讀書筆記-片語

11/08

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:50:50 +0800

That was then. This is now.此一時，彼一時。

melodramatic comedy 通俗劇

art house movie 藝術片

paradigm shift 思維轉換，典範轉移，世代交換

ensemble 群戲

I got your back.「我挺你」、「我支持你」、「我掩護你」

The buck stops here.責任全部由我一肩扛起

initiation 性啟蒙

the Bucket List 遺願清單

free clinic 義診

finishing machine 拋光打磨機

overpromised－underdelivered 承諾太多，實現太少

I’ve got to hand it to him 我很佩服他

taser 電擊棒

snot,亦稱「blow」)吸食（海洛英）

She is in the family way.她懷孕了

bok choy 青江菜

leek 青蒜，大蔥

savory 鹹味

Berliner（原意為柏林人）是內餡為草莓醬的甜甜圈（圓形餐包狀）。

Bismarck（俾斯麥，即德國有名的鐵血宰相）為桑葚醬內餡的甜甜圈（圓形餐包狀）。

Munchkin（原意為小東西、小傢伙）為六小福，就是一盒裝有六種不同口味的小甜甜圈。

fixer 地陪

mirandize 宣讀權利

11/07

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:54:06 +0800

make a difference 發揮影響力，改變現況，大有可為

2/8

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:23:36 +0800

1. catch someone out 抓某人把柄
2. qualified approval 有保留的贊同
3. unqualified approval 無保留的贊同
4. gwnwral approval 一致同意
5. on approval （買賣時）先看貨、滿意再買的條件
6. don't take any wooden nickels 為要給騙了
7. don't mince words 不要客氣
8. be a glutton for punishment 不畏艱苦（的人）
9. make no bones about it 不用懷疑，直截了當、不加掩飾、不事渲染地對待某事
10. bone of contention 爭論的起因
11. the one and only way 不二法門
12. cock a snook at = thumb one's nose at 不把....放在眼裡，不甩
13. a bum rap 不白之冤
14. smack-dab (smack-to-dab) 不偏不倚
15. ill-gotton gains 不法所得，不義之財
16. off the cuff 不打草稿
17. assume a knowing air 不懂裝懂
18. play fast and loose 不老實
19. give someone the go-by = give someone the air = not give someone the time of day 不理

2/4

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:42:26 +0800

1. The devil is in the details 細節決定成敗

2. Think out of the box 不落窠臼、獨具匠心、別出心裁、獨辟蹊徑、另立山寨、燒山開荒

3. Have an ace up your sleeve 胸有成竹、深藏不露，袖子裏藏著王牌、暗藏錦囊妙計，不到最後關頭不使出來的絕招或王牌

1/29

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:34:11 +0800

1. to all appearance 顯然
2. the matter is closed 事情已成定局
3. a rotton apple 惹人厭的人
4. on the right side of something 不到 ex: on the right side of fifty 不到五十歲
5. bad blood 不快或恩怨
6. it will all come out in the wash 不會有事的
7. do or die 不計成敗
8. neither here or there 不是重點
9. go over/down like a lead balloon 不受歡迎
10. get/find one's sea legs 不再暈船
get one's ice leg 學會溜冰
11. Pop you cheery 處女失真，可用來比喻任何事情的第一次。
12. runaway truck lane 緊急車道（這是讓有煞車問題的車輛安全停住的車道，通常上面鋪滿沙礫，就在陡坡附近，是專為大卡車設計的。）
13. chaser 酒後水（通常是指喝完烈酒後用來漱口、潤喉的白開水或啤酒。）
14. Mogen David wine 摩根大衛紅酒（Mogen David 是酒商的名字，該公司是以大衛星（Star of David，猶太教和猶太文化的標誌）命名，在猶太文中大衛星原本叫做 Magen David。這款酒的愛好者稱之為Mad Dog，因為兩者的縮寫都是MD。）
15. brick shit house 常用來形容女性胸部很大，或男性肌肉發達

1/28

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:19:49 +0800

1. draw oneself up 正色
2.a diplomatic / glib answer 圓滑的答案
3. a dusty answer 無法令人滿意的答案
4. a ready answer 脫口而出的答案
5. a colony of ants 一群螞蟻
6. anticlimax 虎頭蛇尾
7. cut the cackle 別閒扯淡
8. cap an extraordinary performance 表現不俗
9. trump something up = cook something up 編造
10. chop and change 變來變去
11. go to pot 變壞，變差，變樣
12. go into a tailspin 兵敗如山倒
13. stop short of (doing something) 並沒有
14. not any worse for wear 並沒有壞

