【句子】God, I feel like such a slacker. I mean, he has done so much for being so young. 【Modern Family-S1E20】 【发音】[gɒd]/[gɑ:d] [aɪ] [fi:l] [laɪk] [sʌtʃ] [ə] ['slækə(r)] [aɪ] [mi:n] [hi:] [hæz] [dʌn] [səʊ] [mʌtʃ] [fɔ:(r)] ['bi:ɪŋ] [səʊ] [jʌŋ] 【发音技巧】such a 连读； 【翻译】天啊，真是让我自惭形秽。他年纪轻轻就已经大有作为。 【适用场合】 slack adj. / n. 松垮； when something is too loose, not tight eg: There's too much slack in these ropes. 这些绳子太松垮了，没有被拉紧。 showing a lack of activity; not busy or happening in a positive way 不积极；不活跃； eg: Business is always slack at this time of year. 每年这个时候，生意总是不景气。 eg: The job is taking a long time because the workmen are so slack. 工作进程很慢，因为这些干活的人都太懒散了。 slacker a person who does not work hard enough 敷衍工作的人；不积极努力的人（贬）；逃避兵役的人 eg: Those slackers have gone home early again. 这些懒散的家伙又早早回家了！ eg: He's not a slacker, he's the best worker they've got. 他可不是工作偷懒的人，他是他们公司最佳员工。 stay-at-home dad 居家奶爸 The people I work with are a bunch of slackers. Maybe just to get your dad off your back. 让你爸爸死心也好。

【句子】I’m sorry. I know how it feels to have him stick his nose where it doesn’t belong. 【Modern Family-S1E20】 【发音】[aɪm] [ˈsɒri]/[ˈsɔ:ri] [aɪ] [nəʊ] [haʊ] [ɪt] [fi:lz] [tʊ] [hæv] [hɪm] [stɪk] [hɪz] [nəʊz] [weə(r)] [ɪt] [ˈdʌzənt] [bɪ'lɒŋ]/[bɪ'lɑ:ŋ] 【发音技巧】it doesn’t belong 两处完全失去爆破； 【翻译】抱歉，什么事他都要掺和一下，我能理解你的感受。 【适用场合】 poke/stick your nose into sth. (informal) to try to become involved in sth. that does not concern you: （口语）不关你的事 你瞎掺和 eg: He's always poking his nose into other people's business. 他总是喜欢掺和别人的事情。 to show too much interest in things that are someone's private business: 对别人的私事儿特别感兴趣 eg: You have no right to poke your nose into my business! 你没有权利探听我的隐私。你没权利管我的事情。 Mind your own business. It’s none of your business. It’s none of your concern. 不关你的事。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 我希望他不要再插手我的私人生活了。

【句子】With me bringing home the bacon, Mitchell doesn’t have to rush into anything.【Modern Family-S1E20】 【发音】[wɪð] [mi:] [brɪŋɪŋ] [həʊm] [ðə] ['beɪkən] [mɪtʃəl] [ˈdʌzənt] [hæv] [tʊ] [rʌʃ] ['ɪntʊ] [ˈeni.θɪŋ] 【发音技巧】doesn’t have to不完全失去爆破；rush into连读； 【翻译】有我挣钱养家，Mitchell不用急着找工作。 【适用场合】 bring home the bacon 英语中类似的说法： bread and butter 面包和黄油（生计） 可以用来指a person or company's main source of income 经济来源 eg: The mobile phone business was actually his bread and butter. 手机业务当时是他的主要收入来源。 breadwinner 家中挣钱的那个人，负责养活全家的那个人 eg: When the baby was born, I became the sole breadwinner. 孩子出生以后，家里全靠我一个人挣钱。 Since Mitchell is between jobs, I’ve taken a part-time job at a greeting card store, which I love. 自从Mitchell待业家中，我就在一家贺卡店找了一份兼职。 sb. is between jobs 暂时赋闲在家，暂时失业中 Between jobs is a euphemism for unemployment. 委婉语 eg:-- "I'm just between jobs right now." -- "OK, you've been out of work for six months. It's time to start looking for a new job." --我现在待业。 --好的吧，你已经六个月没工作了，该去找份新工作了。 I’m really not looking for anything right now. 我现阶段还不准备找工作。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 Just tell the recruiter that you're between jobs. She doesn't need to know that you got fired!

