1. On a class reunion party, after asking others what they were doing, Ryden was confronted by Jessica. "Ryden, what about you? What are you up to?" Ryden said" Uh... I just... You know, I've been interviewing. A lot. And, um, just had some really amazing opportunities... and just keeping my options open." Jessica said bluntly"So what you're saying is you're unemployed." Ryden felt really bad with this and complained to Adam"God. I feel like such a loser. Everyone is doing something with their lives... and I just turn out to be this big, pathetic loser." Adam tried to console her by a hug offer, Rydey: "No. I don't want your pity hug(怜悯的拥抱)." Pity means 怜悯, 同情, 可怜 in most cases, here's some examples:
与pity hug相似的用法有pity sex/pity fuck What girls do to boys who've never done anything with girls before. Anytime a person chooses to have sexual intercourse with another person for the sole purpose of getting that person through an awkward or sad moment. Typically there is no actual interest romantically in that person, but the idea of engaging in intercourse is not horrifying and almost a bit sporty(有体育道德精神的). The giver goes through the motions(go through the motions of sth装装样子, 做做样子 to do something because you are expected to do it and not because you want to (often in continuous tenses) These days when we go out, cook a meal together or even make love, I get the feeling that he's just going through the motions. set something in motion付诸行动 to start something moving. The mayor set the project in motion by digging the first shovelful of soil. I cannot set the procedure in motion until I receive a purchase order.) of actual romance without any actual feelings.To have sex with someone for reasons stemming from pity rather than desire. The phrase allows a range of implications from concern about the unfulfilment of the fuckee被性交的人 or feelings of superiority自大 over them. Kate came round last night and looked so dejected(忧郁沮丧失望难过的), I had to pity-fuck her. Sally felt bad for Jim during his visit after the loss of his girlfriend several weeks earlier, and while nothing she tried that afternoon could snap him out of his sadness, she decided to give him a pity-fuck which would show him that happiness could be found again. pity yes A "pity yes" is the expression of half-hearted consent半心半意的同意 a woman gives to a man's request for a date. It's a "yes" to a request for a date, but not one with enthusiasm. A man can evoke a pity yes with the look on his face, or by asking a woman out in a novel way. Ack! You can't ask someone out over IM! You always have to ask out someone at least via phone. You're much more likely to get a pity yes. Then, if you make a good impression, you turn that into a real yes! more's the pity更可惜的是, 更遗憾的是 Fig. it is a great pity or shame; it is sad. (Sometimes with the.) Jack can't come, more's the pity. Jane had to leave early, more's the pity. take/have pity on somebody同情某人 to do something because you feel sympathy for someone She stood there shivering until Claudia took pity on her and put her sweater around the child's shoulders.
2. Ryden Malby had a plan. Do well in high school, thereby receiving a great college scholarship. Now that she's finally graduated, it's time for her to find a gorgeous loft apartment and land her dream job at the city's best publishing house. But when Jessica Bard, Ryden's college nemesis(死对头. 公正的惩罚;天罚;不可逃避的惩罚;报应 A righteous infliction of retribution manifested by an appropriate agent. Your worst enemy. Lex Luthor will always be Superman's nemesis.) steals her perfect job, Ryden is forced to move back to her childhood home. Stuck with her eccentric family - a stubborn do-it-yourself dad, an overly thrifty mom, a politically incorrect grandma, a very odd little brother - and a growing stack of rejected job applications, Ryden starts to feel like she's going nowhere. The only upside好的一面 is spending time with her best friend, Adam - and running into her hot next-door neighbor, David. Eternal optimist永远的乐观主义者 Ryden Malby (Alexis Bledel) has the most brutal of wake-up calls when she graduates from college and can't find a job, forcing her back home to live with her oddball family. Frustrated and confused about how her life is supposed to turn out, she soon realizes that her longtime platonic(柏拉图似的) best friend is the only one who makes everything in her crazy life make sense让一切变得有意义.
3. When Adam found Ryden stand him up to spend a night with her neighbour, he was very heartbroken, every time Ryden called him to say sorry he just answered her by voice mail, Ryden said, silent treatment, huh, very fifty grade of you, effective. Silent treatment is used on people that are disliked by the general population by the people who are ignoring the offensive person. very funny method of making someone feel like, or infroming them that they are indeed and outsider.
flack out or flake out Sl. to collapse with exhaustion; to lie down because of exhaustion. All the hikers flacked out when they reached the campsite. After a few hours, the hikers all flaked out. Flake n. Someone who suddenly quits talking you on instant messenger services, without telling you a reason. An IMer with ADHD. Flake out: to suddenly quit talking for no good reason. Flaky adj describing someone who is a flake, or one who flakes out. She is such a flake because he will just leave in the middle of an IM conversation. flake (out) on sb. = cancel on sb. I didn't want to flake on you last night, but I was tired after work and wanted to stay home.
额外的一段文字: He is self claimed自封的 billionaire, claims to make six figures from selling cell phones to mid class russians from Brooklyn. She is a girl who lies, cheats, deceives and usually put herslef first before anyone else. 一兄弟发帖求解决方案: Long story short, I had plans with a girl, I texted her the day before the plans to tell her some details, and never got a response. Called her the day of the plans, and got no response. She then texts me later on in the mid-afternoon asking what I was up to. I told her I was hanging out with some friends (which I was) because if it seemed like I was waiting around for her, I would appear desperate (I'm not). I then sent another text 5 min. or so after that saying "What happened?" meaning what happened to our plans and her not answering me. I haven't gotten a response and it's been 2 hours. I see this girl next week in school. Should I call her out on it or just ignore her?
