[Media] 【美剧笔记】之傲骨贤妻

〓 单词笔记

spice n.香料, 调味品；趣味, 情趣, 风味 vt.加香料于；使增添趣味
e.g. His stories are spiced with humor.
他的小说里有很多幽默风趣的片段。


wager['weɪdʒə]n.赌注,用钱打赌vt. & vi.在(某物)上赌钱,打赌vt.保证,担保
e.g. I am ready to wager a package of cigarettes that he will come.
我敢打赌一盒香烟,他一定来。


stipulate ['stɪpjə,leɪt]vt.(尤指在协议或建议中)规定, 约定, 讲明(条件等)
e.g. Some manufacturers stipulate the price at which their goods are to be sold.
有些制造商规定出售他们生产的商品的价格。



〓 习语短语

Don’t give up. I think she just wants to play hard to get.

care for 喜欢、宠爱
e.g. I don't much care for that sort of man

〓 剧情魔方

And although I might not be as seasoned as MR.Streger is, I can guarantee you: I care a lot more about your son than he does. Kenny will get the best defense.

尽管我不像史戴格先生一样有经验，但是我向你保证，我比他更关系你儿子。肯尼将得到最好的辩护

〓 单词笔记

despot n. n.专制君主,专制者
e.g. The despot claimed to be the chosen instrument of divine providence.
专制者声称自己是君权神授。



blossom [ˈblɑsəm] n.(尤指果树的)花；花丛, 花簇
vi.(植物)开花；发展, 长成
e.g. New industries can blossom overnight if we find an outlet for their products.
如果我们为新兴产业的产品找到销路, 它们短期内就会成长起来。


rival ['raivəl]n.竞争对手vt.与…竞争, 与…匹敌e.g. None of us can rival him in strength.
我们谁也没他劲大。



〓 习语短语

Keep your nose to the grindstone and you should pass the exam easily.

〓 剧情魔方

He was known in Chicago simply as the Hammer. He jailed cop-killers, CEOs, corrupt politicians, until the hammer got hammered.
他是芝加哥知名的铁榔头，被他逮捕的上至CEO、贪官下至警察凶手，直到他自己被榔头砸了脚。

〓 单词笔记  

  portfolio [pɔ:t'fəʊli:,əʊ] n.公事包, 文件夹；投资组合；大臣或部长的职位或职责
e.g. My stockbroker manages my portfolio for me.
我的证券经纪人替我管理投资组合。      


        candid  ['kændɪd]adj.耿直的,坦率的,直率的；自然的,非故意摆出姿势的
e.g. He was quite candid about the way the case had been handled.
对于这个案子的处理手法他直言不讳。    


  obsolete [,ɔbsə'li:t] adj.已不用的;已废弃的;过时的
e.g. Don’t even try to fool me with these obsolete designs.
别想用这种过时的设计糊弄我。 


     

〓 习语短语

    All publicity is good publicity.

   take one’s side 站在谁一边
e.g.I always takes her side when she has a fight with the others. I was her sidekick.

   wait on sb
e.g. All waiters and waitresses want to wait on people who give good tips.

〓 剧情魔方

 We intended to bring these charges to your honor. But first we want to certain our information. 

不过，我们是想过对您提起这些控诉，法官大人。但是我们希望先确定我们的消息是否准确。

〓 单词笔记  

  self-sufficient 自给自足的，自立的
e.g. I’m a self-sufficient woman, so I don’t need to find a rich guy.
我是个自给自足的女人，才不需要去傍大款。      


  intimate [ˈintimeit] vt 示意, 暗示,透露adj亲密的
e.g. He intimated a wish to go by saying that it was late.
他说时间不早了, 暗示他该走了。  


  sensible['sensəbl] adj.明智的, 合情理的, 切合实际的
e.g. It was very sensible of you to bring your umbrella.
你带雨伞很明智。 


     

〓 习语短语

    What are you up to?

〓 剧情魔方

 As a result, my client lost out on a 44 million dollars windfall(横财), and that’s the amount you will pay.

因此，我的客户损失了4400万美元的巨额财富，这就是你们必须偿还的。

〓 单词笔记  

  align[ə'laɪn]vt.使成一线；使结盟;使密切合作；公开支持

e.g. The senator aligned himself with the critics of the proposed reforms.
这位参议员公开支持对拟议的改革提出批评的人。      


  prospect[ˈprɔspekt] 景象, 景色；前途；候选人
     She's a good prospect for the national team.
她有可能选入国家队。
e.g. She's a good prospect for the national team.
她有可能选入国家队。  


  stray[strei]vi.走失, 离群; 迷路；走入歧途; 犯罪
e.g.That crying child strayed away from her mom.
那个哭泣的孩子和妈妈走散了。 


〓 习语短语

    Don’t try to get into my head?

