American, they say... （续一）
classic somebody 某人惯用的手法
例：This mess is just classic Adam 这么乱一定是Adam干的
This writing style is just classic Mr Jin .
这个作品一看就知道是金先生的
Classic Flavor 最正宗的（香烟上可以看到）
77.Ten-four 收到：is used in radio communication to state that you've heard and understood something .
例：A: We found him under the bridge, His leg is broken.
B: Ten-four.
A: Mike, take exit 27 off the highway.
B: Ten-four.
78.You wanna well me why?（片中）
you want to 你最好....（非疑问句中）
例：I'm not gonna call him , But you want to.（我再也不给他打电话了； 你最好还是打给他。）
79.you own me a hundred and forty Gs （片中）
own ：欠...钱 ；欠...人情
例：You own me 100.
Hey, bro, you owe me 100 bucks, remember? When will you pay me back?
I own her a lot. 我欠她很大的人情
其他：Gs = $1000 ；coin 硬币； bill , note 钞票；
penny 一美分；nickle 五美分；dime 10美分；quarter 25美分
80.They're quite in vogue （片中）
in vogue 摩登，时尚 means it is fashionable
例：Long skirts are in vogue nowadays.现在长裙很流行
Korean dramas are in vogue.韩剧现在很流行
If you see AE, you're in vogue actually.
81.what a pleasant surprise 意外的惊喜
例：Helen, I didn't knew you were coming to the party, what a pleasant surprise
Hey, Helen, I didn't know you work here too, what a pleasant surprise
82.There isn't a girl in town , who wouldn't love to be in your shoes .（片中）
in one's shoes 成为....；处在...位置 = in one's situation
例：The boss is mad at you; I wouldn't want to be in your shoes
You won the lottery; I'd love to be in your shoes
你中了头彩，我真想和你一样
83.I ' m speechless 说不出话来 =I 'm so surprised and I don't know what to say
I'm at a loss for words （以前学过）
例：You are getting married, that’s so wonderful, and I’m speechless
How could you be so stupid, I'm speechless。
84.nuts 傻瓜，病的
例：Are you nuts?
What? Quit college? Are you nuts? How could you get the job without degree?
85.That's freaky looking （片中）
freaky 怪的 = creepy
例：That guy has some really freaky looking hair .
86.I mean 我的意思.......
例：My boss is really stupid; I mean he's the kind of idiots.
87.the heck = the hell
例：The house is a mess, what the heck happened?
I mean what the heck is it anyway?
88.It's just that I got a little bit sidetracked.（片中）
sidetracked 分神， 偏离
例：Peter thought he would go to college right after high school, but he got sidetracked, he spent four years in the army first.
Hey, I 'm sorry I didn't have time to buy your back, you know, there was a sale going on at the CD store, I got sidetracked.
89.Why don't you come up with your own sound?（片中）
come up with 找到 / 解决 / 想到 means " to find , solve , or think of "
例：--Hey, I couldn't find your brother; all I could come up with is some footprints.
--Well, I've been working on the problem for hours and haven't come up with a solution.
--Hey, It's great idea, but I didn't come up with it by myself .
90."well Yeah, you could ,If you could keep up , But you know ,you can't keep up"（片中）
keep up 赶上 means "to move very fast ""to stay near something or someone "
例：--Hey, could you talk a little slower? I can't keep up.
--Hey, he's driving very fast, but we can keep up. 
91.pull yourself together , you're embarassing me.（片中）
pull yourself together 镇静 first meaning " calm down, relax" , / 重新振作（安慰）
例:Stop screaming, pull yourself together, the car didn't hit me .
I know your dog died , and you are sad, but that was three years ago, pull yourself together , ok? pull yourself together and go to work.
92.bang 重击 v ；大吃一惊n =surprise
例:Don't bang the door
That suspense movie gave me a big bang at the end .（I never would have expected such a freaky ending ）
93.You nearly gave me a heart-attack .（片中）
give somebody a heart-attack 吃惊，害怕
People say this about something that really scares them
例：Well, he was ok, but I thought he was dead, he nearly gave me a heart-attack!
My girlfriend loves sky-diving every time, I see her do it, It gives me a heart-attack.
94.but it was accident （片中）
例：Hey, sorry , I broke your CD player , but it was an accident .
Hey , Derek was in bad car accident yesterday
95. Are you thick in the head （片中）
To be “thick in the head”or “thick” means stupid 大脑迟钝
例:You're going to steal a car , Are you thick in the head?
Hey , I'm sure Jim doesn't understand , you know , he's a little thick
96.I will miss you Jane （片中）
miss ：想念, 错过
例：I am homesick, I miss my family .
I don't have a car right now , I really miss driving.
