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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)

100，Jessica 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

102，Carlito, 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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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 20^th 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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44, get hold of sb. 与…联系上 I can't get hold of you, could please call me back?

45, VAT, abbreviation for "value added tax" 增值税 (BrE) a tax that is added to the price of goods and services

46, Bukkake, (original from Japanese) is a group sex practice that features a man or woman being ejaculated on by multiple man (如果还不理解，问问看过日本A片的男生)

47, bollocks, Œnonsense You're talking a load of bollocks!

(pl.) a man's testicles ŽBollocks! Exclamation used as a swear word when sb is disagreeing with sth. or when they are angry with sth.

Bollocks! He never said that!

48, grudge n. a feeling of anger or dislike towards sb. because of sth bad they have done to you in the past.

Eg. I bear him no grudge. 我对他没有恶意。

49, subsidiary adj. (同)　additional n. 子公司

---connected with sth but less important than it.

50, what's the haps? = what's going on?

51, allegory n. 寓言 a story, play, picture etc in which each character or event is a symbol representing an idea or a quality

52, big-time adj. n. 第一流（的） 最高级（的）

Small time adj. 三流的

53, nugget n. a small round piece of some types of food

Chicken nugget 炸鸡块 You could order chicken Mcnuggets in Mcdonalds

54, cascade n. a small waterfall eg. Blonde hair cascaded over her shoulders.

55, heaving adj. –full of sb/sth

The place was heaving with journalists.

56, art-house adj. ---art-house films/movies are usually made by small companies and are not usually seen by a wide audience

Ukrainian art-house 指乌克兰拍的色情电影 （英国很多A片来自俄罗斯，乌克兰和东欧国家）

57, mediocrity n. 平常，平庸之才 Œa person who is not very good at sth. eg. A brilliant leader, surrounded by mediocrity

the quality of being average or not very good

Eg. His acting career started brilliantly, then sank into mediocrity.

58, toaster n. –an electrical machine that you put slices of bread in to make toast

59, shield n. 盾

60, continuez (French) --continue continuez-vous (?)

61, trot v. ---to move forward at a speed that is faster than a walk and slower than canter.

Trot along ---快点去 eg. The boy trotted along after his mother. 这男孩小跑步一路跟着他母亲。

62, chaloroform n. (CHCL3) –A clear liquid used in the past in medicine, etc to make people unconscious, for example before an operation

 

 

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1, Wait up! 等等我。used to ask sb to stop or go more slowly so that you can join them

2, Niche, (business) an opportunity to sell a particular product to a particular group of people

Eg. a niche market 瞄准机会的市场

3, podium--a small platform that a person stands on when giving a speech

4, yawn n. 哈欠 v. 打哈欠

5, -athon -- (yawnathon) suffix ---an event in which a particular activity is done for a very long time, especially one organized to raise money for charity

6, effing adj. (only before noun) (BrE Slang) ---a swear word that many people find offensive that is used to emphasize a comment or an angry statement, used instead of saying "fucking"

7, obstacle n 障碍，妨碍物

Eg, the road to the future is full of obstacles.

8, dash (short for dashboard) ---the part of the car in front of the driver that has instruments and controls in it. 汽车等的仪表盘

9, walnut n. 胡桃木 （常用做汽车内饰）

10, mope v. to spend your time doing nothing and feeling sorry for yourself.

Eg. Moping won't do any good. 闷闷不乐没有任何益处。

Mope about/around (disapproving)to spend time walking around a place with no particular purpose, especially because you feel sorry for yourself.

Eg. Instead of moping around the house all day, you should be out there looking for a job.

11, regular n. customer 经常光临的顾客

--a customer who often goes to a particular shop/store, pub or restaurant etc.

12, Kebab n. small pieces of meat and vegetables cooked on a wooden or metal stick

13, pathetic adj. Œmaking your feel pity or sadness

The starving children were a pathetic sight.

(informal) weak or not successful

A pathetic excuse 一个无用的借口

14, bug n. any small insect

v. Œto put a special device somewhere in order to listen secretly to other people's conversation 窃听

They were bugging his telephone conversation.

to annoy or irritate sb.

Stop bugging me

(Idiom) Bug off! 滚开 --a rude way of telling sb. to go away

15, You are all bark and no bite. 你是个 嘴上巨人，行动矮子。

16, pester v.

Pester sb. (for/with sth.) to annoy sb, especially by asking them sth. many times

Bereaved adj. –having lost a relative or close friend who has recently died

Eg. Pestering the recently bereaved? 纠缠那些丧失亲人的人？

17, crammed adj. –packed, full of things or people

Eg. The room was crammed full of people.

18, Let's take this mountain to Mohammed.

Originated from: If you can't take Mohammed to the mountain, take the mountain to the Mohammed.

Means: if someone won't understand what you want them to understand by seeing something you want them to see, bring what you want them to see to them.

19, pitch n. –talk or arguments used by a person trying to sell things or persuade people to do sth.

v. to sell sth.

Eg. Each company was given ten minutes to make its pitch.

