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1、Donny 在北京学中文。他的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教他。今天是杨林要问的：忙。Donny：Hi 杨琳，whats up? I havent seen you in ages.YL: 别提了，我最近特别忙，I am really busy! 忙得四脚朝天，怎么说.four feet up!Donny: four feet up? I can imagine. But in English, we dont say that.You can say Im up to my neck in work.YL: Im up to my neck. in work ? 工作太

2、多，堆到和脖子一样高？被工作压得喘不过气来。这个说法太形象了! 还有别的吗？Donny: There is another expression that also has to do with body parts. It is Ive got my hands full. YL: Ive got my hands full。我明白了，就是说两手都没闲着。Donny: Exactly. Oh, I just thought of another one-I have a lot on my plate. YL: I have a lot on my plate? plate, p-l-a-t

3、-e, plate 不是盘子么？说盘子里有很多东西，那一定是.忙着吃呢吧？Donny:Thats possible! Anyway, when you say you have a lot on your plate, it means youre busy. YL: 我知道了。哎呀，我快迟到了，快，再教最后一个。Donny: Okay, this one will be easier to remember- Ive got a million things to do!YL: 太夸张了吧! Ive got a million things to do! 有一百万件事情等着我去做。Donny

4、: Right! Now, Yang Lin, tell me what youve learned today!YL: 今天学到的还真不少。形容特别忙可以说，Im up to my neck in work，工作堆到脖子了；Ive got my hands full, 两手都占着呢；I have a lot on my plate，盘子里堆得满满的。哎呀! 我得赶紧走人了，Ive got a million things to do! Donny 在北京学汉语，他的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教他。今天是Jimmy要问的：别慌。Jimmy: Donny, 大事不好了!

5、Donny: What happened, Jimmy? You look terrible!Jimmy: 两小时后.我要和女朋友约会，她刚提醒我，今天是我们认识一周年纪念日，还给我准备了礼物。But I totally forgot! 怎么办？她肯定会生气，会骂我，会分手，还会.Donny: Hey! Hey! Dont have a cow! Jimmy: 啊？你说什么？cow? cow 不是奶牛么？Donny: What I meant is- you need to calm down. Dont have a cow 也就是中文里说的不要慌张。Jimmy: 哦，让别人冷静，别慌，就说

6、 Dont have a cow! 哎？还有别的说法么？我记得有个词叫 chill, c-h-i-l-l?Donny: Yes! You can say chill out. It means calm down, or dont panic. Jimmy: 啊! 要是我今晚跟女朋友坦白讲：我就是忘了咱俩认识一周年这回事了，你能把我怎么样？她肯定会抓狂。然后我就说：Honey! Chill out!Donny: 呃.I think you better say Honey, Im really sorry. How can I make up to you?Jimmy: 呵呵，我开玩笑的。Do

7、nny: Oh, speaking of the word chill, you can also say take a chill pill. Its another way of saying calm down. Jimmy: Take a chill pill. Pill, p-i-l-l, pill是“药丸”的意思，所以, take a chill pill字面意思就是“吃个冷静药丸”，就是叫人别激动，别慌。Donny: You got it. So what are you going to do for tonights date?Jimmy: 还能怎么办，抓紧这两小时，赶紧去买

8、礼物呗! 走啦!Donny: Before you go, tell me what youve learned today!Jimmy: 今天学了让人别慌的三种说法。第一，Dont have a cow; 第二，Chill out; 第三：Take a chill pill. Donny 在北京学汉语，他的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教他。今天吴琼是要问的：人气。Donny: Hi, Wuqiong, do you want to go to this concert with me?WQ: 演唱会？让我看看是哪个歌星开的。哇! 这个人现在是人气天王! 我当然愿意跟你去

9、啦。哎？人气在英文里怎么说？Donny: 人气就是受欢迎的程度。So you can use the word popularity, p-o-p-u-l-a-r-i-t-y, popularity. WQ: popularity 就是人气。这个词就是 popular 的名词形式嘛。Donny: Exactly. Ive heard about this singers rising popularity. Thats why I want to go to his concert. WQ: 演唱会的表演嘉宾，guest stars，都有谁？Donny: Well, heres the gue