【句子】Trust is earned. I can’t just magically hand it over. 【The Vampire Diaries-S1E4】 【发音】[trʌst] [ɪz] [ɜ:(r)nd] [aɪ] [kɑ:nt]/[kænt] [dʒʌst] ['mædʒɪkli] [hænd] [ɪt] [ˈəʊvə(r)] 【发音技巧】trust is可轻微连读；can’t 英美发音区别；can’t just magically不完全失去爆破；hand it 连读； 【翻译】信任是靠你自己赢得的，不是我随便说给就能给的。 【适用场合】 hand over 交出；送交 hand sb./sth. 或者hand sth. to sb. to give sth./sb. officially or formally to another person eg: They handed the weapons over to the police. 他们把武器送交给警方了。 eg: He also handed over a letter of apology from the Prime Minister. 他还递出了一封来自首相的道歉信。 移交（犯人）；移交/转移某些责任/权力 If you hand over to someone or hand something over to them, you give them the responsibility for dealing with a particular situation or problem. eg: I wouldn't dare hand this project over to anyone else. 我不敢把这个项目交给别人负责。 eg: She resigned and handed over to one of her younger colleagues. 她辞职了，把工作转交给了一位更年轻的同事去完成。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 今天早晨，这个美国人已经被正式移交给大使了。

【句子】Otherwise, I’m left with nothing but what other people tell me. 【The Vampire Diaries-S1E4】 【发音】['ʌðə(r)waɪz] [aɪm] [left] [wɪð] ['nʌθɪŋ] [bʌt] [wɒt]/[wɑ:t] ['ʌðə(r)] ['pi:pl] [tel] [mi:] 【发音技巧】nothing的发音； 【翻译】否则，我脑中全是别人告诉我的那些事。 【适用场合】 be left with sth. 被留下……被剩下…… eg: I was left with little choice. 我几乎没有选择。 nothing but…只…… to the exclusion of all else eg: Tom talks about nothing but sports whenever I see him. 不管什么时候见Tom，他总是三句话不离运动。 eg: Jane drinks nothing but milk. Jane只喝牛奶。 anything but…一点都不 not at all; by no means eg: My vacation was anything but relaxing because my hotel was under construction. 我的假期一点都不放松，因为我住的酒店那会正在施工。 eg: He is anything but ambitious for a promotion. 他对晋升毫无想法。 And I’d really love it if you would open up to me. open up to sb. 向某个人敞开心扉 to start to talk more about yourself and your feelings eg: I've never opened up to anyone like I do to you. 我从未向别人敞开心扉，和你这是第一次。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 Nothing but the freshest vegetables are used in our restaurant.

【句子】No, actually, he was on good behavior. 【The Vampire Diaries-S1E4】 【发音】[nəʊ] ['æktʃʊəli] [hi:] [wɒz]/[wɑ:z] [ɒn] [gʊd] [bɪ'heɪvjə(r)] 【发音技巧】was on可轻微连读； 【翻译】没有，事实上，他表现得特别绅士。 【适用场合】 印象比较深刻的是，当时在讲Desperate Housewives-S1E1的时候， Lynette说过：You’re going to behave today. 你们今天得乖乖的。你们今天不许闹腾。 sb. is on one’s good/best behavior to behave very well, usually because you want to please someone sb. behave oneself 表现得很好 eg: The children were on their best behavior. The children behaved themselves. 孩子们之前表现很棒/表现的很乖。 well-behaved children / badly-behaved children 表现很好/差的孩子们 eg: I want you to behave yourselves while I'm away. 当我不在的时候，我希望你们可以乖乖的，别惹事。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 Whenever there was a full moon he would start behaving strangely.

