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<Action English> (161—170)
2008年05月05日 星期一 上午 00:46

Action English(161) 动感英语(161)
1.look sharp 提高警惕,振奋
例:Our boss told us to look sharp when the president comes for a visit.
     我们老板告诉我们要精神些,因为总裁要来看我们。
     It's hard for the soccer team to look sharp when it's 40 degrees outside.
     外面40度的高温,要想让球队反应快些很难。


2.It's worth a try . (片中)    worth a try 值得一试
例:Applying for that job is worth a try, you might get it.
     申请那份工作很值得一试,你很有可能得到它。
     If you like her it's worth a try to ask her out she might say yes.
     如果你真的喜欢她,那叫她出来值得一试,也许她会答应。
3.but let's not make snap judgment, please .(片中)   

snap judgment 太草率,太仓促做决定
例:I'm sorry, I called your bf playboy, It was a snap judgment,I don't even know him.
     对不起,我称你男朋友是花花公子,这太草率,我甚至还没认识他。
    You shouldn't have fired me without listening to my explanation, It was a snap judgment .
    不听我的解释你不能解雇我,这样做太草率了。

Action English(162) 动感英语(162)


1.We're rolling. (片中)   let’s roll. 我们走,要离开了。
例:If the waitress doesn't take our order, we're rolling.
   如果服务员再不上菜,我们就走.
   I don't like this dance club, let's roll.
   我不太喜欢这个舞蹈俱乐部,我们走吧!
2. We'll be set up for life(片中)   set up for life 衣食无忧
例: If I win the lottery, I’ll be set up for life.
    如果我中了彩票,以后生活就不用愁了 。
     Marry him, and she'll be set up for life.
    嫁给他,她下半辈子就衣食无忧了.
3. I’m not sure if they’ll nail you right to the wall (片中)
nail someone to the wall 重重的惩罚谁
例: He got nailed to the wall for cheating.
    他因为作弊而受到严重惩罚.
     If you get caught stealing, you’ll get nailed to the wall.
    如果你偷窃被抓住,你就会受到惩罚。


Action English(163) 动感英语(163)
1.Get real, man.(片中)    get real 现实点
例:When I tell people that I want to be a billionaire, they just tell me to get real
    当我告诉人们我想成为百万富翁时,他们只告诉我现实点吧。
    I wish my parent would get real, they think that I will graduate with the best grades in the country.
    我希望我的父母现实点,他们认为我的学历是全城最好的。


2.few and far between 稀少
例:Fresh strawberries out of season are few and far between.
    新鲜的草莓不适季节时很稀少。(反季节的鲜草莓很少见。)
    It hasn't been a very wet summer, rainy days have been few and far between.
    这不是个湿润的夏天,下雨的天气很少。
3.Find yourself a keeper.    keeper   陪伴你一生的人
例:Ever since my dogs followed me home when he was a puppy.I knew he was a keeper.
    我的狗当它还很多小的时候跟我回家时,我就知道它会一直陪伴我。
The photos taken on my 18th birthday party are keepers, I've framed them and hung them on the wall.
我十八岁生日party照的照片将伴我一生,我以将它们镶在像框中挂在墙上。

Action English(164) 动感英语(164)


1.He's hanging in there .(片中)    hanging in there 保持/坚持某种状态
例:At first i diidn't want to finish the book because it was so long.But I hung in there and read it to the end.
开始我觉得这本书太长了不想读完,后来还是坚持住了。
    The hours of training everyday made the athlete want to quit, But he hung in there and won the competition. 每天那么多小时的(大量的)训练使这个运动员想放弃,但是最后还是坚持下来并且赢得了比赛(胜利)。
2.Well how else was I supposed to flag you down?(片中)
flag you down: 吸引某人注意力(打旗号使停下)
例: When it began to rain, I had to flag down a taxi
天开始下雨,我不得不拦辆出租车。
When I arrived at the crowded noghtclub, my friend had to flag me down by yelling.
当我到达了喧嚣的夜总会,我的朋友不得不大喊来吸引我的注意力。


3. I'm wired(片中)    be wired 精力充沛
例:After 3 cups of coffee last night I felt totally wired.
昨天晚上喝过三杯咖啡以后我感觉精神多了。

ACTION ENGLISH (165) 动感英语 (165)


1.Thanks a bunch. (片中) a bunch = a lot
例: I thanked my parents a bunch after they gave me a present for my birthday.
我很感谢我的父母,他们为我准备了生日礼物.
There were a bunch of reasons why I couldn’t go to the marathon on the weekend.
周末我不能去马拉松的原因很多.
2. That was just show business. – in the film     
show business 做做样子看
例: The manager seemed full of confidence to the other executives, but that was just show business.
经理在其他董事面前信心十足的样子,不过是做作样子而已.
It was just show business when the man tried to attract women by wearing expensive suits.
那个男的试图通过穿昂贵的衣服来吸引女性,不过是装装样子罢了.
3. Slide over to my place. (片中)  
Slide 意思是 去什么地方(玩) = go to somewhere/ travel
例: We had dinner at home first, then we wanted to slide into town for some more drinks.
我们在家先吃过饭,然后想去城里再喝点什么.
I had spent enough time in one place and decided it was time to slide and go somewhere different.
我在一个地方呆的够久了,决定要去个不一样的地方.

