【句子】Well, maybe a fuzzy navel wine cooler will loosen you up. 【Modern Family-S2E15】 【发音】[wel] ['meɪbi] [ə] [ˈfʌz.i] ['neɪvl] [waɪn] ['kuːlə(r)] [wɪl] ['lu:sn] [ju:] [ʌp] 【发音技巧】暂无； 【翻译】那也许来一杯鸡尾酒饮料可以让你放松下来。 【适用场合】 首先大家看到一些生词可能有点懵。 这里fuzzy navel其实是一种鸡尾酒的名字：“迷雾之城”；可以看一下图片，还是非常漂亮的。 wine cooler是什么呢？ 可以用来指冰镇酒的桶；还可以用来指：冰镇果酒饮料，里面有wine，有juice还有soda。 今天我们重点学习的表达是这个loosen up 1. 在今天视频中，指的是放松下来，不那么紧张，焦虑；也可以说loosen sb. up； relax and act in a less serious manner eg: Oh, loosen up! It's a party—no one wants to talk about work stuff. 诶诶诶，放轻松，这是派对诶，没人要聊工作的事儿！ eg: My sister is very shy, but Sarah always manages to loosen her up. 我妹妹很害羞，但是Sarah总有办法让她放松下来。 当然了，我们说这样的短语，自然可以用来指字面的意思： 2. 变松；不那么紧； become looser, less tight or less restricting eg: If those shoes are stiff right now, just give them time—they'll loosen up. 如果鞋有点硬，过会儿就好了，一会儿就松了。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 Loosen up your grip a little and your hand won't hurt as much.

【句子】You know what? If it keeps you out of your mom’s hair, yes, do that. 【Modern Family-S2E15】 【发音】[ju:] [nəʊ] [wɒt]/[wɑ:t] [ɪf] [ɪt] [ki:ps] [ju:] [aʊt] [əv] [jɔ:(r)] [mɒmz]/[mɑ:mz] [heə(r)] [du:] [ðæt] 【发音技巧】if it keeps连读+完全失去爆破；out of连读+[t]清辅音不送气； 【翻译】只要你做这事儿能不惹你妈生气，那你就做吧！

【句子】Luke, if your mom starts to lose it, I need you to lighten the mood by being extra cute. 【Modern Family-S2E15】 【发音】[lu:k] [ɪf] [jɔ:(r)] [mɒm]/[mɑ:m] [stɑ:(r)ts] [tʊ] [lu:z] [ɪt] [aɪ] [ni:d] [ju:] [tʊ] ['laɪtn] [ðə] [mu:d] [baɪ] ['bi:ɪŋ] [ˈek.strə] [kju:t] 【发音技巧】lose it连读；need you音的同化； 【翻译】Luke，如果你妈妈抓狂了，你一定要加倍卖萌，调节一下气氛。 【适用场合】 lose it在口语里其实一般来说都指的是情绪失控，发火；抓狂；或开始狂笑，这里的lose其实是lose control的意思； to stop being able to control your emotions and suddenly start to shout, cry, or laugh eg: I'd been trying so hard to stay calm but in the end I just lost it. 我试图努力保持冷静，但是最终还是没忍住。 eg: Mom is going to lose it when she gets home and finds out we broke her vase. 要是妈妈回家，发现我们把她花瓶打碎了，她肯定会大发雷霆的。 eg: When I saw that last scene, I just lost it. It was so sad! 当我看到最后一幕的时候，我没忍住哭了。真的太悲伤了。 eg: I sat there calmly, biting my lip to keep from losing it. 我静静坐在那里，咬着嘴唇，想尽力控制自己的情绪。 lose it这个动词短语还有可能指 原本会的技能，能力突然不会了。 to lose an ability, skill or quality that one previously had 这个意思还是比较好理解的 eg: I used to be so much better at the guitar, but I feel like I'm losing it. 我以前弹吉他可比这强多了，我感觉我现在已经生疏了。 eg: He walked on stage and just lost it. He forgot the words and started to make up completely different ones. 他走上了台，完全不记得要说什么了，于是开始编新的稿子。 lighten the mood之前学过两次，指的是： become happier and less anxious 可以翻翻以前的节目复习一下哦 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 我完全失控了，又叫又骂。