【句子】You’re afraid of what your parents are gonna think about your date from the wrong side of the tracks? 【The Vampire Diaries-S1E4】 【发音】[jɔː(r)] [ə'freɪd] [əv] [wɒt]/[wɑ:t] [jɔ:(r)] ['perənts] [ɑ:(r)] [ˈgə.nə]/[ˈgɑː.nə] [θɪŋk] [ə'baʊt] [jɔ:(r)] [deɪt] [frɒm] [ðə] [rɒŋ]/[rɑ:ŋ] [saɪd] [əv] [ðə] [træks] 【发音技巧】afraid of连读；think about连读；side of连读； 【翻译】你担心你的父母会怎么看待你来自贫民区的女朋友吗？ 【适用场合】 当很多城市开始铺盖铁路的时候，这些铁路一般都在一个城市的中心，把这个城市划分成两半。铁路的一边往往成为富人住的地区，而另外一边就成了到处是工厂、库房的贫民窟。 the wrong side of the tracks 意思就是：贫民区的那一边。 a part of a town that is considered poor and dangerous: 用来形容人就是：用来指出身贫贱的人。 eg: Her boyfriend came from the wrong side of the tracks. 他的男朋友出身贫寒。 eg: He grew up on the wrong side of the tracks, but he made a success of himself. 他从小生活条件很差，但是全靠自己他成功了。 You’re scared to stand up to your mommy? 你连反抗你妈妈你都不敢吗？ stand up to sb. 之前讲过的表达 并不表示站立；而应该是反抗的意思 eg: It was brave of her to stand up to those bullies. 她真够勇敢的，去反抗这些恶霸， 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 Remember how we used to make fun of Bill Brown in school because he came from the wrong side of the tracks?

【句子】It would help get you the upper hand. 【The Vampire Diaries-S1E4】 【发音】[ɪt] [wʊd] [help] [get] [ju:] [ði:] ['ʌpə(r)] [hænd] 【发音技巧】get you音的同化；the upper hand 定冠词the读音； 【翻译】它能帮你占据上风。 【适用场合】 gain/get/have the upper hand 占据优势/有利地位；处于上风 a position of control or advantage eg: After hours of fierce negotiations, the president gained the upper hand. 在几个小时的激烈谈判之后，总统占据了优势。 eg: For many years Yahoo was the top search engine, but for the last few years Google has had the upper hand. 多年来雅虎是顶级的搜索引擎，但在过去的几年里谷歌已经占了上风。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 At half time, the Italian team seemed to have the upper hand.

【句子】You are in no position to question me. 【The Vampire Diaries-S1E4】 【发音】[ju:] [ɑ:(r)] [ɪn] [nəʊ] [pəˈzɪʃən] [tʊ] [ˈkwes.tʃən] [mi:] 【发音技巧】no重读；question的发音[tʃ] 【翻译】你没资格来问我。 【适用场合】 This country sure has dumbed down in the last hundred years. 这个国家的课本在这一百年里变简单不少。 dumb down（贬） to lower the level of difficulty and the intellectual content of (as a textbook) 降低知识内容的难度（比如说课本） also : to lower the general level of intelligence 普遍的文化水平降低 eg: the dumbing down of society 社会的学习能力的普遍降低 eg: The media was accused of dumbing down the issue. 这家媒体被指责故意把这个议题简单化。 Why he wants to go to high school is beyond me. 他为什么要去高中这件事让我很难理解。 sth. is beyond sb. 某事超出自己的理解范畴 If something is beyond you, you are unable to understand it: eg: I'm afraid physics is completely beyond me. 恐怕物理我是完全没办法理解的。 You are in no position to question me. 你没资格来问我。 in a position to do sth. 有能力/资质/权利做某事 in no position to do sth. 没有能力/资质/权利做某事 If you are in a position to do something, you are able to do it. If you are in no position to do something, you are unable to do it. eg: I am not in a position to comment. 我没资格评论。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 I'm not in a position to reveal any of the details of the project at present.