10、st star list. Most of them are popular too, but whos this person on the bottom of the list? 我怎么没听说过。 WQ: 让我看看，让我看看。哦，这个女明星几年前很红，可后来过气了。Donny: No wonder Ive never heard about her. Shes a has-been. The word has-been means someone who is no longer popular.WQ: has-been? has 和 been放一起就是过气的人，过时的东西。This gu

11、est star used to be famous and popular, but now shes just a has-been. Donny: 对。WQ:这么说，她可能想借着当嘉宾的机会重新走红喽？Donny: Thats possible. This concert will be a good opportunity for her to stage a comeback.WQ: comeback, c-o-m-e-b-a-c-k, comeback 就是东山再起，咸鱼翻身的意思吧？If this singer makes a comeback, she will regain

12、her popularity!Donny: Exactly. Now lets see what youve learned today!WQ: 第一：人气叫 popularity; 第二：过气、过时的人或物是 a has-been; 第三：东山再起是 a comeback. 美语怎么说012讲: 宅男宅女 Jessica 在北京学汉语，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教他。今天是吴琼要问的：宅男宅女。Jessica: Wuqiong, 听说你表妹从上海来看你了，怎么样， Are you two getting along？wq: 唉，她哪是来看我。整天待在家里，根本不理

13、我，每天就知道上网，看电视，也不出去玩儿。标准的宅女! 像这种特别“宅”的人，在美语里叫什么？Jessica: I think you can call them homebodies. A homebody is a person who prefers to stay at home and seldom goes out. wq: homebody? home 就是家的意思，body 是身体，两个词连在一起-身体长在家里了，就是homebody! 宅男宅女! My cousin is totally a homebody! 哈哈，我回家要告诉她这句话!Jessica: Well, you

14、 can also call her a shut-in. s-h-u-t, shut; i-n, in-shut-in. wq: 哦，shut-in 也是指不愿意出门和别人交往的宅男宅女! 我要告诉我表妹，Dont be a shut-in! Go out and get some fresh air! Jessica: 对! 让她出去转转，不然，Her brain will rot if she stays home and stares at a screen all the time! wq: 啊？r-o-t, rot 不是腐烂么？Her brain will rot 就是“她脑子要发

15、霉”的意思吧？Jessica: Thats right! Being a couch potato isnt healthy.wq: 没错。couch potato， 沙发土豆，就是一天到晚赖在沙发上看电视的人。每天不运动，变得圆滚滚的，跟个potato-大土豆一样！ Jessica: Im sure your cousin doesnt wan to look like a potato! Now, tell me what youve learned today!wq: 第一，宅男宅女叫 homebody, 或者 shut-in; 第二，一天到晚坐在沙发上看电视的人叫 couch pota

16、to;第三，说脑子要发霉了，就是Your brain will rot! Jessica 在北京学汉语，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教她。今天是于苗要问的：赘肉。Jessica: 于苗! You look so cute in this red dress!YM: 真的么？难道你不觉得这件连衣裙有点瘦么？Jessica: Ah.its.a little tight. Just a little!YM: 唉，我去年买这条裙子的时候，穿着还有点肥呢，今年居然紧成这样，看来我这赘肉真是没少长啊! Jessica: Dont be upset, Yumiao. You may

17、 have a little extra meat on your bones, but trust me, you still look good!YM: extra meat on my bones？骨头上有多余的肉？这在中文里就叫赘肉。唉，I really want this extra meat gone! 尤其是这腰上的赘肉，真是讨厌的“救生圈”啊!Jessica: I know! No one wants that spare tire. Its our worst enemy! YM: spare, s-p-a-r-e, spare; tire, t-i-r-e, tire, s

18、pare tire 不是指“备用轮胎”么？原来，中国人把腰上的一圈赘肉比喻成“救生圈”，美国人则把它比成“spare tire”备用胎。Jessica: Thats right! We also call the extra fat around your waist line love handles. YM: 腰上的赘肉还可以叫 love handles？ love 爱情；handle, h-a-n-d-l-e, handle 把手。这肥肉也能跟爱情挂上钩吗？Jessica: Well, think about it. When your boyfriend wraps his arms

19、around you, he can hold on to these like handles?!YM: 啊？太可怕了。我可不想要 love handles. Im going to the gym, starting TODAY! Jessica: Well, before you go, tell me what youve learned today!YM: 第一“赘肉”在美语里叫 extra meat on the bones; 第二，形容腰上的赘肉，可以说 spare tire; 第三，腰间肥肉的另外一种说法是 love handles. JESSICA 在北京学汉语，她的中国朋友