【句子】I was pushing for a cashmere throw. 【Modern Family-S2E15】 【发音】[aɪ] [wɒz]/[wɑ:z] ['pʊʃɪŋ] [fɔ(r)] [ə] [kæʃ'mɪə(r)] [θrəʊ] 【发音技巧】for a连读； 【翻译】我本来一直强烈建议买羊毛毯的。 【适用场合】 throw 在这里是名词的用法： 可以理解成：a loose fabric cover that can be thrown over a SOFA, etc. 毯子；盖的罩子； 今天我们讲讲push for sth.这个动词短语。 to request or demand something insistently 或者to repeatedly ask for sth. or try to make sth. happen because you think it is very important 坚持要求某件事；强烈建议某件事；敦促； eg: The citizens are pushing for an investigation of the school. 市民们要求彻查这间学校。 eg: My secretary is pushing for a raise. 我的秘书强烈要求涨薪水。 eg: I’m going to have to push you for an answer. 我将不得不逼你给我一个答复。 eg: Britain’s health experts are pushing for a ban on all cigarette advertising. 英国的健康专家强烈建议取消所有香烟的广告。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 I've been pushing for a communal tea and coffee station since I first started working here.

【句子】Okay. Gun to your head, which pair should I wear? 【Modern Family-S2E15】 【发音】[‚əʊ'keɪ] [gʌn] [tʊ] [jɔ:(r)] [hed] [wɪtʃ] [peə(r)] [ʃʊd] [aɪ] [weə(r)] 【发音技巧】should I连读； 【翻译】好吧，假设现在有枪指着你，非要让你做选择的话，你说我穿哪一双比较好？ 【适用场合】 今天我们讲讲gun to one’s head怎么理解？什么样的场合下使用。 今天这个视频当中的使用，其实源于一个动词短语： hold a gun to one’s head 字面意思：举着一把枪对着某个人的脑袋； 这里动词也可以换用put，一个意思； 引申义可以指： to force sb. to do sth. that they do not want to do, by making threats 强迫别人做不想做的事儿，尤其是通过胁迫的方式； eg: The attacker held a gun to the hostage’s head. 那个袭击者拿着一把枪对着人质的脑袋。 eg: You don't have to go if you don't want to—no one's holding a gun to your head. 如果你不想去，就不去，也没人拿枪指着你的头。 eg: How could I refuse when she was holding a gun to my head? 她逼我的时候，我怎么能拒绝？ 相关表达：hold sb. at gunpoint或者hold sb. at gunfire 可以有一样的意思；“用枪胁迫某个人；强迫某人做某事；” eg: The driver was robbed at gunpoint. 那位司机被持枪抢劫了。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 Two masked men held the bank clerks at gunpoint for three hours.

【句子】Don’t worry. I’ll keep to myself. 【Modern Family-S2E15】 【发音】[dəʊnt] ['wɜ:ri] [aɪl] [ki:p] [tʊ] [maɪ'self] 【发音技巧】worry英美发音区别；keep to完全失去爆破； 【翻译】别担心。我到时候自己一个人待着。 【适用场合】 keep to oneself 自己一个人待着；不与人来往； to be solitary; to stay away from other people eg: Ann tends to keep to herself. She doesn't have many friends. Ann总喜欢自己待着。她没多少朋友。 eg: I try to keep to myself each morning so I can get some work done. 我尽量每天早晨自己一个人待着，以便完成一些工作。 eg: If you want to make friends, you can't keep to yourself all the time. Start meeting people! 如果你想交朋友，你不能总自己待着，你得出去见见人。 eg: He was a quiet man who kept to himself. 他是一个很安静，喜欢独处的人。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 街那头的那位老人总是独来独往，我才发现我连他叫什么都不知道。

