第二页:巧学口语
1. Pick up the phone:拿起电话,接起电话
2. for laughs: 美国俚语,为了取乐,当作消遣,用来开心
The old ladies played for small stakes just for laughs.(老太太们下小赌注赌钱只是为了取乐。)
3. lounge car: (列车上供应点心的)休闲车厢
4. fall for: 迷恋,爱上
fall for也可以表示信以为真,例如:He must have been pretty gullible to fall for that old trick.(他准是有点儿傻,才落入那惯用的圈套。)
5. greasy: 油腻的
6. clumsy: 笨拙的
My clumsy answer hurt her feelings.(我笨拙的回答伤了她的感情。)
7. manipulative:巧妙处理的;操纵的
He's extremely manipulative, so don't let him persuade you.(别听他的,他这个人很会摆布人。)
8. answering machine:录音电话
9. Botticelli:波提切利,佛罗伦萨画派的意大利画家。