The Night Manager S1E2
1. The fact remains, you and paella do not get on, to the point where basically we're out seven million.
事实就是，你跟海鲜饭八字不合，搞得我们不得不花掉七百万。
2. That's the matter of record. 这就是事实
a matter of record: sth. that is known because it has been publicly said or reported in the past
3. The recipe lives on. 配方不变。
live on: to continue to exist
4. peace and quiet
5. airbrush vt. 修饰 used figuratively
6. undercover 卧底
7. half-measures pl.<disapproving> actions which only achieve part of what they are intended to achieve
8. deliver/give/put on the performance of your life 拿出你的最佳表现
You must have given them the fright of their lives. 你肯定是把他们吓坏了。
of one's life的用法不错。
9. get/have sb. over a barrel <informal> to put someone in a very difficult situation in which they have no choice about what they do
10. get lost: go away (said in a rude way)
11. jury is out: means that sth. has not yet been decides or has not yet become clear
12. in the pipeline: being planned
13. It's got to be a church mouse operation. 这行动必须完全保密。
church mouse用来比喻赤贫的人，这里的用法不太理解。
14. lavish adj. more than enough, especially if expensive; very generous
15. sporting: fairly good, sportsmanlike
16. death trap: sth. that is very dangerous and could cause death
17. main drag <informal> the main street in a town or city
18. sort the bill 结账
19. He went off script. 他没按剧本走。
20. What's he playing at? 他在搞什么啊？
play at (sth.): to do (sth.) in a way that is not serious
21. This thing was perfectly choreographed. 这事本来都安排好的。
He carefully choreographed the meeting. = He arranged the details of the meeting very carefully.
22. Pressing matter, I'm afraid. 我有急事。
23. Head-to-toe background check, all avenues. All perfectly mum. 360 degrees.
彻查一下他的底，绝对保密，别留死角。
avenue: a method or way of doing sth.; a possibility
keep mum (mum adj.): to say nothing about a subject
24. splash it large 大张旗鼓地宣扬出去
25. on the mend: becoming better after an illness or injury
26. conundrum: a confusing or difficult problem
27. I am blown away. 我真是佩服。
blow sb. away: to surprise or please sb. very much
28. The Chief is a stickler for details. 老大特别在意细节。
stickler: a person who thinks that a particular type of behavior is very important, and always follows it or tries to make other people follow it
29. We called the Meister's Hotel to ask for a reference. 所以我们打给了梅斯特酒店打听你。
30. swipe vt. steal
31. positively seething 简直气坏了
32. string sb. along: to deceive sb. for a long time about what you are really intending to do
33. funnel 漏斗
34. diabolical: extremely bad or shocking
35. catatonic: stiff and not moving or reacting, as if dead
事实就是，你跟海鲜饭八字不合，搞得我们不得不花掉七百万。
2. That's the matter of record. 这就是事实
a matter of record: sth. that is known because it has been publicly said or reported in the past
3. The recipe lives on. 配方不变。
live on: to continue to exist
4. peace and quiet
5. airbrush vt. 修饰 used figuratively
6. undercover 卧底
7. half-measures pl.<disapproving> actions which only achieve part of what they are intended to achieve
8. deliver/give/put on the performance of your life 拿出你的最佳表现
You must have given them the fright of their lives. 你肯定是把他们吓坏了。
of one's life的用法不错。
9. get/have sb. over a barrel <informal> to put someone in a very difficult situation in which they have no choice about what they do
10. get lost: go away (said in a rude way)
11. jury is out: means that sth. has not yet been decides or has not yet become clear
12. in the pipeline: being planned
13. It's got to be a church mouse operation. 这行动必须完全保密。
church mouse用来比喻赤贫的人，这里的用法不太理解。
14. lavish adj. more than enough, especially if expensive; very generous
15. sporting: fairly good, sportsmanlike
16. death trap: sth. that is very dangerous and could cause death
17. main drag <informal> the main street in a town or city
18. sort the bill 结账
19. He went off script. 他没按剧本走。
20. What's he playing at? 他在搞什么啊？
play at (sth.): to do (sth.) in a way that is not serious
21. This thing was perfectly choreographed. 这事本来都安排好的。
He carefully choreographed the meeting. = He arranged the details of the meeting very carefully.
22. Pressing matter, I'm afraid. 我有急事。
23. Head-to-toe background check, all avenues. All perfectly mum. 360 degrees.
彻查一下他的底，绝对保密，别留死角。
avenue: a method or way of doing sth.; a possibility
keep mum (mum adj.): to say nothing about a subject
24. splash it large 大张旗鼓地宣扬出去
25. on the mend: becoming better after an illness or injury
26. conundrum: a confusing or difficult problem
27. I am blown away. 我真是佩服。
blow sb. away: to surprise or please sb. very much
28. The Chief is a stickler for details. 老大特别在意细节。
stickler: a person who thinks that a particular type of behavior is very important, and always follows it or tries to make other people follow it
29. We called the Meister's Hotel to ask for a reference. 所以我们打给了梅斯特酒店打听你。
30. swipe vt. steal
31. positively seething 简直气坏了
32. string sb. along: to deceive sb. for a long time about what you are really intending to do
33. funnel 漏斗
34. diabolical: extremely bad or shocking
35. catatonic: stiff and not moving or reacting, as if dead
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