老爸老妈浪漫史学习笔记-S02EP06 Aldrin Justice

. she was still on a quest to find herself.

quest : a long search for something that is difficult to find

. she's been waiting tables at Big Wave Luau.

waiting tables : to serve food or drinks as a waiter or waitress

. May I tiki your drink order?

tiki是一種木造雕像，來自紐西蘭原住民毛利人（Māori）神話，為最初之人。

這裡是利用"take"的諧音

. It means cool and fragrant,

fragrant:having a pleasant smell

舒适的香味

. I thought you said your semester was gonna be a piece of cake.

a piece of cake 一小块蛋糕 又用来表示小菜一碟

. An older woman, usually in her 40s or 50s,single and on the prowl for a younger man.

on the prowl：moving around an area and looking for something or someone

. it's okay to assume they made lunch for everyone.

assume：to think that something is true, although you do not have definite proof SYN presume

假定

. 'cause we're pitching a new building to a big client.

pitch：informal the things someone says to persuade people to buy something, do something, or accept an idea

. Ted, I looked at your design for the penthouse balcony.

penthouse：顶楼

balcony:阳台

. Now, gather 'round.

to come together around a person, thing etc

. A prime specimen.

prime：most important SYN main

specimen：样本

. See, you can identify a cougar by a few key characteristics.Start with the hair.The cougar keeps up with current hairstyles as a form of camouflage.

camouflage：a way of hiding something, especially soldiers and military equipment, by using paint, leaves etc to make it look like the things around it

. Now, the blouse.The cougar displays maximum cleavage possible to captivate her prey.If you're watching them bounce, she's about to pounce.

blouse:女襯衫

cleavage :裂開、劈開，也就是襯衫前的V領深度 或是事業線也可以叫cleavage

captivate:迷惑住

bounce:虛張聲勢

pounce:猛撲

. The prey may not realize that he's engaged a cougar until he's already being dragged, helpless, back to her lair.

prey:an animal, bird etc that is hunted and eaten by another animal OPP predator

猎物

engaged：

1 if two people are engaged, they have agreed to marry ► see thesaurus at married

2 British English if you call someone on the telephone and their line is engaged, they are already speaking to someone

3 British English written a public toilet that is engaged is being used OPP vacant

有占用的意思

lair:the place where a wild animal hides and sleeps SYN den

巢穴

. to ward off rival females or open alimony checks

ward off：避开

rival：a person, group, or organization that you compete with in sport, business, a fight etc SYN competitor

竞争对手

alimony：n. (离婚或分居后在诉讼期间男方给女方的)赡养费,生活费

. Go mount and stuff that cougar.

mount：骑上 登上

. Don't be tardy

tardy：doing something too slowly or late

迟到

. so lately he's been a little testy.You know what I mean--crotchety.

testy：impatient and easily annoyed

心烦没耐心

crotchety ：easily annoyed or made slightly angry SYN grumpy

. And it doesn't look at all like male genitalia.

genitalia：the outer sex organs, especially the penis or vulva:

. You didn't budget your time well, you glossed over some of the most important points,and your oral presentation was sloppy and inconclusive.

budget：预算 安排

glossed over:to avoid talking about something unpleasant, or to say as little as possible about it SYN skirt

绕过、略过

oral presentation：口头表达，在这里有接吻技巧的意思

inconclusive adj. 不确定的；非决定性的；无结果的

. I want this tower to rise from a thicket of wild, ungroomed, brunette shrubbery.

ungroomed：adj. 未加修饰的,未作准备的，groom我們常知道是新郎

brunette：深棕色

shrubbery ：n. 灌木,灌木林

. I can't believe there's no horseradish for the roast beef.

下面这几种都跟芥末差不多

山葵（wasabi），芥末（mustard），辣根（horseradish）

. he was mean.

mean ：adj. 吝啬的，小气的；不善良的，刻薄的；

. So I've been walking around in stolen khakis?

walking around :to dress or behave in public in a particular way, especially when this makes you look or seem silly

特定着装，特定行为

. Look, Lil, we're all tolerating this prolonged nervous breakdown you're clearly having,with the punk band and the beekeeping and the petty larceny,

prolonged：continuing for a long time

petty larceny：小偷小摸

. I'd ask you how last night went, but we had a pop quiz today. Nobody got higher than a C-minus.

pop quiz ：a short test that a teacher gives without any warning, in order to check whether students have been studying

突击检测

. I thought she'd be old and fragile, like most cougars.

fragile：adj. 易碎的，脆的

. I revised my syllabus for the spring semester.

revised：v. 改变，修正；修改，修订

syllabus：n. 教学大纲；（罗马天主教会用教令宣布的）事项举要

semester：n. 学期；半年

. I overheard your iPod talking and he may shuffle off at any minute."

shuffle off：推卸；摆脱

. It's just a tantrum

tantrum：n. 发脾气；发怒

. I'm fueling up.

fueling up：充能

. I am going to get rid of the "Cougar" Once and for all.

get rid of：to throw away or destroy something you do not want anymore

摆脱 、毁灭

Once and for all: if you deal with something once and for all, you deal with it completely and finally

一劳永逸

. See, I've been going easy on you,holding back， 'cause I was afraid you'd break a hip or something.

go easy on somebody：to be more gentle and less strict or angry with someone

宽容

holding back：抑制

. and then write that slanderous note.. You might say that Lily was mentally deranged.

slanderous：adj. 诽谤的，诋毁的，造谣中伤的

mentally：精神

deranged：精神错乱的

. That's a bit harsh, don't you think, Ted?

harsh：严厉的

. Well, hats off to your ladyfriends,

hats off to someone：used for showing your admiration or respect for someone because of something impressive that they have done

用于表示你对某人所做的令人印象深刻的事情的钦佩或尊重

. The trajectory of my entire career might have been different had I not unwittingly worn my justice khakis that day.

trajectory：n. <物>弹道，轨迹；轨道

unwittingly：不经意地

. That's not true. It's just temporarily dislocated.

temporarily dislocated：暂时脱臼

. I can't wait to show you guys the slides

slides：幻灯片

Barney看来拍了好多照片，要不为啥用 slides呢

补充：

And that building? Talk about overcompensating.

overcompensating：vi. 为纠正(错误、偏差等)做得过分

在這集，Lily認為Ted的Boss就是因為____所以才會建了一個那麼像____的大樓..