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elvalee0501

加油啊，帖子收藏了，
还在向LZ学习呢！！

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9372

1. Hmm, let me take a look. Hey, check this one out!

to check something out可以指从图书馆借书，可是在不正式的场合就是“仔细看一看”的意思。
你要让人注意什么事的时候也可以用check it out。就象我们中文里说的：“你看哪！你看哪”的意思

2. No way! I already called this job!

When I was little, before my family went somewhere in the car, I would always yell, "I call the front seat!" My brother and I would always fight over who got to sit in the front seat.

Whoever says "I call something" first has the first claim on whatever they called.
谁先说，谁就有优先权得到某样东西

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-5-25 16:33 编辑 ]

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9371

1. it's just the idea that Arnold Schwarzenegger is the new governor of California cracks me up! It's so funny!

For some reason, whenever I see Arnold giving a speech on TV, I just crack up.

to crack somebody up是“让人发笑”的意思

2. Arnold is barely even an actor. And he doesn't have any experience as a politician! He's a wannabe!
wannabe指“希望成为某种人的人”。

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-5-25 16:48 编辑 ]

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9370

1. a lot of small diners, convenience stores and gas stations are open 24-7.
小饭馆

2. Now that we are on vacation, I'm ready to party 24-7!
既然

3. M: Well, duh, Li Hua! The lights are on and there are people inside. What do you think?
duh, 意思是：废话，当然咯。

4. Sounds like you are getting a little grumpy。
脾气暴躁的

5. Practically every restaurant in the States has coffee.
实际上

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-5-25 17:00 编辑 ]

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9368

1. Yeah, shes a real dumb blonde.

Thats why we would never say this to someones face. Its usually only used as a joke behind peoples backs.

dumb blonde, 这是用来笑话那些金发女郎，看起来很漂亮，但是脑子很笨。

2. You can call her a bimbo. Bimbo is a very dumb woman, not necessarily a blonde.
Bimbo是指笨的女人，不管是不是金发。

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-5-27 10:26 编辑 ]

dorin

1. I struck out again. It looks like my cousin won't have any world series tickets to sell to us after all.

I remember the first year I applied to graduate school, I struck out too. But I learned from my mistakes, and eventually found a good school that accepted me.

Too bad I still strike out with the girls. None of the good ones want to go out with me.

Strike out表示一件事做了几次都没有成功。

2. Looks like you've got a good grasp of the rules of baseball.

3. To tell you the truth, Li Hua, I don't think I can pull it off. There simply are no tickets for sale.
To pull something off表示出人意料地做成了一件很困难的事情。

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-5-27 11:06 编辑 ]

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9365

1. Fine, be that way, but I will find out sooner or later.好吧。你就这样吧。

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-6-4 14:24 编辑 ]

dandan

偶认真学习ING。。。
继续please

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9366

1. That's too bad, Li Hua. Looks like you owe me five dollars. Come on, fork it over!

To fork something over means to pay or give something, usually money. You lost a 5 dollar bet, so you need to fork over five dollars!

to fork it over, 意思是给什么东西，或付钱。

2. My aunt's husband was killed in the Vietnam war. She never completely got over his death. She sometimes talks about him as if he were still alive.

But the dog got sick, and never got over the illness.
to get over it, 意思是忘掉不愉快的事情。

dorin

1. M: Of course people would buy your tofu! You'd make a killing!

my uncle Roger made a killing in real estate.

to make a killing, 意思是做生意在短期内赚了很多钱。

2. M: Don't worry about losing money, Li Hua. At the very least, you will break even.

If you do some business and are able to cover the costs of the business, but don't make a profit, you are breaking even.

to break even, 意思是做生意没有亏本，也没有赚钱。

3. Good thing you were able to break even, or you'd have to sleep in a cardboard box on the sidewalk.
马路上

4. The 23-players in the European champions' squad, including striker  Fernando Torres, midfielder  Xavi and goalkeeper and captain Iker Casillas, met up at the Las Rozas training facility outside Madrid on Monday.
前锋，中场，守门员

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-5-27 16:57 编辑 ]

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9358

1 Are you on crack? You can't drive with a flat tire, you'll ruin your car, and probably get in a wreck!

"crack" -- as in "crack cocaine". "To be on crack" means to be high on cocaine.

when I say, "Are you on crack?" I really mean -- "Are you crazy"?

