meow的英语笔记

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Cracker 饼干

Log book 记录簿

Synching up(声音和图像)同步

Take (电影电视)镜头

Soundtrack 声道

Sequence 次序

Initial

Special effects

Edited film

Original negative (n. 底片)

Soybean

Crawl over sleeping people to get inside

Reservation (印第安)保留地

Aborigine / æbə’rɪdʒini /澳大利亚土著居民

Gold-rush淘金热

Ninety

Independence

Sugarcane fields 甘蔗

Vineyard 葡萄园

Christopher Columbus 哥伦布

Restaurant

I'll bring the books around tomorrow.

to bring someone or something to someone's house

Once upon a time

Tiny shallow pound 浅的

When he croaked, the water snail listen politely

(蛙、鸦等)呱呱叫声;低沉沙哑的说话声    钉螺

Water beetle龙虱类水虫

Dragon fly蜻蜓

Water lily 荷花

But a hungry heron flew down and swallowed him up for supper

Swallow    n.

1. 燕子

2. ,

He took the medicine at one swallow.他一口吞下这药。

3. 一次吞咽之物[(+of)]

He took a long swallow of wine.他喝了一大口酒。

vt.

1. 吞下,咽下

He swallowed the pills with a cup of water.

他用一杯水吞下了这些药丸。

2. 淹没,吞没;吞并[(+up)]

The waves swallowed up the little boat.

波浪吞没了小船。

3. 耗尽,用尽[(+up)]

The increase in travel costs swallowed up our pay increase.

旅行费用的增加超出了我们的工资增长。

4. 【口】轻信;轻易接受

She is naive and would swallow anything you tell her.

她很天真,你跟她讲什么她都相信。

5. 忍受

He swallowed the insults and kept on working.

他忍受侮辱继续努力。

6. 压制,抑制

She swallowed her displeasure and smiled.

她抑制自己的不快,强颜欢笑。

7. 取消(前言)

He had to swallow his words.

他不得不取消前言。

vi.

1. 吞下;咽下

He couldn't swallow because of a sore throat.

他因嗓子疼而不能吞咽。

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I smell of garlic

Irritable: getting annoyed quickly or easily

Gum 齿龈

Painkiller 止痛药

Hiccup 打嗝

Key down  向下敲打

Defective 有缺陷的  defective hearing

Nag 爱唠叨的人(尤指妇女)

Courtship 求爱(时期)

Intermediary 媒人

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South California will be in better shape today. they’ll have sunny sky and warmer temperatures.

Thermometer   n. 温度计,寒暑表

The thermometer reads 96 degrees.

Flurry  阵风,小雪,小雨,飓风

Toxic wastes 有毒废物     Poison

Stomachache   stomach

Dizziness 头昏眼花

beverage  n. 饮料   alcoholic beverage

Beverages are not allowed in the school bus. 校车上不准喝饮料。

Tie 平局

health hazard  健康危害

liquor ;含酒精饮料【美】(尤指白兰地,威士忌等)烈酒

wine葡萄酒;水果酒;

bottle-fed 非母乳喂养

I’ve just bought the week’s ration. 配给量,定量配给

He’s the restless, nervy type. 静不下来的,焦虑的;肌肉发达的,有勇气的

Roller-skate 四轮溜冰鞋

Foam 泡沫  foam rubber 泡沫乳胶       

Plot 小说情节,阴谋,小块土地

get something straight

spoken to understand the facts of a situation and be able to tell them correctly

I wanted to get the facts straight. Let me get this straight - Tom sold the car and gave you the money?

I’m one of those impatient readers who want to get straight into a book from the beginning, otherwise I tend to skip parts that don’t really hold my interest.

encyclopaedia 百科全书

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at exorbitant price = too high, unreasonable

offer courteous , old fashioned service = polite, showing good manner

stop over in Rome 中途停留(尤其指飞机旅行)

withdrawn

very shy and quiet, and concerned only about your own thoughts 不交际的,离群索居的

After his wife's death he became more and more withdrawn.

SHY:
similar words: timid, self-conscious, reserved, withdrawn, introverted

Family Mansion in Qufu 曲阜孔庙

pinkish complexion

mild-mannered 温和的

subject matter 主旨,主题

aural perception 听觉的  理解,感知

eucalyptus桉树

raspberry  覆盆子,黑莓

cypress 柏树

cowshed  牛棚

granary 谷仓,粮仓

stuck in a traffic jam

biscuits

make a fuss

furiously

pop the biscuits into his mouth

迅速或突然将某物放到或带到某处

Pop a letter into post 一下子把信投到信箱里

He popped his heard round the door to say goodbye.他从门口探头进来说了声再见

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sergeant  警官,军士

tamper with 损害,篡改  干涉,擅自改动

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disheartened 沮丧

periodical 期刊

deposit 押金

biography 传记

paperback 平装本

nuisance 讨厌的人事物

petrify  使吓呆  sb is petrified 吓呆了

misconception  误解

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well-fed 营养充足的,肥胖的

genetic  遗传的,起源的

make-up 气质,天性,性格

gallantry 勇敢

gallery  飞机或船上的厨房

groan 呻吟着说

thump 重击,重击声

screech 发出尖利的声音,尖叫

double up / double over :to suddenly bend over at the waist because you are laughing so much or are in pain

be doubled up/over with laughter/pain etc

Both the girls were doubled up with laughter

Some patients were doubled up in pain.

