用法学习: 1. pummel [ˈpʌm(ə)l] 狂殴, 狂击, 猛击, 猛打 I. to cause a lot of damage to a place. Hurricane Mitch is pummeling the Atlantic coast. Bombers pummeled the village. II. to hit someone or something many times, for example with your fists (=closed hands). If you pummel someone or something, you hit them many times using your fists. He trapped Conn in a corner and pummeled him ferociously for thirty seconds. As bone-chilling air continues to grip the US this holiday weekend, the storm still is pummeling parts of the Upper Midwest and interior Northeast with heavy snow and blizzard conditions. plummet [ˈplʌmɪt] 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 断崖式下跌, 直线下降, 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. pavement (US: 硬的路面. BrE: 人行道. = sidewalk in US) I. uncountable American the surface of a road. II. countable British a sidewalk. Am/Br differences: In the U.S., the pavement is the hard surface of a road: cars skidding on the pavement. In the U.K., pavement means the hard raised level surface at the side of a road that people can walk on: I set it down on the pavement by the door of the store. 2. Muslim and Cross: Making crosses, buying them, or weaving them into garments 织在衣服上 or putting them on walls, and so on come under the heading of prohibited actions that it is not permissible for the Muslim to commit. So he should not make them himself or help anyone else in doing that; rather he should fear Allah, may He be exalted ( exalted [ɪɡˈzɔltəd] I. 崇高的. 尊崇的. an exalted position is an important position in an organization or in society. Someone or something that is at an exalted level is at a very high level, especially with regard to rank or importance. ...at the exalted level of Olympic competition. You must decide how to make the best use of your exalted position. II. used about people who have important positions. We were in exalted company (=among important people). III. extremely happy and proud. If you feel exalted, you feel full of great joy and happiness. You do get very excited and exalted by the power of their speeches. ), and avoid the symbols of disbelief that the Christians have fabricated in their religion. "It is not permissible to make crosses, whether for payment or otherwise, or to sell crosses, just as it is not permissible to sell or make idols, as it is proven in as-Saheeh that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: Verily Allah has forbidden the sale of alcohol, dead meat [that which is not slaughtered in the prescribed manner], pork and idols." End quote. The Cross and the Crucifixion ( crucifixion [ˌkruːsɪˈfɪkʃ(ə)n] I. countable/uncountable a method of killing someone by fastening them to a cross with nails or rope. II. the Crucifixion the occasion when Jesus Christ was killed on the Cross according to the Bible. ) are the symbol of Christian Salvation. Islam, on the other hand, not only does not accept this, it also sees the veneration ( venerate [ˈvenəˌreɪt] 崇敬, 尊崇, 崇拜 to respect or worship someone or something. If you venerate someone or something, you value them or feel great respect for them. My father venerated General Eisenhower. Jerusalem is Christianity's most venerated 尊崇的 place. Churchill was held in near veneration during his lifetime. revere [rɪˈvɪr] to have a lot of respect and admiration for someone or something. If you revere someone or something, you respect and admire them greatly. The Chinese revered corn as a gift from heaven. Today he's still revered as the father of the nation. ...some of the country's most revered institutions. a professor he once revered but ultimately came to despise. ) of the Cross as an idolatrous ( idolatry 偶像崇拜 [aɪˈdɑlətri] I. the worship of idols. Someone who practises idolatry worships idols. II. [formal, disapproval] If you refer to someone's admiration for a particular person as idolatry, you think it is too great and uncritical. Their affection for her soon increased almost to idolatry. idolatrous [aɪˈdɑlətrəs] ) ritual. Islamic perspective on the Cross has been at the center of all Christian-Muslim apologetics ( I. the branch of theology concerned with the defence and rational justification of Christianity. II. a defensive method of argument. ). While Islam considers Jesus as a great prophet, it has its historical injunctions ( 禁令 an order from a court that prevents someone from doing something or orders them to do something. seek an injunction: Her lawyers are to seek an injunction preventing the deportation. grant an injunction: The court refused to grant an injunction. apply for/take out/bring/obtain an injunction against someone/something: The governor has obtained an injunction against the newspaper. lift an injunction: Following a judgment in favor of the defendant, the injunction was lifted. An injunction is a court order, usually one telling someone not to do something. He took out a court injunction against the newspaper demanding the return of the document. An injunction to do something is an order or strong request to do it. We hear endless injunctions to build a sense of community among staff. a fig leaf 遮羞布, 遮丑的东西 ( hush money封口费 ) something that you use to try to hide an embarrassing fact or problem. Usage notes: In the Bible, Adam and Eve used fig leaves to cover their sexual organs when they discovered they were naked. Are the peace talks simply providing a fig leaf for the continuing aggression between the two countries? gag order(US) = super-injunction(UK) 封口令. 禁言 gag order 封口令 和英国的superinjunction是一回事 A court order forbidding public reporting or commentary, as by the news media, on a case currently before the court. muzzle I. [disapproval] 封口. 钳制言论. to prevent a person, group, newspaper, etc. from expressing their opinions or ideas publicly. If you say that someone is muzzled, you are complaining that they are prevented from expressing their views freely. He complained of being muzzled by the chairman. She was opposed to new laws to muzzle the press. The President has been accused of trying to muzzle the press. II. to put a muzzle on a dog 嚼子 to prevent it from biting people. If you muzzle a dog or other animal, you put a muzzle over its nose and mouth. He was convicted of failing to muzzle a pit bull. "There's a major lockdown 全面封口 going on because of the magnitude 威力, 重量级, 重磅 of what happens," he said. noun. I. The muzzle of an animal such as a dog is its nose and mouth. The mongrel presented his muzzle for scratching. II. A muzzle is an object that is put over a dog's nose and mouth so that it cannot bite people or make a noise. ...dogs like pit bulls which have to wear a muzzle. III. The muzzle of a gun is the end where the bullets come out when it is fired. shakedowns I. a test of something new, for example a new system, vehicle, or machine. The accident happened during a shakedown race last season. II. American 勒索. 封口费. a situation in which someone uses threats to force someone else to give them money. Extortion, especially through blackmail. What is this, a shakedown? III. American 仔细搜索. a situation in which someone searches a place thoroughly. A thorough search; a frisk.) ) against exhibiting the Cross, especially in public. 3. deck out 装饰 to decorate a person or object with something, usually for a special occasion. If a person or thing is decked out with or in something, they are decorated with it or wearing it, usually for a special occasion. The cab was decked out with multi-coloured lights. She had decked him out from head to foot in expensive clothes. The streets are decked out with flags and streamers. to dress someone in special clothes, or decorate something for a special occasion: Stanton was decked out in cowboy boots and a work shirt. state of grace 清清白白 Theology a condition of being free from sin. a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence. having asked God to forgive one's sins He died in a state of grace."people are essentially good and born in a state of grace". buttress [ˈbʌtrəs] a structure made of brick or stone that sticks out from the wall of a building to support it. Buttresses are supports, usually made of stone or brick, that support a wall. verb. to make someone or something stronger by supporting them in some way. To buttress 支持, 支撑, 支援 an argument, system, or person means to give them support and strength. ...buttressing his study with impressive wads of statistics. The president's tough line is, however, buttressed by a democratic mandate. flying buttress a curved structure that supports the wall of a building. Retaining walls are relatively rigid walls used for supporting soil laterally so that it can be retained at different levels on the two sides. Retaining walls are structures designed to restrain soil to a slope that it would not naturally keep to. 4. confounded [kənˈfaʊndɪd] adj DATED INFORMAL used for emphasis, especially to express anger or annoyance. "he was a confounded nuisance". confound 误会某人, 低估, 错误估计, 错看 If someone or something confounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong. to confuse and very much surprise someone, so that they are unable to explain or deal with a situation: An elderly man from Hull has confounded doctors by recovering after he was officially declared dead. The singer confounded her critics with a remarkable follow-up album. He momentarily confounded his critics by his cool handling of the hostage crisis. The choice of Governor may confound us all. cuckold [ˈkʌk(ə)ld] 被绿的男人 noun. a man whose wife is sexually unfaithful, regarded as an object of derision. "jokes in literature about elderly cuckolds and misers are rife". verb (of a man) make (another man) a cuckold by having a sexual relationship with his wife. "in the novel Humberto cuckolds his employer". If a married woman is having an affair, she and her lover are cuckolding her husband. His wife had cuckolded him. a. if a wife cuckolds her husband 给戴绿帽, she has sex with another man. b. if a man cuckolds another man, he has sex with the other man's wife. miser [maɪzər] 吝啬鬼 (hoarder, hunks [rare], Scrooge, penny-pincher, cheapskate (informal) tight-arse (taboo, slang) tightwad) [disapproval] someone who likes to keep all their money and is unwilling to spend any. If you say that someone is a miser, you disapprove of them because they seem to hate spending money, and to spend as little as possible. I'm married to a miser. 5. frigid [ˈfrɪdʒɪd] adj. I. [formal] Frigid means extremely cold. A
