S01E02 Spanish 101
Vocabulary:
binocular:?adj. 用雙眼看的;n. 雙筒望遠鏡
tardiness:?n.?原型為tardy (adj.),意為緩慢的、遲緩的、遲到的。
inscrutable: adj. 神秘的;不可理解的;不能預測的;不可思議的 (not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood.)?
e.g.?At the time, China, for most Americans, was a wondrous abstraction, an?inscrutable?assemblage of future Christians, consumers, or citizens, depending on your game.??— Hua Hsu,The New Yorker,The Remarkable Forgotten Life of H. T. Tsiang, 14 July 2016
poignant: adj. 尖銳的;辛酸的;深刻的;切中要害的
e.g. The photograph was a?poignant?reminder of her childhood.
gratuitously: adv. 原型gratuitous(adj.),意為無理由的,無端的;免費的
e.g. The film was criticized for its?gratuitous?violence.
devoid: adj. 缺乏的;全無的。- being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment —used with?of
e.g. The so-called comedy is totally?devoid?of intelligence, originality, and even laughs.
Phrases and expressions:
1. give sb./it a second thought 三思、考慮等。根據語境進行理解。比如,don't give it a second thought! 就是別再想了, 別再猶豫了。He wouldn't give you a second thought. 意思是他根本不在乎你,不把你放在心上之類的。
2. bum someone out?Sl.to disappoint someone. 讓某人失望
e.g.?The bad movie bummed out the entire audience.
3. We've been living on the wrong side of the looking glass.?我們一直都是從錯誤的方向在觀察這個世界。(覺得字幕組的理解特別對)
4. We don't need to make it a long evening.
5. Seems like you got a burr up your ass or something.
If you have a burr up your ass, you are very upset about something that has happened and intend to do something about it to correct it. 可以譯為如坐針氈
6. to be reckoned with: worth taking seriously because of being powerful, important, or good.
? ? ?a force to be reckoned with. 不容小覷、不容忽視的力量
7. What's got into you? 你怎么了?你怎么回事?
8. blow sb off 甩掉某人;放某人鴿子
Enjoy the show!