1. hover over:a helicopter in hover.盘旋 eg:Stop hovering over me! 徘徊,在你身前身后绕绕(烦到了你，或想偷探你的秘密）
2. subdued:形容sb.沉默的；不太兴奋的(neg.)/behaved, controlled(pos.)
3. a street teeming with pedestrians大量出现
4. "Exactly what is a Nittany Lion?" Perhaps you have been "kicking around" (think about the idea/ question) this question since you came breezing into (arrive)" Happy Valley". Don’t be in the dark anymore: we will fill you in.(get the info.)
5. Mountain lions are nocturnal animals, have been known to attack people without provocation.
6. Mascot:吉祥物
7. They two really hit it off (like each other)
8. drop-dead gorgeous
9. flew the coop:left home
10. sb. called the shots= who’s in charge
11. off the cut: Not prepared ahead of time.(often used for a speech or remark.)
12. You couldn’t take his words with a grain of salt 他说的话你可不能全信
13. I will be here for the long haul.
14. Is he surrendering his cachet?
15. Chinese fans were discerning and knew the pecking order of stardom in the N.B.A.
16. 69 TV networks feature the Rockets.
17. Feet of clay means ‘a weakness or hidden flaw in the character of a greatly admired or respected person’. The context might be: "He was disillusioned to find that even Lincoln had feet of clay."
18.circumcise割礼
19. snout: pig nose
20. pooped: tired/ party pooper: One who declines to participate with enthusiasm, especially in the recreational activities of a group.
21. I’m leaving for/ head (off) to/ for the dream land/I’m leaving to X
22. sawing logs: sleeping/ take some zs.
23.You look like drowned rat落汤鸡
24. My English class is a breeze: easy job.
25. I crashed in class yesterday.
26. I choked on my mid-term examinations.
27. Dog and Pony show外表很炫、 场面热闹、却没有多少实质内容的“盛大表演或演示”，商家常出此招以造声势，吸引人,eg: My roommate spent 3 hours preparing for a date, he turned the damn thing into a dog and pony show.
28.Look, the boss will make a real ~ 等着看热闹吧
29. in the dog house: When someone really pisses you off, you put them in the dog house. eg, When a man forgets his anniversary, his wife can put him in the dog house.
30. go to the dog: to deteriorate, go to ruin
31. wag the dog: When something of secondary importance improperly takes on the role of something of primary importance. The expression pre-dates the movie by the same name, and was NOT coined by said movie.
32. Concentrate on the dog wagging his tail, not on that the tail might wag the dog.
33. To start a war or military operation to divert negative political attention away from yourself. Based on the movie of the same name, where the President fabricates a fake war to take political pressure away from a scandal.
34.fly fishing就是模拟飞虫来诱鱼上钩的一种钓法，对Bass很有效。这种钓法难度比较大,技术含量高,要把线抡起来然后在准确的投到钓点上去。
35. hit ur wallet: very expensive
36. ruffed/grouse
37. poaching: illegal fish or game
38. procrastinate
39. gut feeling
40. phenomenal/graphic
crevice/crack
41. I will tip you off: give you a little bit hint
42. I got booted/hammered/kicked off
43. to be obsessed with a dry/droll sense of humor
live it up: paint the town red
gas price (Can’t Live With it, Can’t Live Without it)
curfew
She’s not much of a cook.
sweets are my downfall (she has an alergy with choclate/ she is glergic to choclate)
44. wallet=billfold
Don’t quote me on this: I might be wrong.
45. words of mouth: straight marketing
46. We’ll pick up where we left off.从刚停的地方说起
keep me on my toes: be alert
skinny dipping: totally naked swim
so-called: people say
47. memorial service: cremation, funeral casket( wood coffin)
48. boss is rotten: very bad
49. Gen ed: "General education", the basic classes all undergraduates must take.
50. Grad School:
51. I must study 24/7.(all the time)
52. My Englsih class is a breeze. (a easy work)
I’m afraid I flunked that test.: to get an F
I crashed in the class yesterday. (fall asleep)
I choked on my mid-term examinations: a team or a person collaspe when they are expected to win, to perform a task poorly while under pressure.搞砸了
Jan is going to have a pwwow at her house tomorrow. (a meeting, a get-together)
a lock of hair 一绺
deck out: dressed up, in your finest clothes/ball gown
chemotherapy:
you’re putting on a good show
a convenient excuse
Don’t put words in my mouth: let me finish my sentence. I dont need your help. give and take in conversation
roll over: steam~, bargain
alimony: support money to husband and wife
child support
53. I have to kiss a lot of frogs before I found my prince
54. shaggy: with long, or unkempt hair
55.my boss is rotten :despicable and wretched(weather)坏透了
56. physical traits: brown hair, black eyes…
57. nostril: nose hole
58. lashes: wipe/eyelash
59. ‘produce: fresh veg, fruit/pro’duce, v.
60. curdle: goes sour, chunky, lumpy
61. The wife made the husband on a guilt trip
62. I’ve never seen a hearse pull a U-haul.
| 63. Thank you for bailing me out. 64. When Dr. Zalaquett asked if I was familiar with the term “road rage”, I thought he was referring to a rare phenomenon. However, as he began to quiz me about experiencing various driving scenarios, I soon realized that I was all too familiar with “road rage”. “You mean like the time that idiot cut me off in traffic; that made me so mad that I honked my horn and used a certain reflexive hand gesture?” “And then there was the time that…” He continued to wait patiently as my stories of traffic skirmishes unfolded. Like most people who experience first-hand the chaos of rushing around in traffic and dealing with aggressive drivers, a question like Dr. Zalaquett’s can trigger a pretty impassioned response. 65. Road rage, or aggressive driving. When I think of aggressive driving, I think of simple risk-taking, such as speeding, driving too slowly, tailgating, weaving recklessly through traffic, ignoring stop signs and red lights, and cutting off other drivers. However, these minor signs of aggression can progress to great extremes. For instance, in Salt Lake City an unfriendly gesture turned to violence when a honk from 41-year-old Larry Remm Jr. caused 75-year-old J.C. King, who was blocking traffic, to follow Remm until he pulled off of the road, throw his bottle of prescription medication at him, and smash his knees with his ’92 Mercury. 66. Those who research aggressive driving described it as any unfriendly or threatening actions, including forcing another driver from the road, cursing another driver, or, in more extreme instances, shooting at the car of another driver. In most of the literature Road rage, or aggressive driving, usually refers to an angry or impatient motorist who attempts to kill or injure another driver because of a traffic dispute. 67. Feudalism: the system (land service)/Imperialism (emperor?)/Colonist 68. 30 years ago, learning Japanese was all the rage. This particular language is much more than a passing fad. 69.My friends called me a knee-jerk liberal.指一个人接受其他自由派主张，无论何理由否 70. The republicans call Democrats tax- and spend liberals. 71.treadmill跑步机 72. matte/polish 73. Blue Glue Gun, Green Glue Gun. (I cannot say it multiple) 74. compatible 75. What shades of lipsticks do you sell? 76. Let’s take on the attributes of Socrates the masterly interrogator who established a method of trying to get ar truth by persistent questioning. He was teaching people to question everything, and he was exposing the ignorance of individuals in power and authority. 77. Crime: stealing, robbery, murdering: gun > shooting, knife> stabbing, hands> straggling, poison> poisoning, kidnapping, arson, drug dealing, vandalism:故意破坏艺术的行为,smuggling: illegal trade, terrorism |
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