snowstorm hit the West today, bringing with it frigid 寒冷的, 酷寒的, 冰冷的 temperatures. The
water was too frigid to allow him to remain submerged for long. Historic 历史罕见的 US winter storm claims at least 50 lives as rescue efforts continue: The blizzard roared across western New York Friday on Saturday,
stranding motorists, knocking out power and preventing emergency crews
from reaching residents in frigid homes and stuck cars. The ferocity of the white-out conditions (ferocious winter conditions) tested an area accustomed to punishing snow. Relief is coming this week, though, as forecasts call for temperatures to slowly rise, National Weather Service meteorologist Ashton Robinson Cook said. II. If a woman is frigid, she finds it difficult to become sexually aroused. Frigid is often used to show disapproval. My husband says I am frigid. ...an inability to experience orgasm (often called frigidity). III. [disapproval] If you describe the atmosphere in a place or someone's behaviour as frigid, you mean that it is very formal and unfriendly. He presided at all councils of ministers, where the atmosphere could be frigid 气氛不友好, 气氛可能太正式 on occasions. extremely formal and unfriendly her frigid 一本正经的, 公事公办的 tones. Big Bang Theory: Howard: Stay low. Bear left. Now keep true. Leonard: What? Howard: It means go straight. Leonard: Then just say go straight. Howard: You don't say go straight when you're giving bearings, you say keep true. Leonard: Alright (Bangs head on a trunk.) I just hit my head. 6. A baby rattle( A rattle 摇铃, 铃铛. 拨浪鼓 (pellet drum) is a type of percussion instrument which produces a sound when shaken. rattle verb I. When something rattles or when you rattle it, it makes short sharp knocking sounds because it is being shaken or it keeps hitting against something hard. She slams the kitchen door so hard I hear dishes rattle. He gently rattled the cage and whispered to the canary. The truck pulled away, and she listened to the rattling noises fade down the lane. There was a rattle of rifle-fire. At that moment, there was a rattling at the door. II. If something or someone rattles you, they make you nervous. The bust-up clearly rattled him. She refused to be rattled by his £3,000-a-day lawyer. He swore in Spanish, another indication that he was rattled. III. You can say that a bus, train, or car rattles somewhere when it moves noisily from one place to another. The bus from Odense rattled into a dusty village called Pozo Almonte. Somewhere close at hand a train rattled by. noun. I. A rattle is a baby's toy with loose bits inside which make a noise when the baby shakes it. Sandilands revealed his son nearly choked on a baby rattle and luckily read online that there was a recall for the dangerous toy. "So I was reading that there was a recall on a particular baby rattle that is a choking hazard," he said to the camera on December 19. "I glanced down 扫了一眼 at my child and to my horror it was in his mouth so I snatched it away and saved his life. The rattle may pose a choking or suffocation hazard for young children, which can lead to severe injury or death," it warned. II. A rattle is a wooden instrument that people shake to make a loud knocking noise at football matches or tribal ceremonies. III. A rattlesnake's rattle is the hard part at the end of its tail which makes a rattling sound when it is shaken. ) is a rattle produced specifically for the amusement of an infant. Rattles have been used for this purpose since antiquity, and experts in child development believe they help the infant improve hand eye coordination by stimulating their senses. 7. manifest adj. 显而易见的. If you say that something is manifest, you mean that it is clearly true and that nobody would disagree with it if they saw it or considered it. ...the manifest failure of the policies. There may be unrecognised cases of manifest injustice of which we are unaware. She manifestly failed to last the mile and a half of the race. The same alarm is manifest everywhere. Some of her social aspirations were made manifest. Verb. If you manifest a particular quality, feeling, or illness, or if it manifests itself, it becomes visible or obvious. He manifested a pleasing personality on stage. The virus needs two weeks to manifest itself. Their frustration and anger will manifest itself in crying and screaming. He's only convincing when that inner fury manifests itself. manifest itself I. to become easy to notice. Musical talent usually manifests itself 显现出来 in childhood. maniacal [məˈnaɪək(ə)l] 像疯子似的, 太极端的, 极致的, 疯狂到吓人的 [disapproval] crazy and often frightening. If you describe someone's behaviour as
maniacal, you mean that it is extreme, violent, or very determined, as
if the person were insane. As a judge, he's maniacal about punctuality. He was almost maniacal in his pursuit of sporting records. She
is hunched forward over the wheel with a maniacal expression. He was
last seen striding maniacally to the hotel reception. ...maniacally
abrasive guitar pop. vocabulary: This one's easy. If someone is maniacal then they're behaving like a maniac ( [ˈmeɪniæk] I. informal someone who behaves in a stupid and dangerous way. A maniac is a mad person who is violent and dangerous. The cabin looked as if a maniac had been let loose there. ...a drug-crazed maniac. Slow down! You're driving like a maniac. If you describe someone's behaviour as maniac, you are emphasizing that it is extremely foolish and uncontrolled. A maniac driver sped 35 miles along the wrong side of a motorway at 110 mph. ...a maniac cyclist. II. informal [disapproval] someone
who is considered strange because they have an extremely strong
enthusiasm for something. If you call someone, for example, a religious
maniac or a sports maniac, you are critical of them because they have
such a strong interest in religion or sport. My mum is turning into a religious maniac. ...football maniacs. a religious maniac. III. someone who behaves in an extremely excited and confused way because they are mentally ill. a homicidal maniac. ). Add an -ly to make it an adverb, and you get maniacally, as in "she's acting maniacally." The noun maniac is almost always used to describe people who do nutty things—serial killers, insane people on the street, crowds at soccer matches. But the adjective maniacal can be more loosely applied to situations, settings, animals, etc. You can use maniacal to describe almost anything that seems wildly crazy or dangerously out of kilter. I
don't even remember what the Beatles played that first time on TV. It's
the maniacal screaming from the fans that sticks in my head. No movie villain was ever as maniacal as Jason, in Friday the 13th. 8. by extension 连带着 taking the same line of argument further. "the study shows how television and, by extension, the media, alter political relationships". used for explaining that a particular person or thing is affected by something only because they are connected to what you have just mentioned She hates all businessmen and, by extension, me. Your kids and by extension you as parents are to be blamed for this disaster. extension noun. I. An extension is a new room or building which is added to an existing building or group of buildings. II. An extension is a new section of a road or rail line that is added to an existing road or line. ...the Jubilee Line extension 延长线. III. An extension is an extra period of time for which something lasts or is valid, usually as a result of official permission. He first entered Britain on a six-month visa, and was given a further extension 延长, 延期 of six months. IV. Something that is an extension of something else is a development of it that includes or affects more people, things, or activities. He saw his civil rights activity as an extension of his ministry. That's the logical extension of my approach. V. 分机. An extension is a phone line that is connected to the switchboard of a company or institution, and that has its own number. The written abbreviation ext. is also used. She can get me on extension 308. For further information, please contact 414 3925, extension 2253. An extension is a part which is connected to a piece of equipment in order to make it reach something further away. ...a 30-foot extension cord. Some of the best extensions are made from sections of rod tube or drainpipe. hide the ball 掩盖证据 (law, slang) To withhold evidence in a trial that may hurt one's case. 9. drape verb. I. If you drape a piece of cloth somewhere, you place it there so that it hangs down in a casual and graceful way. Natasha took the coat and draped it over her shoulders. A soft white robe had been draped over a chair for Joanna's use. She had a towel draped around her neck. II. If someone or something is draped in a piece of cloth 松松的盖着, they are loosely covered by it. The coffin had been draped in a Union Jack. He draped himself in the Canadian flag and went round the track. She opened her front door draped in a towel. III. If you drape a part of your body somewhere, you lay it there in a relaxed and graceful way. Nicola slowly draped herself across the couch. He draped 耷拉着 his arm over Daniel's shoulder. They sprawl 大字型躺着 at ease across the sofa, arms draped over the back. noun. Drapes (窗帘: = curtains in Brit) are pieces of heavy fabric that you hang from the top of a window and can close to keep the light out or stop people looking in. He pulled the drapes shut, locked the door behind him. 10. slip verb I. intransitive if you slip, your feet slide accidentally and you lose your balance or fall over. Margaret slipped 滑倒 and broke her arm. Be careful you don't slip on the wet