Action English(166) 动感英语(166)


1.Just take it easy!(片中)    take it easy   放轻松
例:The doctor told me to take it easy and get lots of rest.
    医生告诉我要放轻松,多多休息。


2.I'd like to propose a toast.(片中)    propose a toast:    祝酒词
例:At my friend farewell I propose a toast to his travel and his new job.
    在与朋友的告别时我祝他一路风顺,也祝福他得到新工作。
    At the graduation party they proposed a toast to the end of school and the beginning of adult life.
    在毕业的晚会上我庆祝学校生活的结束和成人生活的开始。
3.wanted a crack at Jack's money.(片中)    have a crack at: 涉及……参与
例:I was never all athletic person,but I wanted to have a crack at basketball.
    我不是个体育能手,但是我想参与篮球运动。

Action English(167) 动感英语(167)
1.That wall is jinxed.(片中)    jinxed   不吉利,不幸
例:After 3 divorces she started to believe the marriage was jinxed.
    在她离了三次婚以后,她开始认为婚姻不是好东西。
    He felt that the summer was jinxed because there had even been one hot day.
    他感到这个夏天太不幸了,因为没有一天是酷热的天气。
2.I have a feeling about you. (片中)
have a feeling about someone 有什么样的感觉
例:Even though the evidence proved otherwise, the judge had a feeling that the man on trial was guilty. 法官感觉被提审的这个人是有罪的,尽管证据不是很充分。
    After meeting my boss for the first time, I had a feeling that we would get along.
   在和我们老板见过第一次面后,我就感觉我们会相处得很好。
3.You'd better not push me.   

push somebody 惹怒
例:Don't push me when I'm tired or I will get angry.
    当我累的时候或者生气地时候不要惹我。
    The students pushed the teacher so much that he resigned.
    学生们惹得老师太生气了,所以老师辞职了。

Action English(168) 动感英语(168)
1.a power trip 自大
例:It was a power trip for Tim when all his classmate began asking him for help with their work.
所有的同学都请他帮忙,Tim显得很自大。
When the employer is on a power trip,he think it gives him the right to be rude to everyone that works for him.
雇佣者很自大,他想他有权力让每个人为他工作。
2.Let's see you moves.(片中)   
see someone's moves   表现,展示
例:The camerman told the model he wanted to see her moves for the music video.
    摄影师告诉模特他要看看她是否适合那个音乐。
    He loved going to nightclubs because all the girls could see his moves on the dance.
   他很喜欢去酒吧,因为那里所有的女孩都看他的舞姿。
3.Break my rules,I fire you on the spot.(片中)   
on the spot: 立刻,立即
例:When the boy told his girlfriend that he had cheated on her,she broke up on the spot.
    当男孩告诉他女朋友他欺骗了她时,她就马上与他分手了。
    The woman stowted spending money on the spot after she found she win a prize.
    这个女人在她中奖以后就大把的花钱。

Action English(169) 动感英语(169)
1.a one night stand   一夜情
例:Although she only had a one night stand with him, she still thought about him often.
    尽管她和他只有一夜情,她还是时常想起他。
    He wished that it hadn't been a one night stand because he had lefe his bag at her house and wanted to get it back. 他真希望那不是一夜情,因为他把包忘在她的房间了并且想拿回它。


2.He owes me a favor.(片中)   
owe one's a favor   欠一个人情
例:I owe my sister a favor because she lent me money when I couldn't pay my rent.
    我前我姐姐一个人情,因为在我付不起房租的时候她借钱给了我。
    Just because he gave me a ride home, he thinks I owe him a favor in return.
    就因为他让我搭他车回家,他就认为我该还他的人情。


3.I hate to burst your bubble.(片中)   
burst someone's bubble 某人梦想,希望破灭
例:I got a second audition for the role in the movie, but it really burst my bubble when I didn't get the part.
   我得到了电影中的哪个角色的地二次面试,可当最终没有得到那角色真是(觉得)梦想破灭了。
I didn't want to burst the boy's bubble by telling him that his favourite comic book characters weren't real.
我真不想让那孩子梦想破灭去告诉他他喜欢的连环画的人物都是虚构的。

Action English(170) 动感英语(170)
1.You were never a lifer.(片中)    a lifer   做..... 很长的一段时间
例:My dream job is to be a lifer on a famous television show.
    我所梦想的工作是在一档著名的电视节目中做很长的时间。
    The guilty criminal got a lifer, he was sentenced to forty years in prison.
    罪犯得到了无期徒刑,他被判了40年监禁。


2.You got me?(片中)    You got me? 你明白我的意思吗?
例:I want you home before midnight, you got me?
    我想让你午夜前回家,明白我的意思吗?
    Sometimes I just don't got my friend, He hardly eats anything, but he's never hungry.
    有时我真不明白我的朋友,他几乎什么都不吃,但他也从来不饿。
3.We're right behind you.(片中)   
be right behind sb 支持某人(恰好站在某人的后面)
例:When my uncle decided to run for mayor, the family was right behind him.
    我叔叔决定竞选市长,全家都支持他。
    I was right behaind my friend when he was choosing which university courses to take.
    我朋友在选择选修大学课程时,我支持他。


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