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2016-08-29T13:18:48.000000Z
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阅读 2014
ESL
一句话：基因表达和天性比心灵创伤影响大的多了，变态杀人就是想杀人，杀女人多半因为女人能日还容易杀。
Naomi: My bike is making a strange sound.
Naomi: It’s aclanging sound followed by a hissing or buzzing noise. I need to pinpoint where it’s coming from.
clanging sound: the sound
comes fromsth like 2 pieces of metal hitting each other, like you hear in the kitchen.
Omar: Walk your bike and we’ll both listen, you on one side and me on the other.
Naomi: Okay, here goes. Hear that?
here goes : immediately you're trying to do sth, especially you do not konw if what you're going to do will be successful, eg: I am going to
sing you a song,I'm not a good singer,but well, here goes!
Omar: Yeah, but it’s more of a popping or pinging sound.
popping英 ['pɒpɪŋ]美 ['pɑpɪŋ]
n. 爆音；突然跳出；爆孔；机器舞; loud /short sound like bollun breaks. “sound! ”Did I scare you that ,"sound!"oops I go again.太可爱了。。。
pinging:a short high ringing sound, The microwave goespingwhen the food’s ready.
Naomi: It sounded different when I was riding it. I’ll get on andyou run alongside. What do you hear?
Omar: I hear the whirring of the pedals and the creaking and rattling of the chain, but no clanging sound.
whir/wɜːr/=whirr,like the sound of a bird or insect moving its
wingvery fast:Helicopterswhirred overhead./the whirr of an electricmotor
CREAKING:high pitched
嘎嘎 [嘎啦嘎啦] 作响的,set of keys or a bounch of coins
Naomi: I’ll speed up. What do you hear now?
Omar: Nothing, just the rustlingof my own clothes.
the ~(s) of leaves 树叶的沙沙声
Naomi: The sound gets louder as I speed up. I’ll go faster. Now what do you hear?
Omar: Just my own pantingand…my… last gasp…
pant:to breathe quickly with short noisy breaths, for example because you have been running or because it is very hot. you might pant after
walking upa lot of stairs ,you have problems breathing.
last gasp: dying breath....
Amin: I can’t stand to be away from Fifi for two weeks. Can’t we bring her along?
Eva: We’ve talked about this before. Our dog does not like to travel. We’ll board her.??
to board 寄到宠物店 to
kennel:n. （驯养或寄养狗的）养狗场
a place where dogs are bred and trained, or looked after when their owners are away.
Amin: What if we get a really big crate or carrier that Fifi will feel comfortable in?
a large box made of wood or plastic that is used for carrying fruit, bottles etc
//Pcs “一件”的意思,是Pieces的简称 wooden crate 木箱,一般是带支撑的板条箱
Eva: It won’t make a difference if she’s left out on a hot tarmacand has to spend hours in cargo hold.
tarmac/ˈtɑːmæk/an area covered with tarmac outside airport buildings停机坪;
Amin: It’ll be wellventilated and the crate will be large enough for her to turn aroundin.
well-ventilated/poorly ventilated 通风
反义词：stuffy “It’s getting stuffy in here – do you mind if I open the window?”
Eva: She’ll still bark and whimper and you know it.Do you want her to suffer?
Amin: Of course not. What if she can travel in the cabin with us?
Eva: She’s too big.
Amin: We could change our travel plans, drive instead of fly.
Eva: We’re not changing our travel plans. She’ll be fine at thekennel.
Amin: She’ll have separation anxiety.
Eva:Are you talking about the dog or about you
Rashida: Hi, I’m Rashida and I’m your physical therapist. I’m here to help you regain flexibility and mobility after your accident.
Phil: I’m really not sure I need a physical therapist. I can move around pretty well right now.
Rashida: Aren’t you feeling stiffness in your arms andtightness in your shoulders?
Phil: Not really.
Rashida: Try lifting your arms over your head.
Phil: See? I’m fine.
Rashida: You can’tlift them above your shoulders. I can help you improve your range of motion. Now let’s check out your hips and legs.
Range of motion, or ROM, is a term commonly used to refer to the movement of a joint.