20、要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教她。今天是杨林要问的：花美男。YL: JESSICA，你发现没有，现在有一种男人，皮肤比女人还好，比女人还爱打扮，穿得特时髦，都跟从偶像剧里走出来似的。我们叫他们“花美男”，flower-pretty-man! 呵呵，我瞎翻的，美语中不会也有类似的称呼吧？JESSICA: Actually, there IS an English equivalence. Its metrosexual m-e-t-r-o-s-e-x-u-a-l, metrosexual. YL: metro- 大城市，加上 sexual- 性别的。那 metrosexual 跟中

21、文里说的“花美男”指的是一种人吗？Jessica: Well, Metrosexual men live in big cities, know all the trendy places in town and pay great attention to their appearances. YL: 没错! 花美男就是住在大城市里的时尚达人，特别注重外表和打扮！要这么说，花美男就是 metrosexual man! JESSICA: I guess being a metrosexual man means youre doing your homework on the latest t

22、rends. You need to be up-to-date on the hottest fashion! YL: up-to-date on the hottest fashion? fashion是时尚的意思，up-to- date 是跟上潮流，所以，up-to-date on the hottest fashion 就是“紧跟最新时尚”吧？JESSICA: Thats right! But Yanglin, I would say the real fashionable people are not those who follow the trends, but the tre

23、nd setters! YL: trend setters? t-r-e-n-d, trend 是趋势的意思，setter, s-e-t-t-e-r 是设定者，所以 trend setter 就是开创时尚的真正潮人! JESSICA: 没错! Now lets see what youve learned today!YL: 第一，注重打扮的“花美男”是 metrosexual men； 第二，紧跟流行时尚是 be up-to-date on the hottest fashion； 第三，领导时尚的潮人叫 trend setter! Donny 在北京学汉语，他的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美

24、语怎么说的词，就会来请教他。今天是吴琼要问的：窜红。Donny: Wuqiong，你看什么杂志呢, and whos the girl on the cover? WQ: 这是最新一期的时尚周刊。这个女生现在可红了。你肯定猜不到，她是我高中时的好朋友! 拍了一部电影，一下就窜红了!Donny: No kidding! Introduce her to me! 对了，你说她“窜红”，什么意思啊？WQ: 就是红得很快，suddenly 她就 famous了!Donny: I got it. She became famous overnight. WQ: overnight，我知道，o-v-e-r

25、-n-i-g-h-t, overnight 就是一夜之间。To become famous overnight 就是“一夜成名”!Donny: Thats right. You can also say shes an instant hit. Instant is spelled i-n-s-t-a-n-t, hit is spelled h-i-t.WQ: 哦，说一个人火速窜红还可以用 an instant hit. Donny: Yeah. In the case of this old friend of yours, you can say her exceptional perfo

26、rmance in the new movie made her an instant hit. WQ: 对，我这个同学特别会演戏，电影一出来，她马上就窜红了。Donny: WQ, I just thought of another way to put it-She catapulted to fame with her first movie! WQ: cata 什么？怎么拼？Donny: catapult, c-a-t-a-p-u-l-t, catapult, 有“弹弓”的意思，as a verb, it means to launch.WQ: 我明白了，catapult 是弹弓，所以

27、catapult to fame， 就是“一炮而红”! 我这个朋友演了一部电影就红了，所以说 She catapulted to fame with her first movie. Donny: Thats right! Now, WQ, tell me what youve learned today!WQ: 第一，to become famous overnight，一夜成名；第二，to be an instant hit, 火速窜红；第三：to catapult to fame， 就是“一炮而红”! Jessica 在北京学汉语，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教

28、她。今天是Jimmy要问的：普通人。Jessica: Jimmy! I heard you got the scholarship from Cambridge University! 你真厉害啊!Jimmy: 嘿嘿，没什么大不了的。Jessica: But that scholarship is very hard to get. After you graduate from Cambridge, 你就是“精英”啦!Jimmy: 哪里! 我也就一普通人，ordinary person! Jessica: Hmmm. I wouldnt call a Cambridge graduate a

