英语老师瑶瑶 - 节目列表

【句子】Come to think of it. The other day, Paul was talking to Felicia. And he was working overtime trying to make Mike sound guilty. 【Desperate Housewives-S1E16】 【发音】[kʌm] [tʊ] [θɪŋk] [əv] [ɪt] [ði:] [ˈʌð.ə(r)] [deɪ] [pɔ:l] [wɒz]/[wɑ:z] ['tɔ:kɪŋ]/['tɑ:kɪŋ] [tʊ] [fəˈliʃə] [ænd] [hi:] [wɒz]/[wɑ:z] [wɜ:(r)kɪŋ] [ˈəʊ.və(r).taɪm] [ˈtraɪɪŋ] [tʊ] [meɪk] [maɪk] [saʊnd] [ˈgɪl.ti] 【发音技巧】think of it两处连读；the的发音；and he不完全失去爆破；make Mike sound guilty两处不完全失去爆破+完全失去爆破； 【翻译】我突然想到哦，那一天，Paul和Felicia在聊天，他一直在试图把Mike说得很可疑。 【适用场合】 come to think of it 对哦，突然想起来 This is a set phrase used when one has had a sudden realization. 突然意识到某事儿 eg: Yeah, come to think of it, he was at the party, too. 诶，对了哦，我突然想起来，他那会儿也在派对上。 eg: I know a faster route we can take, come to think of it. 诶，我突然想起来，我们可以抄条近路。 eg: I have a screwdriver in the trunk of my car, come to think of it. 对哦，我车后备箱里还有一把螺丝刀，突然想到。 今天还有一个短语挺有意思， 大家都知道work overtime可以用来表示加班。 指to be working more hours at one's job than one is scheduled or required to do. eg: I've been working overtime all week to get this project done by the deadline. 为了能在截止日期之前完成这个项目，我整周一直加班。 但这里这样的视频场景，明显不是加班的意思， 而相当于尽力做某事；费尽周折做某事： to be putting forth a lot of effort to do or accomplish something. eg: Everyone's air conditioners have been working overtime during this heat wave. 这波高温之下，每个人的空调都玩命儿运转。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 对了突然想到一个人可以帮忙。

【句子】He clams up every time we try to ask him about Mary Alice. 【Desperate Housewives-S1E16】 【发音】[hi:] [klæmz] [ʌp] [ˈev.ri] [taɪm] [wi:] [traɪ] [tʊ] [ɑ:sk]/[æsk] [hɪm] [əˈbaʊt] [ˈmeəri] [ˈælɪs] 【发音技巧】clams up连读；ask him击穿；about Mary不完全失去爆破； 【翻译】每次我们想问他Mary Alice的事儿，他都缄口不言。 【适用场合】 clam up什么意思呢？这个也是我们之前学习过的一个短语。 clam本意指的是蛤蜊，clam up这个动词短语意思是： 突然不说话，不做声（通常来说是因为他们害羞，或者是害怕说漏嘴招惹麻烦） （口语）If someone clams up, they stop talking, often because they are shy or to avoid giving away secrets. 这样的画面是不是很容易联想起来蛤蜊突然把盖子盖上。 eg: He just clams up if you ask him about his childhood. 如果你问起他的童年，他会马上不再讲话。 eg: As soon as I told her my name, she clammed up. 我一告诉她我的名字，她马上不说话了。 eg: Everyone clammed up as soon as the check came. 账单一来，每个人都迅速默不作声了。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 当记者开始问起他的丑闻，那位政客迅速缄口不言。 The politician clammed up when the reporters started to ask about the scandal.

