【英语每周一帖】：FW02-2009

 

1. What is that we said about appearances? Yeah, they can be deceiving. But most of the time, what you see is what you get.

他们怎么说表象来着？对了，表象可是具有欺骗性的。但是大多时候，眼见为实。

 

2.  The thrill of the impossible.

无所不能的成就感

 

3.  The close-knit members of the party.

紧密团结的党派

 

4.  He is able to explain convoluted theory in words of one syllable.

他能用及其简单的言语解释复杂的理论。

syllable  [syl·la·ble || 'sɪləbl] n.  音节

 

5.  Wrap up 圆满完成，顺利结束（协议或会议等）

My last round of meetings wrapped up sooner than expected.

我最后一轮会议结束的要比预期的早。

 

6.  Make one's debut 首次亮相，初次登台

Tomorrow’s party marks our debut as a family.

明天的派对是我们作为一个新家庭的首次亮相。

 

7.Get under sb's skin 惹某人生气，恼火

That girl has gotten under your skin

那女孩真是把你惹火了

 

8.  Chill out 放松，冷静，镇静

Chill out, watch a movie, you know?

放松一下，看一部电影什么的吧？

 

9. Drop out of sth退学，辍学等

I still can't believe you dropped out of Constance to become a designer.

我真是无法相信你居然从康斯坦斯退学去做设计师了。

 

10.  Go through with sth 完成（或做完）艰难（或令人不快）的事

Eleanor decided to go through with the divorce

Eleanor决定离婚。

11. Oh, it’s stunning!

stunning

adj. Causing or capable of causing emotional shock or loss of consciousness; Of a strikingly attractive appearance

12. She finally hit the bull’s-eye and got what she wanted. 她终于成功并得到了她想要的东西

n. The small central circle on a target ;A shot that hits this circle ;A direct hit; The precise accomplishment of a goal or purpose

eg: scored a bull's-eye on the window with a snowball

13. There’s nothing like a lil 80s hair metal to put a smile on your face after a day like this. 在经历了这样的一天后，没有什么能比80年代的轻金属更让你开心的事儿了。

 

14. We met briefly on Thanksgiving.我们在感恩节时见过一面。

15.  There’s so much saccharine in this article, It giving me cancer.

文章里含糖量太高了，我看了会得癌症的

saccharine

adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of sugar or saccharin; sweet. Having a cloyingly sweet attitude, tone, or character

a saccharine smile 一个甜的发腻的微笑（奉承的微笑） 过分感情化的：