4. While in his father's store with Ryden at night, they heard someone's laughter, it turned out to be Adam's father with a cash register in this store, Adam said: "Didn't recognize you without the cash register要不是这个服务员都认不出来你了哈. Actually, I'm really glad you're here. 'Cause you haven't been home for a while... ...and you definitely were not at my graduation毕业典礼. Adam's father:"Look, I don't wanna get into this with you right now我现在不想和你讨论这些." Adam:"Wait. Juanita, is he paying... I hope he's paying you overtime for this, 'cause you do have rights."
Graduation(=commencement) is the action of receiving接受 or conferring授予 an academic degree or the ceremony that is sometimes associated, where students become Graduates. Before the graduation, candidates are referred to as Graduands. The date of graduation is often called degree day. The graduation itself is also called commencement, convocation or invocation. At the University of Cambridge, the occasion on which most graduands receive their BA degree is known as general admission. After degree completion, graduates can be referred to by their graduating year. In the United States and Canada, it is also used to refer to the advancement from a primary or secondary school level. In the United States, besides "commencement," the term "graduation" is also used in schools below university level such as the high school, middle school and even kindergarten and preschool ceremonies.In the United Kingdom, unlike the United States, students do not usually 'graduate' from school below university level. They will normally leave(not graduate) secondary school, high school or sixth form college (if applicable) with specific qualifications.
4. Just back home with the crashed car, Ryden's father:"Well, let's have a little look-see((informal)a brief look or inspection(非正式)瞧一眼, 查看 we are just about to take a little look-see around the hotel我们正要到旅馆周围瞧瞧) here." Mother came out to welcome her daughter and saw the car:"Oh, look at that. That's just a crime." Ryden:"Uh, Dad, that's gotta get into the shop." Father:"Uh, I'm not so sure. I'm just looking it over. Gonna be all right." Ryden:"You... You're not thinking about fixing this yourself, are you?" Father:"Yeah. Just have some faith in(有点信心吗) my abilities, honey." Ryden:"You've never fixed a car before." Father:" Honey. At one point, I'd never roundhouse-kicked a man in the neck before either. Now I do it every Wednesday. My mind's like a sea sponge(海绵), honey. When the synapses神经突触 get going in Walter Malby's mind, It's gonna be fun. Don't worry about the car. I got it. I got the car covered." 然后回头对正在忙活搬东西的Adam说:"Let me give you a hand there, Adam. Good. Look at you. You're a self-starter([美口]做事主动的人,有主动精神的人)."
然后就是踩了猫屎, 怒冲冲的找过去"Your cat has now crapped on my doorstep, in my yard... and now on my driveway, which around here... is like church to me. That's sanctuary."
关于casket和coffin的区别: Many Americans distinguish between a casket and a coffin on the basis of shape. They may use the term "coffin" to refer to a traditional rectangular box used for burial, while they think of a casket as a burial container which is tapered(锥形的, 渐细的) on both ends to a tapered hexagonal or octagonal (also considered to be anthropoidal in shape) box . The term "casket" is also sometimes used for a coffin with a split lid which is designed to allow people to view the decedent at an open casket funeral. Receptacles容器 for cremated火化的 human ashes骨灰 (sometimes called cremains骨灰) are called urns骨灰盒.
Grandma wanted to buy a coffin for herself, the saler said"What do I have to do to put you in one of my coffins today? How about a little magnesium镁 seepage渗漏 protection system? That's the exact same... ...corrosion腐蚀 and rust生锈 technology that protects our Alaskan pipeline."
Special delivery特快专递: The delivery of a piece of mail, for an additional charge, by a special messenger rather than by scheduled delivery.
Father替Ryhden规划未来:"Since it concerns your future, I need you to pay attention. Belt buckles. Million-dollar niche business. They're going crazy on the Internet." 关于Adam的未来, Adam的爸爸也很担心, 看到哥伦比亚大学的信件"Are you ever gonna actually open that?" "It's made a long journey from New York. I'm letting it breathe让他喘喘气." "You know, Adam, if you don't wanna go..." "Don't give me that shit别说给我那些屁话." "It's not like I'm gonna force you." "No, you're just gonna hate me if I don't." "No, I'm not gonna hate you. I just want more for you. Do you wanna be like me? You wanna come home from work 11:00 at night? Save your whole life so you can afford the mortgage on a place like this?"
5. Adam打算告诉Ryden他在酒吧要开唱了, 他站在泳池跳水板的边缘"You don't have to go in. Just... come out here so I can tell you something. Quit bitching别婆婆妈妈的 and come here. Come all the way to the edge到边上来." 试图安慰她"Look, you got the hard part figured out. You know what you wanna do. Now you can just spend the rest of your life going after it."
Father对来烦他的儿子说"I'm doing business now. Doing business." 然后看着刚买来的belt buckle上的图案说"It's so lifelike(真的一样, 栩栩如生的). It is. That's real snake. All made right here in the country都是在这个国家产的吗?" 得到肯定答复"All here". 对Ryden说"Here, honey. Grab that box for me, would you? Carry it inside." Ryden问"So these are the buckles, huh?" "Yep, first shipment第一批货."
Ryden抱怨车没有修好"I want my car back. I want to stop having to call a taxi every time I have to leave the house." Father说"I told you. The part部件零件 hasn't come in from the factory yet. It's... It's a curveball."
