8月晨读笔记（上）
English the American Way
8月晨读笔记（上）
这两天在读《鱼翅与花椒》这本书，里面有一段写道：
“这几个星期在川大看的课本真是无聊到极点，而且特别不实用。没有教我们“炒”、“烧”、“竹笋”、“鹌鹑”这些有用的东西，而是要我们死记硬背一长串根本用不上的汉字：比如三国时期群雄与奸人的名字，古代战车、兵器或者乐器的名称。”
读得时候我就在想，学了快二十年英语，如果把我扔到一个英语国家，生活中的英文肯定也还是非常有障碍的。文学史课上学的Renaissance，bourgeois真是一点儿也用不上的。就像Eric第一天早读的时候说的，“我想问人家能不能给我换点零钱买票坐车都不知道怎么问。”本月早读的这本English the American Way，就能带我们从日常生活的角度学习学习英语，推荐大家看这本书哦！
这篇笔记里，记录的是我觉得书里、Eric的拓展里有意思的，以及我不熟悉并且觉得很想学会的内容，不求细而全，但求有所收获。
- How are you? 的回答：
- Same shit, different day.
- I'm seven out of ten.
- 我一直想...
- I've been meaning to...
- 我得走了。
- I gotta run.
- 你可以...
- You may want to...
- 您几位？
- A party of...（party这里指一行人）
- 他唱得真好！
- He can really sing!
- 我干啥都行。
- I'm up for everything.
- 怎么了？
- What's it with you？
- 担心死了 worry sick
- Where have you been？I've been worried sick.
- 表示同意🙆
- No kidding.
- 别想太美了，别得意忘形。
- Don't get carried away.
- 你觉得...怎么样？
（除了用What do you think of...还可以用how do you like...）
- How do you like these shoes?
还有个很常见的非正式用法，how are you liking...
行车交通
- 你可以破开一张20块钱吗？
- Can you break a 20-dollar bill?
- 能给我把20块钱换成零钱吗？
- Have you got change / Can you make change for a 20-dollar bill?
- 乘车不找零
- Make sure you have exact change.
- 避免堵车
- beat the traffic
- 车每15 分钟一趟
- The buses run about every 15 minutes.
- 纸币💰：英🇬🇧 note 美🇺🇸 bill
a five-pound note
a twenty-dollar bill
- 车票： 🎫2 farecard token
farecard
token
- 出租车司机 🚕 cabbie
- turnstile 旋转栅门
jump the turnstile 引申为逃票
- sunroof 天窗
（哇这么常用的一个词，居然第一次知道它的英文！）
- moving violation 行车违规
- issue a ticket 开罚单
- speeding ticket 超速罚单
- road hog 横冲直撞的司机
吃喝
- drive-thru 一直不知道，原来“得来速”是从这来的！
- chicken nugget 黄金鸡块（这个前段时间跟学校外教那听到过，再巩固一下！）
- How would you like your eggs?
- concession stand / snack bar小吃摊
- Let's dig in 动筷子吧！
- pig out 大吃特吃
- wolf down， gorge on，binge 狼吞虎咽
有意思的习语 😁
one-track mind 一根筋
miss the boat 错失良机
get the show on the road 开始
just what the doctor ordered 正式所需之物
A day at the beach was just what the doctor ordered.
ˌbad ˈhair day 倒霉的一天
have a ˈfield day 有展现本领的机会，有机会大干一番
hold your horses 且慢，请三思
chew the fat 闲扯
butter up 讨好，拍马屁
bring home the bacon 成功，挣到钱养家糊口
have money to burn 钱跟大风刮来的似的
feel/look like a million bucks 感觉像中了五百万，感觉好极了
a bull in a china shop 横冲直撞
talk 'shop 三句话不理本行（尤指当着外行的面）
ˌold ˈflame 老相好
out of the frying pan and into the fire 逃出狼窝又入虎口
运动🏃
pickup game 临时凑打球等
shoot hoops 投篮
weights 哑铃，杠铃片
lift weights 举铁
Pilates /pɪˈlɑːtiːz/ 普拉提
aerobics /eˈroʊbɪks/ 有氧运动
racket （网球、羽毛球等的）球拍
费用
security deposit 押金
direct deposit 银行账户
utilities 水电费等
overdraft 透支
a grace period 免息期
credit rating / score 信用评级
be slapped with
Parents are already slapped with a $100 fine if their child is repeatedly late for school.
stash 存放
She has a fortune stashed away in various bank accounts.