【句子】Okay, let’s say Mike’s a peach, and he didn’t kill Martha. Who did? 【Desperate Housewives-S1E16】 【发音】[ˌəʊˈkeɪ] [lets] [seɪ] [maɪks] [ə] [pi:tʃ] [ænd] [hi:] [ˈdɪd.ənt] [kɪl] [mɑ:(r)θə] [hu:] [dɪd] 【发音技巧】Mike’s a连读；and he不完全失去爆破；didn’t kill完全失去爆破； 【翻译】好吧，我们假设Mike确实有那么好，而且他也没有杀害Martha。那么谁是凶手？ 【适用场合】 What are you talking about? We have the upper hand. 你在胡说些什么呢？我们占上风好嘛？ 有关have the upper hand表示占上风的用法，我们之前学习吸血鬼日记S1E4的时候已经讲过了，在第371期节目当中有所提及。 gain/get/have the upper hand 占据优势/有利地位；处于上风 the upper hand指的是： a position of control or advantage eg: We've been doing everything we can for your father, but I'm afraid the cancer is gaining the upper hand. 我们为了救你父亲，一直竭尽全力，但是现在恐怕癌症已经占据了上风。 eg: The two companies were neck and neck for years, but Mayers International seems to have the upper hand in the markets lately. 这两家公司几年来都是不分高下，但是最近梅尔斯国际这家公司似乎略占优势。 英语当中，如果你说某个人是个peach桃子，难道他真的是一颗桃子吗？ Obviously no! If you describe someone or something as a peach, you find them very pleasing or attractive. （口语） 非常好的，招人喜欢的人/物 eg: He's a real peach. 他真的很招人喜欢。 eg: You brought me coffee? Ah, you're a peach. 你给我拿咖啡了？天呐，你咋这么棒棒呢！ eg: Thank you so much for picking up the cupcakes on your way to the party—you're a peach. 谢谢你来派对路上取了那些纸杯蛋糕，你真的是太好了！ 还有一些传统一些的用法，会说 a peach of sth. An excellent, ideal type of thing. 很好的某物；peach当做量词来用； eg: Thank you. It was a real peach of a meal! 谢谢你，那顿饭真的很好吃！ eg: A peach of a goal! 漂亮的一记进球！ 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 那天天气特别的好。

【句子】It’s just…well, I guess I know what it’s like to have your heart stomped on. 【Desperate Housewives-S1E16】 【发音】[ɪts] [dʒʌst] [wel] [aɪ] [ges] [aɪ] [nəʊ] [wɒt]/[wɑ:t] [ɪts] [laɪk] [tʊ] [hæv] [jɔ:(r)] [hɑ:(r)t] [stɒmpt]/[stɑ:mpt] [ɒn]/[ɑ:n] 【发音技巧】What it’s 连读+美音浊化；like to完全失去爆破；heart stomped on不完全失去爆破+完全失去爆破+连读； 【翻译】只是，我想，我知道心被践踏是什么感受吧。 【适用场合】 stomp 跺脚、重重地踩 stomp on sb. or sth. 1. 字面意思，重重地踩某个人或者某个人的脚 Literally, to strike, smash, or crush someone or something with one's foot. eg: Why did you stomp on that insect? 为什么你要踩死那只虫子？ eg: I stomped on the brakes. 我狠狠踩了一脚刹车。 2. By extension, to repress sb. or sth. 引申义经常用来指，抑制某个人/某件事 大白话来说，就是不让做某事 eg: My father always stomped on my dreams of becoming an actor. 我爸总是践踏我的演员梦。 eg: Every time I get a good idea, the boss stomps on me. 每次我有一个好的主意的时候，我老板都给我泼冷水。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 This is another example of the big companies joining together to stomp on small businesses.