1/27

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:10:57 +0800

1. Gorgon 母夜叉
2. public nuisance 公害
3. patronising 老氣橫秋
4. refined 秀氣的
5. that's settled 這就了結了
6. silly romantic girl 天真浪漫的女孩
7. a capital appetite 胃口一等
8. an off-color anecdote 下流軼事
9. burning anger = an outburst of anger 勃然大怒
10. righteous anger 義憤
11. have an angle 有一套詭計
12. a draft animal 役用動物，役畜，耕畜
13. a pack amimal 馱獸
14. suspended animation 昏厥，不省人事
15. burning animosity 深仇大恨
16. wipe out an old score 報一箭之仇
17. wild pitch 暴投
18. make mischief 搬弄是非
19. pull up stakes 搬家
20. fall by the wayside 半途而廢
21. six of one and half a dozen of the other 半斤八兩
22. play the hatchet man 扮黑臉
23. in one's own right 本身
24. according to one's own lights 本著良心
25. in the flesh 本人
26. not know enough to come in out of the rain 笨到無可救藥
27. dead from the neck up 笨死了
28. do someone a world/power of good 對....幫助很大
29. do good turns 幫助人家（或做好事）do someone a good turn 幫...一個大忙
30. force someone's hand 逼...表態
show one's hand 表態
nail one's colors to the mast (on something) 表態（支持）
31. throw the race/game = fix a game (或match-fixing) 比賽放水/作弊
32. lie low 避風頭
33. give someone a wide berth 避開
34. upon my word 說真的，老實說，唉呀，真沒想到，好傢伙

1/26

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:46:45 +0800

1. country house 別墅
2. as far as I can make out 照我看來
3. I thought there was something 我就料到有問題
4. the purple of commerce 商業世家
5. cloak room 行李間
6. get/be tarred with the same brush 被戴上同樣的帽子
7. get one's walking papers = get the sake = get the bounce = get the hook = get the ax = get the boot = get the (old) heave-ho 被炒魷魚
8. get one's knuckles rapped 被處罰
9. a ball and chain 包袱
10. a Nosy Parker 包打聽
11. not over the hill 寶刀未老
12. in good repair 保養得很好
13. cry foul 抱怨連連
14. go to wrack/rack and ruin 報廢（或荒廢）
15. count one's blessing instead of unloading one's problem 報喜不報憂

1/25

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:40:55 +0800

1. mean something else 別有用心
2. gum up the works 把事情搞砸
3. run circles/rings around someone 把...耍得團團轉
4. bring something to a head 把...升到最高點
5. be sent on a fool's errand 或 on a fool's errand 白跑一趟
6. a wild goose chase 白忙一場
7. assume great airs 擺臭架子
8. a blood brother 或 a sworn brother 拜把兄弟
9. go hat/cap in hand to someone 卑躬屈膝，畢恭畢敬
10. get something down cold 背得滾瓜爛熟
11. run counter to something 背道而馳
12. fight with one's back to the wall 或 do or die背水一戰
13. be put out of the running 被判出局
14. one's name is mud/dirt 被罵到臭頭

1/21

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:21:54 +0800

1. it's rather a bore. 真討厭
2. not decent 不雅觀
3.on the increase 變本加厲
4. strongly advise....鄭重奉勸
5. your wife 尊夫人
6. three is company, two is none. 三人才熱鬧，兩人太單調。
7. cynical 玩世不恭
8. not serious about 不當回事
9. go together 並行不悖
10. shilly-shally 三心兩意
11. lay down the law 把話說清楚
12. eat crow 把話吞回去
13. make a clean breast of sth 把....交代清楚，把...交代得一清二楚
14. shoot one;s was 把錢花光
15. give someone the bum's rush 把....請走
16. bring something to naught 把.....化為烏有

