轻松美语课堂.docx

3.29 home architectural styleReal estate agent 房地产经纪人 D.J.:isteit D.J.:eidnt 代理人, 代理商; 经纪人Cape Cod style 科特角为美国地名，以该地命名的科特角式住宅已有好几个世纪的历史。这种房子简洁小巧，易于建造、维修和改造，取暖费用低，因此在20世纪上半叶是美国最普遍的住宅式样，它是“一层加半层”住宅设计的典型代表。在今日的美国，它对刚走上社会的年轻人和退休的老人们很有吸引力。科特角式住宅的特征是：平里面都很简单明快，改扩建很容易。两坡顶也被利用，故称之为一层半。有的还在屋顶的正面开老虎窗，以增加二层的使用面积并改善采光。多数科特角式住宅的大门位于中间。水平装设的条形护墙板，早期多漆成白色的木板，后来也采用别的颜色和材料。从18世纪末开始采用外部的木百叶护窗，如今多半只起装饰作用。早期科特角式住宅将烟囱设在中央，以连接内部取暖壁炉，现在也常将其建于住宅的一段。Georgian-style 乔治亚风格a large rectangular house with 2, 3 floors and doors in the centerModest home 朴实的家 modest and prudent 谦虚谨慎Bungalow D.J.:blu 平房Cottage D.J.:ktid 小屋 村舍A step up from ：one lever higher, slightly better than, and improvement overMobile home活动房屋Come into money 接受，继承钱、财产to receive some money, usually from someone who is diedColonial美国殖民地风格建筑殖民地外廊式建筑来自西方人在印度、东南亚的殖民地，原是为了适应热带气候而演变出的一种建筑形式。之后，在殖民地国家大为发展，成为殖民地建筑样式的主流。立面有列柱特征的西欧建筑很容易与这种设置外廊式的建筑相结合，由列柱支撑外廊，原来建筑柱间的外墙面、窗户及窗楣等都退到外廊内侧，可以视为欧式建筑的外廊化。Greek revival希腊复古式A split-level modern house split-level房内有不同高度平面的 分层的 现代化住宅 错层式的A ranch-style house K.K.:rnt 美大农场, (兼种果树, 养鸡等的)大牧场Ranch house 低矮的平房The sky is the limit：to show that there is no limit, no control, you can have whatever you wantNouveau richeD.J.:nu:vuri:新近产生的 出现的 暴发户Ostentatious stentes 爱炫耀的Aggressive 好斗的Deal with it去面对眼前的这个状况。to tell people you must accept or learn to tolerate something, cause its not going to change3.11 working without supervisionOversee ：superviseDay-to-day operation 日常业务Second-in-command：the person who is in charge when the normal leader is not thereMIA：missing in act 在作战任务中失踪的军事人员Budget overrun：when you spent more than you plannedOverrun：超越限度;超出量Shirk ones responsibilities：not doing your dutyPhone sth in：to complete a work with very little effort or attentionCover for sb： to say 、do sth to protect the other people掩护When push comes to shove：under extreme circumstances当事态严重时To look out for ones best interests： to do what is best for you，even if there is negative consequences for sb elsePromotion： increase in responsibilities duties incomeBackstabber阴谋暗算他人者,暗箭伤人者,背后中伤者someon who says bad things about a person discretely to get some sort of benefit for yourself2.25 doubting ones language useCome up with think of to have an idea about sthGive it a shot to try sth even you dont think you will be successfulSuitable appropriate acceptableWord choice picking the right word to say exactly what you want to sayTricky difficult challengingAppropriateConnotation an additional meaning to a word or a phraseIt doesnt Sound right it might be grammatically correct，but it isnt the exact meaning you want/It isnt what people normally say in this situationUsageRusty not as strong as it used to beLook sth up to search forAwkwardNative speakerProduction sth that requires lots of workYour troubles will be over you will no longer have the same problem in the future(but not sure then)Monkeys will fly out of my buttTo describe that sth is impossibleOn ones own terms 根据自己的主张Orientation 开学典礼Come up to 上前 走进On all fours 完全一致（四足动物）四脚着地的The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take that away from youDetour 绕道 兜圈子Roadblock 路障Full-blown 盛开的 张满的Get ahead 走在前面 进步 成功Evolve 演变 发展Compassion 怜悯 同情心Receive compliments 赞美恭维的话 表达敬意Emulate D.J.:emjuleit与 竞争 努力赶上License plate 车牌号Perm 烫发Shave 剃Bald 秃头的Spontaneous 自发的无意识的自然的Pileup （交通事故中的）连环相撞Juggle 歪曲 颠倒 Ego 自我自尊 Gut 勇气胆量When you are doing the work you are meant to do， it feels right and every day is a bonus， regardless of what you are getting paid.Every right decision I have madeevery right decision I have ever madehas come from my gut. And every wrong