《大學(xué)之旅》筆記10:瘋狂往事
-Can I help you? - I need to see my daughter.
-Who's your daughter?
-Melanie Porter. She's not a student here, she's just spending the night.
-It will only take a minute. - Who is she staying with?
-Katie's sister.
-I'm gonna need a little more than that.
-Ma'am, it's okay. I'm a police officer.
-Oh, thank goodness. Where's your badge, officer? It's back at my mom's. You still live with your mom. That's nice.
-Look, I know what this sounds like. Sounds like you're not getting in my sorority.
-Mel, should I get my hair highlighted? Do you think I should get color contacts?
spend
vt. 度過,消磨(時(shí)光);花費(fèi);浪費(fèi);用盡
vi. 花錢;用盡,耗盡
n. 預(yù)算
By the end of the holiday I had spent all my money.
到那個(gè)假期結(jié)束時(shí)我已經(jīng)花光了我所有的錢。
contact
n. 接觸,聯(lián)系
vt. 使接觸,聯(lián)系
vi. 使接觸,聯(lián)系
Opposition leaders are denying any contact with the government in Kabul.
反對(duì)黨領(lǐng)袖們?cè)诜裾J(rèn)同喀布爾政府有任何往來。
sorority
n. 婦女聯(lián)誼會(huì);女學(xué)生聯(lián)誼
One coed brought a homeless woman to lunch at her sorority house.
一個(gè)學(xué)生把一位流浪女士請(qǐng)到了她的女士宿舍吃午飯;
live with
忍受;承認(rèn);寄宿在…家;與…同居
Do you live with your family?
你和你的家人住在一起嗎?
more than
多于;超出;比……多
I'm sure she will miss her son more than she thinks for.
我相信她思念兒子的程度要比她想像的強(qiáng)烈得多。
-Think I should get sparkly lip gloss? - That could be pretty. I am so glad we had this talk.
-Wow, you actually talked to your dad?
-I talked to him about everything, my whole plan. Major in political science, minor in American history and then to the Cooper Program for Japan. He was actually excited to hear about it. I think I might've misjudged him this whole time. It's the first time I remember us having a real conversation. He listened to me. He treated me like an adult. I know he's done a lot of crazy things in the past, but on the bus, it was different. He changed. I think he actually trusts me to be on my own and make my own decisions.
- Georgetown!
-No, no. I'm a father! Listen, calm down! No, this... This ain't what it looks...
-Where is he? Still no answer. We're gonna miss our flight.
sparkly
adj. 耀眼的
Her eyes were sparkly.
她的眼睛閃閃發(fā)光。
Wearing gauzy, sparkly fairy outfits like the others,and not overalls or bonnets or dresses made of calico.
穿著和其他玩具一樣的薄紗,耀眼的服裝,不要是棉布做的外套,帽子或是裙子。
political
adj. 政治的;黨派的
The government is facing another political crisis.
該政府正面臨著另一場政治危機(jī)。
Misjudge
vi. 判斷錯(cuò)
vt. 對(duì)…判斷錯(cuò)誤
Perhaps I had misjudged him, and he was not so predictable after all.
也許我對(duì)他的判斷是錯(cuò)誤的,他根本就不是那么墨守成規(guī)。
calm down
平靜下來;鎮(zhèn)定下來
I'll try a herbal remedy to calm him down.
我會(huì)嘗試用一種香草療法使他平靜下來。
hear about
聽說;得知
And, I think you hear about this in the news a lot.
我認(rèn)為你聽到關(guān)于這方面的消息很多。?
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