老爸老妈浪漫史学习笔记.docx

1、老爸老妈浪漫史 学习笔记老爸老妈浪漫史 学习笔记整理自网络，如侵，请通知删除Part11. Shannon: Joining the Peace Corps with you is gonna be legendary.join to become a member of an organization, society, or group 参加某组织等，这里的join是及物动词。-When did you join the Labor Party?（你何时加入劳动党的？）-I decided to join the army.（我决定参军。）-You can enjoy a sport wi

2、thout joining a club or belonging to a team.（就算不加入俱乐部或者特定球队，你也可以享受运动的乐趣。） join in参与到某活动中，这里的join in是固定词组，in必不可少。-James joined in the discussion to say that he agreed with what had been said.（詹姆斯参与讨论，他说他同意之前的讨论结果。）-He stared at them without joining in the conversation.（他看着他们，没有插嘴。）-In the evening the

3、re was a barbecue, with the whole village joining in the fun .（晚上有烧烤活动，全村同乐。）-As a child, I was too shy to join in with the other childrens games.（我小时候太害羞了，都不敢跟其他小朋友一起玩。） 2. Barney: I know. Only five short weeks till were down in Nicaragua.down: in or towards the south 向南-They drove all the way down

4、 from Boston to Miami.（他们从波士顿一路开到迈阿密。）-They sailed down the east coast of Africa.（他们沿非洲东海岸一路向南航行。）-Now hes bought a villa down south.（现在他已经在南部买了别墅。） 3. Man: Hey, nonfat latte to go.to go食物打包带走-Two chicken dinners with corn to go.（两份玉米鸡肉饭带走。） “外卖”另一种说法takeaway（美式英语中常用takeout）takeaway: a meal that you

5、 buy at a shop or restaurant to eat at home-Lets have a takeaway tonight.（我们今晚叫外卖吃吧。）takeout food（外卖食品） 4. Barney: Mellow order, bro, mellow order. 别这么大声。mellow: a mellow sound is pleasant and smooth-a warm, mellow voice（和蔼的温柔的声音） 5. Barney: Five weeks later, we were all set to leave for the Peace C

6、orps. Only problem was. she never showed up.（1）set: adj. someone who is set for something is ready for it ,常用于非正式的场合。set for-Are you all set for the trip?（你们准备好可以走了吗？）set to do something-I was just set to go when the phone rang.（电话响的时候，我正准备走。）Get set (= get ready ) for a night of excitement.（准备好好玩一晚

7、吧！）On your marks - get set - go (= said to start a race ) .（各就各位，预备，跑！） （2）leave for：-I tried calling him, but hed already left for work.（我打过电话给他了，但他已经去上班了，不在家。）Part21、Shannon: Its just, hes still supporting me. support 养活-I have a wife and two children to support.（我还要养活老婆和两个孩子。）support somebody by

8、(doing) something-She supports her family by teaching evening classes.（她靠在夜校教书养家糊口。）support yourself-I have no idea how I am going to support myself.（我不知道要怎么养活自己。） 2、Shannon: Look, hes coming by soon to talk about it. come by顺路拜访某地-He said hed come by later.（他说他待会会过来。）-Ill come by the house and get

9、my stuff later, OK?（我待会过来拿我寄存的东西，好吗？） 3、Barney: She was in the middle of a heated argument with her dad. be in the middle of (doing) something: to be busy doing something-Can I call you back - Im in the middle of a meeting.（我稍候给你回电话好吗？我正忙着开会。）-I was in the middle of sorting some papers when the phon

10、e rang.（电话响的时候，我正忙着整理文件。） 4、Marshall: Barney, that was really embarrassing for both of us. We just earned a huge chunk of a (huge/large) chunk (of): a large part or amount of something-The rent takes a large chunk out of my monthly salary.（我月薪很大一部分要用来付房租。）-A huge chunk of the audience got up and lef