1/20

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:20:35 +0800

1. morning room 起居室
2. that will do. 行了，算了
3. good society 上流社會
4. that's all very well 好是好啦。
5. my dear fellow 好小子, 老兄
6. bread and butter 牛油麵包
7. hard up 鬧窮
8. why on earth do you say that? 你憑什麼這麼說？
9. a hard and fast rule 一板一眼的規定
10. what on earth is there in that? 這有什麼大不了的
11. there is no objection....無可厚非
12. serious 正經
13. in fact 說穿了
14. Bunbury (v) 當雙面人 Bunburyist (n) 雙面人（註）
15. Chez Sam = Walmart
16. yellow journalism 八卦新聞
17. take the cake 拔得頭籌
18. beat it = take to one's heels 拔腿就跑
19. show some a clean pair of heels 把...遠遠拋在後頭
20. draw a bead on someone 把砲火對準
21. point the finger at someone 把矛頭指向，怪罪
22. get one's ducks in a row 把東西準備好
23. run someone ragged 把....累壞了

1/19

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:14:10 +0800

1. component 色差端子
2. location-based 行動定位
3. MILF 人妻（Mother(s) I('d) like to fuck）
4. snow blow 口爆
5. Better the devil you know, than the angel you don't. 一動不如一靜
6. tough love 愛之深責之切
7. world of mortals 紅塵
8. antidote to boredom and melancholy 消愁解悶
9. a work of merit 功德
10. heavenly mysteries 天機
11. wet nurse 奶媽
12. scabby-headed 瘌痢頭
13. tousle-haired 蓬頭
14. Patron 施主
15. in search of fame and fortune 求取功名
16. your coming is most opportune 你來得正巧
17. There is very little one can do about it. 無可奈何
18. bearer 轎夫
19. carved and painted beams and rafters 雕樑畫棟
20. doggerel 打油詩
21. Ponzi scheme; Pyramid scheme 老鼠會
22. reckless abandon / wild abandon 肆意放縱
23. pics or shens 沒圖沒真相
24. great ability 雄才
25. to square account 清算宿怨
26. false accusation 誣告
27. sweeping accusation 籠統的指控
28. an ace in the hole 殺手鐗，密藏的法寶
29. dull ache 隱隱作痛
30. criminal conversation 通姦

1/18

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:19:32 +0800

1. I am from Missouri 固執，不易說服（這句話有時後面要加一句：“I need to be shown.”或“You have got to show me.”，意思是 Missouri 州的人很固執，不太信任別人，一定要人家證明一下。）
2. want a piece of action 想佔一份，分一杯羹
3. a character actor 性格演員
4. acuity of wit 才思敏捷
5. business acumen 生意頭腦
6. a small ad 分類廣告
7. carol and stick 恩威並濟
8. a confirmed addict 成癖的人
9. much-to-be-welcomed 求之不得的
10. a sterring address 激動人心的演說
11. be adequate to sth 勝任
12. to adjust expense to income 量入為出
13. advancement in life 發跡，發達
14. to press (home) an advantage 充分利用優勢
15 You have the advantage of me 你是哪一位？（委婉表示你認識我，但我不記得你）
16 a worthy adversary 勁敵
17. the object of one's affections 意中人，心上人，鍾愛者
18. through the ages 千秋萬世
19 an agent provocateur 密探，奸細，內奸
20. student agitation 學潮
21. agreeable to the ear 悅耳
22. a tacit agreement 默契
23. a gentleman's agreement 君子協定
24. teaching aids 教具
25. an immediate aim 眼前目標
26. doctored picture 移花接木照
27. assume an air = put on airs 裝腔作勢，擺架子
28. martial air 軍樂
29. a feeder airline 地方航線
30. to give sb the air = to reject sb 解雇某人，拒絕某人
31. true (unfailing, unswerving) allegiance 忠心耿耿
32. mouth off 放砲
33. a casual acquaintance 泛泛之交
34. bitter/sharp acrimony 尖酸刻薄

1/17

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:33:19 +0800

1. an entertainment allowance 交際費
2. an over-time allowance 加班津貼
3. aims 施捨物，救濟金，佈施
4. quite alone 孑然一身
5. a rank ameteur 差勁的業餘愛好者
6. an ambassador extraordinary 特派大使
7. a goodwill ambassador 親善大使
8. a roving ambassador 巡迴大使
9. an ambassador-at-large 巡迴大使，無任所大使
10. overweening ambition 咄咄逼人的野心
11. a cherished ambition 宿望
12. exchange amenities 相互致意，相互寒暄
13. take something amiss因某事而見怪，對某事非常在意
14. live ammunition 實彈
15. general amnesty 大赦
16. He'll never amount to anything. 他不會有出息的。
17. a forced analogy 牽強附會
18. in the last/final/ultimate analysis 歸根結底，總之