epidemic  流行病,流行性的

too preoccupied with own schedule  心事重重的

shepherd boy牧羊

flock羊群

lick

1. The cat was licking its fur.

lick the back of a postage stamp

2. (波浪,火焰)触及某物 flames beginning to lick the furniture

3. lick sb/sth into `shape 使某人、物成器,像样

The new recruits will be fine once they've been licked into shape.

新兵一经训练就是好样儿

4. lick/smack one's `lips/`chops 舔嘴唇(自喜,期待某事,垂涎三尺)

She's licking her chops at the thought of spending all that money!
5. lick one's `wounds 自舔伤口(失败后以求恢复元气)

The disappointed losers crawled home to lick their wounds.

  输者废然而返以重整旗鼓

6. give sb/get a (right) licking beating)狠狠挫败某人

If your father hears about this he'll give you such a licking!

你父亲若是知道这事非狠狠揍你一顿不可!

 

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apprentice hairdresser学徒

stuffy bourgeois  一本正经,古板的  中产阶级

dim 悲观的,怀疑的   昏暗的,(记忆,视力)模糊的,(人)愚笨的

estate agent 房地产经济人

stereotype 老一套,模式化形象、思想等

pip  种子,籽 尤其葡萄,苹果,柠檬等

ferment  v. 发酵 n. 酵母

winery (葡萄酒)酿酒厂

supervise 监督,管理,指导

 

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closure   关闭

rabies 狂犬病

hamster  鼠类

derailed  出轨的

chimney

be overpowered 被警方制服

double barreled shotgun 双筒的

collapse

pancreas 胰腺

insulin  胰岛素

diabetes糖尿病

magistrate 文职官员,地方官员

exchange rates 汇兑行情

inescapable

instructive 有益的,提供丰富知识的

recluse hermit 隐居者

penthouse (高楼大厦顶部的)阁楼

eccentricity古怪,偏心

giraffe 长颈鹿

nasal  鼻音 nasalization

decibel  分贝

variation 变化

articulation   发音

a fraction of  一点,小部分

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Remember your health is at stake , not your job.   在胜败关头,冒风险

She was a bit on edge until she heard he was safe. 紧张不安,兴奋的,易怒的,烦躁的

My maths teacher really used to jump on us when we got our answers wrong. 狠训一顿

严厉批评质问

bun 小而圆的面包

have a pint 品脱,常指一品脱的啤酒

cereal 麦片粥

tranquillizer 镇定剂

marmalade 橘子或柠檬等水果制成的果酱

spaghetti     意大利式细面条

 

elevenese 午前茶点

 

handyman 手巧的人

power-point (墙上的)电源插座

smoke-alarm 火警

burglar-alarm r匪警

hoover 用真空吸尘器吸尘

landsat(美国)地球资源(探测)卫星

radar 雷达

satellite卫星

shield  保护,庇护

cuff  袖口

watchstrap 表带

sympathetic 讨人喜欢的,出于同情的

 
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canister   小罐,筒

stink   发出臭味

cal-de-sac  死胡同

stall  (车)熄火

fork    岔道口, 叉子

villain 坏人

catch of the bag  搭扣之类

cigarette lighter  打火机

sarcastic 讽刺的,嘲笑的

whatsoever 无论什么

used to emphasize a negative statement [= whatever]:

He's had no luck whatsoever

Impertinence   n.

1. 不切题;不恰当[U]

2. 傲慢;无礼;莽撞[U]

He had the impertinence to demand a raise.

他竟冒失地要求增加工资。

3. 无礼的举动(或言论)[C]

She was irritated by the man's impertinences.

她被那个人的无礼激怒了。

powder-compact  化妆盒

outrageous   可恶的,令人不可容忍的

take sb off 模仿

anthropology   人类学

plateau     高原

acupuncture  针灸

tonsillitis   扁桃腺炎

bronchitis 支气管炎

arthritis   关节炎

rheumatism   风湿病

formula  配方

 
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bassoon  低音管

amateur  业余爱好者

but in

foreseeable  可预见的,可看透的

stump sb.  挑衅

butt  1. 干扰,干涉   butt in

Don't butt in like that when I'm speaking.别打断我的话

May I butt in on your conversation? 插话

2. (用头)撞到某物上He butted his head against the shelf as he was getting up.