floor. a. intransitive if something that is moving round slips, it fails to stay firmly on a surface The truck's wheels were slipping 打滑, 滑倒 and spinning in the mud. b. intransitive if something that you are holding or wearing slips, it falls from your hands, or it falls from position. The knife slipped 滑脱, 脱手 and cut my finger. slip out of: The ball slipped out of my hands as I tried to catch it. slip off: Tighten the straps so they won't slip off your shoulders 脱落. c. transitive to become free, or to no longer be held by something. The boat slipped its moorings and started to drift. If an ankle monitor was slipped off of the leg somehow, would it trigger? Can I slip out of a probation ankle monitor? II. intransitive to go somewhere, especially quickly and quietly without people noticing you or stopping you. slip into/out of/through etc 混过去, 混进去: Several people managed to slip past the guards and into the concert. slip into/out of/through etc 溜进去, 溜出去: Sarah slipped into the room and carefully shut the door. III. transitive to slide something into a place or position slip something into/around/under etc something: I'll slip the letter under your door. slip something into/around/under etc something: John slipped his arm around his wife's waist. a. to put something somewhere, or to give something to someone quickly and quietly, so that other people do not see what you are doing. Michael slipped the bar of chocolate into his pocket 顺走, 顺进去. slip someone something 偷偷给, 偷塞给: If you slip him some cash he'll get you good seats. IV. intransitive to become gradually less strong or good, or to move into a worse condition. Support for the death penalty has been slipping 下滑. Profits slipped by 13% last year. Standards have been slipping over the years. slip noun. I. countable a small piece of paper, especially one used for notes. I left the message for you on a slip of paper 纸条. a. a piece of paper used for a particular purpose. a voting slip. a betting slip. pay slip. II. countable a slight mistake, especially a careless one. Tom played the piece well, despite a few slips 小失误 at the beginning. III. countable the action of sliding or falling. IV. countable a small change from a higher level to a lower one. slip in: a slip in the price of technology stocks. V. countable a piece of underwear consisting of a loose skirt or dress with no sleeves. VI. countable usually plural in the game of cricket, a place near the batsman where players stand when they are trying to catch the ball. VII. uncountable liquid clay used in making pots. VIII. the displacement of bits of land on either side of a tectonic plate faultline (during an earthquake). there's many a slip (between/twixt cup and lip) many things may occur to prevent you from continuing what you were expected to do. I wanted to go on a trip last week, but it didn't happen due to my illness. Indeed, there's many a slip between cup and lip! someone is slipping 状态下滑, 表现变差 if someone is slipping, they are becoming less good at doing something. I beat you again, George. You must be slipping! someone's mask/demeanor slips 露馅, 漏兜, 露出本色, 本性 if your mask or demeanor slips, people start to see what you are really thinking or feeling. "Of course," she said quickly, her professional mask never slipping. Glyn's calm demeanor seemed to be slipping. slip your mind/memory if something slips your mind/memory, you forget to do it. How could she have let something so important slip her mind? slip through your fingers if something such as a chance, opportunity, or prize slips through your fingers, you fail to get it or to take advantage of it. let something slip through your fingers: You mustn't let an opportunity like this slip through your fingers. This prestigious award has slipped through their fingers yet again. slip through the net/cracks to fail to be caught or protected by the system that was intended to catch or protect you. A lot of poor people are slipping through the net because they don't know what they're entitled to. give someone the slip to escape from someone who is following or chasing you. a slip of a boy/girl a small thin boy/girl. a slip of the pen 手滑, 手下一滑 something that you write when you intended to write something else. a slip of the tongue 说错话 ( put one's food in one's mouth) something that you say when you intended to say something else. 11. Which health conditions and illnesses increase my risk of serious illness if I develop COVID-19? People with an underlying health condition基础病, chronic health conditions or weakened immune systems are at greater risk of serious COVID-19 illness. Having 2 or more conditions might increase your risk, regardless of your age.
The White Lotus: 1. They don't vote, Ethan. I know. What the fuck? They don't read the news. They don't read. It's like, what do they even talk about? Is that what happens when you're rich for too long, your brain just atrophies ( atrophy [ˈætrəfi] I. formal if an organization or practice atrophies or is atrophied, it becomes weaker and less effective. If something atrophies, its size, degree, or effectiveness decreases because it is not used or protected. If you allow your mind to stagnate, this particular talent will atrophy. Many hoped he would renew the country's atrophied political system. ...levels of consciousness which are nowadays usurped by television and in danger of atrophy. II. medical (肌肉, 身体器官等) 萎缩, 退化. if a part of your body atrophies or is atrophied, it becomes weaker or smaller because you are not using it or because blood is not reaching it. If a muscle or other part of the body atrophies, it decreases in size or strength, often as a result of an illness. Scott's muscle atrophied, his leg became stunted, and he was left lame. Patients exercised their atrophied limbs in the swimming pool. ...exercises to avoid jelling and atrophy of cartilage. )? I mean, they seem happy. No way. It's a front. It's good to have, you know, diverse [daɪˈvɜrs] friends (不一样的朋友)( gender-diverse a gender-diverse group or place has people of different genders in it. Research shows that gender-diverse teams outperform male-dominated teams.), I guess. Yeah, I think we're their diverse friends. Their White-passing ( Racial passing occurs when a person classified as a member of a racial group is accepted or perceived ("passes") as a member of another. Historically, the term has been used primarily in the United States to describe a black or brown person or of multiracial ancestry who assimilated into the white majority to escape the legal and social conventions of racial segregation and discrimination. ) diverse friends. 2. make headway 前进, 进步, 进展 to move forward or make progress. The wind kept the boat from making headway toward shore. The boat made little headway against the strong current. We're gradually making headway with the project. They've recently made some headway in their search for a cure. Advance, make progress. If you make headway, you progress towards achieving something. He is not disappointed at the failure to make headway towards resolving their differences. There was concern in the city that police were making little headway in the investigation. We haven't made any headway with this project. 3. Cameron: Hey, Harper, I just realized. I know someone that knows you from law school. Uh, Kevin Kourepenos. He actually says hi. Do you want me to say hi? Yeah, yeah, sure. Um, tell him I said hi, and congrats on not getting disbarred. Okay. I'll tell him. So, you do employment law. So interesting. Harper: Mm-hmm. What is that exactly? Um, we, you know, we take on clients that are suing their employers for discrimination, sеxual harassment, wrongful termination, stuff like that. Daphne: Amazing. What? What is that face? Cameron: No, no, no. Nothing. Just, um... We've been dealing with a bunch of bogus claims lately. I mean, everyone has. Harper: Ah! Hmm. I mean, even when they have zero merit and they get thrown out in summary judgment, you still have to go through all the depos ( deposition ) and the internal investigations. It's a total time suck 浪费时间. Not to mention a huge waste of money. I mean... God. Harper: Mm. Well, they're not all bogus. No. Cameron: No! God, no. fuck. Of course they're not. I bet you're really tough. I bet your clients are really happy to have you in their corner. Yeah. God, wouldn't wanna mess with you. She's like the star of her firm. Wins every case. 4. Cameron: Oh, come on! The world's not ending, it's not that bad. Honestly, Cam and I don't even watch the news anymore. Cameron: Yeah. You don't follow the news? Daphne: No. What? Like, I'm just so over the whole news cycle, you know? It's... it's like, gimme a break. Daphne: They're just trying to freak everybody out. Yeah. They're just polarizing society by making us glued to their apocalyptic soap opera, you know? It's like... Yeah. And even if it was as bad as they say it is, I mean what can you really do, you know? Right. We vote, we donate money. You can't obsess. Did you vote, babe? Be honest. I did. Doesn't matter. I voted. Didn't I? 5. Did you not sleep well? I slept like crap 睡得很不好. I slept fantastic and I'm completely refreshed 焕然一新. Uh, no jet lag at all. Well, Albie told me you guys are here to learn about your Sicilian roots. Bert: Uh-huh. Sounds like a fun boys' trip. 6. You already met a guy here? Kinda. Yeah, I did, he's really smart and everything, he went to Stanford. You know, one of those guys. He's really nice. Like... maybe a little too nice, you know? I wish he just, like, got my heart rate up 心跳加快 a little bit more or something. Portia. Don't spend your life chasing emotionally unavailable men. Or you'll spend your whole life just banging your head against a wall 脑袋撞墙. 7. Is there something wrong with the front of me 我的前边? These guys are staring. I think they're just smiling at you. 8. But you've been brainwashed into thinking that, man. It's very bourgeois [ˈbʊrʒwɑ] ( 小市民心态 typical of middle-class people and their attitudes. This word often shows that you dislike people like this, especially because you think they are too interested in money and possessions and in being socially respected. She despised her parents’ bourgeois lifestyle. bourgeois notions of good taste. petit bourgeois showing disapproval relating to or belonging to lower middle-class society, considered to consist of people such as the owners of small businesses. This word shows that you dislike people like this, especially because you think they are too interested in money and possessions and in being socially respected. ). Dude, monogamy was an idea... .. created by the elite to control the middle class. Meanwhile, all the priests were fucking the altar boys and the aristocrats [əˈrɪstəˌkræt] 贵族 were fucking everything that moves. Same now as it ever was 现在如此, 过去也是如此. And the most ambitious guys? They're always the horniest. Like you and me, baby. And of course, women are attracted to that. But then, if you don't make their dreams come true, they make you suffer. That's why it's safer to stick with whοres. 