (Usually a command.) wait a moment. "Hold your horses", sometimes said as "Hold the horses",
is an English-language idiom meaning "wait, slow down". The phrase is
historically related to horse riding or travelling by horse, or driving a
horse-drawn vehicle. said to tell someone to wait, slow down, or stop
for a moment, often when you think that they are going to do something
silly Hold your horses a minute, will you, and just take another look at this badge. Now, just hold your horses and let me explain. cool your jets!
Calm down! This caution began with air force pilots reducing their jet
planes' air speed and, by so doing, reducing strain on the engine caused
by excess heat. Among similar "relax!" phrases are "hold your horses!" "chill out!" "keep your pants on!" and "don't get your bowels in an uproar!" wiki:
"Hold your horses", sometimes said as "Hold the horses", is a common
idiom to mean "hold on" or wait. The phrase is historically related to
horse riding, or driving a horse-drawn vehicle. A number of explanations, all unverified, have been offered for the origins of the phrase, dating back to usage in Ancient Greece. The saying is typically used when someone is rushing into something. It is often combined with linked idioms such as cool your jets.
However it also has a more literal meaning and in certain circumstances
is the preferred idiom to use. "Hold your horses" literally means to
keep your horse (or horses) still, which would be used when horse riding
or driving a horse-drawn vehicle. Thus it is very easy for someone
without previously hearing the expression to understand its meaning.
Someone is to slow down when going too fast, or to wait a moment, or to
be more careful, or to be patient before acting. It is usually followed
up with an explanation to demonstrate why you should wait. For example, "Hold your horses, you haven't thought about this yet" or "Hold your horses, you might find a better one for the same price in another store" or "Hold your horses. We're almost there." 10. Taylor Swift cleans up 大胜 at MTV Europe awards, Nicki Minaj takes two awards and newlyweds Rita Ora and Taika Waititi host. Taylor Swift Ruled The MTV EMAs And Swept Up 横扫 Four Top Trophies. The pop icon picked up a whopping four coveted accolades at the awards ceremony that was held in Düsseldorf, Germany on Sunday night. Keep Your Business To Yourself. 12. make it one's business 矢志, 发誓, 立志 to have as one's goal He's decided to make it his business to bring more affordable housing to the city. keep (herself) to herself to spend a lot of time alone, not talking to other people very much: My neighbour was an elderly lady who kept to herself. keep something to oneself (keep one's business to oneself) I. to not tell someone about something. If that's your opinion I wish you would keep it to yourself next time instead of ruining the party. II. to keep something secret. I'm going to keep this information to myself until the company has made an announcement.
TBBT: 1. Howard: Talk about wasted money 说起来, 还说呢, 说起..来 ( talk about —! used to emphasize that something is an extreme or striking example of a particular situation, state, or experience. "talk about hangovers!" Did you hear the way he reacted to the news? Talk about being insecure! Wow, talk about terrible service. I'm never eating in this restaurant again. Did you watch the programme on the Labour Party last night? Talk about biased! the talk of something if something is the talk of a place, people there talk a lot about it. a fashion display that was the talk of London society. the talk of the town: The couple had suddenly become the talk of the town. speak/talk of the devil something you say when the person you were talking about appears unexpectedly: "Well, speak of the devil! We were just talking about you!" Did you hear what happened to Anna yesterday - oh, speak of the devil, here she is. talking of/about something used to say more about a subject that someone has just mentioned Talking of Venice, have you seen the masks I bought there last year? speaking of someone/something 说到, 说起来 related to the subject being discussed: Casey is at a birthday party – speaking of birthdays, Abe's is Friday. speaking of which ( 说起来, 提到, 说到. 不可以用that. 口语用法, 不用在正式文档里. 因为容易引起误会.): is used to introduce extra information to an existing conversation or a new idea to the last topic that someone has discussed or, at least, a topic they've very recently discussed. It is an expression using the pronoun "which" to refer back to a specific idea in conversational English. I like watching football. Speaking of which, did you buy the tickets for next week's game? He doesn't contribute to any group projects he's assigned to. Speaking of which, do you know what the deadline for the geography project is? I heard it's going to be incredibly hot on Sunday. Speaking of which, remember to pack the sunscreen. Julius Caesar was an important figure in Roman history. Speaking of which, I must remember to show you the documentary on him that I bought last month. There is a fairly simple reason