1. conform an appointment確認(rèn)預(yù)約
2. Details of your incompetence do not interest me.你無能的細(xì)節(jié)我沒興趣
3. I ask for clean, athletic, smiling. She sent me dirty, tired and paunchy.我要的是干凈運(yùn)動(dòng)愛微笑的女孩,她挑的是又臟又疲憊的肥婆
paunchy: (男子)大腹便便的 A man who is paunchy has a fat stomach.
4. R. S. V. P. yes to sb
RSVP:(請(qǐng)柬用語)敬請(qǐng)賜復(fù) RSVP is an abbreviation for (縮略=) 'répondez s'il vous pla?t', which means 'please reply'. It is written on the bottom of a card inviting you to a party or special occasion.
5. drop sb off ? pick sb up
I want my driver to drop me off at9:30 and pick me up at 9:45 sharp .
6. dacquoise: A cake made of ground almond or hazelnut meringue layers with fruit or variously flavored cream fillings between the layers. 蛋白酥皮奶油卷:一種蛋糕,由底層為杏仁或榛子的蛋白酥皮卷和夾層之間有水果或各種風(fēng)味奶油的餡制成
7. tortes: a large cake filled with a mixture of cream, chocolate, fruit, etc. 奶油巧克力水果大蛋糕
8. rhubarb: a plant which has long sour-tasting red and green stems that can be cooked and eaten as a fruit (可食用的)大黃
9. compote: fruit that has been cooked in sugar and water and is eaten cold 糖水水果〔用糖和水烹制的水果,通常冷食〕
10. parent-teacher conference家長(zhǎng)會(huì)
11. feature: ?(報(bào)刊或雜志的)特寫,專題;(電臺(tái)或電視臺(tái)的)特別節(jié)目 A feature is a special article in a newspaper or magazine, or a special programme on radio or television.
feature(on sb/sth): a special feature on education 關(guān)于教育的專題文章
12. paratrooper: 傘兵;空降兵 Paratroopers are soldiers who are trained to be dropped by parachute (降落傘 ) into battle or into enemy territory.
13. they are all so deeply untractive.
他們實(shí)在太難看了。
14. Is it impossible to find a lovely, slender female paratrooper?就不能找一個(gè)可人又苗條的跳傘女兵嗎?
slender: 苗條的;纖細(xì)的;修長(zhǎng)的 A slender person is attractively thin and graceful.
15. cover try 試鏡
16. she is hopeless and totally wrong for it. 她根本不行,完全不適合這里。
17. Certainly I'm going to have to do that myself because......
當(dāng)然我要自己來挑
18. completely inadequate全部不合格