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
Puff               
[pʌf]               
Take a puff. 吐口烟               
& [8 i/ Y* x. U2 N4 D1 O+ p/ ZHe 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。               
% |. d. T2 \1 I/ m( c( E% cTake a drag 吸一口烟               

5 p/ C5 o0 l5 e( Z- H1 eflick               
3 ^% y+ g5 G2 ]7 {+ P0 n/ }[flik]               
  y. g" [  O6 x' Q- V) D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.               
* a( o; E! u; fIt is reallly cool if you flick it.               

! }; J( q1 O& D9 l! m; j7 R# [karmic debt               
7 I7 k1 C8 n- H- E[kɑmɪk][det]               
5 E+ P# B  L1 T$ x( E! ?% R因果报应，业债，这是佛教用语               
* a" J; H/ X* Q% q2 \* ckarma 业
6 B; x' H/ @4 Y: e8 [' K* p
0 N: Y, y) z, \nursery rhyme
, V0 P9 m0 M+ Y. O+ f[nə:səri raim]
3 I+ p- w+ X+ Y- S: p儿歌;童谣

$ J( {4 Q% J7 ryardstick
" v/ d& O3 m4 k* d1 Z6 y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.
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  ?1 \* V/ h7 ldeja 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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7 n9 J& o: O2 b  I" d; icushion the blow
to do something that reduces harm The way to cushion the blow is to raise prices slowly, not all at once.

swap A for B
9 p; f  J0 s. k9 U/ NThe gang swaps all the drinks for what they orderd.

) b/ [2 Y) N& J  H5 R+ \satan'minions
: e+ [/ d# x* R1 k5 O. [- N* r( H['seɪtn] [['minjən]
撒旦的爪牙
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let's say
used when giving an example 比方说

shrug
# @- I3 C# {% x$ y[ʃrʌɡ]
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. 
5 M6 Z1 F. t3 J9 t* WThe man shrugged his shoulders. 那男子耸了耸肩。
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; x9 Q) p9 }. zforget about someone or something 
# y4 Q. G" R& o9 p1. to put someone or something out of one's mind.        
Don't forget about me!        
  H; _" D$ h9 l& uYou ought to forget about all that.       
# M7 `+ `% e9 z4 d7 u1 V1 n3 `, E4 }. d2. to fail to remember something at the appropriate time.        
She forgot about paying the electric bill until the lights were turned off.        
. M1 h# \( {( n6 T$ pShe forgot about the children and they were left standing on the corner.       
3. do not expect something        
' s6 b) W3 j* r/ B/ K' a+ nThe hotel has room service, but forget about anyone wheeling an elegant meal into your room.        
       
. p: b7 J6 P$ r. V0 o0 f/ }9 ychange (into sth),change (out of sth)       
1 x' Y. z# G. Y+ I$ r4 [; a5 F8 Xto put on different or clean clothes 换衣服；更（衣）       
, m" `9 I7 u. |; A+ c2 H5 qI went into the bedroom to change. 我走进卧室更衣。       
She changed into her swimsuit. 她换上了游泳衣。       
/ {7 M- P; f" b7 [; l) _# KYou need to change out of those wet things. 你该把那些湿衣服换掉。       
* m+ i' @1 U4 b  ]6 u5 }(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。       
* L5 ?. S8 a! Q  n" m& j4 @(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。       
I'm gonna go change.
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% B# _6 L, ~$ A" Y/ ?pick somebody/something off
' e' V4 R2 `+ L7 N  k, X1. to kill or shoot one person or animal at a time
6 r  D: }7 u1 O: PSnipers picked the soldiers off one by one.
The birds in the nest were picked off by hawks.
2. to select and attack or defeat a particular person or group
During the race I just picked off the runners ahead of me one at a time.
, s+ c, W6 G+ H: ^% tWe try to identify these criminal groups and pick their leaders off before they can cause too much trouble.

impression
" r, T& {1 _# n4 Y* q(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
3 ]9 a! j0 l$ Q' S& U2 K0 p, q5 j& fdoes the impression

Be even
扯平
I'll tell you what,you buy me a soda,and then we're even

vendor
! f. \* w- w2 {9 V& d  Q% Q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.
. u% t& Y9 \) @ice-cream vendors 卖冰激凌的小贩
# E5 L1 q# v) ~/ z1 g$ Zto be a vendor练摊
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endearing
[ɪn'dɪərɪŋ]
惹人喜爱的;讨人喜欢的;可爱的
She has such an endearing personality.她的个性非常讨人喜欢。
% Q6 e9 ~7 S3 N! T! l$ ONow, don’t listen to him,Pheebs,I think it's endearing.
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( G! ^1 M. ]. s' Q/ Y* W" ssaltine
[sɔ:lti:n]
, K" U2 }1 X# k, d- |# e' I+ O撒盐饼干(saltine)又称苏打饼干(soda cracker)
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! O7 e- e* b! G6 [0 `; ghitchhike
1 ]8 f8 g+ G3 o" }) g搭免费便车的人

break the news to someone
/ W/ F4 m& ?- S: `委婉地把坏消息告诉（某人）
7 Y8 L0 L$ \! R* J" y' ?! D6 w) tMonica is breaking the news to Alan

playing all the position
% |- D% n5 L% \/ ?he made us into a team
7 p& }9 e. r, ~' |show someone a thing or two about something  好好让对方见识一下
on my way over here
/ e  q" S. p+ Z: z. Fyou let your guard down, you start to really care about someone