1. due 到期
2. deadline 截止日期
3. jet-lagged 有時差反應的
4. see through 看透
5. procrastinate 拖延,名詞為 “procrastination”
6. overcome 克服
7. ostrich 鴕鳥
8. afford 負擔得起的
9. save up for 為…攢錢
10. handle 應付
11. conflict 沖突
12. cable car 纜車
13. roller coaster 過山車
14. phobia 恐懼癥
15. Acrophobia 恐高癥
16. Mysophobia 潔癖,患有這種問題的人在口語中被稱為“neat break”
17. Claustrophobia 幽閉恐懼癥
18. Agoraphobia 廣場恐懼癥
19. Trypophobia 密集恐懼癥
20. seat belt 安全帶
21. OCD 強迫癥,全稱為“Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder”,患有這種問題的人在口語中被稱為“control freak”
22. nerdy 書呆子氣的
23. a (real) piece of work 奇葩
24. manipulate 操控
25. license plate 車牌
26. be diagnosed with 被診斷為
27. perfectionist 完美主義者
28. tolerate 忍受
29. aggressive 強勢的
30. tyrant 暴君
31. mean [形] 刻薄的
32. “Good cop, bad cap” 一個人唱紅臉,一個人唱白臉
33. persuasive 說服力強的
34. eye contact 眼神接觸
35. attention seeker 想盡一切辦法尋求別人關注的人
36. pretentious 能裝的,自命不凡的;節目中提到的 cocky/full of themselves 都是近義詞(組)
37. narcissistic 自戀狂的
38. hypocrite 偽君子,形容詞為 hypocritical
39. paranoid 妄想癥患者
40. bitchy 刻薄的,愛管別人閑事的
41. bossy 專橫的,愛發號施令的
42. pushy 愛強迫別人的
43. nosy 愛管別人閑事的
44. personality trait 性格特征;跟 “quality”是近義詞
45. per se 本質上來說
46. (someone) mean(s) well (某人)本意是好的
47. pull one’s hair out (令人抓狂)拽頭發的
48. dumb 愚蠢的
49. average intelligence 中等智商
50. drive someone nuts/crazy 把(某人)逼瘋
51. humble 謙卑的
52. smart ass ?自作聰明的人
53. fun-loving 愛說笑玩樂的人
54. look at the bright side 看事情好的一面
55. There is a silver lining in every cloud. [俗語]任何不好事情都有積極的一面。
▼?節目中引用的段落 ▼
狄更斯的話:
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief; it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of Light; it was the season of Darkness; it was the spring of hope; it was the winter of despair; we had everything before us; we had nothing before us; we were all going direct to Heaven; we were all going direct the other way.
這是最好的時代,這是最壞的時代;這是智慧的時代,這是愚蠢的時代;這是信仰的時期,這是懷疑的時期;這是光明的季節,這是黑暗的季節;這是希望之春,這是失望之冬;人們面前有著各樣事物,人們面前一無所有;人們正在直登天堂;人們正在直下地獄。
羅曼羅蘭的話:
There is only one heroism in the world: to see the world as it is, and to love it.
世界上只有一種真正的英雄主義,那就是在認識生活的真相后依然熱愛生活。