校园英语迷你惯用语（8）

36. I gorge¹ myself on the food. 狼吞虎咽的吃. gorge oneself 是"狼吞虎咽"之意.

I come on strong and try to pick up a girl. 为亲近那女孩猛灌迷魂汤.

come on strong 是"侃侃而谈",

此处含有"猛灌迷魂汤"之意.

pick up a girl 在此处是指"拍女孩,找个女孩交朋友"之意.

make a smooth pick up 是"很顺利就交上(女朋友)"的意思.

I jeer² and start yelling. 喝倒彩.

I do an impersonation. 做模仿表演.

37. I get dead drunk.醉倒了. 翌日醒来再喝酒,"以酒攻酒" 称为 a hair of the dog.

古时候人们认为被哪只狂犬咬着,就用它的毛来治疗.

有这个传说转意而来就有了"以毒攻毒"的意思.

I take care of someone who has passed out. 照顾一个醉倒的人.

请注意,passed out 而不是 passed away.呵呵.

38. I wonder if two crates⁴ of cabbage is enough.

我不知道两箱包心菜够不够.

crate³ 是指"(运送,打包用的)箱柜,竹笼"等. cabbage 是"包心菜".

此处将 two crates of cabbage 当作一个整体,所以动词用单数 is.

如果说 Shall I go and get another crate, just in case? 是指

(是要我再去拿一箱,以防万一吗?)

39. Well, since he's making such a fuss, guess I'll just have to.

好吧!因为他很罗嗦,我想只好就听他的吧!

since 是"因为",用来表示"理由".

make a fuss(about .....) 是"小题大作;罗里罗唆"之意.

just have to (do so) 是"只好听他"之意.

(哼,她总是独断专行)可以用 Gosh, she always has her own way.

(怕怕的问, is she Angel?? :-P)

40. Hey, there're some cute girls over there. Let's go!

嘿,那边有些漂亮女孩.我们去吧!

cute girl 是"可爱的女孩".美国俚语也用 chick "妞"或

babe (=baby) "可人儿"来称呼女孩子. 美国的棒球王 Babe Ruth 是因他长的

一副娃娃脸而被大家称为 Babe.

1 gorge   

n.咽喉，胃，暴食，山峡；v.塞饱，狼吞虎咽地吃

参考例句：

• East of the gorge leveled out.峡谷东面地势变得平坦起来。
• It made my gorge rise to hear the news.这消息令我作呕。

2 jeer   

vi.嘲弄，揶揄；vt.奚落；n.嘲笑，讥评

参考例句：

• Do not jeer at the mistakes or misfortunes of others.不要嘲笑别人的错误或不幸。
• The children liked to jeer at the awkward students.孩子们喜欢嘲笑笨拙的学生。

3 crate   

vt.(up)把…装入箱中；n.板条箱，装货箱

参考例句：

• We broke open the crate with a blow from the chopper.我们用斧头一敲就打开了板条箱。
• The workers tightly packed the goods in the crate.工人们把货物严紧地包装在箱子里。

4 crates   

n. 板条箱, 篓子, 旧汽车 vt. 装进纸条箱

参考例句：

• We were using crates as seats. 我们用大木箱作为座位。
• Thousands of crates compacted in a warehouse. 数以千计的板条箱堆放在仓库里。