Part Two: Via - Time to Think
feel bad
- to feel ill
- to feel ashamed or sorry about something
I feel bad for Ann – she studied so hard for that test and she still didn’t pass.
我為安感到遺憾——那次測驗她已經(jīng)很用功了串慰，可還是沒有通過偏塞。
genuine
/?d?enju?n/
sincere
a genuine feeling, desire etc is one that you really feel, not one you pretend to feel
（感情、欲望等）真正的邦鲫，真實的
genuine concern for others
對他人真誠的關(guān)心
incident
/??ns?d?nt/
something that happens, especially sth unusual or unpleasant
發(fā)生的事情（尤指不尋常的或討厭的）
His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident.
他的不良行為只是個別事件灸叼。
leaf through something
skim through
to turn the pages of a book quickly, without reading it properly
She picked up the magazine and leafed through it.
她拿起雜志快速翻閱神汹。
make up your mind/make your mind up
-
to decide which of two or more choices you want, especially after thinking for a long time
He couldn’t make up his mind about what to do with the money.
他拿不定主意該如何處理這筆錢。 -
to become very determined to do something, so that you will not change your decision
He had clearly made up his mind to end the affair.
他下定決心要結(jié)束這段曖昧關(guān)系古今。
emphatic
/?m?f?t?k/
expressing an opinion, idea etc in a clear, strong way to show its importance
He was emphatic that he could not work with her.
他強調(diào)他不能與她共事屁魏。She is emphatically opposed to the proposals.
她堅決反對這些建議。
momentarily
/?mo?m?n?ter?li/
-
for a very short time
brieflyShe was momentarily lost for words.
她一時語塞捉腥。 -
very soon
Mr Johnson will be with you momentarily.
約翰遜先生馬上就來氓拼。
put up with somebody/something
to accept an unpleasant situation or person without complaining
忍受，忍耐
I'm not going to put up with their smoking any longer.
我再也不能容忍他們抽煙了抵碟。
suck it up
to accept sth bad and deal with it well, controlling your emotions
I admired the way he never stopped trying. Even when the audience started shouting abuse at him, he sucked it up and continued singing.
what the heck
used to say that you will do something even though you really should not do it
It’s rather expensive, but what the heck.
這個相當(dāng)貴桃漾，不過管它呢。
defensive
/d??fens?v/
behaving in a way that shows you think someone is criticizing you even if they are not
戒備的拟逮，自衛(wèi)的撬统，有戒心的
Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.
他們問到錢的問題時，她就警覺起來敦迄。
get to somebody
to make someone feel annoyed or upset
Don’t let things get to you.
不要讓什么事情影響你的情緒恋追。
bring somebody/something up
to mention a subject or start to talk about it
提起（某個話題）
Why did you have to bring up the subject of money?
你為什么一定要提錢這個話題？
blankly
/?bl??kli/
in a way that shows no emotion, understanding, or interest
呆呆地颅崩，木然地
Anna stared blankly at the wall.
安娜對著墻壁發(fā)呆几于。
flabbergasted
/?fl?b?rɡ?st?d/
extremely surprised or shocked
When I heard how much money they’d made, I was flabbergasted.
聽到他們賺了那么多錢，我大吃一驚沿后。
confront somebody with/about something
to accuse someone of doing something, especially by showing them the proof
對質(zhì)沿彭，當(dāng)面對證
I confronted him with my suspicions, and he admitted everything.
我當(dāng)面向他提出我的懷疑，他什么都承認(rèn)了尖滚。
quote ... unquote
used at the beginning and end of a word or phrase that someone else has said or written, to emphasize that you are repeating it exactly
（用于引文的開始和結(jié)尾）原話起…原話止
It was quote, 'the hardest decision of my life', unquote, and one that he lived to regret.
那是喉刘，原話起，“我一生最困難的決定”漆弄，原話止睦裳，而且是他后來后悔了的決定。