2. Don't worry, you're not a terrible driver! You haven't been driving for very long. You'll get the hang of it, eventually.
to get a hang of something, 意思是通过练习，熟能生巧。

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-6-4 14:33 编辑 ]

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9359

1 Your computer crashed? Wow, that's a drag. Is there anything I can do to help?

a drag, 意思是倒霉，不好的事。

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-6-4 14:41 编辑 ]

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9360

1. what do you think? Do I look cool in these shades?

Shade used as plural - shades, is just another word for sunglasses. It makes sense because they shade your eyes from the sun.

2. I don't really feel like getting turned down.

My fear of getting turned down is making it difficult to find a girlfriend.

to get turned down, 意思是"遭到拒绝"。

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-6-4 15:59 编辑 ]

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9361

1. Ahh! Li Hua, don't say that! You'll jinx me!

Well, some people believe in jinxes. For instance, a lot of people think that there is a jinx on the Chicago Cubs baseball team. It hasn't won a World Series for 95 years.

to jinx表示"带来坏运气"。

2. Oh come off it, Li Hua. You said you don't believe in jinxes.

come off it表示"不要瞎说"、"别装蒜"

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-6-4 16:08 编辑 ]

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9364

1. I argued with him because I thought that a book he's assigning us to read is no good. I guess I was out of line.

"to be out of line" means to speak or act when it is not appropriate, especially when dealing with someone who is your superior.

out of line, 意思是没有分寸，出格。

2. I really trashed the book he was asking us to read. I probably should have been a little more tactful.
to trash something, 是把什么东西说成一钱不值。
tactful 机智的老练的

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-6-4 16:13 编辑 ]

Karen2010

小咪继续努力！很佩服你的坚持。

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9363

1. His car broke down? (sarcastically) Gee... that's too bad! I was really looking forward to Professor Johnson's class!
gee, 这是一个语气词，可以使你说的话带有遗憾、惊奇的色彩。

2. Did you hear, the football team won't make the playoffs this year. Oh well, that's too bad.

"Oh well" is use to show mild regret. We also use it to tease people or pretend that you are upset.

oh well, 在中文里就是：“行啊， 得啦！”

playoff 决定

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-6-4 17:06 编辑 ]

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9362

1. Its still really early. Do you want to catch a flick or something? We can still make it to the 7:00 pm show.

动作片action flicks
romance flicks
adventure flicks
comedy flicks.

to catch a flick表示看电影。

2. That man has no business acting. He is the worst actor ever.

I have no business teaching Chinese because I dont speak it very well.

To have no business doing something表示某人水平很差，不适合干某件事或者某一行。

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-6-5 19:58 编辑 ]

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9357

1 This is the holiday season, so everyone at work is slacking off. No one minds if I leave early.

to slack off, 意思是“松懈，懒散”。

2. Don't worry about that. I am not that important, I'm just a peon where I work.

I'm just a peon at my workplace.

The word "peon" originally meant someone who did manual labor in order to pay off a debt. These days, though, people use "peon" to refer to an unimportant person at work who performs a simple task.

另一个是peon, 指“在工作单位做简单工作的人”，也就是所谓的“小土豆”。

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-6-5 20:09 编辑 ]

dorin

1. Do u know....

Beats me. I don't know much about that period of history.

Okay, that really beats me.

The expression "beats me" means that I have no idea what the answer is.
beats me, 意思是“不知道”。

2. M: Wow, it sounds like you're really in a bind.

To be in a bind -- means that you are in a very difficult situation.
to be in a bind, 意思是“处境困难”。

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-6-9 15:33 编辑 ]

dorin

1 I just have a small cold. I took some strong cold medicine, so I am a little out of it today.

I was so out of it this morning that I forgot to make coffee.

out of it, 意思是“昏昏沉沉，有点晕乎”。

2. I'm not very gung ho about this anti-war protest.
Gung ho means to be very aggressive, enthusiastic or zealous about something.

I am very gung ho about working on my thesis.

gung ho, 意思是“积极热情”。

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-6-9 15:37 编辑 ]

dorin

1 You are really a pack rat.
什么东西都不肯扔的人

2. Calm down. Li Hua, don't have a cow. I'm sure you'll find them.

to have a cow，惊慌失措

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-6-9 15:45 编辑 ]

dorin

1. did you hear that my roommate got a new-born sharpei?
沙皮狗

2. He is a cute little critter.
You want to take a look at that ugly critter? Ok, we'll go.

critter。这是指毛耸耸的小动物。

3. What a cute mug this little dog has!"

my brother has a really ugly mug.
Mug在这里是指动物和人的脸，一般是指难看的脸。

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-6-9 15:50 编辑 ]

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9352

1 I want to go shopping.
M: I'm down with that. I need to buy some new tennis shoes. My old ones are really gross. My roommate is threatening to throw them out.
down with that, 意思是“同意”，或者是“愿意”。

2. They have nice stuff, but they're really, really expensive. You have to pay through the nose to buy even a shirt there.

