我也来学习英语吧。。。ABC+VOA听力笔记每天更新

llpbc09

mark

Mandy99

这么好的帖子怎么现在才发现。。。

Camus

好帖，顶

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9318

1 Get it together, Li Hua! It's already 8:30! We need to leave in fifteen minutes, or we'll be late to class!

After finishing college, I didn't work hard to plan for the future for several years. But finally I got my act together, and got accepted into graduate school.

people usually have several chances to get it together. One of my friends almost failed his first semester of college. But he got his act together, and now he's a Ph. D. candidate at Yale.
get it together, 也可以说get one's act together, 意思是打起精神，做好该做的事。

2. Well, that's tough. You'll just have to wait until after your first class to eat something. Now let's go!

Tough. You can look at you notes in the car. I'm leaving right now... you'd better come with me if you want a ride to school.
tough, 意思是：情况就是这样，没办法了。这是不太礼貌的说法，表示你对别人的困难不在乎。

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-7-16 15:21 编辑 ]

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9319

1 I'm trying to burn all this flab on my stomach!

my friend Pete eats like a pig, but there isn't an ounce of flab on his body. It's amazing.
flab, 是指身上股出来的脂肪肥肉。

2. I saw a lot of ripped guys on the beach there.

Sprinters usually are pretty ripped - too much flab would slow them down.
短跑运动员

ripped，形容人身材健美、肌肉强壮。

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-7-16 15:24 编辑 ]

熊猫阿三

顶一下

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9317

1 What? I didn't even tell you when we're going! Sounds like a cop-out to me!
cop out，意思是用牵强的借口来逃避做某件事。

2. Calm down, Li Hua. Don't get so worked up over it.

If you always get worked up when they make mistakes, you won't notice when they improve.

It's election year, and those two are always getting worked up over politics.
to get worked up，就是为某件事生气。

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-7-16 15:28 编辑 ]

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9316

1. LL: Yeah, that is a lot of shiny jewelry, but I thought girls liked that sort of thing. Don't you wish you had a lot of bling?
bling，或者可以说bling-bling。这是指又大又亮的珠宝首饰。

2. Booze on College Campuses

Booze is a major part of most college parties.
booze。这是指喝的酒，包括各式各样的酒。

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-7-16 15:30 编辑 ]

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9315

1 Oh no! I ruined them. They're stuck to the bottom of the pot. I blew it!

Well, the other day I was playing pool with Jack. I was just two shots away from winning, but then I blew it: I sunk the eight ball and lost.
pool 桌球

And last week, I finally got a date with that girl from my international relations class, but I blew it. I took a nap, overslept, and showed up at her place an hour and a half late.
睡过头
to blow it，意思是把事情搞砸了，或者是错过一个大好机会。

2. Well, we'll just have to wing it.

Maybe we can wing it by making some kind of tofu dish.

I read the reading assignment just an hour before class began. The students knew I was winging it, but they were very understanding.

to wing it，是指在有限的时间和条件下，临时拼凑完成一件工作。

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9314

1. But he flip-flops all of the time. One minute he's in favor of increasing campus security and the next minute he's accusing the university of policing its students.
police 管辖

If Gary flip-flops a lot, how could he be a good student leader!
flip flop. 意思是一个人经常改变立场，特别是指一些政治人物。

2. I think she is so wishy-washy.

you could call her wishy-washy because she can't make a decision and act on it.

wishy-washy，这是形容一个人很软弱，不果断。

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9313

1 You're flunking them? I thought I told you to go easy on your poor students.

If he can't even get that right, he's almost definitely going to flunk!

Actually, I almost flunked my first beginner's Chinese class. But I managed to pass with a C.
flunk，意思是老师给学生不及格分数，或是学生考不及格。

2. Don't lose any sleep over it, they deserve it.

I'm not losing any sleep over that decision.

There's no need to lose sleep over them failing your class.

I'd rather have a low income than flunk a class. That's the kind of thing I could really lose sleep over!

lose sleep over something, 是为某件事担心而到了失眠的地步。

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9311

1. You have to stick to something if you want to become good at it.

If I decide to learn Chinese, and I stick to my decision, that means I don't change my mind or give up.
stick to something.就是坚持不懈，继续做某件事。

2. LL: Come on, Li Hua, give it a shot. It's okay if you miss.
give it a shot. 这是试一试的意思，哪怕你认为不会成功，但也可以一试。

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9312

1 did you notice how professor Smith kept asking Mary really hard questions? He really seemed out to get her.

Have you ever known anyone who was out to get you?
out to get someone。意思是故意和某人过不去，让他为难、难堪。

2. But did you see how that other student went to bat for her? He told the professor that his behavior was unprofessional in front of everyone.

I'm sure you would have gone to bat for me, too.
go to bat for someone, 是替某人打抱不平，为人出头的意思。

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-7-29 11:01 编辑 ]

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9309

1 When people are busy doing their Christmas shopping, they can sometimes be a little on edge.
on edge， 意思是紧张不安，脾气急躁。

2. Give it a rest, Li Hua. I told you, I can't move quickly and carry all of your bags as well.
give it a rest。意思是停止抱怨或是停止做某件事。

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-8-2 10:46 编辑 ]

dorin

http://www.putclub.com/article.php?articleid=9310

1 I'm totally beat from fighting the crowds all day long.

It would only have taken two hours at most if we didn't have to spend so much time waiting in line to pay for things. I bet the sales people are really beat by the end of the day.

I'm beat from shopping.
to be beat，意思是因为做某件事而累坏了，就是to be beat from something。

2. I caught a cold and then I O.D.ed on cold medicine. Now, I feel really tired and spacey.

To O.D. on something is short for "to overdose on something".

I think O.D.ing on some more sleep is a good advice, it's probably the only way I'm going to get through exams with a cold.
to O.D. on something，意思是对某个东西服用过量。

[ 本帖最后由 dorin 于 2010-8-2 10:50 编辑 ]