The curveball is a breaking pitch变化投球 in baseball thrown with a characteristic grip and hand movement that impart传递授予告知 down and/or sideways spin to the ball. It is therefore considered a type of breaking ball. Contrary to a fastball (which has only back spin), the curveball has a diagonal spin that creates a wake behind the ball, making the pitch drop on its way to the plate本垒打垒. A curveball is used to disrupt the opponent's timing. While it is a good pitch for doing so, it is also a dangerous pitch to throw. The increased topspin of the ball has the potential to gain tremendous backspin off of a batter's bat, giving it much added distance if well hit. For pitchers, it is better to throw a straight breaking ball, one that breaks from high to low as opposed to side to side. The simple argument for this is that the batter has 33 inches to hit a side to side pitch, while only one inch to hit an up to down pitch. In baseball, a breaking ball is a pitch that does not travel straight like a fastball as it approaches the batter. A pitcher who uses primarily breaking ball pitches is often referred to as a junkballer. A breaking ball will have some sideways or downward motion on it. Curveballs and sliders are two types of breaking balls.
Ryden说自己已经很努力了:"But I am trying hard. I mean, I... I am scouring the job market. I... I am. I'm getting up early, and I'm searching for something, anything... to get my foot in the door. And do you have any clue what these interviews are like?" Father说"Well, maybe you're setting your sights too high(眼光太高了). "Oh, really? Well, where do you think I should be setting my sights?" Father试图劝她跟他一起卖buckle"If you just give this one a chance, I know you're gonna love it."
Ryden在帮爸爸卖箱子"It's on clearance!" Father示范她怎么和顾客卖"You headed out of town出门吗, if you don't mind me asking? Really? Where you going? Oh, wow! Hawaii. That's fantastic. You going there for business, pleasure?" 然后就碰到同学死对头Jessica来买箱子, 看她怎么指挥Ryden吧"They're sending me to New York next week for a conference. Hence the need for a new briefcase公文包. Let me take a look at that black one. Ah... You know what? I want to take a look at the one right next to it. Nope. I gotta trust my instincts on this one. I'm saying no to that one. I'm going back to the original. This is a no. Let me take a look at this gray one here." "I thought you wanted a briefcase." "I'm gonna need both. Lot of traveling. I'm not gonna take this one. Can I see that black one up there?"
6. Mother说和Grandam弟弟Hunter:"Hunter is a very unique little boy. I don't want you to coddle娇惯=pamper him." "I am not coddling him, okay? I'm just a little concerned... that he's weird." "Well, of course he's weird! He's a Malby. Weird is good. Weird indicates a creative force."
Father压死了cat, Grandam说"There you are, this poor, little, innocent thing that wouldn't hurt a fly... and then one day you're murdered by my own son." Father说"It was an accident. Geez. Why didn't you tell me to look behind me?" Ryden很无辜"What? How is this my fault怎么成我的错了? You told me to look at the engine." "Can't do two things at once同时? Keep your voice down小声点." "You did say something about wanting to flatten the cat." 妈妈出来解围"Either way不管怎么说, somebody has to tell the neighbor."
然后邻居要求Ryden进屋吃东西, 完事Ryden"I am full我饱了, I am stuffed撑死了." Ryden想收拾东西, 邻居说"You go sit(你去坐下, go play去玩吧). Don't worry. I'll take care of it我来收拾."
一家人过来给邻居送吃的, 以为Ryden在paying her condolences表示哀悼. 结果二人在滚床单, 看到大家进来, 邻居说"Fuck me!" Grandma接到"Well, I would, but somebody beat me to it有人抢了先." beat somebody to/into it (informal) to do something before someone else does it I was just about to open some wine but I see you've beaten me to it. beat someone to something to get to something before someone else; to claim something before someone else does. (See also beat someone into something.) You beat me to it and took the last cookie. Ken beat John to the door.
7. 有人为皮带扣找上门来"Someone stole two boxes of my Buckle-O-Bill belt buckles. World renowned, uniquely crafted技术独特. Word on the street(街上传言 on the street 1. Fig. widely known. Sue put it on the street, and now everyone knows. It's on the street. There isn't anyone who hasn't heard it. 2. Fig. on Wall Street or elsewhere in the New York City financial districts. (Similar to {3}, except that it refers to a specific street. Usually with a capital 5.) I heard on the Street today that bank stocks are headed up. It's on the Street that the market is due to crash again. 3. Fig. at discount prices; as available at its lowest retail price. (As if some item were being sold on the street by a peddler.) It lists at $2200 and can be got for about $1650 on the street. On the street it goes for about $400.) is you're trying to sell 'em." Father"You talking about this? This here? No, no, no. I bought this legit合法的 from Gary the Buckle Man." 结果人家说"I don't know Gary the Buckle Man! I know you're trying to take food out of my kid's mouth. I don't even have a kid. But if I did, you're taking his food!"
