
Make a band for this= make a lot of money from that
EG: what’s your major and how do you like it?
Well, my major is accounting and evidently it’s a really popular major contemporarily,
I believed that once I graduated from this major, particularly with a CPA, I cam make
a band for this major/ I am gonna make a big fat profit is I run my own business. That’s not your call 你说了不算
My friends always inspire me to dress those funky clothes, particularly those luxurious clothes while I have to say that’s not your call, I prefer keeping my own style, I just want to be myself.
Sanitize=clean the sanitation is guaranteed
EG: I prefer Burger King because the flavor just suit my appetite, you know, I really adore those greasy food like hot-pot and things like that, by the way, the sanitation is guaranteed in the restaurant so you don’t have to worry about the quality of the food. Long-distance relationship 异地恋----- reliable
EG: I special experience was that I used to have a long-distance relationship with my girlfriend several years ago. Initially, I guess it was fairly cool to have this special relationship with her, while as time passed by, something serious happened between us, like…..
I am still on duty 我还在执勤I felt something against me 我感觉有东西碰我
EG: when I jump in the water and have snorkeling, suddenly, I felt something against me and it tunes to be some adorable fishes.
I think this is quite resourceful 大开眼界
I guess that students should have one-year experience before they go to university because in this year, it can be fairly resourceful as long as student go travelling to different places and ……
Kindred spirit 英雄所见略同
I’d like to mention Catherina, who used to be my classmates in my high school, I really would like to talk to her because we have kindred spirit.
Hits 点击率n
Definitely, taobao is the website with the highest hits rate in China particularly among those young peers like me.
Not a big deal 小事一桩,没问题
Big fat profit 大利润(专业,未来计划)
Band-aid 创可贴(旅游-Cooking)
Turned a blind eye 对XX不闻不问
Some people never concerned the importance protecting our environment like littering everywhere particularly in those scenic spot, personally I cannot turn a blind eye for that, I guess it’s our duty and maybe obligation to protect that, otherwise…..
An ace at 一流的杰出的adj
Action man 喜欢冒险活动的人(人物类)Have all mod cons 有所有的现代化生活设备
My home is about 120 meter square with all mod cons, like….. (apartment, house)
All over the shop= in a mess
Of course I know how to do housework it’s a basic requirement for all teens and if my mother see my clothes all over the shop, probably she will lose temper and it’s better for me to watch a horrible movie that watch her face.
Backhander 贿赂n bribe vt enforce 实施vt
Bad egg 坏家伙,混蛋n
My high school math teacher was a bad egg, she often bad mouth some students like me, because I am not good at mathematics and probably she believes that I have some mental problems.
Bad mouth 说某人坏话vt
Bang on 完全正确adj(句首开头用)
Yep, it’s bang on, businessman should not only concentrate on their own profit while neglecting the importance of……
Barmy 疯疯癫癫的adj (Part 2 人物类)
Boffin 研究员,技术专家n (有智慧的人)
Cack-handed 笨手笨脚的adj (年轻人部分)
Get cheesed off with= get bored with
I really get cheesed off with the countless ads broadcasted on TV because some ofthose ads are fake, I mean, the content is not trustworthy and ……
Bone up 考试前临阵磨vt
Sometimes I am gonna make a nice schedule for myself particularly before my finals or the deadline of my paper, while the bad news is that sometimes I cannot adhere to that thus I often have to bone up before the exams, that’s a pity.
Chick flick 成为钻取女人眼泪,人们茶余饭后谈资的电影
I prefer some blockbusters like Spider man or American Captain, while girls only fond of those chick flicks especially from South Korean and I guess it’s a cultural invasion, I hate that.
Chill out 完全放松vt (what would like to do when you are free? )
Have a chin-wag 闲谈n (what would like to do when you are free? )
Chuffed =glad=happy=delighted (Britain)
She was chuffed to receive such a dinky souvenir from me.
Couch potato 长时间看电视的人n
I guess only those couch potato will adore the ads and personally, it’s a pain in the neck for me because….
Dab hand 内行能手n =expert
Dinky 小巧的精致的adj eg: buy some dinky accessories/souvenir in my journey Dive 廉价而脏的地方n diving 跳水
In donkey years 很多年over donkey years 过了很多年(博物馆)Meseum? Well, I haven’t been there in donkey years because I am not fancy those places, by the way,Dosh=money=bucks 钱quick bucks 很容易到手的钱
Eager beaver 做事特别卖力的人adj they would like to be eager beavers-really work hard and learn
Easy-peasy= piece of cake 小菜一碟
Housework? It’s easy-peasy for me, I am a dab hand in this field since……
Fancy 想要,喜欢vt= adore=keen on=fond of=
Fat chance 机会很小n (museum )
Museum? Fat chance, I haven’t been there for donkey years….