〓 剧情魔方

 He used to say take it outside all the time.

他过去常说的一句话就是：出去单挑！

〓 单词笔记  

  align[ə'laɪn] 不听话的;倔强的； 棘手的  
e.g. It emerged as the most intractable issue of our era.
它成了我们时代最难解决的问


  yield [jild]  vt. & vi. 屈服, 放弃; 不再反对, 让出 ；产出
     
e.g.  When stocks are overfished, fishermen yield a smaller catch.
当渔业资源过度捕捞后，捕鱼者才做出少量捕捞的让步。


  ravage [ˈrævɪdʒ] vt毁坏;蹂躏；抢掠
e.g. The invaders ravaged the countryside.
侵略者把乡间洗劫一空。  


〓 习语短语

    Cheerfulness in do render a deed more acceptable

〓 剧情魔方

 That is wrong. Not kill a puppy wrong,but wrong as in incorrect.Working off old information.And I think we all need to reevaluate our working relationship here.


你这么做是错的，虽然不算是罪大恶极，但至少是不对的。你该从过去中走出来，而且我觉得我们应该重新审视一下我们的工作关系。

〓 单词笔记  

  zealous ['zeləs]adj.热心的, 热忱的, 热情的

e.g. She is a zealous supporter of our cause.
她是我们事业的热心支持者。      


  torpedo [tɔ:'pi:dəʊ]n.鱼雷, 水雷  vt.用鱼雷袭击；破坏;使彻底完蛋
e.g. He was accused of trying to torpedo the talks.
他被指责试图破坏会谈。  


  monopolize  [mə'nɔpə,laɪz] vt.垄断, 独占;专卖, 专营
e.g. An electric power company monopolizes the power supply in this area.
一家电力公司垄断了该地区的电力供应。

〓 习语短语

    You should dial it back a notch.

〓 剧情魔方

 You're a nice girl with your sweet little drinks and your giggle. But you're not playing in the little leagues anymore.

你是个好姑娘，喝点小甜酒就喜欢咯咯笑。但你想在我们前再玩这些小把戏了。

〓 单词笔记  

  commodity[kə'mɔditi] n.商品, 货物；有用的东西
e.g.He is a shrewd commodities trader
他是个精明的期货商人。      


  flyswatter n苍蝇拍  
e.g. You should handle it with a flyswatter, not a bazooka.
不要拿高射炮打蚊子。  


  curt ['skauə] a 简短的,三言两语的 ad简短地 n简短,草率,唐突无礼
e.g. He dismissed them with a curt nod.
他只随便点了一下头就把他们打发走了。
 

〓 习语短语

    The grass is away greener.

〓 剧情魔方

 I’m trying not to swear. Everybody swears these days. Have you noticed? Old ladies, young girls. Really，everybody.

我正努力不骂脏字。这年头人人都说脏话，你注意到没？不管是老太太还是小妹妹。真的，每个人都骂。

〓 单词笔记  

  dig vt挖掘；喜欢
e.g.Chicks dig masculine guys. So don’t be sissy.
姑娘们喜欢阳刚气的男人。所以说别那么娘。        


  bail vt 保释；摆脱困境  
e.g. We can’t expect the government to bail out all the failing companies


  adolescen [ ˌædlˈɛsənt] a 青春期的 青少年的 n少男、少女
e.g. I’m tied of teaching that awkward bad-mannered adolescent boy
我受不了给那个别扭粗鲁的少年上课了。



〓 习语短语

    She is easy on the eyes.

〓 剧情魔方

  The last time I talked to her, she told me she was hurt. And ‘hurt’ is girl-speak for:”Call now, bonehead”

上次我和她谈话，她说她感到很受伤。“受伤”是女生在暗示你：马上打电话给我啊，笨蛋！

〓 单词笔记  

  ambush [ˈæmbʊʃ] vt埋伏
e.g. A whole regiment of the enemy troop got caught in our ambush was eliminated completely.
整整一个团的敌军中了我方埋伏后被全部消灭。。      


  high-five n&vt 击掌（胜利、成功等值的庆祝的时刻）  
e.g. They exchanged a high five and went on with their own business.
他们相互击掌打过招呼后，便继续各行其事。  


  whine[waɪn] n& vt哀号,悲嗥声,哀诉
e.g. You sit there whining about your life, or stand up to make it different.
你可以坐在那里哭泣你的命运，要么就站起来改变你的命运。

〓 习语短语

    A lot of teenagers have no problem with public displays of affection.

   rest in peace 过世（委婉）  
e.g. My grandmother who rests in peace lived in a laborious life.

