电影love and other disasters学习笔记3

62, shove v. to push sb/sth in a rough way

Shove over 往那边挪挪

63, ciao n. (from Italian) goodbye

64, sheepish adj. looking or feeling embarrassed because you have done sth silly or wrong

65, herald v. to be a sign that sth is going to happen. Eg. This heralds a period of deeper intimacy.

66, intimacy n. the state of having a close personal relationship with sb

67, rancid adj. 腐臭的 if food containing fat is rancid, it taste or smells unpleasant because it is no longer fresh

68, convent n. 女修道院 a building in which nuns(=members of a female religious community)live together

69, Mary Poppins

a popular Walt Disney film (1964), based on the character created by the Australian writer P L Travers. Mary is a nanny (= a woman who looks after young children) who can fly with an umbrella and do other magic things. Julie Andrews played the part and won an Oscar for it. The film's songs include Chim-Chim-Cheree, which won an Oscar, and Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

70, Alps. 阿尔卑斯山 a well know mountain range in Europe. (Austria, Switzerland, Italy)

71, riot n. 暴乱 a situation in which a group of people behave in a violent way in a public place, often as a protest

72, tambien=fine

73, pry v. to try to find out information about other people's private lives in a way that is annoying or rude. Eg. I'm sorry I didn't mean to pry.

74, saga n. a long story about events over a period of many years

75, indulge v. to allow yourself to have or to do sth that you like, especially sth that is considered bad for you.

76, cross my heart (informal) used to emphasize that you are telling the truth or will do what you promise

Eg. I saw him do it-cross my heart

77 spank v. to hit sb, especially a child, several times on their bottom as a punishment

78, bugger n. Œan offensive word used to insult sb, especially a man, to show dislike

v. to have anal sex with sb

79,surreal adj. very strange, more like a dream than reality, with ideas and images mix together in a strange way

80, enrage v. to make sb. very angry

81, pamper v. to take care of sb very well and make them feel as comfortable as possible

82, vile adj. (informal)extremely unpleasant or bad.

83, Tate Modern an art gallery on the south bank of the River Thames in London that contains a collection of international modern art from 1900 to the present. It has been extremely popular since it opened in 2000, partly because of the building, which used to be a power station (= (= a place where electricity is produced)).

84, Sambuca, is an Italian aniseed-flavoured, usually colourless liqueur.

85, All about eve(1950), directed by Joseph Mankiewicz; it is about an ingenue insinuates herself in to the company of an established but aging stage actress and her circle of theater friends.

86, steely adj. (of a person's character or behavior)strong, hard and unfriendly

87, condescending adj. behaving as though you are more important and more intelligent than other people

88, fantasist n. 幻想家

89, RADA, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

90, Gwyneth Paltrow (1972– ) a US actor who won an Oscar for her performance in Shakespeare in Love (1998). Her other films include Se7en (1995), Sliding Doors (1998) and Sylvia (2003). Her private life has received a lot of media attention, including her relationships with Brad Pitt and Ben Affleck. She married Chris Martin in 2003.

91, luvvie adj. lovey 对爱人的昵称

92, resent v. to feel bitter or angry about sth, especially because you feel it is unfair

93, good riddance to sb/sth an unkind way of saying that you are pleased that sb/sth has gone

94, dedication n. a ceremony that is held to show that a building or an object has a special purpose or is special to the memory of a particular person

95, slosh adj. (of liquid)to move around making a lot of noise or coming out over the edge of sth

96, make a pass at sb. (informal) to try to start a sexual relationship with sb

97, sharp adv. Exactly 11am sharp

98, marquee n. a covered entrance to a theatre hotel, etc. often with a sign on or above it

99, quirk n. an aspect of sb's personality or behavior that is little strange

100, Buenos Aires 布宜诺斯艾利斯 （阿根廷首都）

101, diarrhea n. an illness in which waste matter is emptied from the bowels much more frequently than normal, and in liquid form 腹泻

102, essence adj. the most important quality or feature of sth, that makes it what it is

103, villain n. the main bad character in a story