2015年10月10日 星期六

0500_to be stoked

0500 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—to be stoked
中譯/中文意思: 熱情洋溢的
Dialog at: 1:43 and 6:25

A: Wow! 500 E-cubed lessons!
B: That’s a lot, huh?
A: Yes! You must be exhausted!
B: No way! I’m stoked! 500 more!!




New words:
2:02 reality 

0499_cry me a river

0499 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—cry me a river
中譯/中文意思: 哭泣成河(諷刺性用法)
Dialog at: 2:52 and 6:11

A: Paris was wonderful, but the wine was so expensive.
B: Uh-huh.
A: Really. And we paid over 100 euros every night for dinner.
B: Cry me a river~~




New words:
2:49 informal 不正式的
4:30 jealous 忌妒


0498_but no~~~

0498 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—but no~~~
中譯/中文意思: 
Dialog at: 3:55 and 5:41

A: Want some more KFC?
B: No! I could have been grilling, but no~~~
A: Quit complaining. The rain is nice!
B: I wanted hamburgers on the grill!




New words:
2:12 intonation 音調
2:29 Wisconsin, Badger 威斯康辛州, 獾州人
2:33 Iowa 愛荷華州
3:01 tragedy 悲劇
3:11 frustrating 令人無力的
4:09 grill 烤

0497_"a bug" body-related

0497 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—"a bug" body-related
中譯/中文意思: 病毒
Dialog at: 2:10 and 4:49

A: Wash your hands with soap.
B: Alright~~
A: There’s a bug going around.
B: Okay!




New words:
1:04 flu 流感
1:21 virus 病毒
1:38 influenza 家畜流行性感冒
1:45 intestein 腸
1:47 intesteinal 腸的
4:09 knock on wood 希望持續這種好運

0496_a bug

0496 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—a bug
中譯/中文意思: (程式裡的) 臭蟲
Dialog at: 2:28 and 6:15

A: So, how’s the update?
B: There’s a major bug!
A: What?
B: My battery life was cut in half! I switched back to the old system.




New words:
0:59 insects 昆蟲
1:02 beetle, ladybug, cockroach, spider
1:26 neither do I, 我也不喜歡
2:04 SOP, Standard Operating Procedure 標準作業程序
2:08 sort of 有點兒
3:47 major bug, minor bug
4:31 accounting 會計

0495_out of date

0495 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—out of date
中譯/中文意思: 過時的
Dialog at: 4:08 and 6:34

A: What are you doing?              
B: I’m updating the software. It’s out of date.
A: Oh, I should do that, too.
B: I’ll let you know if it’s any good.




New words:
2:00 night club 夜總會
2:06 dance move 舞步
2:13 Macarena 瑪卡蓮娜(1990年代一種舞蹈)
2:51 Microbrewery 美國一種啤酒品牌
3:22 specialty 特色的
5:17 up to date 最新的
6:00 update, updated

0494_a poor excuse

0494 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—a poor excuse
中譯/中文意思: 很爛的藉口
Dialog at: 2:23 and 5:17

A: He broke up with you? Why?
B: He said, “You’re too good for me.”
A: Oh~ That’s a poor excuse! He has a woman!!
B: I know~ He’s such a loser~~




New words:
2:49 break up 分手
3:27 liar 騙子

0493_to talk a mile a minute

0493 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—to talk a mile a minute
中譯/中文意思: 講話很快
Dialog at: 3:20 and 5:25

A: Did you understand anything he said?
B: No! He talks a mile a minute~
A: He should be a sports announcer!
B: Yeah! He’d be perfect for the World Cup^^




New words:
3:48 auction 拍賣會
4:11 auctioneer 拍賣官
4:22 sports announcer 運動播報員
4:29 breathe 呼吸

0492_take a dip

0492 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—take a dip
中譯/中文意思: 游泳
Dialog at: 2:08 and 5:32

A: It’s so hot.
B: Let’s go take a dip.
A: Great idea! The lake?
B: Too far. Let’s go to the pool.




New words:
0:57 fall/autumn 秋天
1:43 dip 浸泡
2:25 ocean, lake, river, pond, swimming pool
2:39 bath tub 浴缸
3:52 spit 口水
4:09 chemicals 化學物質
4:12 chlorine 氯

0491_to feign something

0491 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—to feign something
中譯/中文意思: 假裝
Dialog at: 3:06 and 6:08

A: Here comes the boss.
B: He saw us watching the game.
A: Quick--feign death.
C: Were you men watching the game? Guys? Sue, bring my gun. Let’s make sure they’re dead.




New words:
0:33 feign 假裝
0:55 fake 假造
2:09 feign death 裝死
4:16 feign sickness/illness 裝病
4:50 heart attack 心臟病發
5:48 TGIF! 星期五快樂

0490_You name it.