【句子】-- How long have you been sitting here? -- I don’t know. Five minutes, give or take three hours? 【Desperate Housewives-S1E16】 【发音】[haʊ] [lɒŋ]/[lɑ:ŋ] [hæv] [ju:] [bi:n] ['sɪtɪŋ] [hɪə(r)] [aɪ] [dəʊnt] [nəʊ] [faɪv] [ˈmɪn.ɪts] [gɪv] [ɔ:(r)] [teɪk] [θri:] [aʊə(r)z] 【发音技巧】sitting美音浊化；don’t know不完全失去爆破；give or连读；take three不完全失去爆破； 【翻译】--你在这坐了多久了？ --我不知道，五分钟，或是三个小时？。 【适用场合】 give or take 估摸着，大约……多少数量/时间 possibly a little more or less than the amount or time mentioned: eg: It'll be ready at six, give or take a few minutes. 六点钟左右就能好，前后能差个几分钟吧。 eg: It cost $200, give or take. 买这东西花了差不多200美金。 eg: There were maybe 20 people there, give or take. 那边当时有大概20个左右的人。 也可以指：除了……之外aside from eg: Give or take the occasional argument, my sister and I get along pretty well. 除了偶尔的一些争执，我和我的姐姐/妹妹相处起来还是很和谐的。 happy hour n. 酒吧在夜幕降临的时候，会有特价酒水的一段时间 A period of time, usually in late afternoon and early evening, during which a bar or lounge offers drinks or food at reduced prices. eg: Come on, Martha, it's happy hour—you have to get a drink! 快点儿，Martha，现在可是特价时段，你可得喝一杯！ 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 我打算今晚下班后，特价时段去酒吧喝一杯。

【句子】But you do get credit for one thing. 【Desperate Housewives-S1E16】 【发音】[bʌt] [ju:] [du:] [get] [ˈkred.ɪt] [fɔ:(r)] [wʌn] [θɪŋ] 【发音技巧】do重读；get credit for完全失去爆破+不完全失去爆破； 【翻译】但是你还是有一点值得肯定的。 【适用场合】 一般看到credit都想到credit card信用卡 但是credit 本意还可以指praise, approval or honor 所以get credit for sth. 或者give credit for sth. 指的是因为某个任务、达到某项成就、做成了什么事儿而得到表扬、敬慕或者感谢 To receive praise, admiration, or acknowledgement for some task, achievement, or accomplishment. eg: Even though Jenny did all the hard work on the project, Mary was the one who got credit for it. 尽管是Jenny干了整个项目中最艰难的工作，但是Mary确是那个受到表彰的人。 eg: It's good to see Professor Wilson getting credit for her findings. Wilson教授因为她的研究发现而受到嘉奖，我还是很欣慰的。 eg: York City are a better team than they are given credit for. 约克城足球队的实际比大家口中的要更好一些。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 情人节这天你还能想起来给我买花，这点还是值得表扬的。

【句子】If you did, those displays of friendship seem to have slipped my mind. 【Desperate Housewives-S1E16】 【发音】[ɪf] [ju:] [dɪd] [ðəʊz] [dɪˈspleɪz] [əv] [ˈfrend.ʃɪp] [si:m] [tʊ] [hæv] [slɪpt] [maɪ] [maɪnd] 【发音技巧】displays of连读；friendship不完全失去爆破；slipped my完全失去爆破+不完全失去爆破； 【翻译】如果当初你帮过我，那么我可能是忘了那些充满友谊的瞬间了吧。 【适用场合】 sth. slips one’s mind 字面意思是某件事从脑子里溜走了 If something slips your mind, you forget it. 指的就是忘记了，没印象了 eg: I meant to invite him, but it completely slipped my mind. 我原本想邀请他的，但是这事儿我就完全没想起来。 eg: I forgot I'd arranged to meet Richard last night - it completely slipped my mind. 我忘记了我之前约的昨晚见Richard，这事儿我完全给忘了！ I thought as much. 在英语中：say/admit/think/guess as much 指的是：也这么想；也这么认为；也这么猜测等 to say or think the same thing that has just been stated: eg: -- “I think your wife's in love with someone else.” -- “I'd guessed as much”, he said sadly. -- “我觉得你老婆爱上别人了。” -- “我也这么觉得！”他沮丧地说。 eg: --“He said he'd forgotten.” -- “I thought as much.” -- “他说他之前忘记了。” -- “我猜也是这么回事儿。” 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 The fact that he was employed there had completely slipped my mind.

