【連讀】
had it all
sell me out
work hard at it
an architect
met a woman
could’ve died
listen up
or if
run away
let it be
one-on-one
when I
shoulda done - should v done - should have done
gonna
I hate that I miss you (that I)
All our nights
【詞匯擴(kuò)展】
pitch
n.
absolute?pitch?音高
ground for playing 足球場(chǎng)
v.
pitch an idea 兜售想法
pitch a tent?支起帳篷
crystal clear?非常清楚
clear cut
go ahead
My boss gave me a go ahead.
I got a go ahead.
greenlight
OK / Yes.
sell me out -?出賣
rat sb out
lay bare -?揭露
had it all
You can't?have it all.
You can't have one's cake and eat it.
That's another story.
history -?The rest is history. -?剩下的大家都知道，不用多說了
Jack Ma was an English teacher in Hangzhou. Blala.. The rest is history.
spotty?history
in-depth?discussion?/ conversation
count your blessings? -?別身在福中不知福
A blessing in disguise -?塞翁失馬
treasure your eyes
reap just what you sow -?種瓜得瓜
karma is a bitch - informal?報(bào)應(yīng)
karma - tips
bravo -?好棒
encore
bring the house down
in God we trust-??we trust in God
doctor - 篡改, e.g.,?the photo has been doctored
easy come easy go - 來得快，去得快
I?don’t care much about money.?
leave?people in awe
awe - 心生敬畏
I was shocked. Sth is a shocker. I was taken aback.
awestruck - 肅然起敬
How awestruck I am to see how China has progressed.
younger version
young rocky feller
yong Ryan?Gossling
a more handsome verision
close your eyes, and hold your breath
Don’t hold your breath -?
sth following is not surprised / Don’t set high expectation on it.
It won’t happen.
smell reek - smell?unpleasant
put your hands up
listen up - hear me out
went out to buy some drinks
got carded /?I went to bar and they carded me.
act your age - behave at your age
sb is annoying. Come on, act your age
hoe - hoor, hooker
hoes before bros - 重色輕友
Ghetto children -?貧民窟孩子
y’all - you - southern American
bottle neck
shadow sb? - learning from sb, follow sb
sleep on it - let me think about it?
sleep like a log?-?sleep very well, without being woken by any noises
let bygones be bygone
trapped in the past
dwell on -?don’t dwell on the past. Time to move on
indulge in
linger on
clear -?the coast is clear - 危險(xiǎn)已解除
it speaks to me?
through -?Are you through it? - Do you finish it?
野心勃勃
shot for the starts
reach for the starts
領(lǐng)銜主演
Eric stars in this movie.
This movie stars Eric, Justin, and Sherry.
leading role in the movie
shed light on
use - need
I could use some direction
I need some direction.
The story/plot could use some work.
I could use some help.
suggest
推薦:?suggest sth/sb to sb
建議: 后面不直接sb
suggest + n/doing
suggest to sb that
He suggest (that) Eric (should) join the club.
Shit happens -?life is full of unpredictable events
Under the?weather
Down in the dumps
run away vs. hide
逆襲：
From rages to riches
Jack Ma was from rages to riches, building Alibaba empire.
From zero to hero
Hide：獸皮
runaway?success: 一舉成功，一炮打響, runaway bestseller
Get?off the?ground
Through and through: I’m Chinese through and through.
Completely, 100?percentage
There is no one who knows me better than you.
You know me through and through.
out-and-out
There is no such thing as a free lunch.
you?have a heart of gold.
That’s a big if.
if, but, and
make your day
put yourself together
shoulder the responsibility: to accept, to assume, to take the responsibility
天文數(shù)字?trillion /?astronomical? /bajillion
I’m super busy, having a bajillion things to do.
a dime a dozen -?不值錢
go downhill / go south
on?the rocks
this is my?grandfather?on my?mother’s side.
heaven is million years away 天堂 not countable
the?heavens 天空：countable
stultify
1.
cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, especially as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine.
"the stultifying conformity of provincial life"
synonyms:????hamper, impede, obstruct, thwart, frustrate, foil, suppress, smother, repress More
2.
cause (someone) to appear foolish or absurd.
chill out
chill - relax, easy
scenario:?
cool down, easy
just?chilling - just looking around
hang out
lay book, kick back and relax
let it be
one-on-one
watch your back - nervous
pat your back - courage
have to go
stay put, stay where you are, stay in place
you take what you get
turn it into honesty
complex vs. complicated
nuance
complex: quantity
complicate: inter-connect
trudge:?walk slowly and with heavy steps, typically because of exhaustion or harsh conditions
plod:?walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps.
vote with your feet
Come over?unannounced / uninvited - show up / visit
Come?prepared?
Strike your pose - 擺pose
Strike sb as a adj. person - strike me as a?funny person
Crack up - make sb. laugh out, hilarious
Cheer up
grew up + doing - I grew up listening to pop music.
cross talk
interference in one channel from another or others
conversation that does not relate to the main topic being discussed
dance to the music 伴著音樂起舞
unsung hero 幕后英雄
copy that, roger that 收到
all time favorite 始終喜歡
rain or shine 風(fēng)雨無阻（營業(yè)）
through thick and thin?
tear-jerker?催人淚下?make me cry?
page-tuner 愛不釋手
melt the years away
goodie oldie days, oldie but goodie 美好舊時(shí)光
deja wu 似曾相識(shí)
let bygones be bygones 讓過去成為過去
has-been 過氣
make a comeback 東山再起
all I do - stress
wait for - stress end of sentence
nit-picking -?giving too much attention to details that are not important, especially as a way of criticizing:
carry the weight
You words carry strong weight
carry considerable weight
our place, our home
well-spent
as much as -?as much as I hate to do ti, I must stay home and finish my paper
devil
devil’s advocate
deviled egg
better the devil you know
speak of the devil
The devil is in the details.
break down verb & noun
I had a mental breakdown
【pair】
stagnate /?stifle
zero / hero
underestimate /?overestimate
over-perform?/?under-perform
overwhelm /?underwhelm
radio /?video
feel / few
late / tardy
promise /?guarantee
【背誦】
the best things in life, they’re free.
watch the company you keep and the crowd you bring
If the truth is told, the youth can?grow
Nobody says you have to?…
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