Elementary‐TheWeekend‐1970’s(C0101)
A:?Hey man!?How’s it hanging?
B:?Hey man! Everything is just?groovy?baby!
A:Did you go to the?roller rink?on Saturday? I heard it?was far out, man!
B:I wanted to, but I ran into this foxy lady that just?moved to my block! I was chatting her up a bit and then we mellowed out at her place.
A:Right on, right on! Well,Jim went to the rink with Sherry and he said it was de-no-mite! He was low on bread, but Sherry paid for everything.
B:Gravy! Jim is such a jive turkey man. He is always hitting me up for cash. Anyway, you wanna book and go grab some grub?
A:?Yeah man, I’m starving!
（使）成熟( mellow的過去式和過去分詞 )； 使色彩更加柔和，使酒更加醇香
She's mellowed over the years. 這些年來他變得成熟了。
The colours mellowed as the sun went down. 隨著太陽的落去，色澤變得柔和了。?
n.肉汁；輕易得來的錢，外快
You have spilled gravy on the tablecloth.你把肉汁潑到臺布上了。
The meat was swimming in gravy.肉泡在濃汁之中。
nineteen seventies’ slang,?but are also?still in use?today.
roller?–?we might recognize this from?rollerblades?or roller-skates. when you go rollerblading, roller-skating, those things that you put on your feet to skate.
it?was far out= really?cool,
mellow out=take it easy
Right, right on, right on=they’re saying “okay”, “good”, “I agree”.
gravy is a sauce you put on meat. but in this case we say gravy is cool.
“we have to book, the police are coming”.
“I gotta book guys, I’m late”.“yeah, let’s book, this party is dead”.
chat someone up?or to?chat up a girl
it’s more than just conversation, you’re trying to be a little bit?flirty?and maybe saying nice, romantic phrases or something like that. usually it’s between a woman and a man.
when you hit someone up for something, you ask for it.
Grub is an informal way of saying food. to grab some grub is to get some food quickly.
Elementary‐GlobalView‐GlobalWarming (C0102)
?A:?And therefore, global warming is the greatest deception of the early 21st century. Questions?
B:?Uh& yeah. In the lecture you said theres more evidence in the scientific record supporting global cooling?
A:?Well, yes, essentially, the historical record supports a theory of climate cycles. Warming and cooling are cooperating processes in the planetary eco-system.
B:If that's true and the planet is getting cooler, what explains the rapid melting of the polar ice caps and the dramatic rise in the global average temperatures?
A:But are global temperatures rising? If you look at the data from nineteen seventy-five you'll...
B:?Youll be misled. If you were serious, you would look at the record starting in the 1880s. Then you would see how dramatically the earths temperature has changed.
A:?Young lady, I beg to differ. Look, the point of the lecture was to emphasize that there is evidence for both sides, and I’m putting forth the argument that there’s greater evidence in support of the global cooling hypothesis. Look, it’s an indisputable fact that the public is being manipulated and scared into believing theres some kind of climate crisis; this scaremongering is done, quite simply, for political reasons.
B:?But even without the uncomfortable reality that greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide contribute to global warming, isnt the topic appropriate for politicians to discuss?
A:?Not if they want to use your tax dollars and mine to fund completely unnecessary initiatives.
B:?Yeah, like conservation, protecting endangered species and investing in renewable energy. At the very least, you have to concede that this debate has the potential to end our dependence on foreign oil. Buying oil supports autocratic countries that use these revenues to devastating ends.
A:?Why, Ive never been so disrespected in all of my days. I’m a professor, a scientist and researcher of high regard.
B:?Yeah, and a duplicitous one at that. Everyone knows youre in the pocket of the oil lobby. Why should we trust your so-called findings more than tobacco institute studies which say smoking doesnt harm health? You're full of it.
A:?Some people just cannot handle civil debate!
[NOTE:?fringe element?is a relatively small group of people whose views contradict with the common, mainstream views]
We have these big?chunks?of ice that are on the top and the bottom of the planet. they’re there?all year around.
the most?populous?nation on earth.
the student?accused?the professor of?scaremongering.[NOTE: to?accuse?= to blame]
A: Software flaws are not the same as virus attacks and?saying otherwise?it’s justscaremongering.
putting fear in people’s minds/selling fear for your own benefit.
fishmonger/a?scaremonger is a seller of fear.
an autocratic country is ruled by someone who holds total power.
When you’re duplicitous, you have behavior that is dishonest and is designed to?trick?people.?you’re telling lies?as a means of tricking them.
I can’t concede with you on this point.?[NOTE: you might also say "I'm sorry, but I can't?concede?this point?to?you]
accused the professor of?being in the pocket of?the oil?lobby./you’re?bribing?them./I have the senator in my pocket.
my so-called friends”. they are friends in name, but they don’t act like friends.
academically minded people
you’re full of it/shit.