11、t before the end of the show.（演出还没结束就有很多观众起身离开了。） 5、Shannon: You should go to the Peace Corps and forget about me. forget: 既可以做“及物动词”，也可以做“不及物动词”。（1）及物动词：-Im sorry, Ive forgotten your name.（抱歉，我不记得你名字了。）-What happened that day will never be forgotten.（那天发生的事大家都忘不了。）不及物动词：-Karl says he forgot about o

12、ur date.（卡尔说他忘了我们已经约了见面。）-She forgot all about their anniversary.（她把周年纪念的事完全忘了。）-I know you told me, but I forgot.（我知道你跟我说过了，但是我忘了。） 6、Barney: She and Greg dated for a while and then split up. split up 分手-Steves parents split up when he was four.（史蒂夫的父母在他四岁时离婚了。）split up with-I thought shed split up

13、 with her boyfriend.（我觉得她已经跟男朋友分手了。）split somebody up-Why would she try to split us up?（她为什么想拆散我们？） 7、Barney: But heres the real kicker: Shannon is a mom. kicker: a surprising or important ending to something ,常用于美式英语中。-The kicker came when the reporter asked the runner whether she was tired.（记者问她比赛

14、完累不累，她的回答出人意料。） 8、Barney: I could be cooped up in some tiny apartment. cooped up蜗居-It isnt good for you to be cooped up in the house all day.（你整天窝在家里不出去不好。）Part31、Barney: Ted, Sergei says stop moping around. Youre distracting him from his process.（1）mope around 心情郁闷、到处乱晃-She spends her days moping a

15、round the house.（她整天就在家里自怨自艾、晃来晃去。）-Hes not even attempting to look for a job- he just mopes around the house all day.（他连工作都不想找，整天就在家里自怨自艾、走来走去。）（2）distract: to take someones attention away from something by making them look at or listen to something else-Try not to distract the other students.（别去打扰

16、其他同学。） distract somebody/something from something-Coverage of the war was used to distract attention from other matters.（报道战争可以转移公众的注意力。）2、Barney: Dont knock long-distance relationships. I really think they can work. 别这么说异地恋，我觉得异地恋完全可行。knock: to criticize someone or their work, especially in an unfa

17、ir or annoying way-The British press always knock British winners at any sport.（英国报纸会抨击所有得胜的英国运动员。）-Designer fashion is silly. Dont knock it ; its an important industry.（-时装设计很傻帽。 -别这么说，时装设计是一个很重要的产业。）-Dont knock it until youve tried it.（没做过就无权批评，没有调查就没有发言权。）3、Barney: Im juggling four right now. 我现在

18、就同时跟四个妞异地恋。juggle: 原意是（杂耍）-One guy was juggling with five balls.（有个人在耍五个球。）引申出来的意思有to do several things at the same time（在做某事的同时兼做其它事）-She somehow manages to juggle a dozen tasks at once.（她能同时处理很多事。）-It can be hard to juggle family responsibilities and/with the demands of a full-time job.（要兼顾家庭和一份全职

19、工作可能很困难。）-Its hard trying to juggle a job with kids and the housework.（有孩子又要做家务的情况下，还要兼做一份工作，太困难了。）Part41、Marshall: Well, she kept talking about this cheesy French guy, Gabriel. cheesy: of poor quality, lacking style or good taste，表示“没品”、“很差”这个意思时，常用于非正式场合。a cheesy motel（便宜破烂的汽车旅馆）a cheesy movie（烂电影

20、）cheesy pop songs（没品的流行歌，街歌） 2、Marshall: Im not much of a fighter, but I knew I could take this weird little dude. take: to beat or defeat someone in a game, fight, etc.-She took her opponent in the second round.（她在第二轮打败了对手。）-Hes not that big. I think I can take him.（他没那么强，我想我可以打败他。） 3、Marshall: He

21、literally ran away. literally: used to emphasize a strong expression or word that is not being used in its real or original meaning（用于夸张的形容）-Steam was literally coming out of his ears.（他气得耳朵冒烟。）-She was literally beside herself with rage.（她气极了。）-Dad was literally blazing with anger.（爸爸气得火冒三丈。） 4、Bar

