发音↩ 00:02
hot outside
hot 的 t 在元音前常弹成 /ɾ/。
固定搭配B1↩ 00:03
make small talk with someone
make small talk with someone
跟某人闲聊、套近乎
So we stay in the bar and make small talk with Matty, the owner,
所以我们待在酒吧里,跟老板马蒂闲聊,
发音↩ 00:03
make small talk
small talk 两词紧贴,l 带过到 t。
So we stay in the bar and make small talk with Matty, the owner,
所以我们待在酒吧里,跟老板马蒂闲聊,
语法B1↩ 00:14
had been drinking all afternoon
过去完成进行:had been + doing:说漏嘴之前,已经喝了整整一下午。
But we had been drinking all afternoon , and I accidentally say something like…
可我们喝了一下午,我一不小心就说了句……
固定搭配A2↩ 00:18
be together
be together
在一起(恋爱/共事)
这里指恋爱同居,不是做生意
Kevin and I have been together for almost five years.
凯文和我在一起快五年了。
语法B1↩ 00:18
have been together for almost five years
现在完成进行:have been + 状态 + for + 时长:从过去持续到现在。
Kevin and I have been together for almost five years.
凯文和我在一起快五年了。
俚语B2↩ 00:22
sexy-tary
性感秘书(荤谐音)——玩笑拆词,正式自我介绍别用
I'm his sexy-tary . Secretary.
我是他的性感秘书。秘书。
固定搭配A2↩ 00:34
be about to do something
be about to do something
即将做某事
-I'm about to pass out . -But then Matty says…
-我快晕过去了。-可马蒂接着说……
固定搭配A2↩ 00:34
pass out
pass out
晕过去
-I'm about to pass out . -But then Matty says…
-我快晕过去了。-可马蒂接着说……
语法A2↩ 00:34
I'm about to pass out
be about to:be about to + 原形:马上就要发生,不是遥远将来。
-I'm about to pass out . -But then Matty says…
-我快晕过去了。-可马蒂接着说……
发音↩ 00:34
about to pass
to 弱读 /tə/,about to 连成一串。
-I'm about to pass out . -But then Matty says…
-我快晕过去了。-可马蒂接着说……
固定搭配B1↩ 00:42
run off with someone
run off with someone
跟某人私奔/跑了
And the woman across the road just ran off with her best friend.
马路对面那个女人刚跟她最好的朋友跑了。
固定搭配B1↩ 00:58
end up in/at somewhere
end up in/at somewhere
最后落到某处
We somehow ended up in the gayest town in Newfoundland .
我们稀里糊涂落到了纽芬兰最「同」的小镇。
语法A2↩ 00:58
the gayest town in Newfoundland
形容词最高级:the + 形容词-est + 名词 + in 地点:范围内最…的。
We somehow ended up in the gayest town in Newfoundland .
我们稀里糊涂落到了纽芬兰最「同」的小镇。
固定搭配B1↩ 01:12
lose it
lose it
情绪崩溃、受不了
Watching the news all day, some of us are starting to lose it .
一整天看新闻,有些人开始撑不住了。
固定搭配B1↩ 01:21
get one's mind off something
get one's mind off something
让自己别再想某事
just trying to get our minds off of everything.
就想让我们别老想着那些事。
固定搭配A2↩ 01:26
do someone a favor
do someone a favor
帮某人一个忙
Right, my son , do me a favor and start to round up some grills.
对了,伙计,帮我个忙,去把烤架收拢来。
固定搭配B1↩ 01:26
round up something
round up something
把散落的收拢来
Right, my son , do me a favor and start to round up some grills.
对了,伙计,帮我个忙,去把烤架收拢来。
发音↩ 01:26
round up some
round up 的 d 连到 up,up some 再贴紧。
Right, my son , do me a favor and start to round up some grills.
对了,伙计,帮我个忙,去把烤架收拢来。
俚语B1↩ 01:26
my son
伙计(纽芬兰称呼)——本地对男性的亲热称呼,不是真叫儿子
Right, my son , do me a favor and start to round up some grills.
对了,伙计,帮我个忙,去把烤架收拢来。
发音↩ 01:35
gonna shoot me
going to 收成 gonna,shoot me 连成一串。
Take their grill? Someone's gonna shoot me.
拿走别人的烤架?会有人开枪打我的。
俚语A2↩ 01:35
gonna
将要(going to)——口语连音,写作文别写 gonna
Take their grill? Someone's gonna shoot me.
拿走别人的烤架?会有人开枪打我的。
固定搭配A2↩ 01:48
the whole time
the whole time
自始至终、一路上
and the whole time I keep thinking , "Someone's gonna shoot me in the back."
一路上我老想:「会有人从背后开枪打我。」
语法A2↩ 01:48
I keep thinking
keep + doing:keep + doing:反复、停不下来地做某事。
and the whole time I keep thinking , "Someone's gonna shoot me in the back."
一路上我老想:「会有人从背后开枪打我。」
俚语A2↩ 01:56
buddy
伙计、老兄——熟人或客气招呼,正式场合少用
-This is your barbecue? -Yeah, buddy .
-这是你的烧烤架? -对,伙计。
固定搭配B1↩ 02:00
have the kettle on
have the kettle on
水烧上了、正准备泡茶
The wife's got the kettle on , if you want a cuppa .
我老婆已经烧上水了,要不要来杯茶。
发音↩ 02:00
want a cuppa
want a 常收成 wanna,cuppa 两拍。
The wife's got the kettle on , if you want a cuppa .
我老婆已经烧上水了,要不要来杯茶。
俚语A2↩ 02:00
cuppa
一杯茶——英式口语,熟人请客喝茶时用
The wife's got the kettle on , if you want a cuppa .
我老婆已经烧上水了,要不要来杯茶。
固定搭配A2↩ 02:03
every single + noun
every single + noun
每一个、无一例外
I get offered a cup of tea in every single backyard.
每一户后院都请我喝茶。
固定搭配A2↩ 02:15
get something back
get something back
把东西拿回来
I don't know how they ever get 'em back .
我不知道他们最后怎么领回去的。