9. What? Her boss needed her. You think she just wanted to get away from us? Maybe. You do have a knack for ( a skill or an ability to do something easily and well: a knack for remembering faces. She has the knack of making people feel comfortable. There's a knack to using this corkscrew. have a knack of doing something informal British English to have a tendency to do something He has a knack of saying the wrong thing. ) repelling women. Do we embarrass you, Albie? No, it's just... I don't think... you realize how you sound sometimes. They used to respect the old. Now, we're just reminders of an offensive past everybody wants to forget. 10. I really like those guys. Don't you? If you're looking for a friend, gay guys are really the best. Because, let's face it, women are kinda... depressing. Oh. You think? Yeah. I think most women are drips ( drip I. singular ︎the sound or action of a liquid falling in drops. All I could hear was the drip, drip 滴滴答答的水声, 滴水声 of water. II. countable one of the small drops of liquid that fall from something. There were drips of blood on the floor. III. countable medical a piece of equipment used in a hospital for putting a liquid such as medicine directly into your body. be on a drip 点滴, 输液: He was on a drip for two weeks after the accident. IV. countable a small amount of something such as information that you get regularly. a steady drip of data suggesting that the economy is improving. V. countable informal someone who you think is very weak or boring. If you call someone a drip, you mean that they are rather stupid and lacking in enthusiasm or energy 无趣, 没有激情的, 没有热情的人. verb. I. If you say that something is dripping with a particular thing, you mean that it contains a lot of that thing. They were dazed by window displays dripping with diamonds and furs. His voice was dripping with sarcasm. II. 滴滴答答的流. When liquid drips somewhere, or you drip it somewhere, it falls in individual small drops. Sit your child forward and let the blood drip into a tissue or on to the floor. Amid the trees the sea mist was dripping. The children kept dripping Coke on the carpets. II. When something drips, drops of liquid fall from it. A tap in the kitchen was dripping. Lou was dripping with perspiration. He was holding a cloth that dripped pink drops upon the floor. ). But it's not their fault. Yeah. They have a lot to be depressed about. But you know, they are not fun. These gay guys are fun. I think that nephew really likes you. 11. Harper: Because that's what they said. If you never fight, then your relationship is not real. It's like, yeah, we fight, we bicker, but that's because we talk about everything. You know? We're honest. They act like they're on their honeymoon. They're all over each other. But it's bogus. It's not real. You always do this with certain people. It's like you have to find them deficient 不足 in some way, compared to you. What? Ethan: It's like, I don't know, maybe it's a way of soothing yourself when you feel threatened or something. I'm not threatened by them. Like, you never do this with Carmen. 12. Harper: I just... I don't know what my problem is. I just feel like... I feel like we're LARPing as ( 角色扮演. When someone is pretending to be something they're not. Can involve lying on social media/internet or lying in real life. Often used in a derogatory sense. Derived from the original meaning of LARP, Live Action Role Play. When you say that someone is larping and you're not talking about the literal game, you are saying that they are role-playing in their actual real life. Pretending to be rich, pretending to know about a topic, pretending to have a certain lifestyle, etc. Amanda: Wow did you see Josh's new lamborghini on IG? Max: That's not actually his, he took a photo of a random lambo at the dealership. He’s just larping like he has one.) rich people. We're not LARPing. How... how are we LARPing? And I don't know, I guess, I just don't want him rubbing off on you. You know, and I don't like the way he alpha dogs you. He doesn't alpha dog me. I mean, he kind of used to, I guess, but... it's different now. Oh, my God, is that why we're here? So you can rub your success in his face? No. ( Gasps ) So you can finally win the arm wrestling contest. No. There is no contest. Well, whatever. From now on, I am going to be... ( Breathes deeply ) ...so fun. Okay? I promise. Okay. I love you. I love you. Do you wanna suck on my tіts or jerk off on my face or something? fuck around? I'm kinda beat 累了, 乏了. 13. Cameron: Yeah, I guess. But she's such a pill ( 难以下咽 Something offensive, unpleasant or nauseous which must be accepted or endured. be a bitter pill for sb 恶果 If a person or group has to accept a failure or an unpleasant piece of news, you can say that it was a bitter pill or a bitter pill to swallow. You're too old to be given a job. That's a bitter pill to swallow. sweeten/sugar the pill If someone does something to sweeten the pill or sugar the pill, they do it to make some unpleasant news or an unpleasant measure more acceptable. He sweetened the pill by increasing wages, although by slightly less than he raised prices. ). You know, I think some women cut off their husband's balls and then they wonder why they're not attracted to them anymore. Yeah. Don't you cut my balls off, baby. I won't. That's all I got, sugarplum. But you know what? 13. A crime of opportunity 临时起意犯罪 is a crime that is committed without planning when the perpetrator sees that they have the chance to commit the act at that moment and seizes it. Such acts have little or no premeditation. 例子: Now, that you're a big shot, people must be slipping into your DMs left and right. No. What good would it do me 对我有什么好处 if they were? I mean, I'm married. Dude, everyone cheats, E. No, they don't. Come on! They do? Yeah! Of course, they fսcking do. It's a crime of opportunity. Jesus! If they can. So, how's your sеx life? Um... Sounds great. I don't know. Uh... ( Chuckles ) It's hard, I guess, when you know everything about each other and you've seen each other on the toilet and, you know... There you go, man. See? We've only got one life. But Harper and I are... Codependent? Ethan: No. I don't lie to my wife. 14. I feel like you sow your oats ( sow one's wild oats I. (figuratively, of a male) To spread one's genes around by impregnating many females. II. (by extension, of a male or female) To engage in premarital or extramarital flings. III. (by extension, of a male or female) To have numerous sexual partners. IV. (by extension, often of young adults or the recently divorced) To indulge in a period of irresponsible behavior. ) when you're young, and then you just, you know, you get it out of your system. I don't know. Not sure it works like that. I know, but that's the idea. Well, it's kinda like food, you know? You... gorge ( I. informal to eat or drink so much of something that you cannot eat or drink any more. If you gorge on something or gorge yourself on it, you eat lots of it in a very greedy way. I could spend each day gorging on chocolate. ...teenagers gorging themselves on ice-cream sundaes. We 吃喝无度, 饕餮, 大吃大喝 gorged ourselves on fresh sardines and salads. II. to have as much of an enjoyable experience as you want. I gorged myself on memories. ) yourself until you're sick. You swear you'll never eat another bite, and then... few days later, you're hungry again. 15. Maybe we should slow down on the wine. No, let's not slow down. Let's keep it going, right? 16. Um... oh, there's a machine. I'm gonna get cash out 取钱, I'll be right back. Come on, there's a couple more stores I wanna hit. Lots of hоrny dudes in Noto. I'd hate to be a man, honestly. It'd just be so lonely. I mean, they're