why we don't use "speaking of which" in a formal way and why you'll hardly ever see it in its written form. However, if you are engaged in conversation, you can slip it into a sentence fairly easily. Most people do not use "speaking of which" in formal English because we can consider it a dangling participle (speak的主语和句子的主语不符, 例如: Sitting at the gate, a bee stung the boy. ). If you consider our article phrase, "speaking of which," you can see that it could present the same issue. Starting a sentence with the present participle "speaking" may confuse the modifier and the word that we are modifying. We call this type of incorrect use of the present participle the dangling participle, mostly because we leave the participle dangling at the beginning of a sentence, with the reader now unsure of the meaning of the sentence as a whole (source). The best alternatives 替代用法 to the phrase "speaking of which" would be "if so," "as for," "relating to," or "regarding," as these expressions also indicate a relationship between what is coming and what you already spoke about. James enjoys watching football on Sundays; as for Justin, he was only interested in whether or not James had picked up the tickets for the live game. Patrick is frustrated because Harry doesn't contribute to any group projects he's assigned to. Relating to this, he asked one of their friends about the due date for the geography project. I understand that it's going to be hot on Sunday; if so 要是这样的话, you must remember to pack sunscreen. Regarding the fact that Julius Caesar was such an important figure in Roman history, I must remember to show you that documentary I got last month. As you can see in the examples above, which phrase you choose to use will depend on the context of the sentence. Still, when speaking, you can freely use the phrase "speaking of which." "With that being said 话虽这么说" is a modifier, helping to transition from one sentence or clause to another. It either sums up and closes off one topic before starting a new one, or it can indicate that the second clause contradicts or qualifies the first. The phrase "with that being said" is a confusing one, partly because we usually use it in an idiomatic or non-literal way. Raisins are so full of sugar that we can hardly call them healthy food. With that being said, they're probably better than chocolate if you've got a sugar craving. Italy is a very popular honeymoon destination. With that being said, I'd still rather go to Vietnam. I don't enjoy taking public transport; with that being said, I usually take the bus when I visit my dad. With that being said, let’s move on to the next item on the meeting agenda. With that being said, I think we can put the policy to a vote. 同义的词组: Be that as it may 话虽如此, 虽是那么说. Bearing that in mind. That said. Having said that. All things considered 同义的单词: nevertheless. nonetheless. however. but. all together. The nerve of (someone)! 狗胆包天, 胆子真够大的, 太不要脸了 An exclamation of shocked disapproval regarding something someone said or did. They thought I would just go along with their plan to cut my pay while giving me more responsibility. The nerve of them! The nerve of you—how dare you suggest something so horrible! Ding, ding, ding, we have a winner! cliché A humorous exclamation said when someone answers or guesses something correctly or is considered the best in some competition. Often used sarcastically. A: "OK, first person to tell me what X equals in this equation gets five points of extra credit." B: "Oh, I know, it's 41!" A: "Ding, ding, ding, we have a winner!" A: "We're trying to think of the worst baby names." B: "My cousin George named his baby 'Seven.'" A: "Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner! Gosh, what on earth were they thinking?"). What about the late fees on our credit card because somebody didn't pay the bill on time? Bernadette: Well, maybe I would have paid it if I wasn't also doing everything else around here. Howard: Oh, you're saying I don't do anything around here. Look at my chore chart. Leonard: She made him a chore chart. Penny: I see it. Howard: Do the dishes. There's a star right there. Bernadette: That was a pity star. Putting water in the roasting pan and leaving it in the sink is not doing the dishes. Howard: That pan had to soak and you know it. Bernadette: Well, don't come crying to me when you don't get your allowance. Howard: It's not an allowance. It's a stipend ( stipend [ˈstaɪˌpend] 生活费 I. money paid regularly to someone, especially a priest. A stipend is a sum of money that is paid regularly, especially to a magistrate or a member of the clergy, as a salary or for their living expenses. II. A stipend is a sum of money that is paid to a student for their living expenses. ), and we said we weren't gonna call it an allowance in front of my friends. Leonard: I usually 一般情况下 don't like lemon bars, but these, these are really good. Bernadette: Sorry you guys had to see that. Penny: Oh, don't apologize. Leonard: Yeah. It just makes it a lot harder to pretend it never happened. Bernadette: Money's a sensitive