Sorry , I'm terribly sorry , I miss your birthday party , I was terribly sick .
Hey, is that program over already, Did I miss it ?
Don't miss our program .
97.Well I suppose we should say goodbye （片中）
I suppose 我认为，我想。means “I think ”， “I guess ”
例：If I'm not going to work , I suppose I should call the bass and tell him.
--What ? You don't like my idea, I suppose you have a better one
98.c'mon Terk ! step on it （片中）
step on it 快点
If you want somebody to move faster , you can say " step on it "
例：Hey , we're gonna be late for the movie , step on it ok?
Hey, man , I can't wait all day , could you step on it .
99.give it everything you've got 竭尽全力 means just to try as much as impossible
例：If you give it everything you've got , the team will win the game.
pass 及格；not pass 不及格
Hey, don't warry about it , I'm sure if you give it everyting you've got , you'll pass it .
100.just in case 以防万一
例：Well it may be sunny outside , but bring an umbrella just in case if it rains .
I brought some extra money just in case you don't have enough.
101.This is a standoff （片中）
standoff 僵局，僵持不下
例：Two guys are equally strong, the fight ended in a standoff .
Sally and Jeff both have excellent arguments so the debate ended in a standoff.
102.be tied 平局
例：The score is two to two , the game is tied.
103.You could have shut me down （片中）
shut sb down , shut down 打败means defeat ； shut sth down 关闭 means close or stop
例：--Jane is a very good chess player , so she shut me down easily
--That company was doing illegal things so the police shut it down
104.You're missing the bigger picture （片中）
bigger picture 全局考虑 means the full truth of a situation
if someone understands "the bigger picture " he understands the complexity and the real truth behind a situation.
例：--Well , it may seem that Bill make a big mistake by quitting the job, but if you look at the bigger picture ,you will see that guy made a good decision.
--You might think, I spent too much money, but if you look at the bigger picture ,you will see that I made a good investment.
105.That's the spirit 好样的
例：In the past , you never studied , now you study all the time , that's the spirit.
Hey, now you are working really hard, that's the spirit
106.What a rush!真带劲，好过瘾啊！
rush: n 带来快感的强烈的刺激。
例:I get a rush from snowboarding.
Driving my car very fast really gives me a rush.
107.We'll call it square.我们扯平了。
例: Shoot yourself,and we'll call it a square.(影片中对白)
Hey,you took me out for dinner last night,and today I'll take you out.We'll call it a square.
fair and square =without cheat 公平，公正，光明正大
例:We won that game fair and square.
那场比赛我们赢得光明正大。
108.nerd 痴，书呆子，对一项专业精通但对其它事不闻不问的人
computer nerd 电脑痴
例: Bill Gates may be a computer nerd,but that's why he's so wealthy.
你可能觉得Bill Gates是个电脑痴人，可正因为如此，他才这么的有钱。
Don't work too hard.Come on and play.stop being such a nerd.
109.I think he's folded.(影片中对白）
fold=give up 放弃，退出
例: There are too much pressure on him.So he folded and lost the game.
We were playing poker last night,and I had a very bad hand.So finally I folded it.
110.Blood Curdling(or blood curdler) 恐怖片
Thriller 惊悚片
Horror Movie 恐怖片
Thriller和horror movie统称为blood curdling.两者的区别在于,horror movie中，通常会出现monster,ghost等非真实的恐怖因素，如《糖人》；而 thriller 则是涉及真人参加的murder等恐怖事件，如《沉默的羔羊》。
111.Come off as annoying 惹人讨厌
Come off as + adj.=give the impression as + adj.
例:I hope i didn't come off as rude to your mother.I really want her to like me.
What he said came off as very mean.But if you knew the bigger picture,you know the reasons he said it.
他说的话听起来挺刻薄的。但是如果你了解全部经过，你就知道他为什么这么说了。
112.Don't let it get to you 别为这事心烦，别在意这件事
Get to sb 让……烦心，生气
例:The way she spoke to me really gets to me.
It really gets to me that he stole my money after I had shown him so much generous.
So you wanna do it the hard way,huh? 你想敬酒不吃吃罚酒，是么？
例:Hey you!Do you want to do this the easy way or the hard way?You can pay the money back right now,or I'll beat you up.
The general says to the enemy.You can surrender now or do it the hard way.
113.Draw=take out a weapon(gun,sword,etc.)
例:You'd better draw your gun before he shoots you.在他打中你之前，你最好先拔枪。
He drew his sword to get ready for battle.
他拔出利剑准备战斗。
114.You back-Stabbing murderer.你这阴险的杀人犯。
Back-stabbing adj.阴险的，暗箭伤人的，小人的
例:Don't trust that back-stabbing guy.He will steal all your money as soon as he has a chance.