so competitive. It's like, can they even be friends with each other? Cameron and I went on a safari and, um, on safari, you see all these pods of elephants and they're all, like, bathing in the river and playing with each other and it's so sweet. But it's just the moms and the babies. Because when the boy elephants get too big, they kick them out of the pod. And then the bull elephant has to, like, wander through the jungle by himself for the rest of his life. I feel sorry for men, you know. It's like... they think they're out there doing something really important. But really they're just wandering alone. 17. Um, listen, uh, I just wanted to tell you that I don't think I can meet up tonight. Why? Um, I'm afraid my son's gonna catch on( catch on I. to become popular or fashionable. If something catches on, it becomes popular. The idea has been around for ages without catching on. Sports drinks have caught on as consumers have become more health-conscious. catch on with: Cruise control initially was thought of as a luxury item, but slowly caught on with car buyers at other levels. II. to understand. If you catch on to something, you understand it, or realize that it is happening. He got what he could out of me before I caught on to the kind of person he'd turned into. Wait a minute! I'm beginning to catch on. He didn't catch on at first. catch on to: Then I caught on to what it was the guy was saying. ), but, really, I need to change. I really have to change, so, I don't think I'm going to be able to meet up at all this week. I'm sorry. I'm sorry too because I thought we were spending the week together. I know. But I... I can't. And I'm really sorry. My son's on his way down, so, I gotta go. But listen, I really, really loved meeting you. You're a wonderful... Beautiful woman, and it was really fun. 18. We had a great day. We drank by the pool, we had dinner, and I just wanted to thank you. You're very welcome. Um, but listen... I'm having like a guilty conscience kind of feeling, you know. I'm... I'm just not feeling great about this. Uh, you're lovely. You don't want me to come in? Dominic: Oh, I really do. You have no idea. I have a problem with sеxual addiction and compulsion. It's a... it's a real issue. And, uh... I really need to get a handle on it, like, quickly, if I'm gonna turn my situation around. You understand? I have my friend here, and she wants to thank you, too. 18. Gore Vidal, who is a friend... Actually, he used to sleep in the room you're staying in. He once said, "I can understand companionship. I can understand bought sеx in the afternoon. But I cannot understand the love affair." I'm the same. You've never been in love? Ever? Once, yes. Before I got wise. I was young. Who was he? He was an American, actually. I was... restless, and I'd read too much beat poetry ( The Beat Generation was a literary subculture movement started by a group of authors whose work explored and influenced American culture and politics in the post-war era. The bulk of their work was published and popularized by Silent Generationers in the 1950s, better known as Beatniks.). And I decided to go bumming around the American West in the hopes of out-scandalizing my father. And I met this young cowboy in Wyoming. Hm. And I fell absolutely head over heels for him. And of course, he was heterosexual and completely uninterested, which only added to the torturous pleasure. I'd have done anything for him. And the amazing thing is after 30 odd years, I still would. Well, whatever happened to him? Well, he got old. Which, though unforgivable, is not strictly-speaking 严格说起来 his fault. No, no. Other than the cowboy, love's never been my Achilles heel. It was always beauty. Hm. I live for beauty. I know you do. I do. ( Slurps ) Hm. I'd also die for beauty. Wouldn't you? Hm. A world without beauty... is not a world I want to live in. Well... you couldn't ask for a more beautiful world... than this. 19. What are you doing? I feel like you don't believe me. It's starting to drive me crazy. It's not fair that you don't believe me. When have I ever lied to you? ( Exhales deeply ) I believe you. Obviously, you don't. Or you wouldn't be acting like this. And it's... It's fuckеd up. We've always been honest with each other. So, just... give me a break. No, we haven't. We haven't? I mean, we're not honest about... About what? About how we're not attracted to each other... anymore. ( Sighs ) Or at least you're not attracted to me, you know? It's, like, I get it you're on top of the world right now. You could sleep with... ...whoever you want, and you're stuck with me and... Stop saying that stuff! Yeah, it makes sense that you'd wanna have sеx with an Italian hοοker. You're not getting any. I didn't have sеx with an Italian hοοker. Jesus, fuck! I'm just saying that it's not the cheating that bothers me so much... ...as what it says about us. There was no cheating! There was no cheating! What does it say? That maybe something has died. We are too young to be this old, Ethan. I'm sure you don't want that part of your life to be over. 20. How was your big night? It was fun. Yeah. We almost got arrested. We didn't pay for our arancini. So, yeah. Arancinis cost a dollar. I know. Maybe you should slow down with this guy. Why? Something about his relationship with his uncle. What about it? I don't think it's his uncle. It is. Tanya: Mm-mm. Why would you say that? Oh, it was just a... It was just a strong hunch. When I see you, I... I see a younger version of me. You know, when I was a little girl, my mother used to dress me up like a little doll. And I was always a little doll, waiting for someone to play with me. You know, when you're empty inside and you have no direction, you'll end up in some crazy places, right? But you'll still be lost. What are you trying to say? Like... Get your shit together, Portia. 21. How did we sleep? Not great. There were some strange noises in the night. Oh, no. Well, we need you refreshed, you're guest of honor 荣誉嘉宾 tonight. 22. I really wanna get a massage before we go home. Do you wanna get massages today? Yeah, sure. 'Kay, I'm gonna call and see if they have any availability. 23. You are fucking me up here! What? How? Harper is, like, 100 percent convinced I cheated on her. But you didn't, man. I know that! But, could you at least, like, I dunno, vouch for me or something? I got the last massage, but it's, like, right now. Are you sure you don't want it? No, you take it. You're the one going home to a house full of kids. 24. What are some of your goals? I don't know. Be satisfied? Yeah, that'd be nice. I think you just gotta live every day as it comes 活一天说一天, 过一天算一天, do you know what I mean? Like, that's what I'd do anyway. Who knows if we're even gonna be here tomorrow? That's very true. The world's a fucked-up place. So... ( Chuckles ) What's wrong with it? Are you joking? Pretty fucking good world, I'd say. Literally everything's falling apart. You'd rather live in the Middle Ages then, would ya? When they were ripping each other to shreds, yeah? They were way worse than ISIS or any of them lot. Like, it's a fucking miracle anyone's even left in Europe. All we've been doing is just fuckin' hacking each other to bits and burning each other at the stake. Jack: I'm ready for another beer. All I'm saying is, right, we're fucking lucky, do you know what I mean? Like, we're living in the... best time in the history of the world, on the best fucking planet. If you can't be satisfied living now, here... you're never gonna be satisfied. So, let's get pissed, eh? 25. I'm going with him. No, we're not gonna let that happen. We can handle 驯服 him. No, you can't. Do you want us to call the police? The police? No! No, no, no, no. Listen, guys. I'm fine. He's upset, I just have to talk with him. We can't let you go with him. No. Yeah, but we're also not gonna escalate things further. Please! Don't let this spoil your day. Have your reunion and... see you tonight. Okay? I'm fine. 26. Ethan: Why did you latch the door? I didn't know I did. What? You obviously did. Habit, I guess? Since when is latching the door your habit? I had a tequila shot at the bar, I wasn't really thinking. You had a tequila shot, and then you had to come up to get a hat? Yeah, I felt like I was getting burned. Let's go back down. Why is this door open? Is it? I don't know. I have no idea. Was Cameron in here? No. Where is he? Uh. Pr... probably in his room. He said had to get something, too. Why? So, you came up here together? 27. Cameron: He is a slimeball ( an extremely unpleasant person. an odious and contemptible person. odious [ˈəʊdɪəs] 令人生厌的, 不讨喜的. adj. extremely unpleasant; repulsive. If you describe people or things as odious, you think that they are extremely unpleasant. Herr Schmidt is certainly the most odious man I have ever met. The judge described the crime as odious. "a pretty odious character". ). I didn't mean to say he's, like, my best friend or anything. Harper: I just want you to admit it, that's all. Yeah. I'd... he can be a fun time. That's all. That's all I meant. You wanna try this? It's actually kinda good. Why are you in a good mood? What? Now, all of a sudden, you're in a good mood? Why? Because we're in Sicily, and it's beautiful! And because... at the bar, Cameron confirmed everything that you said. 28. Uh, do you feel like we should head back to the house soon? I feel like the party's probably starting. I mean... No, no, no, no, no. fuck that, fuck that. Uh, let's get another one. Geezer? Can we get, uh, two more, yeah? Nice one. Nah, don't worry. My uncle's parties, they start late and they finish late. So, we're good. fuck me sideways ( fuck me sideways = fuck me backwards (vulgar) Emphatic form of fuck me (used for surprise or frustration).). 29. And there's more good news. Yeah? I found the perfect arm candy for you tonight. What do you mean? I mean literally the sexiest heterosexual in Palermo. Oh. Who is this person? Niccolò. Gorgeous. Notoriously well-hung. Not that I've seen it firsthand... ...he said, crestfallen 垂头丧气的. But believe me, I've tried. Well, what does he do for a living? Oh, this and that. Niccolò may or may not have ties to a very influential local family. Oh, he joined the mafia? Did I say that? I didn't say that. We don't use that word in Palermo. I know Niccolò because he supplies all my parties with the best party favors ( 回礼袋 a small present given to guests at a party: He handed out the party favors as we were leaving. wiki: A party favor is a small gift given to the guests at a party as a gesture of thanks for their attendance, a memento of the occasion, or simply as an aid to frivolity 放得开, 玩得开, 放荡不羁 frivolous [ˈfrɪvələs]. Party favors may also refer to ephemeral items which help partygoers celebrate, but which are not meant to be lasting souvenirs. Examples include but are not limited to party hats, balloons, noisemakers, party horns (paper tubes that unroll when blown into), Christmas crackers, plastic leis, glow sticks, deely bobbers, and streamers and other kinds of confetti. frivolity [frɪˈvɒlɪti] lack of seriousness; light-heartedness. "a night of fun and frivolity". Wedding favors are small gifts given as a gesture of appreciation or gratitude to guests from the bride and groom during a wedding ceremony or a wedding reception. ). Yeah, but, I'm not gonna be his type. Quentin: Don't be ridiculous.It's in the bag 探囊取物, as they say. Come on. There are people here. 30. Little pick-me-up? I'm, uh... I haven't done that in a long time( in a long time VS for a long time: 1. I went to the gym, something I haven't done for a long time. I went to the gym, something I haven't done in a long time. 