【句子】Therefore, I need you guys to be on your best behavior. 【Modern Family-S2E15】 【发音】[ˈðeə(r).fɔ:(r)] [aɪ] [ni:d] [ju:] [gaɪz] [tʊ] [bi:] [ɒn]/[ɑ:n] [jɔ:(r)] [best] [bɪ'heɪvjə] 【发音技巧】need you音的同化；best behavior完全失去爆破； 【翻译】所以我需要你们大家都拿出最好的表现来！ 【适用场合】 be on one’s good/best behavior 拿出某个人的良好的/最好的表现来； 美式英语更常见； to behave extremely well and be very polite on a particular occasion eg: You kids must be on your best behavior for your Auntie this weekend! 这周末姑妈要来，你们这帮孩子一定要拿出最好的表现来哦！ eg: When we went out, the children were on their best behavior. 当我们外出的时候，孩子们表现特别好。 eg: Mother told the children to be on their best behavior during Grandma's visit. 妈妈告诉孩子们，在奶奶到家里做客期间一定要乖乖听话。 eg: I'd just met his parents for the first time so I was on my best behavior. 我第一次见他爸妈，所以我表现得很好。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 The whole staff were on their best behavior while the client inspected the premises.

【句子】-- I have to call David. -- The boy who tossed you aside on Valentine’s Day? 【Modern Family-S2E14】 【发音】[aɪ] [hæv] [tʊ] [kɔ:l]/[kɑ:l] [deɪvɪd] [ðə] [bɔɪ] [hu:] [tɒst]/ [tɑ:st] [ju:] [əˈsaɪd] [ɒn]/[ɑ:n] ['væləntaɪnz] [deɪ] 【发音技巧】暂无； 【翻译】-- 我得给David打电话。 -- 打给一个情人节把你置之不理的男生吗？ 【适用场合】 toss aside 字面意思：把……扔在一边； to throw someone or something to one side eg: He tossed aside the paper in disgust when he read the news. 当他读到那篇新闻的时候，心生厌恶，把那份报纸扔到了一边。 eg: Fred tossed the can aside and Alice picked it up. Fred把那个易拉罐扔在一旁，Alice把它捡了起来。 引申义：把……置于一旁不予理会；抛弃、丢弃某人/某物； to discard, reject, or abandon someone or something eg: He had such an amazing job opportunity lined up, but he tossed it aside so he could spend the year traveling in Japan. 曾经有一个那么好的工作机会摆在他的面前，但是他放弃了而选择在日本旅游一年。 eg: Once she became famous, she tossed aside her old friends. 她出名了以后，就不再和那些老朋友们来往了。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 I thought the connection we had was genuine, but she tossed me aside like an empty wrapper the moment she started feeling bored.

【句子】Do I really need to spell it out for you? 【Modern Family-S2E14】 【发音】[du:] [aɪ] [ˈrɪə.li] [ni:d] [tʊ] [spel] [ɪt] [aʊt] [fɔ:(r)] [ju:] 【发音技巧】need to完全失去爆破；spell it out连读+美音浊化；out for不完全失去爆破； 【翻译】还需要我把话说得更明白一点吗？ 【适用场合】 spell 这个最常见的是拼写的意思； 高级一点作名词可以指咒语！ 今天这个短语spell out其实可以先从字面意思理解：拼写出来； eg: I don’t know your name. Can you spell it out? 我不知道你叫啥，你能一个一个字母给我拼出来吗？ 引申义：把某个事物变得更容易被理解；更好懂； to make something more comprehensible 或者 to present the details of something to make it clear to understand 大家可以联系场景： 当老师讲课的时候，有人如果听不懂，比如某个单词不认识，那么老师会仔细讲解，甚至把这个单词每个字母都拼出来。 所以这个短语，个人觉得还是非常好理解的。 eg: Sorry, but could you spell out your exact plan for us? It doesn't really seem to make sense. 不好意思，你能把你的具体计划给我们再详细阐述一下吗？好像有点不太对啊。 eg: Mandy and I are going to get dinner and then a movie. It's a date—do I have to spell it out for you? Mandy和我要去吃晚饭，一起看电影了，这是约会，懂吗？还需要我再解释吗？ eg: The instruction book for my computer spells out everything very carefully. 我电脑的操作手册已经把所有操作都解释的很清楚了。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 你能详细说一下，你是怎么解决这个难题的吗？