115.Back-stabber n.阴险的人，背信弃义的人。
例:I was in love with my girlfriend untill I found out that she told all her girlfriends that I was stupid.She's such a back-stabber.
A lesser man would've talked under such torture.
A lesser man 不太正直的人。
例:Thank you for returning my wallet.A lesser man would have kept it for himself.
You are a lesser man than he is.Because you lied to me.
116.That's using the old noodle.
Noodle=brain 脑子，头脑
Use the noodle=use your smarts 动动脑子
例:Use your noodle to figure out the math problem.动动脑子把这道数学题做出来。
You haven't used your noodle, so you got ripped off.因为你没有动脑子，所以就被人家骗了。
117.Snap out of it. 振作起来，作回自己。
例:Hey I know you broke up with your girlfriend and you are depressed.But snap out of it.It's not the end of the world.
我知道你和女友分手了，而且你很难过。可你要振作起来，这没什么了不起的。
Hey I don't know what you are thinking about.But snap out of it.You still have a lot of work to do.
我不管你在想什么，但是你得赶快找回自己，还有很多活等着你去干呢。
118.Sham n冒牌货 fake=phony adj.假冒的
例:That company is a sham.They promise to help you ,but they only steal your money.
那家公司是冒牌的。他们说会帮助你，可事实上，他们只会赚你的钱。
I am a sham.I can't really do all the things I said I can do.
我是个冒牌货。我原来说过的事，其实我都做不到。
119.Is his mom losing her marbles? 他妈妈疯了么?
lose one's marbles=go crazy=lose one's mind 疯了（做了一些很蠢的事情）
例:Hey have you lost your marbles?Don't tell your girlfriend she's ugly.
你疯了么？别告诉你的女朋友她唱得不好看。
Are you losing your marbles?Are you really got married that guy?
你一定是昏了头吧？你想嫁给那个家伙？
120.Fan 迷 Movie fan/ a fan of Christina Auguilera
Buff 迷 Movie buff
区别：buff与fan相比，是一种更为俚语化的用法。可以说，movie buff,music buff,但是不能用buff of sth. or sb.的形式。
121.Pep talk 鼓励人的演说，说辞
例:My boss gave me a great pep talk before the big meeting.I think it really helped me to close the deal.
在会议之前，老板给我很多鼓励，这使我能够把单子签下来。
Angela needed a good pep talk after she didn't get asked to the prom.
没有人请Angela跳舞，我们该给她一点鼓励。
Prom 不同于 party.它对中学生来讲是非常重要的一件事情，一种社交场合。
122.She's in pretty bad shape.她的状况很不好。
Shape=condition
例:That bicycle is in pretty bad shape.I'll only give you 30 bucks for that.
这辆自行车这么烂,我只出30块钱。
He was in pretty bad shape after his girlfriend broke up with him.
因为跟女朋友分手了，所以他的精神状况非常糟。
This is gonna be tough on both of you.
123.Be tough on sb
= 1. be very hard work to accomplish one's goal.对……来说很难。
= 2. 对……要求严格，苛刻
例: Now I know all these studying is tough on you.But when you get accepted to college you'll be happy.
我知道现在对你来说学习很难，可一旦你上了大学，你的前途就一片光明了。
The coach was just being tough on you because he can see your potential.
教练对你要求严格是因为他知道你很有潜力。
124.Let's not make this any harder than it has to be.
Make sth. harder than it has to be=make something easy into something difficult 把……弄得很复杂，多此一举
例:Dave is making it harder than it has to be by insisting we wait for the red light before we cross the street.
Dave坚持说要等红灯变绿灯我们才能过马路。他真是多此一举。
Don't make it harder than it has to be.Just do what boss says so we can all get out here early.
你就别添乱了,只要按老板说的去做,我们都能早早收工。
125.Ya right 骗人，我才不信呢
例:Ya right you got perfect on the test,you didn't even study.
我才不信你会考得很好呢，你从来都不学习。
You know what?I just made first string on the soccer team.
Ya right.You can't even run a mile without losing your breath.
你知道么，我进足球队的首发阵容了。 我才不信。你跑一英里就上气不接下气了.
Make first string 进入首发阵容
126.Here's the deal 你看这样行不行
例:Here's the deal:I'll give you half the money now and half the money when the DVDs are safely delivered.
老板你看这样行不行啊：我先付你一半钱，等DVD机完好无损的送到我那里，我再付给你另一半。
Look.These T-shirts are in bad condition.Here's the deal:I'll buy all of them for 30% off,okay?
你瞧这些衬衫都有点毛病。你看这样行不行，我全包了，你给我打七折，怎么样？
127.Give it a go=give it a try 试一把
例:I'm not so sure I'll be able to fix your skateboard,but let's give it a go and see if it works.