20, Wham! ---was a pop band formed in 1981 by George Michel and Andrew Ridgeley.

21, teppanyaki n. (日) 铁板烧

22, sarcastic adj. –showing or expressing sarcasm 挖苦的， 讽刺的

23, witty adj. (witter, wittest) --able to say or write clever, amusing things 诙谐的， 富于机智的

A witty speaker, a witty remark

24, seclude v. 隔离

Seclude yourself/sb from sb/sth.

--to keep yourself/sb. away from contact with other people

Secluded adj (of a place) quiet and private; not sued or disturbed by other people

A secluded garden 室外桃源

25, heroine n. 女英雄， 女主人公

26, bloke n. (BrE slang) 小伙子 ---（informal） a man

Eg. He seemed like a nice bloke.

27, accolade n. (formal) praise or an award for an achievement that people admire

28, tweedledee and tweedledum

--two characters in the children's book <through the looking glasses> by Lew's Carroll. They are both fat and dressed in exactly the same way, and their names are sometimes used to describe two people who look or behave like one another

29, shag n. (BrE, slang) an act of sex with sb.

v. to have sex with sb.

30, tadpole n. a small creature with a large head and a small tail that lives in water and is the young form of frog or toad. 蝌蚪

31, chutzpah n. (often approving) behavior or a person's attitude that is rude or shocking but so confident that people may feel forced to admire it

32, patron n. Œa person who uses a particular shop/store, restaurant etc.

Patrons are requested not to smoke.

a person who gives money and support to artists and writers

Patron saint 保护神 a Christian saint who is believed to protect a particular place or group of people

St. Patrick , Ireland's patron saint

33, sling v. (informal) to throw sth somewhere in careless way

Eg. Don't just sling your clothes on the floor.

Sling them out.

34, erotica n. books, pictures etc that are intended to wake sb. feel sexual desire

35, reinvent n. 重复发明， 重新使用

36, genre n. 类型， 流派 a particular type of style of literature, art, film or music that you can recognize because of its special features

37, cine adj. (only before noun) connected with films/movies and the film/movie industry

38, postmodern adj. 后现代主义的

Postmodernism n. 后现代主义 a style and movement in art, architecture, literature etc in the late 20^th century that reacts against modern styles, for example by mixing features from traditional and modern styles

39, highbrow adj. 高文化修养的人

40, monochrome adj. 单色的 (of photographs) using only black, white and shades of grey

41, busted adj. 失败了的 caught in the act of doing sth wrong and likely to be punished

Eg. You are so busted.

42, Uno, dos 西班牙语 1， 2

43, granted, adv. Used to show that sth is true

Some nice Quote

*Don't let someone become a priority in your life, when you are just an option in their life..

Relationships work best when they are balanced.

*Never explain yourself to any one. Because the person who likes you doesn't need it, and the person who dislikes your won't believe it.

*When you keep saying you are busy, then you are never free.

When you keep saying that you have no time, then you will never have time.

When you keep saying that you will do it tomorrow, then your tomorrow will never come.

*When you wake up in the morning, you have two simple choices.

Go back to sleep and dream or wake up and chase those dreams.

Choice is yours...

*We make them cry who care for us. We cry for those who never care for us. And we care for those who will never cry for us.

This is the truth of life; it's strange, but true. Once you realize this, it never too late to change.

*Don't make promise when you are in joy. Don't reply when you are sad. Don't take decision when you are angry.

Think twice, act wise.

*Time is like a river. You can not touch the same water twice, because the flow that has passed will never pass again.

Enjoy every moment of life.

Green Shoots

Clean Tech in China---an article from the economist

 

A new venture hopes to promote clean-technology investment in China.

 

China is not feted for its stewardship of the environment. One recent World Bank report found that 16 of the world's 20 most polluted cities were in China; and a draft version of another puts the total economics cost of outdoor air and water pollution at around $100 billion a year, or 5.8% of China's GDP. By some estimates, China has now overtaken America to become the world's largest producer of greenhouse gases. Environmental protests, such as one that took place in Xiamen last month in response to a plan to build a chemical plant in the city, are on the rise.

The pollution that has resulted from China's growth is huge problem, but to investors it presents an enormous opportunity. Venture-capital investment in clean tech in China is picking up, increasing by 147% from $170m in 2005 to $420m last year, according to the Cleantech Group, an industry research body. Most of this investment was in solar energy, a booming field in which several Chinese firms have gone public in the past year. But though China has now become the world's third-largest manufacturer of solar panels, most of them are exported, thanks to the subsidies offered in the developed world.

Several initiatives aim to promote the development and deployment of clean technologies within China itself. The most prominent is the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol, the United Nation's treaty on climate change. Under the CDM, projects that reduce emissions of greenhouse gases in poor countries earn credits, which can be purchased by rich countries in lieu of reducing their own emissions s required by the treaty. The Chinese government has already approved 524 such projects; China accounted for 61% of the CDM market last year, which was worth nearly $5 billion.

(to be continued)

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