Jerry英语口语学习笔记 - Updated on 09 June. 2014

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Friends Season 1        Episode 3 The.Thumb
, \# z0 A1 X, Y( W, _$ ?: Q0 Y: ~Puff               
' Z) a& i/ O2 y& r[pʌf]               
. x( C' _% b& k; I# VTake a puff. 吐口烟               
  ?5 m( [9 o$ p# x5 kHe drew heavily on his cigarette and puffed （out） a cloud of smoke. 他猛吸了一口烟，吐出一团烟雾。               
Take a drag 吸一口烟               
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) z4 {3 q" K7 z, ]5 |flick               
, V1 \3 ?/ J0 n[flik]               
轻弹;轻击;轻快地移动 If something flicks in a particular direction, or if someone flicks it, it moves with a short, sudden movement.               
It is reallly cool if you flick it.               
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karmic debt               
[kɑmɪk][det]               
5 D) k. a; C; y' ?9 _/ f3 Q9 g. B8 T因果报应，业债，这是佛教用语               
karma 业
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1 U* J( m, j7 q( o! l0 \' F7 Unursery rhyme
[nə:səri raim]
' M/ f: r/ G/ ~# n0 h儿歌;童谣

5 k2 Q1 _+ w* [5 g1 V4 oyardstick
衡量标准；评判尺度；准绳 If you use someone or something as a yardstick, you use them as a standard for comparison when you are judging other people or things.

' T) m! x  `3 ]deja vu
(from French) the feeling that you have previously experienced sth which is happening to you now 似曾经历过的感觉
I had a strong sense of déjà vu as I entered the room. 进这屋子时我有一种似曾来过的幻觉。
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$ s3 y4 Q) t; y1 w% a, J/ q2 Ocushion the blow
6 R7 x  \2 }7 k$ F1 E  _to do something that reduces harm The way to cushion the blow is to raise prices slowly, not all at once.
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- D! q8 O3 u5 ?9 C5 h  Eswap A for B
0 _3 s. c) ?/ O# y9 }" I0 fThe gang swaps all the drinks for what they orderd.

satan'minions
9 y& G4 j8 y' e0 `' Z9 c8 F9 s['seɪtn] [['minjən]
撒旦的爪牙

let's say
used when giving an example 比方说

shrug
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耸肩(表示不感兴趣、不知道或不在乎) If you shrug, you raise your shoulders to show that you are not interested in something or that you do not know or care about something. 
1 }' }3 D! t( W! QThe man shrugged his shoulders. 那男子耸了耸肩。

  P- d6 B& J# O5 W8 @3 Tforget about someone or something 
0 \5 m% {2 d, V+ s8 H) A1. to put someone or something out of one's mind.        
Don't forget about me!        
You ought to forget about all that.       
2. to fail to remember something at the appropriate time.        
6 X" Q: T. ?6 [She forgot about paying the electric bill until the lights were turned off.        
9 k5 P# V! P0 _She forgot about the children and they were left standing on the corner.       
3. do not expect something        
) E& f) `3 ]2 k7 x+ x/ B3 O. u" aThe hotel has room service, but forget about anyone wheeling an elegant meal into your room.        
       
  A3 T* |3 [( ~4 s" {6 Kchange (into sth),change (out of sth)       
to put on different or clean clothes 换衣服；更（衣）       
, o8 [% c% L  cI went into the bedroom to change. 我走进卧室更衣。       
" w1 T" q- e( q1 NShe changed into her swimsuit. 她换上了游泳衣。       
" ^: E5 ?# M& X  nYou need to change out of those wet things. 你该把那些湿衣服换掉。       
(especially BrE) I didn't have time to get changed before the party (= to put different clothes on). 没时间在聚会前更换衣服。       
6 y# M& p' V* m# |% u( j(especially NAmE)I didn't have time to change clothes before the party. 我没时间在聚会前更换衣服。       
2 G9 j/ }. f  z+ ~I'm gonna go change.

pick somebody/something off
; q3 y+ b0 g* I5 N; d- H) b1. to kill or shoot one person or animal at a time
; {/ Z- f. V& W6 a( qSnipers picked the soldiers off one by one.
* `/ ]( J  @" G; G3 _6 L; XThe birds in the nest were picked off by hawks.
2. to select and attack or defeat a particular person or group
  d7 K: i( F$ H- l+ R$ ]During the race I just picked off the runners ahead of me one at a time.
7 a  C: v' ~$ R! f  h3 e/ k% h+ RWe try to identify these criminal groups and pick their leaders off before they can cause too much trouble.
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impression
(通常指对名人的)滑稽模仿 An impression is an amusing imitation of someone's behaviour or way of talking, usually someone well-known
does the impression

% j2 H& Q/ _1 V& @0 vBe even
扯平
I'll tell you what,you buy me a soda,and then we're even
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vendor
小贩;摊贩（尤指设摊或推车叫卖的）A vendor is someone who sells things such as newspapers, cigarettes, or food from a small stall or cart.
3 ~, a' k0 a) `3 h' Z/ B4 lice-cream vendors 卖冰激凌的小贩
to be a vendor练摊
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) w+ f( S! k+ T/ Q- ?endearing
, ?  e: ]* `1 x0 D[ɪn'dɪərɪŋ]
; W! z  Y8 v4 T- ^惹人喜爱的;讨人喜欢的;可爱的
5 k& _9 S- f! g6 y2 a* |1 sShe has such an endearing personality.她的个性非常讨人喜欢。
8 {! U; h, t) \1 R" S" dNow, don’t listen to him,Pheebs,I think it's endearing.
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saltine
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$ j# A$ I3 t% J/ ?/ L7 m( b8 b+ m; |撒盐饼干(saltine)又称苏打饼干(soda cracker)
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hitchhike
) b8 p1 S" \3 |7 ^搭免费便车的人
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/ O7 a! [1 U2 i5 O. Dbreak the news to someone
委婉地把坏消息告诉（某人）
Monica is breaking the news to Alan
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playing all the position
he made us into a team
0 S1 R. s+ C; K5 wshow someone a thing or two about something  好好让对方见识一下
on my way over here
# k& x; c2 m( m2 p3 O. ?you let your guard down, you start to really care about someone
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