过去式里没有区别, 都可以用. When referring to the future, only "for" is correct. "I won't be going to the gym again for a long time" ← valid. "I won't be going to the gym again in a long time" ← incorrect. 2. 简单过去式的时候没有区别(Past Simple). That was the best restaurant I've been to for/in a long time (= a long period has gone past since I went to such a good restaurant). 现在完成式否定的时候两者皆可: I haven't played soccer for a long time. I haven't played soccer in a long time. Present Perfect tense 现在完成式肯定形式只有for可用: I have played soccer for a long time. (RIGHT). I have played soccer in a long time. (WRONG). The Present Perfect is often used to express a duration of time, an action that began in the past and continues to the present time. To say how long something has continued we use for, to say when the action began we use since. I have played soccer for twenty years (=I have played this sport for a total of 20 years). I have played soccer since 1998 (=I started playing the sport in 1998 and I have not stopped playing). 3. We have been living here for a long time. (present perfect continuous) - It began in the past, and still lasts. They lived in New York for a long time. (past simple) - The action began and finished in the past. ). It's like riding a bike. Oh. ( Speaking Italian ) Oh. Oh. Let's do it. Uh. Okay. 31. I don't know why they keep giving us these menus. We know 'em back to front 倒背如流, 背过来了 by now. You... you okay, man? Harper told me that you, uh, said something to her. Yeah. Of course. I said, uh, you know, you had done nothing wrong and you've been a good boy. Stop flirting with my wife. I'm not a fool. All right. Dude, are you being serious? Were you in our room? 32. come into something 继承 If someone comes into money, property, or a title, they receive it as a result of the death of a relation: She came into a bit of money when her grandfather died. To obtain money suddenly, often through inheritance. I heard that she came into some money when her grandfather died. She came into a lot of money when she turned twenty. I hope I can come into some money some day. These fucking princesses, and lords, and these posh fuckers, yeah? They got their palazzos. They ain't got no money. He was gonna have to sell Villa Pisano. It's his family's fucking house! Your family, too, though, right? Because he's your uncle. Right? That would have fucking killed him. But he doesn't have to? Well, he's coming into money now, isn't he? Is he? Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah. And he's gonna help his friends. 'Cause he's... he's... he's very giving 非常大方, 非常慷慨 乐于助人 ( affectionate and generous where one's feelings are concerned. a devoted, loving, endlessly giving parent. Jake likes receiving cuddles and can be very giving and affectionate once he trusts adults. ). I'm just happy that... that I get to, you know, help him now. 'Cause he's helped me. How are you helping him? I was in a fucking hole. You know, you complain about your life, yeah? But really, you should just shut it, 'cause you ain't never been in a fuckin' hole like that. Nah. And then he comes along and... You know, no one's perfect. Sometimes you do things you don't wanna do. You know? No... What do you mean? What kind of hole? fucking deep hole, man. Very fucking deep. come from money to have a rich family His wife comes from money. get pushed for money 缺钱, 没钱 (be pushed/pressed for money/space/time) To suddenly have only small or limited amount of money available. I always seem to get pushed for money in the days leading up to payday. We should start cutting down on some of our expenses before we get pushed for money. To have a small or limited amount of space available. I'd love to squeeze a few more chairs in here so you guys can sit down, but we're just too pressed for space. be pressed for time To have a small or limited amount of time available; to be in a hurry. I'm sorry, I can't chat for long. I need to go pick up the kids, and I'm a bit pressed for time. Don't plan an elaborate meal if you're pressed for time. We can just order a pizza instead. funny money I. 假钱, 假钞. Counterfeit money. He got arrested for trying to use funny money at a department store. II. 代金券. 代币. Money that can only be used in a certain place. You can't use that funny money here—it's only good at the school store. III. Cash in a foreign currency. We need to exchange this funny money before our flight home. eke out a living 艰苦谋生 To manage to survive without much money at one's disposal. I just can't eke out a living on the amount of money you're paying me, so I'll have to start looking for another job. I think you should go back to work, John, because the family can't eke out a living on my job alone anymore. see the color of (one's) money 看看是不是真有钱, 看看钱是不是真的 To view the money that one will pay with in order to verify that they have it. Prove that you can pay Sure I trust you—but I still want to see the color of your money so I know you're good for it. Before we talk any more about this car, let's see the color of your money. 33. So, how was Niccolò? I mean, the whole night was like a dream. We just wanted you to have the perfect send-off 欢送会. Oh, send-off. What? We have to leave Villa Pisano and bring you back to Taormina. Oh. You know, I just wish I could grab you all and fold you up in my trunk and take you with me. I do. Well, we could probably all fit. That's true. It's a wonderful thing to make a new friend so late in life. Late in life? Hey, has anyone seen Portia? Is she here? No. Tanya: Did anyone see her at the party? She's probably traipsing through the fields ( traipse [treɪps] I. If you traipse somewhere, you go there unwillingly, often because you are tired or unhappy. If traipsing around shops does not appeal to you, perhaps using a catalogue will. Joyce traipsed from one doctor to another, praying that someone would listen. II. [disapproval] If you talk about people traipsing somewhere, you mean that they are going there or moving about there in a way that annoys someone or gets in their way. You will have to get used to a lot of people traipsing in and out of your home. She doesn't want security men traipsing round with her every minute of the day. III. 闲逛. 漫无目的的闲逛 to walk around slowly and without a specific direction We spent the whole day traipsing around museums. IV. to travel to a place that is a long distance from where you are, especially for pleasure We traipsed all the way to New York to see the tall ships. ) with Jack somewhere. This is my luck, you know? My bad luck with assistants. They become my boss. I'm taking orders from them 听令于 and they're bossing me around. And they, you know, start stealing my medications and... and then they disappear. This is just how it goes with me. 34. Daphne: Apparently, he just got super ragey ( Full of rage; very angry; furious. ) at work. Cameron: Ragey? Adam? Yeah. He just lost... He threw a yogurt at his assistant's face. He got fired 'cause he threw a yogurt? Jesus. Daphne: Yes. You can't throw a yogurt at someone's face. Cameron: It's his assistant. Who cares? I ran into his wife at the gym. She's awful. Cameron: Oh, my God. Daphne: Two kids in private school. I mean, his family can help them a little bit, but... Christ. When did the world become run by nuns? I mean, you're not even supposed to succeed anymore, right? Daphne: Mm-hmm. 'Cause if you succeed, oh, shit, you might make someone else feel bad. You might cause harm to all the sad losers in the world. 35. I need 50,000 euros. Fifty thousand euros? What for? Oh, no, not for that girl. Well, forget it. I have all the bank account information, so you can just call your accountant and have him wire the money. Yeah. Sure. I'll just call him right now. Yeah. Gimme the... No. What? You can make someone's life 救命(make something of one's life = make something of themselves 干点什么 to have a successful and productive life. If someone makes something of themselves or makes something of their life, they become successful. My father lived long enough to see that I'd made something of myself. The nuns who taught him urged him to make something of his life and he did. She has worked very hard to make something of her life. make (one's) life a misery To cause a lot of problems, pressure, or stress (for one), perhaps by engaging in malicious or mean-spirited treatment (of one). Tom has been making life a misery ever since he found out I'd snitched on him to the boss about taking office supplies. There's a group of bullies who love making our life a misery. This new schedule has been making my life a misery. make a life for (oneself) To establish or develop a career and lifestyle in which one is or feels happy, content, or successful. I've been trying to make a life for myself as an artist for the past two years, but there just aren't enough opportunities that pay well enough to make it work. It's tough making a life for yourself in such a big city, but I think it's worth it in the end.). Fifty thousand euros? And... And you just met this girl, like, what, three days ago? So what? Come on, Albie. Get real. Lots of people need help in the world. I'm not an NGO. You don't need it. It's nothing to you. No, it's nothing to you 'cause you don't work for money. It's pretty much nothing to you. I mean, what? You're just gonna go through life trying to rescue every desperate girl you come across? Maybe. Yeah. Well, good luck with that. Don't expect me to subsidize. Think of it as a karmic payment. For what? For all the shit you've done. Ten thousand euros. Are we negotiating? There's a dude stalking her. You saw him. And she's stuck and... Whatever. I