22、ney: Oh, please. You barely know this girl. barely: almost not-She was barely aware of his presence.（她几乎没注意到他来了。）-Joe and his brother are barely on speaking terms.（乔兄弟俩几乎到了不说话的地步。） 5、Barney: Is she a cat person or a dog person? Is she open to a three-way? （1） person 具有某种特质的人-Our new friends are real

23、ly party person.（我们这些新朋友真的很喜欢参加派对啊。）-Im just not a city person.（我只是不喜欢城市生活。）-The company is looking for a people person to join the custom service staff.（公司正要招一个善于交际的人做客服。）-Im a night person.（我是夜猫子。）（2）open乐于接受新鲜事物-Teachers need to be open to childrens ideas.（教师要乐于接受学生的想法。）-The owners of the buildin

24、g want to sell and are open to offers.（业主们很想把这栋楼卖掉，可以接受讲价。）-I know its different, but try to keep an open mind.（我知道这有所不同，请试着以开放的心态接受它。） 6、Barney: Oh, excellent. Well take this one. take: to choose or to have something-Hell have the fish and Ill take the chicken.（他点鱼肉，我点鸡肉。）-Do you take cream in your

25、 coffee?（你的咖啡要加奶油吗？）-You can have either one. Take your pick.（你想要哪件都可以，随便挑。） 7、Marshall: No way. The Kid does not sell out. sell out: to change your beliefs or principles, especially in order to get more money or some other advantage - used to show disapproval-ex-hippies whove sold out and become re

26、spectable businessmen（他不再是个嬉皮士，成为了一个成功的生意人）Part51、Lily: Nothing too huge or poofy. Im not really a girly 婚纱不要太大也不要太蓬松，我不是那种注重外表的女孩。 （1）poofy宽大蓬松的a blouse with big poofy sleeves（袖子宽大的衬衫）（2）girly指小女生爱发嗲或者很注重外表等等 ，也可以拼写成girlie。 2、Woman: By the window? No offense, dear, but those are a little out of you

27、r price range. 窗边的那些？恕我冒昧，那些你可能买不起。Lily: Where does she get off? She doesnt know how much money I make.她凭什么这样说？她又不知道我赚多少钱！ Where does somebody get off (doing something): said when you think someone has done something to you that they do not have a right to do-Where does he get off telling me how to

28、live my life?（他有什么资格把控我的人生？）-Where does he get off telling me what to do?（他有什么资格命令我？）=I dont know where he gets off telling me what to do.=he has no right to tell me what to do. 3、Victoria: Oh, these women are experts. They can guess your net annual income just by looking at your underwear. 这些女人都是人精

29、。她们只要看一眼你的内衣，就能猜出你一年的净收入是多少。 net: the net amount is the final amount that remains after all the other amounts have been taken away-The net profit (= after taxes, costs etc ) was up 16.3% last month.（上个月的净利润达16.3%。）-The company reported a net loss of $56 million last year.（公司称去年净亏损5600万美元。）-Vernon es

30、timates the companys net worth at over $8 billion.（弗农预估公司的资本净值超过80亿美元。）-The United States is a net importer of beef (= it imports more than it exports ).（美国是牛肉的净进口国。） net weight: the weight of something without its container（净重）net也可以做副词，如：-He earns $40,000 net.（他净赚4万美元。）-jars of coffee weighing 450

31、 grams net（净重450克的罐装咖啡） net的反义词gross，表示a gross sum of money is the total amount before any tax or costs have been taken awaya gross profit of $5 million（毛利润500万美元）gross income/salary/pay etc（税前收入）-a family with gross earnings of just 75 per week（这家人每周只能赚75英镑）gross weight: the total weight of something, including its wrapping（毛重） 4、Victoria: I know it sounds lame, but I actually think that Ted might be The One. 我真的觉得泰德就是我的真命天子，虽然我们刚认识不久，这话听上去很不靠谱。 lame: a lame e