Fiddle 伪造,篡改vt
Foodie 美食家n – delicious-tasty-yummy Gourmet 美食家
Freebie 免费赠品n (advertisement, travelling, )
Geek 善于钻研但不懂交往情商低的学霸n
Give the nod-permit 同意,允许vt
Go mental 疯狂的adj eg: If my wife noticed that I have some affairs, she will go mental.
Grotty 令人不愉快的,素质低的adj
Hang out vt 与朋友出去耍n 常去的老地方
Hot air 吹牛大话vt =exaggerate
Materialistic 物质的adj
Currently, he is in the money, probably he is gonna make a big fat profit for his enterprise.
In the money 正在赚钱Jam packed 拥挤不堪的(traffic congestion ) (transportation)
Killjoy 令人扫兴的人n
Mickey mouse 劣质的adj = poor quality (ad)
I won’t choose to buy products online because it might be Mickey mouse…..
Mosey 漫步,闲逛vt n =have a walk (Park)
I prefer go moseying with my grandpa because….
Newbie 新手n
Nosh=food
Odds and ends 零碎的东西n (home, clean, housework)
On the blink 不灵故障n (Par t 2: break down)
I used to have a nice laptop which runs Windows 7 while one day it suddenly on the blink and what’s worse, it due day of my paper was approaching…..
Pally 亲密的adj = intimate
Pig out 大吃一顿vt
I often hang out with my friends together and pig out in some nice restaurant particularly those restaurant with nice spicy food, people often name as an foodie and I am chuffed to be name like that.
Pumping 富有活力的adj (人物)
I prefer to participate in some pumping clubs thus ice hockey will denifinitely be only choice,
Rip-off 宰客vt=overcharge 超收
Rocket science 很难学习的知识(high school, subject)
Well, among all of my highs school subject, I am afraid math is a rocket science that I can never figure out those tough problems particularly Calculus, sometimes I am totally out of my mind to address those questions and to my surprised that it’s really easy-piecy for those greek. Well, kiss me man.
Scatterbrained 疏忽健忘的adj
Scoff 嘲笑,嘲弄vt
Square 古板守旧的adj
I prefer to be with those pumping peers because we may have a lot of things in common but the square, coz I guess those squares are not extrovert and hardly can I reach an agreement with them.
Swot 刻苦学习的人,学霸n
动词部分:
Answer back 顶嘴vt
Ask around 到处打听vt
Back out 不遵守诺言,合约vt
Blow up 发怒,责骂vt
Bounce back 受挫折后恢复vt
Bring about 导致,引起(negative)
Bring off 成功完成vt eg: bring off a success
Butter up 阿谀奉承vt
Catch on 理解vt (course)Chew over 仔细考虑vt
Chip in 共同出钱,捐助凑钱vt
Crack down on 制裁,vt
Come out with 展出,把产品投入市场
Die down 变得越来越弱直到消失
Drag on 拖延they drag on
I’d like to dress down- I prefer casual clothes 穿着随便Eat away 腐蚀侵蚀vt
Fall out with 争吵vt
Grow apart 产生隔阂vt
Make out 假装vt
Run across 不期而遇,偶然发现vt
Shop around 仔细寻找vt
Tighten up 加强,使严格vt
Work out锻炼vt
衔接语,句首开端词:
Actually-frankly speaking- to be honest 事实上Bearing in mind that 记住
, Believe it or not, 信不信由你(插入语形式使用)Besides that 除此之外
But then again, 但是另一方面Considering that 考虑到…….
Even so 即便如此
Eventually 最后
Evidently=obviously=apparently 明显的adj
Guess what, (souvenir ) 你猜怎么着
I certainly would 我肯定会…..
I don’t particularl y like 我不是很喜欢……
I personally feel… 我个人觉得…. In my case 就我个人来讲
I am convinced that…. 我确信….
I’ve heard that 我听说…..
If I had my way 如果我有这个能力的话
Well, in a situation like that, 在那样的情况下
It is necessary to take into account…. 有必要对…进行考虑(Part 3 ) It might s ound strange, but… 听上去可能怪,但是….
Let’s face it, 让我们面对吧
Let’s put it this way 这么说吧
Never in a million years绝不
Perhaps it’s because… 也许是因为……
The catch is 问题是……
The surprising thing is …. 令人惊讶的是
To some extent 从某种程度上来说,到某种程度
Unless 除非Who knows 鬼知道,天知道(插入语使用)
