动感英语笔记301

9月30日 《勇闯夺命岛》（4）俚语 Slang“Will you shake on it?” “你能保证？” shake on itIf you “shake on something,” it means that you give your word, or promise to do it. To “shake on something” is a way of showing someone that you are serious; you literally shake someone’s hand as a symbol of your promise.意思是保证做某事。例句：1.If you clean up your room everyday for a year, I’ll give you one hundred dollars. Do you agree? Let’s shake on it.你要是每天都收拾房间，坚持一年，我就给你一百元钱。同意吗？让我们握手保证。经典对白 Classic Clips“In my day, we did it all with a snorkel and a pair of flippers.” “以前我们只能靠水下吸管和脚蹼。”in someone’s dayWhen someone refers to a time in the past that is “their day,” they are talking about the time when they were young, usually in their 20’s or 30’s when life was different for them.意思是以前，在某人年轻的时候。例句：1.In my day everyone had to walk an hour to school, so be happy you have a bike.我们在你这个年纪的时候上学要走一小时，你有辆自行车已经很幸运了。2.In his day, women never asked men out on dates. You have to forgive him for not understanding.在他那个年代，女人从来不约男人。你要谅解他。 俚语 Slang“This guy had dirt on everybody in the world.” “他有每个人的秘密档案。” dirtIf you have “dirt” on someone, it means that you know about things they have done that other people don’t know, things that are not good. Usually “dirt” is considered scandalous or damaging information about someone.意思是丑闻，隐私。例句：1.Come here and give me the dirt on her!过来告诉我她的丑闻。2.Listen, I don’t have any dirt on him, so stop asking!听着，我不知道他的隐私，别问了！10月1日 《我最好朋友的婚礼》（1）俚语 Slang“So, I get up the nerve to break his heart.”“于是我壮着胆子去伤他的心。” get up the nerve to do somethingIf you “get up the nerve” to do something, it means that you are nervous about doing something but find the courage to do it. 意思是鼓起勇气或提心吊胆的做事。例句：1. I don’t know, I’m really shy. It’s really hard for me to get up the nerve to ask someone for help. 我不知道，我非常害羞。对我来说很难鼓起勇气向别人求助。2. Oh, I think that boy is really cute, but I can’t get up the nerve to go talk to him. I’m too embarrassed. 哦，我觉得那个男孩非常可爱，但我却不敢和他说话。我太不好意思了。经典对白 Classic Clips“It’s been a while. I’m just going to have to take your word on that.”“有一段时间了。我只能相信你说的话。”take someone’s word To “take someone’s word” is to trust what they say to you. This is often used when you don’t have any other way of getting information so the only thing you can do is to trust what one person tells you.意思是相信别人的话。例句：I’ll be there! You can take my word. 我会去的。相信我吧。I’ll take your word, dude. I just have a difficult time believing that I even have a chance.我会相信你的，哥们儿。我只是不太相信我还有机会。“If he gives you any grief, you come and see me.”“如果他欺负你，就来找我。”give somebody griefTo “give someone grief” is to another way of saying to “give someone a hard time”. This means that you ask them difficult questions, or get angry with them for something that they’ve done. 意思是让某人伤心；为难或刁难某人。例句：When I was a teenager, I know that I gave my mom a lot of grief.我年轻时总是让母亲难过。2. Everyday at work, someone comes in and gives me grief about something. It’s okay. It’s just part of my job.每天工作时都有人给我找麻烦。不过，没事的。这就是我工作的一部分。