Adam和Ryden逛街, Adam听说Ryden要去当personal assistant:"Wait. So, you're gonna be a P.A. now?" "It's just temporary临时的. Our neighbor hooked it up(牵线搭桥 hook something up to set something up and get it working. (The object is to be connected to a power supply, electronic network, telephone lines, etc.) Will it take long to hook the telephone up? As soon as they hook up the computer to the network, I can e-mail my friends.)." "Wait. Rico Suave from across the street? That... That old dude who wears the low-rise低腰 jeans?" "What? He's 34. He's not that old." "Very specific information you have there你知道的真是详细啊." 然后告诉她"I wrote a little "something something" for you. you want a little sneak preview((尤指影片)先睹为快的机会, (内部)预映 A single public showing of a movie before its general release)". 然后又开始规划那晚自己酒吧演出及然后的两人世界"So, first of all, I'm just gonna rock the socks off everyone(knock [beat/bore/charm etc.] your socks off somebody to completely surprise or please you very much The magazine is beautiful and combines color and unusual design in a way that knocks your socks off. Usage notes: also used with other verbs to say that something is done in an extreme way or to a great degree: I worked my socks off to get my degree.) at that show. And third, we're gonna go out to a big, fancy dinner. To, uh, celebrate your new quasi准的 job thing." "Just to celebrate?"
8. Ryden和neighbour在工作. 拍广告的人抱怨"This mustache is crap. The hairs are going in my mouth. I can swear I swallowed a couple." "Oh, I am sorry. We'll take care of that in a sec, all right? Okay, everyone, take five休息五分钟"
"Bring it. Bring it." Another way of saying bring it on. It is a invitation to make someone perform a action.
I just saw a girl that has the whole world at her fingertips... and she doesn't even know it.
Father被抓, 警察对Mother说"The good news is your husband doesn't have any priors没有前科. The bad news is we're gonna have to hold him. Trafficking stolen property is no small crime. The bail won't be set till tomorrow." "You're keeping him overnight? But he's not a criminal. He's just a moron." "That's the breaks(那只能自认倒霉了, 活该倒霉吧. Bad luck, a damn shame, or an unfortunate occurrence. At the laundromat[自助洗衣店]: Doc: "What up dogg." Timmy: "Nothing much. I lost a quarter under the washing machine a couple minutes ago." Doc: "That's the breaks." )." 第二天警察说"Um, so, basically, in order to bail him out, you're looking at 15,000 bucks. Or he stays in the slammer监狱 until the trial." 母亲无奈, 自己无钱只好找Grandma"Maureen? Cough it up(cough up something also cough something up 1. to pay money unwillingly I had to cough up $35 for administration fees. Martinez's lawyers knew the banks had the money, and pushed them to cough it up. 2. to allow an opponent to take the lead in a competition Sele got a 3-0 lead in the second inning局,回合 but then coughed it up in the third.). Pay the man your son's bail money." Grandma很不情愿"Ary you crazy? You think if I had that kind of dough(1. 生面团 2. informal 钱) I'd be living with you(你想我要是有那钱我还会和你们一起住)?" "Cut the baloney(胡说八道, 瞎扯, 鬼话), Maureen. Please. I know you have money. I know you sew缝 it into your panty hose女式连袜裤. And I know you've got it under your mattress... and shoved up inside every shoe in your closet." Grandma被揭穿, 无奈的说"Why can't my family just love me for my soul... instead of my meager(1. 瘦的 meager arms瘦削的手臂 2. 粗劣的;不足的;贫乏的 meager cultural resources贫乏的文化资源 He could not support his family on his meager salary他靠微薄的工资无法养家) possessions and my bank account?"
9. Hunter要爸爸帮他弄boxcar去参加derby, 时间不多了, 爸爸说"Go get your mother, your grandmother. We need every able-bodied man(壮丁, 四肢健全的人) we can get. Go."
爸爸教hunter开车:"Balls to the wall. Don't tell your mom I said that. Smoke 'em. Go get 'em." balls to the wall To push to the limit, go all out, full speed. A very colorful phrase, one needs to be careful when using "balls to the wall". Although its real origin is very benign, mos people assume it is a reference to testicles睾丸. In fact it is from fighter planes. The "balls" are knobs atop the plane's throttle control. Pushing the throttle all the way forward, to the wall of the cockpit, is to apply full throttle. floorboard 1.地板 2. [美口]把(汽车加速器等)压到最低一档; 把...压低到最低限度
父亲劝要去纽约找Adam的女儿别冲动:"Sure you don't wanna get a little shut-eye(一觉, 睡眠) and see how you feel in the 学习成绩好, you... kept your room neat and clean, you ate your vegetables. Can I be honest with you? I always found it a little troubling. Because, see, the world's a screwy place. It doesn't play by the rules. So if you're asking me... do I think it's a good idea for you to, uh... quit your job... leave behind the only family you have... and travel 3,000 miles... to a place you've never been before? I think it's the most kick-ass idea you've ever had. 'Cause I think no matter where you are, you're gonna knock 'em dead.
妈妈对女儿说"Call me frequently经常打电话, okay? I've got you on my speed dial" "Okay. and you're on mine."
一家人要去纽约看女儿, 奶奶电话里对Ryden说"I don't have a hump. I can sleep anyplace you wanna put me, Ryden." 妈妈对女儿说"And, honey, it's genetic遗传问题, so take your calcium记得吃钙. And don't forget to layer up, okay? You're from California."
10. 开始时Jessica发问候电子卡给Ryden"Hi, Ryden. Jessica Bard here. Just wanted to clean the slate(澄清一下). I'm sorry I nabbed(逮住, 攫取) valedictorian(致告别辞者)... but you have to believe I will do an excellent job." Ryden对找到工作自信满满"And my thesis adviser论文指导 is best friends with the chief editor...and has already put in a good word递了好话 and everything. Ryden找工作面试时的话: The bottom line is, what I lack in experience, I make up for in vision. And what I don't know I make up for with passion. Most importantly, I am incredibly enthusiastic about the work your company is doing.