0490 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—You name it.
中譯/中文意思: 任由你決定
Dialog at: 2:30 and 5:22

A: You wanna name my cat?
B: No! You name it!
A: What should I name it?
B: You name it!
A: How about…Shane?!




New words:
1:18 hot dogs, hamburgers, pizza,
1:35 falafel 沙拉三明治
1:38 waffle 威化鬆餅
4:41 tacos 墨西哥捲餅


2015年10月9日 星期五

0489_a nail-biter

0489 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—a nail-biter
中譯/中文意思: (咬指甲)情勢緊張
Dialog at: 2:28 and 6:02

A: Did you see Green Bay on Sunday?
B: Yes!
A: That was a nail-biter!
B: It was an excellent victory!




New words:
1:33 pregnancy test 驗孕
2:30 Green Bay 某NFL球隊

0488_my lips are sealed

0488 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—my lips are sealed
中譯/中文意思: 守口如瓶
Dialog at: 3:26 and 4:26

A: Ryan’s birthday party is Friday. It’s a secret.
B: You mean Brian?
A: Oh, yeah. Brian. Don’t tell anyone.
B: My lips are sealed.




New words:
2:12 broccoli 花椰菜
2:43 seal 密封/封緘
3:14 glue shut 膠封


0487_mum’s the word

0487 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—mum’s the word
中譯/中文意思: 保密/
Dialog at: 2:59 and 4:22

A: We’re having a surprise birthday party for Brian on Friday.
B: Awesome.
A: Mum’s the word, okay?
B: Got it.




New words:
2:11 hot chocolate 熱巧克力
2:20 mushroom 菇類

0486_pass it on/along

0486 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—pass it on/along
中譯/中文意思: 分享/傳播
Dialog at: 2:30 and 4:04

A: Hey, Brian’s birthday is Friday.
B: Oh.
A: We’re gonna have a surprise birthday party for him. Pass it along.
B: You bet.




New words:
3:43 idiom 成語/片語


0485_to bow out

0485 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—to bow out
中譯/中文意思: 放棄/退場
Dialog at: 2:52 and 5:22

A: I heard your marathon is tomorrow.
B: Yeah, but I had to bow out.
A: What? Why?
B: My knee (went out). I can’t run.




New words:
0:42 bow 鞠躬
1:13 bend 彎腰
3:17 marathon 馬拉松

0484_an 8.3 magnitude quake

0484 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—an 8.3 magnitude quake
中譯/中文意思: 規模8.3的地震
Dialog at: 1:58 and 3:10

A: Did you hear? An earthquake just hit Chile.
B: Oh no. What magnitude?
A: 8.3.
A: Wow~ That’s a big one. I hope people are okay…





New words:
0:35 Chile 智利
0:46 Pacific Ocean 太平洋
0:52 volcanos 火山
1:05 magnitude 規模
1:21 quake 地震
1:37 devastate/devastation 毀壞

0483_bursting at the seams

0483 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—bursting at the seams
中譯/中文意思: 撐破(衣服/褲子)的裂縫
Dialog at: 4:27 and 7:07

A: Did you like it?
B: That was the best spaghetti ever!
A: You want a bit more!
B: No! I’m already bursting at the seams^^



New words:
1:40 seams 裂縫
2:11 sew 縫製
2:52 rip 撕扯
2:55 expand 擴充
3:04 in person 親自
3:19 lifting weight 舉重
4:17 pants 褲子
5:08 stomach 胃/肚子
5:14 pregnant 懷孕的
6:07 skinning 瘦
6:12 muscular 肌肉發達

0482_Dead broke

0482 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—Dead broke
中譯/中文意思: 破產的境界
Dialog at: 2:36 and 6:13

A: Did you hear what Hillary Clinton said?
B: Now what?
A: After Bill retired as president, they were dead broke!
B: What? Dead broke! Tell her to come live with us! She’ll see dead broke!




New words:
3:00 teasing 開玩笑

0481_to tear around/through

0481 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—to tear around/through
中譯/中文意思: 逛奔
Dialog at: 3:21 and 5:15

A: What was that?
B: The cat’s tearing around the house.
A: He broke my lamp!
B: But he’s so cute^^




New words:
0:37 tear 眼淚
0:44 tear 撕
0:52 preposition 介系詞
2:53 destructive 破壞性的
2:56 cartoon 卡通
4:03 studio lamp 工作枱燈
4:56 destruction 破壞
5:01 chaos 混亂/一團糟

0480_crash

0480 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—crash
中譯/中文意思: 累/虛脫
Dialog at: 1:49 and 4:42

A: I’m starting to crash.
B: How long have you been working?
A: I’ve been working since 6am. 15 hours.
B: Yeah. You need to get some rest, bud!




New words:
1:25 concentrate 集中
2:01 bud 朋友
3:38 pull over 路邊停車
4:02 exhausted 虛脫