subject for Howie because of the difference in our income. Penny: It really bothers him? Bernadette: Well, sure. There's still a lot of pressure on guys to be providers. So even though he's happy for me, it's just a little tough on him. Penny: Uh-oh. Leonard: What? Penny: Well, if I do well in sales, I could end up making a lot more money than you. Leonard: Not a problem. I grew up with a mother who emasculated my father financially and in every other aspect of his life, so really, it's what I think love looks like. Bernadette: I'll be right back. I'm gonna go check on him. Penny: Maybe it's a good thing we came here. It's like a lesson in what not to do. Leonard: Yeah I don't want something dumb like money to come between us. Penny: It won't. Let's just promise to figure this kind of stuff out before we get married. Howard (off): Why are you being so bossy? Bernadette (off): Why are you being a baby? Howard (off): I'm not a baby. I'm a grown man, and I made the bed. Now where's my star? 2. Sheldon: Let's see, my armies are going to attack the Shire from Buckland. And I roll a five and a three. Leonard: Okay. And to defend, I roll two sixes. I win. Sheldon: Boy, double-sixes again. You know, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe it. I wonder how long we're gonna be stuck here. Leonard: I don't know, but the girls do a lot for us. It's the least we can do. Sheldon: Oh, that's true. I suppose it's only fair we make compromises. Leonard: Look at you, being all mature 看你懂事的. Sheldon: I don't know why you're so surprised. If there's one thing I know about after living with you for so many years, it's how to compromise. Leonard: I, I'm sorry? You make compromises for me? Sheldon: All the time. Leonard: On Earth? In our lives? That, that, that we're living? Sheldon: Oh, yes. I, just yesterday, you had a, a big piece of lettuce stuck in your teeth at lunch. Did I say anything? No. I compromised and kept my mouth shut. Like you should've, because everyone was laughing at you. Leonard: That is not a compromise. A compromise is me driving you everywhere because you refuse to learn how. Sheldon: Oh, I learned how. Amy taught me. Leonard: What? Then. then why don't you do it? Sheldon: Uh, well, it's scary. And sometimes I get the pedals mixed up 弄混了, 弄错了. But, more importantly, driving me to work is one of the things that gives your life purpose. I can't take that away from you, so what do I do? Oh, come on, I'm practically feeding you the answer. I compromise. 3. Penny: Do I really force you to do things you don't want to? Amy: Yeah, but it's okay. Penny: How is it okay? Amy: I promised myself, if I ever got friends, I'd do whatever they said. Really, I'm lucky you found me before a cult did. Penny: Well, you know, that was a long time ago. You're a different woman now. You're smart, you've got great friends, you've got a boyfriend, you're pretty, you have zero fashion sense 没有时尚概念, but, anyway, tonight we're gonna do whatever you want. Amy: Really? Penny: Absolutely. You name it, we're doing it. Amy: Basket weaving 编篮子 at the craft museum. Penny: Well, you named it. 4. Howard: Here we go, my first Hindu temple. Raj: You see behind the fountain, that tower that looks like a pyramid? It's called a Sikhara. It symbolizes 标志着 the connection between the human and the divine. Howard: Huh. I always thought it was mini golf. Raj: All right. Shall we? Howard: Yeah. Just, uh, is there anything I should know before I go in? Raj: Like what? Howard: Like am I dressed okay 穿得是可以的吗, 着装可以吗? Raj: Really? So every other place you've been, you thought this was fine? Howard: I know you're under a lot of pressure, so I'm gonna let that pass. Raj: Sorry. You're right. I'm so stressed. But you know what, whenever I walk into that temple I realize that whatever happens, it's okay. We're all part of an immense pattern 沧海一粟, and though we can't understand it, we can be happy to know that it's, it's working its will through us. Raj: Whether you call it God or the universe or the self, we're all interconnected, and that's just a beautiful… Son of a bitch, that guy just dinged 磕碰 my car. S, seriously? You were just gonna drive away? Like my life isn't hard enough right now. A space probe might be destroyed, my parents are going through an awful divorce, the guy who cuts my dog's hair just gave her bangs. 5. Sheldon: You sounded in distress. I was worried something unpleasant was happening to you. Like a murder. Or spontaneous coitus with Leonard. Penny: Oh, I'm just doing this awful workout. I hate it. Sheldon: Well, if you hate it, then why are you doing it? Although I could ask the same question about coitus with Leonard. Penny: I don't know, I guess I like that I hate it. It makes me work harder. Sheldon: And to clarify? Penny: The exercise, Sheldon. Shouldn't you be getting ready for work? Sheldon: I'm not going. Would you like to know why? Penny: Uh, you're sad about not getting anything done last night, so you're gonna sit around and pout about it 生闷气, 闷闷不乐? Sheldon: Boy, I'm not nearly as mysterious as I think I am.