与pity hug相似的用法有pity sex/pity fuck What girls do to boys who've never done anything with girls before. Anytime a person chooses to have sexual intercourse with another person for the sole purpose of getting that person through an awkward or sad moment. Typically there is no actual interest romantically in that person, but the idea of engaging in intercourse is not horrifying and almost a bit sporty(有体育道德精神的). The giver goes through the motions(go through the motions of sth装装样子, 做做样子 to do something because you are expected to do it and not because you want to (often in continuous tenses) These days when we go out, cook a meal together or even make love, I get the feeling that he's just going through the motions. set something in motion付诸行动 to start something moving. The mayor set the project in motion by digging the first shovelful of soil. I cannot set the procedure in motion until I receive a purchase order.) of actual romance without any actual feelings.To have sex with someone for reasons stemming from pity rather than desire. The phrase allows a range of implications from concern about the unfulfilment of the fuckee被性交的人 or feelings of superiority自大 over them. Kate came round last night and looked so dejected(忧郁沮丧失望难过的), I had to pity-fuck her. Sally felt bad for Jim during his visit after the loss of his girlfriend several weeks earlier, and while nothing she tried that afternoon could snap him out of his sadness, she decided to give him a pity-fuck which would show him that happiness could be found again. pity yes A "pity yes" is the expression of half-hearted consent半心半意的同意 a woman gives to a man's request for a date. It's a "yes" to a request for a date, but not one with enthusiasm. A man can evoke a pity yes with the look on his face, or by asking a woman out in a novel way. Ack! You can't ask someone out over IM! You always have to ask out someone at least via phone. You're much more likely to get a pity yes. Then, if you make a good impression, you turn that into a real yes! more's the pity更可惜的是, 更遗憾的是 Fig. it is a great pity or shame; it is sad. (Sometimes with the.) Jack can't come, more's the pity. Jane had to leave early, more's the pity. take/have pity on somebody同情某人 to do something because you feel sympathy for someone She stood there shivering until Claudia took pity on her and put her sweater around the child's shoulders.
2. Ryden Malby had a plan. Do well in high school, thereby receiving a great college scholarship. Now that she's finally graduated, it's time for her to find a gorgeous loft apartment and land her dream job at the city's best publishing house. But when Jessica Bard, Ryden's college nemesis(死对头. 公正的惩罚;天罚;不可逃避的惩罚;报应 A righteous infliction of retribution manifested by an appropriate agent. Your worst enemy. Lex Luthor will always be Superman's nemesis.) steals her perfect job, Ryden is forced to move back to her childhood home. Stuck with her eccentric family - a stubborn do-it-yourself dad, an overly thrifty mom, a politically incorrect grandma, a very odd little brother - and a growing stack of rejected job applications, Ryden starts to feel like she's going nowhere. The only upside好的一面 is spending time with her best friend, Adam - and running into her hot next-door neighbor, David. Eternal optimist永远的乐观主义者 Ryden Malby (Alexis Bledel) has the most brutal of wake-up calls when she graduates from college and can't find a job, forcing her back home to live with her oddball family. Frustrated and confused about how her life is supposed to turn out, she soon realizes that her longtime platonic(柏拉图似的) best friend is the only one who makes everything in her crazy life make sense让一切变得有意义.
3. When Adam found Ryden stand him up to spend a night with her neighbour, he was very heartbroken, every time Ryden called him to say sorry he just answered her by voice mail, Ryden said, silent treatment, huh, very fifty grade of you, effective. Silent treatment is used on people that are disliked by the general population by the people who are ignoring the offensive person. very funny method of making someone feel like, or infroming them that they are indeed and outsider.
flack out or flake out Sl. to collapse with exhaustion; to lie down because of exhaustion. All the hikers flacked out when they reached the campsite. After a few hours, the hikers all flaked out. Flake n. Someone who suddenly quits talking you on instant messenger services, without telling you a reason. An IMer with ADHD. Flake out: to suddenly quit talking for no good reason. Flaky adj describing someone who is a flake, or one who flakes out. She is such a flake because he will just leave in the middle of an IM conversation. flake (out) on sb. = cancel on sb. I didn't want to flake on you last night, but I was tired after work and wanted to stay home.
额外的一段文字: He is self claimed自封的 billionaire, claims to make six figures from selling cell phones to mid class russians from Brooklyn. She is a girl who lies, cheats, deceives and usually put herslef first before anyone else. 一兄弟发帖求解决方案: Long story short, I had plans with a girl, I texted her the day before the plans to tell her some details, and never got a response. Called her the day of the plans, and got no response. She then texts me later on in the mid-afternoon asking what I was up to. I told her I was hanging out with some friends (which I was) because if it seemed like I was waiting around for her, I would appear desperate (I'm not). I then sent another text 5 min. or so after that saying "What happened?" meaning what happened to our plans and her not answering me. I haven't gotten a response and it's been 2 hours. I see this girl next week in school. Should I call her out on it or just ignore her?
4. While in his father's store with Ryden at night, they heard someone's laughter, it turned out to be Adam's father with a cash register in this store, Adam said: "Didn't recognize you without the cash register要不是这个服务员都认不出来你了哈. Actually, I'm really glad you're here. 'Cause you haven't been home for a while... ...and you definitely were not at my graduation毕业典礼. Adam's father:"Look, I don't wanna get into this with you right now我现在不想和你讨论这些." Adam:"Wait. Juanita, is he paying... I hope he's paying you overtime for this, 'cause you do have rights."