decision I have ever made was a result of me not listening to the greater voice of myself.Internal motivation 内心Driver 驱动力Competitive edge 竞争力优势Empathy 移情作用 同感共鸣Expertise ,ekspti:z 专门的知识和技能Harness 治理管理Automatically 自动地 机械地Seamless 准确无误的 完全符合逻辑的Smooth 一帆风顺的Stumble 出错（说话 演奏等） 绊脚Setback 挫折阻碍Dead-end 无出路的 棘手的Hit a dead end 进死胡同Remedial work 补救工作D.J.:rmi:di:lDont react against a bad situation；merge with that situation instead. And the solution will arise from the challenge. Because surrendering yourself doesnt mean giving up；it means acting with responsibilities.Anticipate 预料 预想Thread count 织物敬畏密度Devastating Get to 弄清楚 去面对lTrauma D.J.:tram, tr:- 心灵创伤 精神创伤Specialist 专科医生ResilientD.J.:rzljnt (指人的性格)能迅速恢复或重新振作的;达观的;适应性强的Life not for battles won/ life not for the end of the song/ life in the longReciprocal exchange D.J.:risiprkl 互相给予的 互惠的 相互的To be happy, you have to give something back.Surge （感情等）洋溢 奔放 浪涛般汹涌奔腾（人群等）蜂拥而出 奔放Paradigm 范例 样式 模样Trajectory 轨迹Fame is a trip 成名是一种代价Vaccinate 给 接疫苗Chore 零星杂物活Caravan （可供居住的）拖车(通常由机动车拖行)篷车Trailer 拖车Hitch up A to B 把 A挂在拖在B 后面Calculate 计算估算 estimateGas mileage 油耗Grocery spending 杂物花销Puff K.K.:pfn.(呼吸或风的)呼, 吹, 喷(之声)；一缕(烟、蒸汽等)；(烟斗或香烟的)一吸, 一口poke sth into where 把 伸出 戳到tap sb on +部位proclaim 正式宣布burst into tears 突然大哭shoulder of road 路肩it is harder to be kind than cleverrealm 国度领域 范围gauge 计算度量 估计判断pull over to（into onto）+somewhere 把 靠向路边man proposes，god disposes.谋事在人成事在天detriment 伤害 损害come in handy 迟早有用plod 沉重缓慢地走路；努力从事 沉闷地苦干come across 出现在脑海中，留下印象；接受 理解from scratch 从头做起 从零开始inertia D.J.:in:j不活动 惰性 ；惯性dogma 教条 教义 信条D.J.:d:gm, dg-follow dogma 墨守成规 original 创新的a life of ease 安逸的生活 a life of service and adventureswilt under criticism 屈从于批评follow conviction 坚守信念bluff 以假象欺骗 吹牛；以虚张声势找出或达成；恐吓 欺骗guard ones heart against rejection 害怕拒绝而掩饰内心play sth safe 波澜不惊 不冒险hazard 尝试着做出it is no big deal 不是什么大不了的事情drop in 偶尔拜访biological mother 亲生妈妈stumble into 无意间卷入 偶尔走入 同相碰typeface 字体typography 印刷样式fall out 争吵side with 与某人站在同一边 和某人抱同样的见解run the company with sb 同某人一起管理公司baton 接力棒screw up 把 弄糟If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you will most certainly be right.Button sth up 完成Drown out 声音淹没另一声音；洪水使人们无家可归Heart and intuition D.J.:,ntjuin 心灵和直觉Overflowing 溢出的 过剩的 充满的 withRun its course 按常规发展Stay hungry, stay foolish. 求知若饥 虚心若愚Anew 重新 再Sign off 签字结束书信Passing 附带的 fad 一时的流行 一时的风尚Dissertation 学位 、专题论文Velvet 丝绒 天鹅绒 hood 头巾Plant 工厂314 Serving on a juryOn a jury ：a group of people who choose the winner of a competition 陪审团 评判委员会Judge Swear sb ：the jurist（法理学家）makes a promise for us to make sure he will sharp justiceProsecutors case 原告Witness 目击者证人 证词证据Testify 作证证明Sequester：keep away from others 使隔离 使隔绝High-profile：a position attracting much attention and publicityForeman：工头 领班Its no big deal 没什么大不了的 “it is going to have an exam”Defense attorney ：the lawyer representing the defendantAttorney 代理人 律师Defendant 被告Put on 增加Exhibit：someone or something shows a particular quality，feeling，or type of behavior在法庭上提供的证物 Take the stand：出庭作证 为 担保To put a criminal behind bars 把 判刑 入狱Impartial ：showing lack of favoritism 不偏不倚的Convict：a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison 宣判有罪/囚犯Guilty：responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act；or marked by guilt 有罪的0401 describing ones skill levelShow sb around 带 四处转转Main office area 办公区Cubicle；small work area within a large spaceAdept at 擅长Be up to snuff on doing : perform at its satisfactory level, to meet someones expectation, to be good enough to do sthInternship: the period of being an internPhotocopier: 复印机 影印机Fax machine：use phone line to send massage of paper to another m