語言點:
1. off the top of my head 直接從腦袋瓜子里蹦出來
? ? ?△ That rhyme just came right?off?the?top?of?my?head.我腦子隨便一轉(zhuǎn)就想出來這么押韻的句子绍弟。
? ? ?△ I can't recall anything?off?the?top?of?my?head.?我一時還真想不起來技即。
? ? ?△ You can start a speech with either a joke or a lie. Since I can't think of any jokes off the top of my head. I would just say you guys are awesome. (其實還是個玩笑嘛哈哈哈)
2. discolored 變色了的(用在牙上面是顏色變深,其他地方也可能是褪色了)
? ? ?△ The paintwork on the body of the cars has become?discolored.
dis- 否定前綴(想起昨天的send樟遣,unsend而叼,together,untogehter)
※ 聯(lián)想 disabled豹悬,disorganized雜亂無章的葵陵,dispirited 垂頭喪氣的,disillusioned大失所望的
3. get to the bottom of it 弄個水落石出
? ? ?△ It's?time we stop goofing around and?get?to?the?bottom?of?it.
4. ?out-of-pocket expense 自費部分
5. due for=it's time for...
? ? △ You're due for a checkup.
? ? △?He is not?due?for release until 2020.
6. give sth a once over?
① 匆匆看一眼?He gave the paper a?once-over?before he turned it in.
② 匆匆打掃??She gave the room a quick once-over before the guests arrived.?
7.?figment of my imagination 我的幻想
? ? ?△ Was that girl wearing no blouse or was it a?figment?of?my?imagination??
8. act up?
? ? ?① 犯毛病瞻佛,運轉(zhuǎn)不正常 ?How long has your ankle been acting up??
? ? ?② 孩子搗蛋耍脾氣?I could hear my daughter acting up downstairs.?
9. My stomach is killing me. It must have been the spicy 螺螄粉脱篙!我胃疼得要命娇钱,肯定是因為吃了超辣的螺螄粉!(句子很簡單绊困,不需要把eat翻譯出來)
10. break out 出疹子文搂,發(fā)痘痘
? ? ? △ Emily was horrified when her face broke out just before the prom.
11. any number of things 啥都有可能
? ? ? ?△ That back room can be used for?any?number?of?things.
12. for starters= first of all
13. hit the nail on the head 正中要害 (※聯(lián)想 nail it)
14. 問藥劑師覺得是什么病 What do you think it could be?
15. 問藥劑師應(yīng)該吃什么藥 What do you recommend he take for it秤朗? 注意吃藥絕對不是eat煤蹭!
16. on 服用藥物 Is he on anything now?
17. better safe than sorry 多加小心好過事后后悔川梅,小心駛得萬年船?
※聯(lián)想 ?prevention is better than cure(美式an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of ?cure)預(yù)防優(yōu)于補救疯兼;防患于未然是上策
?? ? ? ? ? ? ?better late than never
? ? ? ? ? ? ? one is still better than none
? ? ? ? ? ? ? better the devil you know(than you don't)熟悉的魔鬼比不熟悉的魔鬼好;不要嫌熟悉的環(huán)境不好贫途,換個不熟悉的環(huán)境可能更糟
? ? ? ? ? ? ? half a loaf is better than no bread聊勝于無
? ? ? ? ? ? ? two heads are better than ?one兩人智慧勝一人
18. nip sth in the bud 扼殺在搖籃里
? ? ? 先發(fā)制人pre-empt
? ? ? good training course will pre-empt many problems.
19 over-the-counter OTC非處方藥, 與prescribed對應(yīng)
20 worrywart 愛發(fā)愁的人
21.anti-反對...?pro-贊成
anti Facebook吧彪,anti-gun,anti-gay
Are you an anti or a pro丢早?
22. be allergic to 可以幽默得表示不喜歡做什么事
? ? ? I'm allergic to housework.
語音點:
1. checkup layoff 重音在前姨裸,如果是phrasal verbs則重音在后
2.??once-over 重音在前
3. anti-??/?nt?i/ /?nt?a?/
4.?probably可以drop一個b
其他takeaways
1. pharmacy不只是買藥的地方,還有公交卡哦??