The Office-S02E17

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think something out (or through)：consider something in all its aspects before taking action. "the plan had not been properly thought out"

finalist 决赛入围者

A spelling bee is a competition in which contestants are asked to spell a broad selection of words, usually with a varying degree of difficulty. ... The concept is thought to have originated in the United States, and spelling bee events, along with variants, are now also held in some other countries around the world.

chip in (or chip something in)：1. contribute something as one's share of a joint activity, cost, etc. "Rollie chipped in with nine saves and five wins" 2. make an interjectio; interject. ‘He's right,’ Gloria chipped in

orange invitation 这里应该不是一个短语，而是Pam在和她的父母说，虽然她父母想要帮忙准备婚礼，但是她不想要橙色的请柬（invitation：邀请函）

eat someone up：dominate the thoughts of someone completely. "he sits thinking about everything that could go wrong and it just eats him up"

eat something up：1. use resources or time in very large quantities. "an operating system that eats up 200Mb of disk space". 2. encroach on something. "this is the countryside that villagers fear will be eaten up by concrete"

encroach on/upon something：to gradually take more control of someone's rights, property, responsibility etc than you shouldBureaucratic power has encroached upon the freedom of companies to do business.

skid off the road：打滑出道路

out of job：失业

karma：因果报应

plaque：an ornamental tablet, typically of metal, porcelain, or wood, that is fixed to a wall or other surface in commemoration of a person or event.这里指的是Michael柜子里那些用框框表起来的获奖证书，牌匾

A toast is a brief speech of congratulations, appreciation, and remembrance for a person … followed by a drink. This may sound simple enough, but because of the short length and the meaning that it is supposed to carry, many people get very stressed out about writing or developing a proper toast for an upcoming event.

toastmaster 主持人

pound fists：砸拳头

grim reaper：a personification of death in the form of a cloaked skeleton wielding a large scythe. "he met the Grim Reaper a decade later" 死神

conjure up：想出

charlatan：江湖骗子

acquiesce： to accept, agree, or give consent by keeping silent or by not making objections They acquiesced to the demands.

prevail：战胜

word on the street：The rumour or news going around on the street.