29、n average Joe. Jimmy: An average Joe? 我知道 average, a-v-e-r-a-g-e, average 是普通，平均的意思，an average Joe 就是指普通人，平头百姓么？Jessica: Thats right. I think its because the name Joe is very common in English, just like 张三李四 in Chinese. Jimmy: 对，我就和张三李四一样，你把我往人堆里一放，就找不着啦! Jessica: Haha! thats a very vivid expressio

30、n. We have a similar phrase in English. You can say youre just another face in the crowd. Jimmy: Just another face in the crowd? 人群中的又一张脸？这个说法好，人海茫茫，你不过就是其中一个而已。对了，说了半天普通人，要是形容那些不同寻常的人，该怎么说呢？Jessica: You can use stand out from the crowd to describe someone who is unusual. Jimmy: stand out from the c

31、rowd, 比别人都站得高，他就明显，这就是不寻常!Jessica: Thats right. Now lets see what youve learned today! Jimmy: “普通人”在美语里叫 an average Joe；还可以说 just another face in the crowd； 不同寻常则叫 stand out from the crowd! Donny在北京学汉语，他的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教他。今天是方方要问的：人脉。Donny: 方方，听说你找到一个特好的实习？FF: 还不错啦! 现在竞争激烈，多亏我人脉广! 对了，美语里“人

32、脉”怎么说啊？Donny: I think you can use the word connection. c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n, connection. FF: 原来connection 就是“人脉”。那我说自己路子野，人脉广，就是 I have a lot of connections. 对么？Donny: Thats right. 你还可以说：Im well-connected. c-o-n-n-e-c-t-e-d, connected。FF: connected? 这词儿我知道，意思是“连在一起”，所以well-connected就是和很多人连在一起，也就是人脉广喽

33、!Donny: Right! Connections are important. 有人说，找工作时，What really counts is not what you know, but who you know. FF: Not what you know but who you know? 不是看你知道什么，而是看你认识谁？ 我觉得，也不能这么绝对! 关系固然重要，但自己还是要有真本事!Donny: Certainly! So it should be what you know plus who you know! FF: 对，肚子里有学问，人脉又广，二者结合在一起，你就无敌了。不过

34、，像我这种刚出校门的，社交能力还不行，需要磨炼!Donny: Dont worry. Youll have plenty of time to work on your networking skills. FF: 哦，networking skills 就是社交技巧。Donny: Right. With strong networking skills, youll develop more connections. 到时候，我找工作可得靠你帮忙了! FF: 哈哈，我期待这一天!Donny: 先别美! Tell me what youve learned today!FF: 第一，人脉在美语

35、里就是 connection；第二，形容人脉广用 well-connected；第三，社交技巧， 是 networking skills! Donny在北京学汉语，他的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教他。今天是吴琼要问的：看热闹。Donny: Wuqiong, I heard you got your drivers license !WQ: 是啊，昨天我已经开车上路啦!Donny: So how did it go? WQ: 唉，别提了! 我开的那条路上出车祸，结果，开车的、骑车的、走路的，都想看热闹，最后，整条街都堵住了! 对了Donny，这些看热闹的人，用英文怎么说呢

36、？Donny: 英文叫 rubberneck.WQ: rubberneck? 我知道 rubber 是橡胶，neck是脖子。那rubberneck不就是橡胶脖子么？Donny: 你想啊，那些看热闹，围观的人，they stretch their necks to watch whats happening, right?WQ: 哦我明白了，伸长脖子看热闹的人好像长了橡胶脖子，所以叫他们rubberneck! 哈哈，真形象!Donny: Right! rubberneck也可以当动词。你刚才说，大家看热闹，整条街大堵车，在英文里就是 The traffic was bumper-to-bumpe

37、r because of rubbernecking. WQ: bumper-to-bumper? b-u-m-p-e-r， bumper, 不是汽车保险杠么？Donny: Exactly! So bumper-to-bumper means cars are moving so slowly that their bumpers are almost touching. WQ: 我明白了，bumper-to-bumper， 汽车一辆紧挨着一辆，慢慢往前拱。这么说，I was stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic，郁闷死了!Donny: Wuqiong, 那车祸到