just... Fifty thousand dollars. I can't. I could never... Not in good conscience ever... Albie: Conscience? Now you have a conscience? Over this? Just do it. Just give it. And then what? Are you gonna have some kind of relationship with this girl? Why not, you know? I like her. We've been talking about her coming to visit L.A. Come on, man. Albie. I mean... How are you gonna make it in life if you're this big a mark 容易上当受骗 (mark A person who believes everything he or she hears or is so out of place that they are easily targeted by people that mean harm or fair game for bullies. That person is so easily fooled everyone can tell that they are a mark. wiki: Synonyms include con, confidence game, confidence scheme, ripoff, scam, and stratagem 骗局, 骗人把戏. The perpetrator of a confidence trick (or "con trick") is often referred to as a confidence (or "con") man, con-artist, or a "grifter". The shell game dates back at least to Ancient Greece. A short con or "small con" is a fast swindle which takes just minutes, possibly seconds. It typically aims to rob the victim of money or other valuables which they carry on their person or are guarding. A "long con" or "big con" (also, chiefly British English: long game) is a scam that unfolds over several days or weeks; it may involve a team of swindlers, and even props, sets, extras, costumes, and scripted lines. It aims to rob the victim of huge sums of money or valuables, often by getting them to empty out banking accounts and borrow from family members. A confidence trick 骗人把戏 is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using their credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, confidence, irresponsibility, and greed. Researchers have defined confidence tricks as "a distinctive species of fraudulent conduct [...] intending to further voluntary exchanges that are not mutually beneficial", as they "benefit con operators ('con men') at the expense of their victims (the 'marks')". I. 标记. A characteristic feature. A good sense of manners is the mark of a true gentleman. II. an area of an unpleasant substance such as dirt or oil on the surface of something that is different in color from the rest There was a greasy mark on his shirt. leave a mark 印迹 (on something): The sauce has left a mark on the cloth. III. a damaged area on the surface of something. a burn/scorch/bite/scuff/scratch mark 印痕: There were burn marks on her hands. IV. an area of color on something such as a person's or animal's skin that is different in color from the rest. The male bird has a white mark on its breast. V. a particular level, stage, total, etc. that something reaches. the halfway mark 半程标记: Chicago was the halfway mark on our trip across the country. reach a mark: Average earnings have not yet reached the $40,000 mark. VI. something that shows that a person or thing has a particular quality. The mark of a good movie is that it leaves you talking about it. a mark of respect: The race was postponed as a mark of respect. VII. 打击目标. the place that you try to hit. find/hit your mark: His third shot found its mark. miss your mark: The bullet missed its mark, embedding itself in a tree. VIII. an official sign on something that shows who made it, who it belongs to, or that it is of a particular standard or quality. carry a mark (=have a mark on it) 印着...标记: We suggest you only buy toys that carry the mark of the Safety Council. close to/near the mark 大差不差, 差不离 ( on the mark: correct) almost correct His guess was very close to the mark. make your/a mark (on something) to change something, or to do something important, so that people notice and remember yo He's only been here four days but he’s already made his mark. not up to the mark informal not good enough. on your marks used for telling runners in a race to stand in their positions ready to start On your marks, get set, go! stamp your mark on something to affect or change something in a way that allows people to recognize your influence She has stamped her own mark on the American television industry. mark you 记住了 used for emphasizing that what you are saying is important. wiki: Clients of prostitutes or sex workers are sometimes known as johns or tricks 嫖客 in North America and punters in Britain and Ireland. In common parlance among prostitutes as well as with others, the act of negotiating and then engaging with a client is referred to as turning a trick. Female clients are sometimes called janes, although the vast majority of prostitution clients are male in almost all countries. Procuring or pandering is the facilitation or provision of a prostitute or other sex worker in the arrangement of a sex act with a customer. A procurer, colloquially called a pimp (if male) or a madam (if female, though the term pimp has still extensively been used for female procurers as well) or a brothel keeper, is an agent for prostitutes who collects part of their earnings. The procurer may receive this money in return for advertising services, physical protection, or for providing and possibly monopolizing a location where the prostitute may solicit clients. Like prostitution, the legality of certain actions of a madam or a pimp vary from one region to the next. )? I'm not a mark. I'll help you out with Mom. Give me 50... and I'll help you with Mom. How are you gonna help me? I don't know. I'll tell her how sorry you are and how this whole trip, all you could think about was her, and how it seems like you've really changed. Yadda, yadda ( 这一类的. used to indicate that further details are predictable or contextually evident from what has preceded. "boy meets girl, boy loses girl, yadda yadda yadda"). You would do that? I had a dream that we went to visit our relatives. They turned out to be a bunch of banshees ( banshee a female spirit in Gaelic folklore whose appearance or wailing warns a family that one of them will soon die. We heard someone screaming like a banshee. ) and chased us out of town 赶出来, 赶走. 36. You know, I came in here last night, you know, and I saw this photo. And I thought I dreamt it, but here it is. I mean, who is this? Steve. Oh. He worked on a dude ranch ( (in the western US) a cattle ranch converted to a holiday centre for tourists. a vacation resort offering activities (such as horseback riding) typical of western ranches. a farm in the US that offers activities such as riding horses and camping. A guest ranch, also known as a dude ranch, is a type of ranch oriented towards visitors or tourism. It is considered a form of agritourism 农业旅游. In the US, guest ranches are now a long-established tradition and continue to be a vacation destination. Depending on the climate, some guest ranches are open only in the summer or winter, while others offer year-round service. Some of the activities offered at many guest ranches include horseback riding, target shooting, cattle sorting, hayrides, campfire sing-alongs, hiking, camping, whitewater rafting, zip-lining, archery and fishing. College students are often recruited to work at guest ranches during the summer months. Common jobs offered to college students include housekeeping, wrangler, dining staff, and office staff or babysitters. A number of working ranches have survived lean financial times by taking in paying guests for part of the year. ) I stumbled on when I was bumming around in my aspiring Kerouac [ˈkɛrʊˌæk] (beat generation 代表作家. Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac, known as Jack Kerouac, was an American novelist and poet who, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, was a pioneer of the Beat Generation. ) days. We used to go fly-fishing and drop acid ( to take the illegal drug LSD His friend dropped acid at the concert. ) together. What ever happened to him? Do you know? I don't really know. Lost touch. Haven't spoken to him in decades. I mean, my God. He looks just like Greg. Well, the resemblance is uncanny. Well, we're heading out. We need to be at the dock in half an hour. Matteo is staying back, unfortunately, but he wanted to say goodbye. He's really crying. Yes. Italians, they tend to 容易动情 get a little overwrought 动情的 ( [oʊvərˈrɔt] extremely emotional or upset. Someone who is overwrought is very upset and is behaving in an uncontrolled way. One overwrought member had to be restrained by friends.). 37. I know you did something. I didn't. You're lying. You're not a good liar. Because I'm not lying and I don't lie. You just called him an idiot at breakfast. That was the tell. You would not have done that if something hadn't happened between you. That doesn't make any sense. Stop fucking with me, Harper. I can forgive you, but just be honest with me. I saw you at the fucking bar. What bar? Ethan Spiller: You know the bar. I was in the water and you guys were doing shots and flirting and whispering to each other. And then I come up here and the fucking door is latched? Why was the door latched? I don't know. Yeah, right. I don't know. You're reading into it, okay? It... It's not like you found a cоndоm on the couch. The difference is, I didn't do anything! Did I? Just be honest with me. Just tell me what happened. I can't move on from this until you tell me exactly the truth. So we went upstairs. I let him in the room. He latched the door. And then he kissed me. But that was it, okay? That was all. You came up right away. He went through the connecting door. And he kissed me for like two seconds. It was nothing. And I was drunk. And I'm not even attracted to him anyway. He's disgusting, okay? It was a drunk, stupid nothing. I regretted it immediately, okay? That was it. You're still lying to me. I'm not. Yes, you are. I came up, like, ten minutes after you and you're telling me that all you did was kiss? You're minimizing it 说得若无其事, 说得轻松. No. We went up the wrong path. It's not bullshit. Stop bullshitting me, please. Ethan, I swear to God. All right. You didn't fuck him, but what happened? Did you suck his dick? Did you blow him? No. Did he get his dick out? No. What? You're lying to me.
