Gossip Girl 220 英文筆記 - 青少年影集

[冷知識]

Cardio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP-ADSVstD0

Sitcom n. 情境喜劇 situation comedy

Missoni http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missoni

Bronfmans http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronfman_family

Cumin n. 時蘿, 小茴香子

Keg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keg

[單字]


Upturn n. 情況好轉, 向上的趨勢

touch-and-go 危急的, 一觸即發的, 危險的; 簡略的; 不確定的; 草率的

Delegate 代表

Rite n. 儀式, 習俗, 典禮 (習俗就是正確的right)

move off 出發;離開

age-old 古老的; 由來已久的

Platonic adj. 柏拉圖哲學的, 理想的

Twig n. 細枝, 嫩枝; 占卜杖; 小支脈

Soggy adj. 潮濕的; 沈悶的; 有濕氣的

Reluctant adj. 不情願的, 厭惡的, 勉強的

Subsidized v. 給與補助金, 賄賂, 給與獎助金

collateral damage 間接傷害

Embrace v. 擁抱; 包含; 互相擁抱; 擁抱

Lovemaking n. 求愛, 親熱; 做愛,

Rut 車轍; 凹痕; 槽; 常規, 定例, 慣例

Yacht 駕遊艇, 乘遊艇

Feud v. 世代結仇; 爭吵; 長期爭鬥

Frenemy 亦敵亦友

Elegant adj. 文雅的; 雅致的; 端莊的

Notable n. 著名人士, 值得注意之事物

stand back 退一步來說 ,

have the nerve 有勇氣

bomb shelter 防空壕; 避難室

Appraiser n. 評價人; 估價官; 鑑定人

falling-out 吵架

Deluxe adj. 豪華的; 華麗的 luxury

Kudos n. 名聲, 榮譽, 光榮

Fiasco n. 慘敗, 大失敗

Intimate adj. 親密的, 秘密的, 私人的

Hijack v. 搶劫; 劫機; 劫持

Sleazy adj. 質地薄的; 肮髒的; 低級庸俗的

Platitudes n. 單調, 陳腐, 平凡 演講八股 cliché

Rowdy n. 粗暴的人; 無賴

table dancer

talk into 說服 persuade into

Once and for all 永遠地;最後一次

drive a wedge 挑起...的不和

Soiree n. 晚會; 社交聚會

Scrabble 拼字迷遊戲

sloppy joe 【美】(塗麵包用的)炒牛肉醬

Punishment fits the crime 罪有應得

Subconscious 潛在意識, 模糊的意識

Nostalgic adj. 鄉愁的; 懷舊

Mattress n. 床墊; 沈床; 空氣墊

Roust 趕出

got out of hand 失去控制; 不可收拾; 不聽話; 不守紀律; 立即地; 不假思索地

hors d'oeuvres 開胃小菜

guilty as charged 被控有罪

crock-pot 電燉鍋

Distaste n. 討厭; 嫌惡


safe bet 必勝的賭注,有把握的事情

Rage 狂熱; 狂暴, 肆虐

threw up 嘔吐

Soothe v. 使平靜, 使緩和或減輕,

let on 顯出,表現出來自己知道某事

[句子]

i was just winging it 我只是說說而已
thank you so much for thinking of me.
Nate and I are purely platonic.
i'm in a rut
Not making up and breaking up with the same high school boy
things had come to a natural end
it's hard to turn up the heat with an old flame.
They're making fools of us.
he had the nerve To say that …
where is this coming from?
After all that you've been through?
It's not exactly like i was rooting for ….
This chili weighs a ton, though.
Maybe she just got a little carried away.
Like you care what i want.
i'm kind of in the middle of something
I'll take your word for it.
things definitely got out of hand
Don't you dare leave me here to ….
It was a pretty safe bet that …
i like being me
i shouldn't have jumped to conclusions
I should have known it was too good to last.
scott can't come to the phone right now
i'll pass the message along.

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我想當一個壞人.

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