Graduation(=commencement) is the action of receiving接受 or conferring授予 an academic degree or the ceremony that is sometimes associated, where students become Graduates. Before the graduation, candidates are referred to as Graduands. The date of graduation is often called degree day. The graduation itself is also called commencement, convocation or invocation. At the University of Cambridge, the occasion on which most graduands receive their BA degree is known as general admission. After degree completion, graduates can be referred to by their graduating year. In the United States and Canada, it is also used to refer to the advancement from a primary or secondary school level. In the United States, besides "commencement," the term "graduation" is also used in schools below university level such as the high school, middle school and even kindergarten and preschool ceremonies.In the United Kingdom, unlike the United States, students do not usually 'graduate' from school below university level. They will normally leave(not graduate) secondary school, high school or sixth form college (if applicable) with specific qualifications.
4. Just back home with the crashed car, Ryden's father:"Well, let's have a little look-see((informal)a brief look or inspection(非正式)瞧一眼, 查看 we are just about to take a little look-see around the hotel我们正要到旅馆周围瞧瞧) here." Mother came out to welcome her daughter and saw the car:"Oh, look at that. That's just a crime." Ryden:"Uh, Dad, that's gotta get into the shop." Father:"Uh, I'm not so sure. I'm just looking it over. Gonna be all right." Ryden:"You... You're not thinking about fixing this yourself, are you?" Father:"Yeah. Just have some faith in(有点信心吗) my abilities, honey." Ryden:"You've never fixed a car before." Father:" Honey. At one point, I'd never roundhouse-kicked a man in the neck before either. Now I do it every Wednesday. My mind's like a sea sponge(海绵), honey. When the synapses神经突触 get going in Walter Malby's mind, It's gonna be fun. Don't worry about the car. I got it. I got the car covered." 然后回头对正在忙活搬东西的Adam说:"Let me give you a hand there, Adam. Good. Look at you. You're a self-starter([美口]做事主动的人,有主动精神的人)."
然后就是踩了猫屎, 怒冲冲的找过去"Your cat has now crapped on my doorstep, in my yard... and now on my driveway, which around here... is like church to me. That's sanctuary."
关于casket和coffin的区别: Many Americans distinguish between a casket and a coffin on the basis of shape. They may use the term "coffin" to refer to a traditional rectangular box used for burial, while they think of a casket as a burial container which is tapered(锥形的, 渐细的) on both ends to a tapered hexagonal or octagonal (also considered to be anthropoidal in shape) box . The term "casket" is also sometimes used for a coffin with a split lid which is designed to allow people to view the decedent at an open casket funeral. Receptacles容器 for cremated火化的 human ashes骨灰 (sometimes called cremains骨灰) are called urns骨灰盒.
Grandma wanted to buy a coffin for herself, the saler said"What do I have to do to put you in one of my coffins today? How about a little magnesium镁 seepage渗漏 protection system? That's the exact same... ...corrosion腐蚀 and rust生锈 technology that protects our Alaskan pipeline."
Special delivery特快专递: The delivery of a piece of mail, for an additional charge, by a special messenger rather than by scheduled delivery.
Father替Ryhden规划未来:"Since it concerns your future, I need you to pay attention. Belt buckles. Million-dollar niche business. They're going crazy on the Internet." 关于Adam的未来, Adam的爸爸也很担心, 看到哥伦比亚大学的信件"Are you ever gonna actually open that?" "It's made a long journey from New York. I'm letting it breathe让他喘喘气." "You know, Adam, if you don't wanna go..." "Don't give me that shit别说给我那些屁话." "It's not like I'm gonna force you." "No, you're just gonna hate me if I don't." "No, I'm not gonna hate you. I just want more for you. Do you wanna be like me? You wanna come home from work 11:00 at night? Save your whole life so you can afford the mortgage on a place like this?"
5. Adam打算告诉Ryden他在酒吧要开唱了, 他站在泳池跳水板的边缘"You don't have to go in. Just... come out here so I can tell you something. Quit bitching别婆婆妈妈的 and come here. Come all the way to the edge到边上来." 试图安慰她"Look, you got the hard part figured out. You know what you wanna do. Now you can just spend the rest of your life going after it."
Father对来烦他的儿子说"I'm doing business now. Doing business." 然后看着刚买来的belt buckle上的图案说"It's so lifelike(真的一样, 栩栩如生的). It is. That's real snake. All made right here in the country都是在这个国家产的吗?" 得到肯定答复"All here". 对Ryden说"Here, honey. Grab that box for me, would you? Carry it inside." Ryden问"So these are the buckles, huh?" "Yep, first shipment第一批货."
Ryden抱怨车没有修好"I want my car back. I want to stop having to call a taxi every time I have to leave the house." Father说"I told you. The part部件零件 hasn't come in from the factory yet. It's... It's a curveball."