Phil: There’s nothing wrong with my hips and legs!
Rashida: Can you bend at the waist and touch your toes? Are you able to squat?
Phil: I probably could if I stretched andlimbered up.
A short walk will limber(v.) up the legs. 散一小会儿步能放松腿部（=warm up）//She had the lithe limber(adj.) body of a dancer.
→lithe /laɪð/ having a body that moves easily and gracefully
Rashida: I think you need more than stretching. I’llwork you throughsome exercises that will strengthen your muscles and loosen scar tissue. You’ll be able to move more freely. Don’t you want that?
Phil: W…W…Will it hurt?
Rashida: Only a little. Let’s get started.
Phil: Ow, ow, ow!
Rashida: We haven’t started yet.
Larry: How’s it going? You having fun?
Anat: You know full well that this isout of my area of expertise, but I’m coping.
You know full well :你明明知道，但是却装作不知道，还若无其事的问我，我觉得很困惑，
eg：“ Let‘s go to baseball game” “ You know full well that you don't like it，so why...？”
area of expertise：我的舞台。
to cope：我不是很擅长，但是正在努力。。。
Larry: Is that what you’re doing?
It looks（=seems） to me like you’re making a mess of things（doing things wrong）.
Anat: Cut me some slack. I’ve only been working on this for a day and it’ll take me a little time to get up to speed.
Cut sb some slack 放谁一马to not judge someone as severely as you usually would because they are having problems at the present time。 = 相当于“gimme a break”
eg1 but I’m sure boss will cut him some slack. After all, his wife just died.
eg2**I know ·you’ve been through· a lot, so· I’m willing· to **cut you some slack here. But, don’t you yell at me again, okay?Enough is enough.
- @Enough is enough:The movie was so boring that I decided enough is enough(适可而止，就到这里) and got up and left.（Usage notes: usually said of something that is not interesting or pleasant）// "As for money, enough is enough; no man can enjoy more."（够用就好）
- up to speed:funtioning a normal or desired rate. 跟上脚步(*Typically: be ~; bring someone ~; get ~; get someone ~.)
eg1 Please bring me up to speed on this matter. I'll feel better about it when I get up to speed on what's going on.
Larry: You know what I think?
Anat: No and I don’t care.
Larry: I think you’re in over your head. Why don’t you step aside and let someone competentdo the job?
in over one's head (with)
1. Lit. in water that is deeper than one is tall. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.)Johnny! Don't go out too far! You are in over your head.
2. Fig. *too deeply involved with someone or something, beyond what one can deal with. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.)They are all in over their heads with this money business.
3. 是这个意思Fig. having more difficulties than one can manage.Calculus is very hard for me. I'm in over my head.
Anat: No amount ofheckling or trash talking will make me quit. I’m here for thelong haul.
heckle:to interrupt sb who is speaking or performing in public by yelling or say mean things .(通常是演讲或者舞台喜剧，你不喜欢，你就嘘人家)
trash talking 7 Best Trash Talking Moments in Sport History 骂脏话，批评人家
long haul （until you finish sth）
1. A long distance: It is a long haul from New York to Los Angeles.
2. A long period of time: Over the long haul the candidates performed well.
Larry: We’ll see aboutthat. People more qualified than you are havepacked it in after they got a taste of how things are done around here.
pack in: stop doing (something) (esp in the phrase
pack it in)
Anat:Talk all you like, butno amount of intimidation will get you what you want.
Talk all you like随你怎么说，
Larry: And you know what I want?
Anat: I think so. You’d like me to go away with my tail between my legs, but it’ll be a cold day in hell before that happens.
tail between my legs:feeling ashamed and embarrassed
Afterplaying so badlyfor the entire game, the teamwalked offwith their tails between their legs.
a cold day in hell**An impossible event(主观觉得的) Often used in the phrase "it will be a cold day in Hell **before (something happens).
It will be a cold day in Hell when I let you borrow my car!
Shelly wants a later curfew? Well, it will be a cold day in Hell before that happens!*
Paresh: Are you shopping for an army?