【句子】Tammy Brennan went all out. 【Desperate Housewives-S1E16】 【发音】[ˈtæmi] [ˈbrenən] [went] [ɔ:l]/[ɑ:l] [aʊt] 【发音技巧】went all连读； 【翻译】Tammy Brennan下了血本。 【适用场合】 这里我们主要讲解一下go all out这个表达，从上下文对话中也可以猜出 这个短语指的是花费了所有的精力、金钱、资源等等。 to put all your energy or enthusiasm into what you are doing: eg: You'll be going against a state champion in the next match, so you'll have to go all out if you want to beat her! 下一场比赛当中你将会和州冠军对决，所以如果你想赢，你得拼尽全力了。 eg: We went all out and it wasn’t appreciated at all. 我们拼尽了全力，客户却并不领情。 eg: I had to go all out to limit my losses. 我不得不拼尽全力尽量控制损失。 eg: We knew that only one of the firms would get the order for computers, so we went all out to get the contract. 我们之前就知道这些公司中只有一家能够拿到这次电脑采购订单，所以我们拼尽全力想要去争取。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 她的公司，总是倾尽全力令客户们开心。

【句子】If you don’t give the mob someone to blame, they’ll pick a scapegoat. 【Desperate Housewives-S1E16】 【发音】[ɪf] [ju:] [dəʊnt] [gɪv] [ðə] [mɒb]/[mɑ:b] [ˈsʌm.wʌn] [tʊ] [bleɪm] [ðeɪl] [pɪk] [ə] [ˈskeɪp.gəʊt] 【发音技巧】don’t give完全失去爆破；mob someone不完全失去爆破；pick a连读；scapegoat完全失去爆破； 【翻译】如果你不给那帮气愤的家长们说出谁是罪魁祸首，他们就会随便找个背黑锅的。 【适用场合】 scapegoat 背黑锅的人；替罪羊； 其实我们之前在学习255期节目的时候就讲到过这个单词 > > 点我复习 < < 当时那课讲的是承担责任：take the blame 口语中比较常见的搭配是： make (one) the scapegoat (for sth.) 意思就是To wrongly attribute all of the blame for some negative situation or outcome to one particular person, whether or not they deserve some (or any) of the blame at all. 或者更简单一点： to make someone take the blame for something 就是我们汉语中说的“背黑锅”了，不管这事儿是不是你干的，反正你得承担责任 eg: Instead of trying to make someone the scapegoat for this problem, why don't you spend that energy trying to come up with a solution? 相比较于费劲地去找背锅的，为什么你不用这个精力去想想解决方法呢？ eg: They made Tom the scapegoat for the whole affair. It wasn't all his fault. 他们把Tom变成了整个事件的替罪羊，但那并不全是他的错。 eg: When things don’t go well, people always look for a scapegoat. 当事情发展不顺利的时候，人们总是寻找替罪羊去背锅。 eg: Don't try to make me the scapegoat. I'll tell who really did it. 别想着让我背锅，我会说出真正的“幕后真凶”。 其实也可以说Don’t try to make me take the blame…意思用法都一样 还有一个短语需要补充讲解一下 put sb. in an ~(awkward) position 让某个人处于一种……（尴尬）的境地； eg: Your demands have put me in an awkward position. I don't know what to do. 您的需求让我处境尴尬，我不知道如何是好。 eg: I'm afraid I've put myself in sort of an awkward position. 恐怕，我是把自己陷进了一种尴尬的境地。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 这位经理变成了替罪羊，背了整个团队失败的锅。