我不敢保证一定能把你的滑板修好，但我们试一试吧，万一要是可以呢。
We'll only have 20 minutes left to finish that report,but let's give it a go.Maybe we can finish in time.
我们只有20分钟写这份报告。可不管怎么说先试一试，没准我们能按时交活呢。
128.You bet 当然, 真的, 的确,没错
例:You bet we’re going to the concert. We just got a great deal on tickets.
我们当然要去听音乐会了。我们拿到了几张优惠票。
Can you help with my homework?
You bet. I just took this course last year.
你能帮我看看功课么？
当然啦。我去年刚学完这科。
129.Round and round 指说话兜圈子
Cut to the chase 说话直截了当
例:Look, we can go round and round all the afternoon, but we have to make a decision on the investment today.
这样，我们可以整个下午都一直兜圈子，可关于投资问题，我们今天必须做出决定。
You keep going round and round on the subject. Do you want to join the team our not?
你总是在兜圈子。你到底想不想参加进来？
130.See your way clear of something = avoid
例:If you don’t want to get caught in that storm. You’d better see your way clear of highway 27.
你要是不想遭遇暴风雪，最好避开27号高速路。
To be that situation in life, you really need to see your way clear of a lot of temptation.
在那种境况下，你真的要抵御很多诱惑。
131.He’s got a gift. 他很有天赋。
has a gift=to be talented 有天赋
例:You should really continue with your tennis lessons. You have a gift and I think you can have the chance to get into a pro.
你真该继续上网球课。你很有天赋。我觉得你会有机会进入职业队的。
Pro. 职业队
He really has a gift with the ladies. He always has a date on Friday night.
他对女人很有一套。周五晚上他总有约会的。
132.Just hang on there a minute or two.
Hang on 1.滞留，停留，等待 2.(接电话时)等一下
例:I've almost done cleaning my room.If you hang on,we can go to the mall together.
我的房间就快整理好了.你要是愿意等我一会,我们就能一起去商场.
Hang on.last week you said you were gonna pay me 10/hr.Now you pay 8.That's not fair.
等等,等等.上周你说每小时付给我10美元,现在你只给我8美元.这不公平.
133.Get in the middle of 插手……，卷入……
例:It has nothing to do with you.Why are you getting in the middle of their arguments?
这事跟你一点关系都没有。你干吗搅合到他们的争论中呢？
I started working in a part time for a consulting firm.Now I'm right getting in the middle of this huge deal.I don't understand how my job became so important.
我在一家咨询公司做兼职。现在我正接手一桩大买卖。我不知道我的工作怎么变得这么重要了。
134.I'm trying really hard not to get lost in this.
Get lost in 在……迷失自己,陷入……
例:There's so much have to read.I feel like I'm gonna get lost in the stuff that's not important.
要读的东西太多了。我觉得我要被那些不怎么重要的资料绊住进度了。
It's so bad he got lost in all the excitement.If he had just stayed focused he could've been a great leader.
很遗憾他在荣誉和成绩面前迷失了自己。如果他能保持清醒的话，你会是个伟大的领袖人物。
135.He's a good man.
Good man 人品很好，值得信任的人
例:I think you should hire Bob.He's a good man.He works really hard and he's always on time.
我觉得你该雇Bob。他人不错，干活卖力，总是很守时。
Of course,you have the permission to marry my daughter,young man.You're a good man.I've seen how you taked care of your family.
你当然可以娶我女儿，年轻人。你的人品很好。我知道你把家人照顾得很好。
136.Gimme=give me
Take it easy=relax
Make it=success in doing sth. or arrive some place
137.Can you fill me in on what's going on,sir?
Fill me in on=tell me the details
例:I can't understand the new computer systerm.Can you fill me in on how it works?
我不太明白这种新的计算机系统。你能给我详细讲讲么？
I'd like to get filled in on what kind of company this is before I invest.
在投资之前，我想详细了解一下这家公司的情况。
138.Captain,can I have a word with you?
Have a word with sb.=want to talk with sb. in private
例:There was a really cute guy at the meeting.I asked to have a word with him so I can get his phone number.
会上有个不错的小伙子。我想给他聊几句，再问问他电话。
I knew I was in big trouble when the teacher asked to have a word with me after class.
老师说下课之后要找我谈话，我知道我要倒霉了。
139.With all due respect 恕我直言，我冒昧地说一句
例:I understand what you're saying,but with all due respect I've been studying this topic for a lot longer than you have.
我明白你说的。可是恕我直言，我学这个比你时间长多了。
With all due respect,you're just not ready to take responsibility for the entire project.
我冒昧地说一句，你现在还没这个能力去为整个节目组负责。
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