Sandy: Oh hi, Paresh. No, my three nephews have come to live with me. I’m not sure how I’m going to feed them on a tight budget.
Paresh: My mother was a master at making a little go a long way. There are seven kids in my family.
Sandy: What did she do?
Paresh: She only bought fruits and vegetables that were in season and generic or store brands.(coca cola这种大众货)
Sandy: I’m trying to do that and also buying only staples.
a food that is needed and used all the time:staples like flour and rice
Paresh: My mother also bought in bulk and stocked up when things were on sale.
Sandy:I’ll need to start doing that.
Paresh: She was also able spend less by using some time-tested recipes. She planned meals for an entire week and each ingredient did double duty.
Proved effective over a long period of time: a time-tested recipe.
Nothing went to waste.
Sandy: That sounds like a good plan.
Paresh: My mom also never turned her nose up at day-old bread or marked down food. She was amazing and she made it work.
turn up one's nose at something （informal） to behave disdainfully towards (something) 昂起高傲的头颅
mark down To mark for sale at a lower price.
@mark up To mark for sale at a higher price.
Sandy: I need to take a cue from your mother. I love those boys but they’re going to eat me out of house and home!
1 follow one's example
2 Said to someone who eats A LOT and doesn't pay attention to the costs of food.
Hilary: Which candidate are you going to vote for in the upcoming election?
Donald: Neither one. I’m not voting.
ballot /ˈbælət/ (无记名) 投票用纸
Hilary: What? You have to vote. Don’t you want tomake your voice heard?
Donald: Neither candidaterepresents my views.They each have their own political agendas that reflect the concerns of the elite, not people like you and me.
political agendas: a list of sth you want to put into place “落实到位”/ into action
Hilary: To me, voter apathy is the real problem. Things won’t change if we don’t vote.
How does Canada’s voter turnout rate compare to that of peer countries? Why is voter turnout declining in Canada? Is compulsory voting a good thing?
Donald: You’re not listening. Both candidates are in the pockets of special interest groups and only care about pork-barrel politics. They’re not really concerned about the everyday challenges that you and I face.
1 As a class, politicians are seen as
venalandin the pockets ofthe chaebol, the big conglomerates (傀儡)
2 a bill or project requiring considerable government spending in a locality to the benefit of the legislator's constituents, 新闻界常会用来报导有关选举
的情况的习惯用语,pork barrel要是直译就是装猪肉的木桶,但是一百五十年来pork barrel却被用作俚语，指受政府资助的地方产品或者工程项目。这往往是代表某地区的国会议员为这个地区争取来的福利待遇，而这位国会议员也因此能笼络人心，得到当地选民的拥护和选票。批评人士往往会抱怨说:porkbarrel，也就是这种依靠公款发展的生产项目， 既浪费钱财又没有必要。但是pork barrels却是政界人物得心应手的政治手腕 。但是有时候会@souredthe public on politicians from both parties.if a relationship or plan turns or goes sour, it becomes less enjoyable, pleasant, or satisfactory:
As time went by, their marriage turned sour.
Hilary: That’s not true. Look at the platformsof each candidate. They each stand for different things.
Donald: That’s justlip service(表面文章。). They’ll say whatever matches public opinion to get elected. No matter whogets into office, things will stay the same for regular folks like you and me.
Hilary: So you’re really not going to vote?
Donald: Nope.
Hilary: What do you hope to achieve?
Donald: Consider it asilent protest by thedisaffected.
not satisfied with your government, leader etc, and therefore no longer loyal to them or no longer believing they can help you
Joshua: Beat it and don’t come back!
rude informal phrase , 滚开。
Rosa:What’s all the noise?
Joshua: It’s the neighborhood kids. All I want to do on this sunny afternoon issit out on the porch and enjoy the day. But those neighborhood kids keep coming around and making all kinds of noise. Hey you, shoo!
entrance of a house, with a floor and a roof but no walls
Rosa: They’re just trying to get a rise out of you. Maybe if you ignore them and stopwaving them off and telling them to run along, they’ll go away on their own.
1 to succeed in annoying someone Ignore him - he's just trying to get a rise out of you.