【句子】You treat me like trash. I’m sick of it. 【The Vampire Diaries-S1E4】 【发音】[ju:] [tri:t] [mi:] [laɪk] [træʃ] [aɪm] [sɪk] [əv] [ɪt] 【发音技巧】treat me不完全失去爆破；like trash 不完全失去爆破；sick of连读；of it连读； 【翻译】你把我当什么！我受够了！ 【适用场合】 treat 看待 treat sb. like trash 当垃圾一样看待某人 treat sb. like shit 当便便一样看待某人 treat sb. like a fool 当傻子一样看待某人 受够了 之前公众号讲过这句话： I really thought you were done with this. 我还以为你已经玩腻了呢。 be done with sth. 受不了；受够了 eg: I’m really done with you. You know you’re making the wrong choice, yet you make it anyway. 你明知道你在犯错，但你还是执迷不悟。 yet 在这里表示的一种语气的转折 有点类似but, nevertheless或者 despite that eg: He's overweight and bald, yet somehow, he's incredibly attractive. 他微微有些发福，还秃顶，但是，就是特别迷人。 eg: He has a good job, yet he never seems to have any money. 他有一份挺好的工作，但是貌似从来没见他有什么钱。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 这辆车蛮小的，但内部却惊人地宽敞。

【句子】Will you be my date to the founder’s party? 【The Vampire Diaries-S1E4】 【发音】[wɪl] [ju:] [bi:] [maɪ] [deɪt] [tʊ] [ðə] ['faʊndə(r)z] ['pɑ:rti] 【发音技巧】date to完全失去爆破； 【翻译】你愿意做我的舞伴出席创建人的派对吗？ 【适用场合】 date 约会 a meeting that you have arranged with a boyfriend or girlfriend ask sb. out on a date约某个人出去 go (out) on a date (with sb.) 和某人出去约会 have a date (with sb.) 和某人约会/和某个人有约 : eg: He asked her out on a date. 他约了她出去。 eg: I have a date with one of the guys from my class tonight. 我今晚要和班上的一个男生约会。 eg: I've got a date with Lucy tomorrow night. 明晚我和Lucy有个约会。 约会对象；舞伴 a person you have a romantic meeting with: eg: Who's your date for the prom? 毕业舞会上，谁是你舞伴呢？ I would be honored to accompany you. 能陪你去，我会感到非常荣幸的。 The pleasure is all mine. 应该是我深表荣幸才对。/我感到非常荣幸。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 So come on, tell us, who's your date this evening?

【句子】Why would you cover your tracks? 【The Vampire Diaries-S1E4】 【发音】[waɪ] [wʊd] [ju:] ['kʌvə(r)] [jɔ:(r)] [træks] 【发音技巧】would you音的同化； 【翻译】你为什么要掩盖行踪？ 【适用场合】 cover one’s tracks 隐藏行踪；掩盖行踪 to hide any evidence that you were somewhere or did something eg: The killer may have returned to the scene of the crime to cover his tracks. 凶手有可能返回了犯罪现场，掩盖行踪。 keep track of sb./sth. 实时追踪；随时知道情况 If you keep track of a situation or a person, you make sure that you have the newest and most accurate information about them all the time. eg: We need a system to keep track of all our expenses. 我们需要一个系统，能够实时记录我们的花销。 eg: With eleven thousand employees, it's very difficult to keep track of them all. 这个公司有1万1千名员工，很难掌握每个人的情况。 lose track of sb./sth. 不记得；失去……的线索； to forget something or not have all the information you need: 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 我不记得上周他打了几次电话了。