钱的俚语：
Moolah, dough, bread, cabbage, lettuce, smacker
1美元，single
5美元 a fin
10美元 a ten-spot
100美元 a C-note，a Benjamin（跟我们的一张毛爷爷异曲同工呀！）
买买买
shop around 货比三家
Prices may vary so it's well worth shopping around before you buy.
ˌbig-box ˈstore 大卖场
big ticket items 大件儿
doorbuster sale 限时打折
简单但是好用的小词
-y
roomy 空间大
handy 方便的，有用的
do
- You were doing 70.
- do payroll
- 模仿：I can do Claire.
hold 不放...
hold your horses 且慢，请三思
come with/in 有...的
Do those pants come in black?
The dinner comes with a vegetable.
mix-up 差错，失误
sure的副词用法，表示强调
- He sure looked unhappy. 他的确显得不高兴。
- That song sure sounds familiar. 那首歌确实耳熟。
- It sure is hot. 天儿可真热。
watch 当心;留神
- If you're watching the calories, don't have mayonnaise.如果你在意卡路里的摄入量，就不要吃蛋黄酱。
- I should watch my weight.
where 引导出后面的解释
- You can pay as you go, where you pay $5 every time you want to use the facilities and $5 for every class you attend. Then there is the monthly plan where you pay a flat rate of $45 per month.
all-inclusive
想起之前在clubmed“一价全包”，跟这个词完美对应。
part-time，secondhand的副词用法：
- I work part-time.
- I heard about the news secondhand
anywhere
It's not anywhere / nowhere near perfection.
forever
It would take forever to...
payroll
We have XX people on the payroll. 在编员工有...人。
picture 想象，设想
I tried to picture the place, but could not.
carry 出售、卖...东西
These large stores carry everything from clothing to housewares.
sample的动词用法：体验，尝试
I sampled the delights of cooking for the first time. 我第一次体验到烹饪的乐趣。
生词：
hectic （忙碌的，但是不用来形容人）
a hectic life/ schedule/ week...
The traffic is hectic.
nag 唠叨
父母催婚
Her parents have been nagging her into getting married.
revoke 吊销
revoke driving license 吊销驾照
hog 霸占，多占
to hog the bathroom/road
There’s not a day goes by without him hogging the TV.
beef 吐槽，抱怨
beefy 强壮的，肌肉发达的
也可以用来形容工资 a beefy pay
smudge 污点
a smudge of lipstick on a cup 留在杯子上的口红印
（太实用了！）
idiomatic 表达地道的
She speaks fluent and idiomatic English.
streak 性格特征，特点
He's still got a mean streak.
hassle 麻烦
Keep it small, hassle-free.
文化tips
- 就像我们喜欢说“卫生间”“洗手间”一样，美国人也会用bathroom，restroom来代替toilet来显得更加礼貌。
- 给出租车司机，餐馆服务员的小费(tip/gratuity/ɡrəˈtuːəti/)通常是15%-20%
- 如果警察👮 拦你车，靠边停车，不要下车。
- cashback
1⃣️ 现金提取（指借记卡持有者可在商店刷卡付账时提取小额现金，此现金附加在购物账单上）
2⃣️（购买某些特定商品或支付某些特定服务费时的）现金返还，现金折扣
语音点
ˈspeed limit
cashier /kæˈʃɪr/
rebate 重音在前
produce / ˈproʊduːs /名词，农作物，重音在前
过时英语：
just so so
rain cats and dogs
下礼拜会比较忙，希望自己不要犯懒！继续写笔记~！
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