The curveball is a breaking pitch变化投球 in baseball thrown with a characteristic grip and hand movement that impart传递授予告知 down and/or sideways spin to the ball. It is therefore considered a type of breaking ball. Contrary to a fastball (which has only back spin), the curveball has a diagonal spin that creates a wake behind the ball, making the pitch drop on its way to the plate本垒打垒. A curveball is used to disrupt the opponent's timing. While it is a good pitch for doing so, it is also a dangerous pitch to throw. The increased topspin of the ball has the potential to gain tremendous backspin off of a batter's bat, giving it much added distance if well hit. For pitchers, it is better to throw a straight breaking ball, one that breaks from high to low as opposed to side to side. The simple argument for this is that the batter has 33 inches to hit a side to side pitch, while only one inch to hit an up to down pitch. In baseball, a breaking ball is a pitch that does not travel straight like a fastball as it approaches the batter. A pitcher who uses primarily breaking ball pitches is often referred to as a junkballer. A breaking ball will have some sideways or downward motion on it. Curveballs and sliders are two types of breaking balls.
Ryden说自己已经很努力了:"But I am trying hard. I mean, I... I am scouring the job market. I... I am. I'm getting up early, and I'm searching for something, anything... to get my foot in the door. And do you have any clue what these interviews are like?" Father说"Well, maybe you're setting your sights too high(眼光太高了). "Oh, really? Well, where do you think I should be setting my sights?" Father试图劝她跟他一起卖buckle"If you just give this one a chance, I know you're gonna love it."
Ryden在帮爸爸卖箱子"It's on clearance!" Father示范她怎么和顾客卖"You headed out of town出门吗, if you don't mind me asking? Really? Where you going? Oh, wow! Hawaii. That's fantastic. You going there for business, pleasure?" 然后就碰到同学死对头Jessica来买箱子, 看她怎么指挥Ryden吧"They're sending me to New York next week for a conference. Hence the need for a new briefcase公文包. Let me take a look at that black one. Ah... You know what? I want to take a look at the one right next to it. Nope. I gotta trust my instincts on this one. I'm saying no to that one. I'm going back to the original. This is a no. Let me take a look at this gray one here." "I thought you wanted a briefcase." "I'm gonna need both. Lot of traveling. I'm not gonna take this one. Can I see that black one up there?"
6. Mother说和Grandam弟弟Hunter:"Hunter is a very unique little boy. I don't want you to coddle娇惯=pamper him." "I am not coddling him, okay? I'm just a little concerned... that he's weird." "Well, of course he's weird! He's a Malby. Weird is good. Weird indicates a creative force."
Father压死了cat, Grandam说"There you are, this poor, little, innocent thing that wouldn't hurt a fly... and then one day you're murdered by my own son." Father说"It was an accident. Geez. Why didn't you tell me to look behind me?" Ryden很无辜"What? How is this my fault怎么成我的错了? You told me to look at the engine." "Can't do two things at once同时? Keep your voice down小声点." "You did say something about wanting to flatten the cat." 妈妈出来解围"Either way不管怎么说, somebody has to tell the neighbor."
然后邻居要求Ryden进屋吃东西, 完事Ryden"I am full我饱了, I am stuffed撑死了." Ryden想收拾东西, 邻居说"You go sit(你去坐下, go play去玩吧). Don't worry. I'll take care of it我来收拾."
一家人过来给邻居送吃的, 以为Ryden在paying her condolences表示哀悼. 结果二人在滚床单, 看到大家进来, 邻居说"Fuck me!" Grandma接到"Well, I would, but somebody beat me to it有人抢了先." beat somebody to/into it (informal) to do something before someone else does it I was just about to open some wine but I see you've beaten me to it. beat someone to something to get to something before someone else; to claim something before someone else does. (See also beat someone into something.) You beat me to it and took the last cookie. Ken beat John to the door.
7. 有人为皮带扣找上门来"Someone stole two boxes of my Buckle-O-Bill belt buckles. World renowned, uniquely crafted技术独特. Word on the street(街上传言 on the street 1. Fig. widely known. Sue put it on the street, and now everyone knows. It's on the street. There isn't anyone who hasn't heard it. 2. Fig. on Wall Street or elsewhere in the New York City financial districts. (Similar to {3}, except that it refers to a specific street. Usually with a capital 5.) I heard on the Street today that bank stocks are headed up. It's on the Street that the market is due to crash again. 3. Fig. at discount prices; as available at its lowest retail price. (As if some item were being sold on the street by a peddler.) It lists at $2200 and can be got for about $1650 on the street. On the street it goes for about $400.) is you're trying to sell 'em." Father"You talking about this? This here? No, no, no. I bought this legit合法的 from Gary the Buckle Man." 结果人家说"I don't know Gary the Buckle Man! I know you're trying to take food out of my kid's mouth. I don't even have a kid. But if I did, you're taking his food!"
Adam和Ryden逛街, Adam听说Ryden要去当personal assistant:"Wait. So, you're gonna be a P.A. now?" "It's just temporary临时的. Our neighbor hooked it up(牵线搭桥 hook something up to set something up and get it working. (The object is to be connected to a power supply, electronic network, telephone lines, etc.) Will it take long to hook the telephone up? As soon as they hook up the computer to the network, I can e-mail my friends.)." "Wait. Rico Suave from across the street? That... That old dude who wears the low-rise低腰 jeans?" "What? He's 34. He's not that old." "Very specific information you have there你知道的真是详细啊." 然后告诉她"I wrote a little "something something" for you. you want a little sneak preview((尤指影片)先睹为快的机会, (内部)预映 A single public showing of a movie before its general release)". 然后又开始规划那晚自己酒吧演出及然后的两人世界"So, first of all, I'm just gonna rock the socks off everyone(knock [beat/bore/charm etc.] your socks off somebody to completely surprise or please you very much The magazine is beautiful and combines color and unusual design in a way that knocks your socks off. Usage notes: also used with other verbs to say that something is done in an extreme way or to a great degree: I worked my socks off to get my degree.) at that show. And third, we're gonna go out to a big, fancy dinner. To, uh, celebrate your new quasi准的 job thing." "Just to celebrate?"