法律事务: 1. Summary offences( I. 直接的, 简短的. done immediately and without following the usual methods or processes. Soldiers were accused of summary executions of civilians. II. giving only the most important information and not all the details. a summary report/statement. Summary offence ( = misdemeanor in US ) in England and Wales, a crime that is not serious. In the U.S. it is known as a misdemeanor. He was charged with having committed several summary offences and was released on bail pending his trial. ) are minor offences that are heard in the Local Court. The maximum penalty that can be imposed for any single summary offence is imprisonment for two years, though many summary offences carry a penalty of a fine only. Summary offences include offences contained in the Summary Offences Act, such as offensive conduct and indecent exposure, as well as traffic offences, drink driving and minor drug offences. Some indictable offences( indictable [ɪnˈdʌɪtəbl] I. (of an offence) rendering the person who commits it liable to be charged with a serious crime that warrants a trial by jury. "company law contains a total of 138 indictable offences". II. (of a person) liable to be charged with a crime. "many more indictable offenders are tried and convicted". ) can also be heard summarily (in the Local Court) if the defence and prosecution agree to this. Summary offences are dealt with much more quickly and with less formality than indictable offences, which much be dealt with in the District Court or the Supreme Court. When a person is charged with a summary offence, they are generally summonsed to appear before the Local Court. If a person does not present to court in answer to a summons, a warrant will generally issue for their arrest. In some circumstances, a person may be arrested and brought before a court in relation to summary offences. However, this usually only occurs where the person has also been charged with indictable offences. 2. Committal procedure In law, a committal procedure is the process by which a defendant is charged with a serious offence under the criminal justice systems of all common law jurisdictions except the United States. The committal procedure, sometimes known as a preliminary hearing, replaces the earlier grand jury process. Magistrates conduct committal proceedings to determine if there is enough evidence for more serious matters such as armed robbery, to be heard in the District or even Supreme Courts. Committal process: Serious criminal cases start in the Local Court with committal proceedings. The ODPP (Director of Public Prosecutions) usually take over prosecuting committal proceedings after the Police provide the ODPP with a brief of evidence. The ODPP takes over the prosecution of serious crimes from the police. We prosecute some matters in the Local Court but most will go to the District or Supreme Court, after what is called the 'committal' process in the Local Court. Nearly all criminal cases start off in the Local Court before a magistrate. If the crime is serious (an 'indictable offence'), the ODPP takes over the prosecution from police. We also take over all child sexual assault matters. Under NSW law, many serious criminal matters are transferred from the Local Court to the District Court and the most serious (such as murder) are transferred to the Supreme Court. Other serious crimes (for example, armed robbery, or dangerous driving causing death) can be prosecuted in either the Local Court or the District Court. Local Court prosecutions are less complex than those in the higher courts and typically take less time. This means less stress and uncertainty for victims and other witnesses and less demand on the court system. However, while the District and Supreme Courts can impose the maximum penalties available for crimes, there is a cap on the sentences the Local Court can give. Before a serious criminal matter is transferred to a higher court, it goes through what is called the 'committal' process in the Local Court. During this stage, police send us, and the accused, the evidence they gathered in their investigation, called a 'brief'. A brief can include witness statements, the charges laid, bail documents, results of forensic pathology tests (for example, blood and hair samples), results of medical examinations, photographs of the crime scene, and other relevant material. The matter is then adjourned so a senior ODPP prosecutor can examine the evidence to make sure it supports the charges laid. Sometimes the ODPP will ask the police to lay different, or extra, charges. For example, we might decide there is not enough evidence to support the police charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm, but that the evidence supports a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. 3. Magistrates operate in the Magistrates Court. They often hear criminal cases that are not punishable on indictment (i.e., cases that don’t require committal or trial by jury). These are called summary offences, which includes traffic matters, low degrees of assault, minor stealing and offensive behaviour. Magistrates can also hear applications for apprehended violence orders (AVO’s), where one person seeks a restraining order against another. Magistrate’s often hear multiple cases in a single day. 4. A judge is a public official with authority to hear cases in a court of law and pronounce judgement. Judges often sit in the District Court but may also sit in the higher courts, such as the Supreme Court and the High Court. More commonly in the criminal context, judges may have to preside over jury trials. When presiding over jury trials, a judge will have to explain complex legal matters to the jury in simple terms. A judge will assist the jury in understanding what they need to consider when assessing whether a person is guilty or innocent of a crime. 5. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over state court cases that involve a point of federal law. The High Court of Australia 澳洲最高法 ( the highest court and the final court of appeal in Australia ) is the highest court in the Australian judicial system. The functions of the High Court are to interpret and apply the law of Australia; to decide cases of special federal significance including challenges to the constitutional validity of laws and to hear appeals, by special leave, from Federal, State and Territory courts. Federal Court of Australia: The Federal Court of Australia - external site hears matters on a range of different subject matter including: bankruptcy, corporations, industrial relations, native title, taxation and trade practices laws. Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia: All federal family law matters will be filed in Division 2 and then, if required, will progress to Division 1. Division 1 retains jurisdiction to hear family law appeals and all Division 1 judges are able to hear appeals as either a single judge or as part of a Full Court. State and territory courts: Each state and territory has their own laws and court system. State and territory courts fall within the responsibilities of the relevant state or territory Attorney‑General or Minister for Justice. The Supreme Court of New South Wales 各州的最高法: The Supreme Court is the highest court in New South Wales. 之下有District court. 然后是Local court(magistrate court) and NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal. 其他的例子: The District Court of Western Australia is an intermediate trial court placing it between the Magistrates Court and the Supreme Court in the Western Australian courts hierarchy. The District Court deals with serious criminal offences including serious assaults, sexual assaults, serious fraud and commercial theft, burglary and drug offences. The Magistrates Court deals with both civil and criminal matters. All criminal proceedings against adults begin in this jurisdiction. Magistrates deal with the majority of criminal matters summarily (which means that minor offences can be tried without a jury). The Magistrates Court deals with civil matters involving claims up to $75,000. The Court also has a minor cases procedure which is less formal than the general procedure. The minor cases jurisdictional limit is $10,000.
