2007年10月28日星期日

<I want Candy>学习笔记(4)

88, subplot n. a series of events in a play, novel, etc. that is separate from but linked to the main story

89, calm down 平静下来,镇静下来 to become calm

90, I'm all out of juice.

Full of juice 充满活力 out of juice 江郎才尽

91,take oneself in hand 控制自己

92, snap out of it… 从…中迅速恢复过来, 改变

93, amateur n.Œa person who takes part in a sport or other activity for enjoyment, not as job; (usually disapproving)a person who is not skilled

94, first night, ----the first public performance of a play, film

95, pigtail n.猪尾辫 hair that is tied together into one or two bunches and twisted into a pair, worn either at the back of the head or one on each side of the head

96, surge v. (of the flow of electrical power) to increase suddenly

97, strimmer n. (BrE)an electric garden tool held in the hands and used cutting grass that is difficult to cut with larger machine

98, have a word with sb. ---talk to sb.

99, lube, n (informal for lubricant)

100Jessica Rabbit is a fictional character created by author Gary Wolf for his humorous novel, Who Censored Roger Rabbit?. The character was later used in the film, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, loosely based on Wolf's book. In the book, she was an amoral, up-and-coming star and former comic character, whom her estranged husband, comic strip star Roger Rabbit, obsessed over. She is re-imagined in the film as a sultry, but moral, cartoon singer at a Los Angeles supper club called The Ink and Paint Club

101, Mess with sb./sth. (usually used in negative sentence) to get involved with sb./sth. that may be harmful 搞糟

102Carlito, Carlos Edwin Colón, Jr. (born on February 21, 1979) is a Puerto Rican
professional wrestler better known internationally by his ring name Carlito. He is the only wrestler to win titles on two separate debuts in WWE, and the second Puerto Rican to become WWE Intercontinental Champion.

103, R&R --rest and recreation =doing things for enjoyment rather than working

104, vixen n. a female fox. (fox 形容有魅力的女人)

105, downright n. used as a way of emphasizing sth. negative or unpleasant

106, Everybody, back door. 大家快到后门。

I didn't agree with that. 我可没有同意"后门"。(另一个女主角以为要"后门")

107, pop in 偶尔或突然访问

108, pimp n. a man who controls prostitutes and lives on the money that they earn.

109,Van Damme, Jean-Claude Van Damme (born October 18, 1960) is a Belgian-born martial artist and actor who is best known for his large catalogue of action movies. His Belgian background combined with his physique gave rise to his nickname
"The Muscles from Brussels". Van Damme has also been called the "King of the Belgians" due to his international superstardom. Here refer to the hero who protects the princess in a movie.

110, what a pickle we've caused with our little deception.

Pickle n. a vegetable that has been preserved in vinegar or salt water and has a strong flavor, severed cold with meat, salad etc. in a pickle (informal) in a difficult or unpleasant situation

Deception n. 诡计 a trick intended to make sb. believe sth that is not true.

111, time of the month, isn't it?又到每个月的那几天了?

112, twat n. (BrE, slang) an offensive word for an unpleasant or stupid person

113, Fin (Spanish) End

114, bin, V (BrE) to throw sth away

Eg. Do you need to keep these letters or shall we bin them?

115, hear me out ---to listen until sb. has finished saying what they want to say

116, denouement n. (from French) the end of a play, book, etc. in which everything is explained or settled; the end result of a situation (注意这个词的读音)

117, divine adj. wonderful, beautiful

118, Chunky n. thick and heavy


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