2007年10月25日星期四

<I want Candy> 学习笔记(3)

63, full prepped 完全准备好了 prep v. to prepare sth.

64, Guilty as charged. –it's used in normal conversation to mean "I did it/I admit it/I did what you said I did./yes, I am.

(in the film lines are: --are you Mr. Dulberg? --Guilty as charged. (means: "yes, I am." 但是要比"是的"这个意思强烈)

65, having a right laugh here" right" means "completely"

66, "Wagon wheels" are a popular biscuit in Austria, Canada and UK which have a marshmallow centre and are covered in a chocolate flavoured coating

67, ill-gotten gains ----money that was not obtained fairly "不义之财"

68, Jack-the-lad (BrE, informal) a young man who is very confident in a rude and noisy way, and enjoys going out with male friends, drinking alcohol and trying to attract women

69, what/why/who etc. the blue blazes…

If you start a question with what/why/who the blue blazes, you show that you are very surprised or angry about the thing you are asking about

70, keep your knickers on ---said to someone who's getting far too panic about some minor things…

There are some other ways to say it: keep you hair on,

Knickers n. 短裤 a piece of women's underwear that covers the body from the waist to the top of the lags

71,We'll see ourselves out.

See sb out/see sb to the door ---leave, to go to the door of a building or room with someone who does not live or work there, when they are leaving.

Eg. My secretary will see you out.

72, eccentric adj. –considered by other people to be strange or unusual

73, punter n. ---a person who buys or uses a particular product or service (同)customer

74, crumble v. 崩溃 if a building or piece of land is crumbling, parts of it are breaking off

75, stammer v. 口吃,结巴 to speak with difficulty, repeating sounds or words and often stopping before saying things correctly

76, wreck n. Œa ship or plane that has sunk or prang, or has been very badly damaged (informal) a person who is in a bad physical or mental condition 废物

77, at the best of times 在情况最好的时候 even when the circumstance are very good

78, buff n. 狂热爱好者 a person who is very interested in a particular subject or activity and knows a lot about it

Eg. An opera buff 歌剧狂热爱好者 a film buff 电影狂热爱好者

79, sabbatical n. ---- a period of time when sb. especially a teacher at a university, is allowed to stop their normal work in order to study or travel

On sabbatical 在休假学习中

80, Düsseldorf 杜塞尔多夫
(德国一城市)

81, pervert v. 反常 n. 性变态者, 色狼 a person whose sexual behavior is not thought to be normal or acceptable by most people

82, on the plus side 值得庆幸的是

Plus (only before noun) used to describe an aspect of sth at you consider to be a good thing

Eg. On the plus side, all the staff are enthusiastic.

83, surcharge n. 追加罚款,额外费 Surcharge on sth

--an extra amount of money that you must pay in addition to the usual price

v. to make sb pay a surcharge

84, Jeepers creepers ==Jesus Christ
Jeepers Creepers is a 20th century euphemism for "Jesus Christ"

85, manoeuvre v. to more or turn skillfully or carefully

(mirror, signal, manoeuvre 看后视镜,打方向灯,移动 (车在路边上路的步骤,Joe's dad 是汽车教练)

86, mezzanine n. 中层楼, (戏院的)包厢

Œa floor that is built between two floors of a building and is smaller than the other floors;the first area of seats above the ground floor in a theatre

87, beverage n. 饮料 (formal) any type of drink except water


 

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