2 wave off
(1) To dismiss or refuse by waving the hand or arm:
waved off his invitation to join the group.
(2) Sports To cancel or nullify by waving the arms, usually from a crossed position:
waved off the goal because time had run out.
run along To go away; leave.并一定是rude，比较中性。
I have to run along now。
Joshua: If I don’t tell them to get lost, they’ll sit here in front of my house and clown around. They’ll make so much noise it’ll wreck(=destroy) my peace and quiet. Hey, I see you. Take a hike!
act as or like a clown ,to goofy or be silly.
Take a hike:很rude=beat it ，shoo
Rosa: I think I know what to do to get you that peace and quiet. I’ll be right back.
Joshua: Where are you going?
Rosa: I’m going to get a plate of cookies for those kids.
Joshua: Are you crazy? Are you rewarding those rowdy troublemakerswith cookies?!
behaving in a noisy rough way that is likely to cause arguments and fighting: gangs of rowdy youths
Rosa: It’s a bribe and it always works.
Thomas: What do you think of my creations?
Celeste: These are… interesting?
Thomas: They’re part of my new product line to be soldunder my own label.
Celeste: Really?
Thomas: Yeah, I’mjumping in with both feet. Everybody advised me toget my feet wet by licensing a collection, but I don’t want to sell under someone else’s brand.
jumping in with both feet. to become involved in a situation too quickly and fully without thinking about it first:That's just like Julie - always jumping in with both feet before she knows the facts
get my feet wet To begin gaining experience; To take a risk and try something new. 1 Let the new hire do that project so she can get her feet wet. 2 Why don't you try getting your feet wet on thebeginner slopes.
Celeste: I thought you started all this by doing custom work.
定制
Thomas: I did, but I’m ready to produce an entire line I’ve designed according to my vision, notwork to a client’s（=customers） specs.（=details）
Celeste: I can understand that. Will you be selling to trade or retail customers?
trade 其他store，retail的客户直接是顾客。
Thomas: Retail. I plan to haveshowrooms in every major city. See? This is a sample of our product catalog.
在欧洲，Showroom 已经是产业链中十分成熟的一环，时装周期间同期举办的静态展示空间，让买手们得以直接触摸、感知时装的每一个细节，与设计师进行交流，进而直接带来订单。Showroom，是确立整个商业购买行为最重要的渠道。
Celeste: I see. Your products look high-end, but they’re intended forthe mass market.(=average person)
Thomas: That’s right. Do you want to take home a sample?
Celeste: Um, I guess so. I’d never considered using anything like that.
Thomas: Once you sit on a designer toilet seat, you’ll never go back!
你用上了苹果，就不会再用安卓机了。
Mom: Put on these pants and this shirt, come over here, and stand still. I need to alter your brother’s clothes to fit you.
Sa’ad: Oh, Mom!
Mom: Hurry up. I need tolet down the hemsand take up the sleeves.
放下(衣服的) 褶边可以让裤子变长，剪短袖子。go over your hand 遮到手
I don’t think I have to take in（收） the pant legs, but I might have to let out the waist a little.
Sa’ad: Ouch!
Mom: Sorry, but you need to stop moving around or your hem will be uneven and yourseams will be crooked. You and your brothers are growing so fast I feel like a full-time tailor!
seam 布、毛皮、衣服等的) 接缝,接合处 crooked=uneven(物理)，还可以形容人dishonest，爱骗钱的。
Sa’ad: Are we done?
Mom: No, we’re not. Stay right there. You can help me iron a crease（(纸、布等的) 折痕,折缝,绉折） into this shirt before I put it through the sewing machine.
Sa’ad: Oh, Mom!
Mom: Don’t “Oh, Mom” me. This machine doesn’t seem to be working. I hope I don’t have to stitch all these by hand.
Sa’ad: Mom, since I’m growing so fast, I’ll probably grow out of these clothes in a couple of months. Let’s wait until after my growth spurt to alter them.
Mom: And what will you wear in the meantime, high waters?
Sa’ad: No, shorts!
growth spurt (=when a child suddenly grows quickly)
high waters 雨靴