8. Ryden和neighbour在工作. 拍广告的人抱怨"This mustache is crap. The hairs are going in my mouth. I can swear I swallowed a couple." "Oh, I am sorry. We'll take care of that in a sec, all right? Okay, everyone, take five休息五分钟"
"Bring it. Bring it." Another way of saying bring it on. It is a invitation to make someone perform a action.
I just saw a girl that has the whole world at her fingertips... and she doesn't even know it.
Father被抓, 警察对Mother说"The good news is your husband doesn't have any priors没有前科. The bad news is we're gonna have to hold him. Trafficking stolen property is no small crime. The bail won't be set till tomorrow." "You're keeping him overnight? But he's not a criminal. He's just a moron." "That's the breaks(那只能自认倒霉了, 活该倒霉吧. Bad luck, a damn shame, or an unfortunate occurrence. At the laundromat[自助洗衣店]: Doc: "What up dogg." Timmy: "Nothing much. I lost a quarter under the washing machine a couple minutes ago." Doc: "That's the breaks." )." 第二天警察说"Um, so, basically, in order to bail him out, you're looking at 15,000 bucks. Or he stays in the slammer监狱 until the trial." 母亲无奈, 自己无钱只好找Grandma"Maureen? Cough it up(cough up something also cough something up 1. to pay money unwillingly I had to cough up $35 for administration fees. Martinez's lawyers knew the banks had the money, and pushed them to cough it up. 2. to allow an opponent to take the lead in a competition Sele got a 3-0 lead in the second inning局,回合 but then coughed it up in the third.). Pay the man your son's bail money." Grandma很不情愿"Ary you crazy? You think if I had that kind of dough(1. 生面团 2. informal 钱) I'd be living with you(你想我要是有那钱我还会和你们一起住)?" "Cut the baloney(胡说八道, 瞎扯, 鬼话), Maureen. Please. I know you have money. I know you sew缝 it into your panty hose女式连袜裤. And I know you've got it under your mattress... and shoved up inside every shoe in your closet." Grandma被揭穿, 无奈的说"Why can't my family just love me for my soul... instead of my meager(1. 瘦的 meager arms瘦削的手臂 2. 粗劣的;不足的;贫乏的 meager cultural resources贫乏的文化资源 He could not support his family on his meager salary他靠微薄的工资无法养家) possessions and my bank account?"
9. Hunter要爸爸帮他弄boxcar去参加derby, 时间不多了, 爸爸说"Go get your mother, your grandmother. We need every able-bodied man(壮丁, 四肢健全的人) we can get. Go."
爸爸教hunter开车:"Balls to the wall. Don't tell your mom I said that. Smoke 'em. Go get 'em." balls to the wall To push to the limit, go all out, full speed. A very colorful phrase, one needs to be careful when using "balls to the wall". Although its real origin is very benign, mos people assume it is a reference to testicles睾丸. In fact it is from fighter planes. The "balls" are knobs atop the plane's throttle control. Pushing the throttle all the way forward, to the wall of the cockpit, is to apply full throttle. floorboard 1.地板 2. [美口]把(汽车加速器等)压到最低一档; 把...压低到最低限度
父亲劝要去纽约找Adam的女儿别冲动:"Sure you don't wanna get a little shut-eye(一觉, 睡眠) and see how you feel in the 学习成绩好, you... kept your room neat and clean, you ate your vegetables. Can I be honest with you? I always found it a little troubling. Because, see, the world's a screwy place. It doesn't play by the rules. So if you're asking me... do I think it's a good idea for you to, uh... quit your job... leave behind the only family you have... and travel 3,000 miles... to a place you've never been before? I think it's the most kick-ass idea you've ever had. 'Cause I think no matter where you are, you're gonna knock 'em dead.
妈妈对女儿说"Call me frequently经常打电话, okay? I've got you on my speed dial" "Okay. and you're on mine."
一家人要去纽约看女儿, 奶奶电话里对Ryden说"I don't have a hump. I can sleep anyplace you wanna put me, Ryden." 妈妈对女儿说"And, honey, it's genetic遗传问题, so take your calcium记得吃钙. And don't forget to layer up, okay? You're from California."
10. 开始时Jessica发问候电子卡给Ryden"Hi, Ryden. Jessica Bard here. Just wanted to clean the slate(澄清一下). I'm sorry I nabbed(逮住, 攫取) valedictorian(致告别辞者)... but you have to believe I will do an excellent job." Ryden对找到工作自信满满"And my thesis adviser论文指导 is best friends with the chief editor...and has already put in a good word递了好话 and everything. Ryden找工作面试时的话: The bottom line is, what I lack in experience, I make up for in vision. And what I don't know I make up for with passion. Most importantly, I am incredibly enthusiastic about the work your company is doing.
11. Hunter妈妈教育他: Hunter, I hate getting these calls. What did I tell you about licking the kids' heads? 另外: Don't give me a hard time. give somebody a hard time 1. 批评某人(informal) to criticize someone and make them feel guilty about something that they have done (often + about ) I came home late one night last week and she's been giving me a hard time about it ever since. 2. to treat someone severely or to cause difficulties for them给某人制造困难 She'd always wanted to be a teacher, but those kids gave her a really hard time.
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