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pen you in
A play on the phrase "pencil you in" but adds additional emphasis
on the intention of the commitment. pencil you in 這個(gè)短語(yǔ)最初表示“臨
時(shí)、隨手記錄一下”,因?yàn)榉钦降挠涗浭怯勉U筆的,可以事后擦掉。而pen you
in就表示是很認(rèn)真地把你的要求記錄下來(lái)。
-Hey wanna join the party tomorrow?
明天來(lái)參加派對(duì)嗎?
-I will pen you into my schedule. 行,我安排在我行程里面了。
understandment
The combination of understanding and agreement. Used when talking
about informal commitment. understanding和agreement 的組合,在談?wù)摲钦?br />
式的協(xié)定時(shí)可以用到。
we aren't dating but we have an understandment not to fool around
with other people.我們沒(méi)有在約會(huì),但我們說(shuō)好了不會(huì)和別的什么人亂來(lái)。
Stealth-call
When you have to call someone back but don't want to talk to them ,
so you wait until you know they can't talk and leave a voice mail.當(dāng)你
不得不給誰(shuí)打電話,但是又真的不想和那個(gè)人講話時(shí),你就瞅準(zhǔn)時(shí)間,在一個(gè)他
不可能接電話的點(diǎn)打過(guò)去,這樣直接在語(yǔ)音信箱留言就行。
"I don't want to tell Karen I can't make it tonight , so I'll Stealth-call
her when she's on her flight and has her phone shut off." “我不想親口
跟Karen 說(shuō)我今晚不能去了,所以我找了她還在飛機(jī)上的時(shí)候打電話過(guò)去。”
your other left
Sarcastic phrase; used with the directionally challenged to make
them aware of their error.對(duì)左右不分的人說(shuō)的話,讓他們知道,方向又錯(cuò)了。
- "Raise your left hand." 抬起左手-Drectionally Challenged Guy:
(raises right hand )
左右不分的人把右手抬起來(lái)了-"No, your other left."不是這只,是另一
只“左手”。
Virgin Ears
A person who has been vaguely exposed to sex, drugs, profanities
and doesn't have a tight grasp on reality.用來(lái)形容一個(gè)很少接觸到性、毒
品、褻瀆,并且不諳世事,單純天真的人。
Susie has a pair of virgin ears.
蘇茜還是個(gè)很純真的孩子。
beer thirty
Time of day (usually late afternoon to early evening ) at which
drinking a beer becomes necessary.一天中(通常是下午到傍晚的時(shí)候)某個(gè)
需要喝啤酒的時(shí)段
Hey , looks like its beer thirty , better grab me a cold one呀,
啤酒時(shí)間到了,趕緊給我來(lái)聽(tīng)冰的。
可以發(fā)散出去,什么coffee thirty 、tea thirty、milk thirty 都可以。
recrap
To sum up a discussion composed largely of useless bullshit.用來(lái)總
結(jié)一個(gè)全是廢話的討論。crap意為廢話,那么recrap自然表示把廢話再講一遍。
-"Tell me how the staff meeting went."職工會(huì)議開(kāi)得怎么樣?
- "Allow me to recrap ……" 無(wú)聊,就跟你再扯一遍吧……
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