【句子】I could drop him off at the restaurant as soon as they wrap it up. 【Modern Family-S2E14】 【发音】[aɪ] [kʊd] [drɒp]/[drɑ:p] [hɪm] [ɒf]/[ɑ:f] [æt] [ðə] [ˈres.trɒnt]/[ˈrestə.rɑ:nt] [æz] [su:n] [æz] [ðeɪ] [ræp] [ɪt] [ʌp] 【发音技巧】could drop不完全失去爆破；drop him off击穿+连读；at the不完全失去爆破；soon as连读；wrap it up两处 连读+美音浊化； 【翻译】等他们开完会了，我可以送他去餐厅呀！ 【适用场合】 drop sb. off to give sb. a ride to some place把某个人送到某地； eg: When do I need to drop the kids off at soccer practice? 我得什么时候把孩子们送去足球训练？ eg: Can I drop you off somewhere in town? 我能让你在城里某个地方下车吗？ eg: I dropped him at the library and went shopping. 我把他送到图书馆，然后我就去购物了。 我们今天重点学习第二个表达： wrap up在口语里面可以用来表达： complete sth., such as a task or bring sth. to an end 完成某个事物；结束某件事情； eg: I just need to wrap up some work before I head home. 我得在回家之前，处理一些工作。 eg: OK, everyone, let's wrap it up for tonight. 大家伙，我们今晚就先到这里了。 eg: I can wrap up this little project in a week. 我可以把这个小项目在一周之内搞定！ 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 等这个项目一收尾，我就要去度假。

【句子】So my boyfriend, David, blows me off on the most romantic night of the year to study! 【Modern Family-S2E14】 【发音】[səʊ] [maɪ] [ˈbɔɪ.frend] [ˈdeɪvɪd] [bləʊz] [mi:] [ɒf]/[ɑ:f] [ɒn]/[ɑ:n] [ðə] [məʊst] [rə'mæntɪk] [naɪt] [əv] [ðə] [jɪə(r)] [tʊ] [ˈstʌd.i] 【发音技巧】boyfriend David完全失去爆破；most romantic night两处不完全失去爆破；night of连读+美音浊化； 【翻译】我男朋友David在全年最浪漫的一个夜晚，放我鸽子去读书了！ 【适用场合】 又一个放鸽子的英文说法出现啦，大家，此处有重点。 blow sb. off 其实就是我们平时说的stand sb. up 放某个人的鸽子；并没有按照约定露面； to deliberately not meet sb. when you said you would 或者to fail to attend or show up 在今天视频中Manny也说了： David stands up Haley. 意思一样，是David放了Haley的鸽子。 eg: They wanted us to come along, but we blew them off. 他们想让我们一起去，但是我们放了他们的鸽子。 eg: Tina blew off the official dinner. Tina没有在那个正式的晚宴上出现。 eg: -- Aren’t you going to the meeting? -- No, I’m going to blow it off. -- 难道你不准备去参加那次会议吗？ -- 恩，我不准备去了。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 我最讨厌别人放我鸽子了！

【句子】You’re not ditching me here on Valentine’s Day. 【Modern Family-S2E14】 【发音】[jɔ:(r)] [nɒt]/[nɑ:t] ['dɪtʃɪŋ] [mi:] [hɪə(r)] [ɒn]/[ɑ:n] ['væləntaɪnz] [deɪ] 【发音技巧】not ditching完全失去爆破； 【翻译】你可不能在情人节扔下我一个人在这里。 【适用场合】 今天我们学一个很简单的词，叫ditch，及物动词。 ditch sb./sth. to get rid of something or someone that is no longer wanted 抛弃某物；抛弃某个人； 抛弃某个人的话经常指分手，把某个人甩了，就相当于dump sb. 或者文雅一点说end a romantic relationship with sb. 和某个人结束恋爱关系； eg: We ditched the old furniture yesterday. 我们昨天把旧家具都给扔了。 eg: I can't believe she ditched me and hang out with her friends! 我简直不敢相信，她没搭理我，却和她朋友们出去玩了！ eg: One American pilot was forced to ditch his jet in the Gulf. 一个美国飞行员在波斯湾不得已弃机逃生了。 eg: Did you know that Sarah has ditched her boyfriend? 你知道Sarah把她男朋友甩了吗？ 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 The TV series was ditched after the star of the show quit.