他起来时一头撞在架子上了

Stick around, we may need you  不要走远,我们可能需要你   

在某处或附近 (等候某事发生或某人到来)

lookout

1. 守望,警戒;监视    keep a lookout for the enemy

2.【口】关心的事;担心的事     that's your lookout.    那是你自己的事。

gratify  v.

1. 使(某人)满意,满足  常用被动   

 I was most gratified at/by/with the outcome of the meeting.

It gratified me to hear of your success.

 2. 满足某人所欲,纵容

To gratify my curiosity, do tell me what it is. 为了满足我的好奇心

gratification    n.  喜悦,满意,满足(的事物)

the gratification of knowing one's plans have succeeded

gratifying     a.  令人高兴的,满意的    gratifying to do sth / that..

 It is gratifying to see one's efforts rewarded. 

situp   仰卧起坐

payroll  工资表

gin flzz 杜松子酒

pinball  弹球戏,弹子机

watercolour 水彩画

thug  凶手,暴徒

bloke  小子,家伙,笨蛋

conscientious   尽责的

polemic   n. (反对或赞成某事物的)慷慨陈词,辩论文章

         polemic against / in favour of sth./ sb.

He launched into a fierce polemic against the government’s policies

他猛烈地抨击政府的政策

repetitive  反复的,唠叨的

 
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security van  护卫车,警车

general election  大选,普选

In the interest(s) of 了某事的缘故 = for the sake of

In the interest of safety, no smoking is allowed. 为了安全,严禁吸烟

a general election will be held when it was in the best interests of the nation to do so.

avalanche雪崩

ambush 埋伏

ram  猛击,撞

short cut  捷径

volcano   火山

constituency  选区,选区的选民,支持者

get under way  开始,进行着,出发

board the train / plane   v.  上(火车,船,飞机等)

speculate

 1. 思考,推测 ~ (about/on/upon sth)

speculate about/upon the future对未来的推想

I can only speculate that he left willingly. 我看他一定是自愿走的

2. 投机,做投机买卖  ~ (in sth)

speculate in oil shares 作石油股票的投机买卖

speculator 投机者,投机商

speculation  投机买卖,思考,推测

withdraw  (withdrew ,withdrawn )

1. 收回,撤回某人某事物

The general refused to withdraw his troops. 那个将军拒不撤回部队

The old coins have been withdrawn from circulation. 旧硬币一经收回不再流通了

The workers have threatened to withdraw their labour, 工人扬言要罢工

She withdrew all her savings and left the country. 她把全部存款取出后离开了那个国家

2. 撤销,撤回(诺言,提议,言论)

Unless the contract is signed immediately, I shall withdraw my offer.

若不立即签署合同我就撤回我提出的条件

I insist that you withdraw your offensive remarks immediately. 我要求你必须立刻收回那些过头的话

3. 离开,脱离某处或某人~ (from sth)

He talked to us for an hour and then withdrew. 他跟我们谈了一个小时的话就走了

 

withdrawal   n.

withdrawn   a. ()不交际的,离群索居的

He's become increasingly withdrawn since his wife's death. 他从妻子死后越来越孤僻了

razor  剃刀

spotted by a talent scout   发觉,找出    人才发掘者

unnerving  令人失去勇气的

gape  v.  张口呆看,目瞪口呆 gape at sb.

fight a losing battle

specialist  专科医生,专家

at an enormous rate

midget 侏儒

From the way my son’s dancing he’ll be at it all night.

berk  笨蛋

care to 喜欢,希望  would you care to dance, Marry

---Then please let me give you a lift

---I wouldn’t want to take you out of your way.

take sb. up on sth. :  to accept an invitation or suggestion

take sb. up on an offer/a promise/a suggestion

I'll take you up on that offer of a drink, if it still stands.

take an example from 以某人做榜样

monetize 货币化to change government bond 国债) and debts into money

insignificant  无足轻重的

in the interim between a barter world and a monetized world, both system operated together. 过度时期


最新评论


darkheaven

2006-03-08 14:28

没发现这地方啊...
E文好差 正好来这学习学习



meow

2006-03-09 10:57

欢迎第一个来访者~~哈哈~~darkheaven真的是很捧场阿,感激中……



darkheaven

2006-03-13 15:35

那是的,差不多是你FANS了...



meow

2006-03-15 20:19

哈哈,还真的是很自娱自乐呢



darkheaven

2006-04-28 21:50

密码找回来没? 呵呵 我等着学习呢...


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