Some people are willing to pay through the nose to buy tickets to see their favorite singers.

另一个是：to pay through the nose, 意思是“出高价买东西”。

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-6-10 12:18 编辑 ]

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9351

1 I'm still kicking myself for not buying it when I had the chance.

When I bought the car I have now, I wasn't careful enough. Later, I found out the car was in very poor condition, and I have been kicking myself ever since.

Hey, speaking of regret, I heard that your ex-boyfriend Ding Yu is doing really well these days. I bet you are kicking yourself for dumping him, huh?
To kick oneself是由于错过了机会而怨恨自己。

2. The last time I bought a car, I got a really raw deal!

my Uncle George worked at a factory for over twenty years. Unfortunately, the factory was shut down and George lost his job right before he had a chance to retire. That was a raw deal!
Raw deal就是在跟别人打交道时吃了亏。

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-6-17 13:27 编辑 ]

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9350

1. L: 嗨，Michael, 你这个周末有功课要做吗？
M: Nope. I don't have to do zip. I'm free the whole weekend.

Now, do you have any money I could borrow. I want to buy a coke.
L: No, I don't have zip.

If I don't have any cash, then we won't be able to do zip.

I don't have zip in my pockets.
zip就是零，什么也没有的意思；

2. Oh, don't be such a drama queen.

A drama queen is a girl who exaggerates her problems, usually to get attention.
drama queen是指那种喜欢小题大作，大惊小怪的女孩子。

3. She makes a huge deal out of losing a book or a bad haircut.

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-6-17 13:33 编辑 ]

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9349

1 Come on, Li Hua. We've been studying for five hours. I'm ready to bail!

I'm starving. Let's bail and get something to eat!
"To bail" as in "to leave".

After the movie, they wanted to go to a dance club, but I bailed on them and went home to get some sleep.

last week I had a dentist appointment, so I had to bail on history class.

bail, 表示“离开”。

2. I heard that Jack isn't going to be in school next term. Is he really calling it quits?

I can't stand those two. I hope that this time they are calling it quits for real, so I never have to hear about them again.
另一个是call it quits, 意思是“停止做某件事”,或者男女朋友分手。

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-6-17 13:38 编辑 ]

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9348

1. if I close my car door and realize that I just locked my keys inside, I might yell "Aw, shoot!"

If someone tells me a story about a scar on their little finger, I might say "Shoot, that's nothing. Look at this big scar on my back."
shoot，这是一个惊叹词，表示讨厌，失望或者是烦恼，也就是有的时候心里不高兴，但是又不想用脏话骂人的时候用的词。

2. (panting) I ran as fast as I could. (pants some more) Boy, am I shot!

"To be shot" means to have no energy, to feel weak and tired. I really tired myself out running so fast: I'm really shot now!
to be shot，这是很累的意思

3. I used to stay up late studying too, and sometimes I'd be so shot that I'd fall asleep in class.

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-6-17 13:44 编辑 ]

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9347

1 Let's stick around until their performance is over, OK?

She finished her Ph.D. last spring, but has decided to stick around and do some post-doctoral work before she starts looking for a job.
博士后

to stick around，意思是"在一个地方呆下去，先别走".

2. if we hadn't waited for Jack to perform, he would have given us a huge guilt trip about it on Monday.

A "guilt trip" means guilty feelings one has about doing something wrong. To "give someone a guilt trip" means to try and make him feel guilty.

So when was the last time you had a guilt trip about something?

Don't let him put a guilt trip on you!
a guilt trip，这是指"感到内疚"。

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-6-17 13:51 编辑 ]

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9346

1 I bet right now Michael is living it up in China.

so in China, for just a few dollars a day, he can live it up!
live it up, 表示“尽情享受生活”。

2. You think Michael's going to speak Chinese better than I? Yeah Right!
Yeah right, 这是带有嘲讽口气的反话，表示不相信对方。

3. I'm practically fluent in Mandarin. Michael can't catch up with me in just a year.

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-6-17 13:58 编辑 ]