【句子】I know for a fact that patient zero was another little boy. 【Desperate Housewives-S1E16】 【发音】[aɪ] [nəʊ] [fɔ:(r)] [ə] [fækt] [ðæt] [ˈpeɪ.ʃənt] [ˈzɪə.rəʊ] [wɒz]/[wɑ:z] [əˈnʌð.ə(r)] [ˈlɪt.l] [bɔɪ] 【发音技巧】for a连读；fact完全失去爆破；that patient zero完全失去爆破+不完全失去爆破；was another连读；little美音浊化； 【翻译】我很确信，传染源是另外一个小男孩。 【适用场合】 know for a fact 很确信某事是真的 If you say that you know something for a fact, you are emphasizing that you are completely certain that it is true. 其实就相当于I am certain. eg: I know for a fact that she's involved in something illegal. 我确信她肯定做了什么非法的勾当。 eg: I know for a fact that he is the one who did it. 我能肯定就是他干的！ patient zero 零号病人 第一个患上病的病人 1. The first person to exhibit symptoms of an illness. eg: My daughter was patient zero, the only one with a cold last week—now, she's very generously given it to the rest of the family. 我女儿是家里第一个感冒的，上周就她一个人感冒了。现在，家里其他人都被她传染上了。 2. By extension, the first case or person demonstrating a particular issue or problem. 引申为：第一个表现出来某个特定问题/第一个碰到某个麻烦的人/事 eg: This guy is patient zero for the crashing issue in the app, so let me see what he said in his original email. 这个人是第一个反馈app崩溃的用户，让我看看他一开始的邮件里是怎么说的。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 I know for a fact that he cheats in cards! I saw the ace up his sleeve.

【句子】Guys, we should be ashamed of ourselves for reveling in that woman’s misery. 【Desperate Housewives-S1E16】 【发音】[gaɪz] [wi:] [ʃʊd] [bi:] [əˈʃeɪmd] [əv] [ˌaʊəˈselvz] [fɔ:(r)] [ˈrev.əlɪŋ] [ɪn] [ðæt] [ˈwʊm.ənz] [ˈmɪz.ər.i] 【发音技巧】should be完全失去爆破；ashamed of连读； 【翻译】姐妹们，我们应该为自己的幸灾乐祸而感到羞愧。 【适用场合】 I was just about to give a Maisy Gibbons update. update an act of updating something or someone with new information 指的是同步消息这个行为 give sb. an update on sth. 在某件事情上和某个人同步消息 eg: I'll need regular updates on your progress. 你的（工作）进展需要定期同步给我。 eg: We'll give you an update on the hostage situation. 有关这次人质事件，我们会给你同步消息。 revel 本身指的是狂欢、作乐 这里字面意思是，我们拿着这个女人的悲惨遭遇来作乐。 可以理解成幸灾乐祸 注意这个动词，它有点像travel。英式和美式中，现在分词/过去分词的写法 都是英式ll，美式l revel in (sth.)怎么理解呢？ 特别享受做某事to enjoy sth. very much eg: She was clearly reveling in all the attention. 她很享受备受关注的感觉。 eg: Some people seem to revel in annoying others. 有些人似乎特别喜欢骚扰别人，乐在其中。 eg: I could tell that he was reveling in the fact that I was going to fail. 我能看得出来，我要失败了，他开心得不行。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 He reveled in the freedom he was allowed.

【句子】I try to steer clear of Utah. It’s a little too conservative for me. 【Desperate Housewives-S1E16】 【发音】[aɪ] [traɪ] [tʊ] [stɪə(r)] [klɪə(r)] [əv] [ˈju:tɑ:] [ɪts] [ə] [ˈlɪtl] [tu:] [kənˈsɜ:(r).və.tɪv] [fɔ:(r)] [mi:] 【发音技巧】it’s a连读；little美音浊化； 【翻译】我尽量远离犹他州，那地方对我来说太保守了。 【适用场合】 steer clear of 这个表达其实我们已经不是第一次在节目中见到啦，那么今天的话来做一个复习梳理吧。 steer 本身指的是掌舵的意思 to control the direction of a vehicle steer clear of sb./sth. 刻意避免某人/某物 If you steer clear of somebody or something, you deliberately avoid them. eg: I think a lot of people, women in particular, steer clear of these sensitive issues. 我觉得很多人，尤其是女性吧，都会刻意回避这些敏感的话题。 eg: Steer clear of the boss today—he's yelling at everyone he sees. 你（们）今天躲着点老板，他见谁吼谁。 eg: The 8:00 train is always late, so steer clear of it if you want to be on time. 8点钟那趟火车总是晚点，所以如果你想准时到，别坐那一趟。 eg: They warned their children to steer clear of drugs. 他们警告孩子们要远离毒品。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 她的演讲当中，避开了那些争议性很强的话题。