38、底严不严重？WQ: 特严重! 六辆车撞在一起了!Donny: Ouch. a six-car pileup! WQ: pileup? p-i-l-e, pile, 再加上 up, pileup 就是连环车祸么？Donny: Thats Right!WQ: 我跟你说，这个pileup里，有两辆奥迪，一辆奔驰，一辆宝马，好像还有.Donny: (interrupt wuqiong) Wuqiong, 你看得这么清楚，真不愧是 a good rubberneck! Okay, new driver, tell me what youve learned today!WQ: 第一，看热闹的人叫rubb

39、erneck；第二，堵车可以说bumper-to-bumper；第三，连环车祸是pileup, p-i-l-e-u-p! Donny在北京学汉语，他的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教他。今天是方方要问的：牛。Donny: FF, I heard you went to a ballroom dance competition yesterday. How did it go? FF: 我进决赛啦! 怎么样，牛吧？Donny: 牛？ a cow? FF: 不是，“牛”就是特别厉害，very good!Donny: I got it. In English, we use th

40、e word awesome, a-w-e-s-o-m-e, awesome.FF: 哦，awesome就是说特牛。Donny: You can also use the word ballin. b-a-l-l-i-n, ballin. It also means cool or very good. FF: 哦，Ballin也是“很牛”的意思。Donny, 那天的跳舞比赛上还真有不少高手。在这种情况下，我可以跟他们说，Youre awesome! 或者Youre ballin! 对么？Donny: Thats right. You can also say you rule or you

41、rock! FF: rule, r-u-l-e, rule; rock, r-o-c-k, rock, 这两个词也可以形容某人或某事很牛，不过它们都是动词，对不对？Donny: Exactly! For example, 如果你看了一场特别牛的演唱会，you can say it rocks! or it rules! FF: 明白了。不过那天也有一些人在比赛前一副不可一世的样子，可真跳起来，也不怎么样，真不知道他们有什么好牛的！对了，形容这些人，也用awesome或是ballin么？Donny: No! You can use cocky c-o-c-k-y, cocky， to descr

42、ibe these kind of people.FF: 哦，说一个人牛气哄哄的，就是cocky.Donny: Now, FF, If you can tell me what youve learned today, Id say your English很牛!FF: 好！第一，说人或事很牛，用形容词awesome或ballin； 第二，说人或事很牛，还可以用动词rule或者rock； 第三，形容某人傲慢，牛气哄哄，可以用cocky! Jessica 在北京学汉语，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教她。今天是杨琳要问的：海选，甄选。YL: Jessica! 送你一张我的

43、签名照！快拿着！Jessica: Your autograph? why do I want that?YL: 告诉你，我快成明星啦! Jessica: Really? You will be a super star? 你被张艺谋看中了？YL: 不是。我参加“阳光女生”的海选，击败了众多对手.对了，海选你明白么？Sea selection! 谁都能参加! 也有人管它叫甄选。Jessica: Sea selection? 哦，(chuckle) I see. In English, its called an open audition. Everyone can walk in the do

44、or, perform and compete, like American Idol. YL: 没错，就是那种！原来这叫open audition, open 开放的，audition, a-u-d-i-t-i-o-n, audition 试演选拔，连在一起，open audition 就是“海选”或是“甄选”。这么说，I am the winner of the open audition! Jessica: Well, I dont think you can call yourself a winner, because more than one person get selecte

45、d in an open audition to advance to the next round. YL: 也是，这次一共一百人过关，进入下一轮比赛。但不管怎样，I was selected! Jessica: Yeah, congratulations! You can also say you made the cut. YL: 哦，make the cut, 就是被选中，过关了。哎，那要是被刷下来，该怎么说呢？Jessica: Then you could say you got eliminated. e-l-i-m-i-n-a-t-e-d, eliminated. YL: 明白了

46、，eliminate 是淘汰，被淘汰就是 get eliminated. Jessica: Thats right. I sure hope you can make it to the final round and not get eliminated! But first, tell me what youve learned today! YL: 第一“甄选，海选”在美语里叫open audition； 第二，过关，被选上了，是 make the cut；第三，被刷下去了，就是 get eliminated. Jessica 在北京学汉语，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教她。今天是杨林要问的：潜规则。YL: Jessica! 上次我给你的签名照呢？快还给我!Jessica: Why? 你不是参加“阳光女生”的比赛，要当 super star了么？YL: 别提了! I got e