〓 剧情魔方

  The house is on fire. I only have time to grab one shirt. Which one should I take?

要是咱家着火了，我只有时间带走一件衬衫，你觉得我该拿哪一个？

〓 单词笔记  

  renowned[rɪ'naʊnd]adj.有名的;享有声誉的
e.g. He is one of the world’s renowned writers.
他是世界上知名的作家之一。    


  hype[haɪp]n.天花乱坠的广告宣传vt.大肆宣传
e.g. People went to see the movie because of all the hype.
人们因各种天花乱坠的广告宣传而去看那部电影。


  context
e.g. 上下文, 语境
Don’t be afraid of express your feeling, cause I can always tell the meaning of words from the context.
不用害怕表达自己的感受，我能通过上下文理解你的意思。

〓 习语短语

    I go back and forth.

   chip in共同出钱, 捐助, 凑钱
e.g. If everyone chips in we could get her something really nice.

〓 剧情魔方

  It was a very big deal when Mr. Roland popped by. Usually meant someone was getting a new telescope.

罗兰先生造访可以是个大事情。一般意味着有人能得到一个新的望远镜了。

〓 单词笔记  

   presumptuous [prɪ'zʌmptʃu:əs]a.自以为是的,专横的;冒失的
e.g. It was presumptuous of him to take charge.
他自作主张, 太放肆了。


  think-tank  n 智囊团
e.g. The president wants to know : What useful idea ever came out of a think-tank?
总统想知道，智囊团是否提出了什么好的建议？


   glum  [glʌm]a. 闷闷不乐的，忧郁的
e.g.  She takes a glummer view on stock market.
她对股市持悲观态度。



〓 习语短语

   Her Franch is improving by leaps and bounds.

    on a silver platter 不图回报、拱手相让
e.g. I don’t like her at all—she pretends to give little things to her neighborhood on a silver platter. Then she though she was a saint.

〓 剧情魔方

  Why would I say I’d do something and not do it? That would make me a liar.

我怎么会许诺别人却不照着做呢？那我不就成骗子了嘛。

〓 单词笔记  

   cinch[sɪntʃ] n.容易做的事情；必然发生的事
e.g. He is a cinch to lead this company to destroy.
在他的带领下这个公司必将走向灭亡。


  consultation[,kɔnsəl'teɪʃən]n.磋商(会议),咨询,专家会诊
e.g. The company has promised wide consultation on its expansion plans.
该公司允诺就其扩展计划广泛征求意见。


 
gauche [gəʊʃ]adj.不善交际的,笨拙的
e.g. Something incredible must have happened to him, because he was such a gauche and bashful person.
他身上一定发生了奇迹，因为以前他是多么害羞又不善交际的人啊。

〓 习语短语

   Your team is intact and firing on all cylinders.

   expense accounted 报销
e.g.He is so disgusting that he even want expense accounted for 1 dollar snack.

〓 剧情魔方

  I offered you a place in my home, I offered loans, and every time you said: I want to do it on my own.

我给你提供住处，我想借钱给你，但是每一次你都会说：我自己想办法。

〓 单词笔记  

   brag [bræg]vt.& vi. 自大，吹嘘； 自夸，夸口说
n. 自夸； 吹牛的人； 傲慢的态度；
e.g.All of these schools like to brag about their diversity.
这些学校都喜欢夸耀自己的多元化。


  ostensible [ɑs'tɛnsəbl] a. 外表的;假装的可公开的
e.g. The sick leave is just his ostensible excuse. The real thing is that he has no face to confront his workers. 病休就是个表面借口。实际上是他根本就没脸见他手下的员工。


 
skimp[skɪmp]n. 节约；克扣
e.g. Older people like to skimp on everything even on their health.
老一代总是喜欢节省用度，甚至对于健康的开支。



〓 习语短语

   When I'm swamped, I will farm out not important work to my assistant.

   ripple effect 连锁反应
e.g. Greece's leaving will cause a ripple effect to Euro Zone.

   play fast and loose 玩儿弄 处世轻率
e.g.You are playing fast and loose with my little soul.

〓 剧情魔方

  Your attitude, your honor.It will do more to comndemn you than the evidence.

注意你的态度，法官大人。它会不呈堂证供带给您更大的指责