The Office-S04E09

这是我本季最喜欢的一集。看了十几遍。

least of all: especially not. You can use least of all after a negative statement to emphasize that it applies especially to the person or thing mentioned. [emphasis] No one ever reads these articles, least of all me. Such a speech should never have been made, least of all by a so called responsible politician.

get off the horn: My first idea is that someone is honking their horn and another person is yelling at them saying, "Get off the horn!" Trying to tell them to stop honking. (剧里是挂电话的意思)

get on the horn

1. To make use of or speak (to someone) on the telephone.Don't disturb me, kids, I'm on the horn to your father at the moment.After our dreadful meal that night, I was on the horn to the manager the very next morning.

2. dated To become lustful or sexually excited, especially of a man; to have an erection.Sarah became quite embarrassed when she noticed that her date was getting on the horn in the middle of the movie.

I told them where they could stick their little overtime assignment. (assignment是“任务”，stick是什么意思???)

dodge a bullet: (idiomatic, informal) To have a narrow escape; to avoid injury, disaster, or some other undesirable situation.

give (someone) credit

1. To give someone praise or recognition.We must give Samantha credit for getting the project finished on time.You have to give John credit for the humility he shows regarding his financial success.

2. To grant or extend financial credit to someone.The shop gave us credit for the faulty television we bought last week.If the bank agrees to give me credit, I'll finally be able to get my business up and running.

What have you been doing? 过去一段时间一直在做什么？

casa = house feminine noun. casa (Spanish feminine noun) casar (Spanish transitive verb)

appetizer 开胃食品

doodle 涂鸦

bonfire 篝火

curl up: to arrange oneself in or as if in a ball or curl curl up by the fire curl up with a good book. 蜷缩

osso buco: an Italian dish made with veal shank containing marrowbone, stewed in wine with vegetables and seasonings.

hold onto something: 1. to hold something or someone firmly with your hands or your arms: Hold onto the rope and don't let go. 2. If you hold on to something that gives you an advantage, you succeed in keeping it for yourself, and prevent it from being taken away or given to someone else.

Joe Camel: 骆驼老乔是1987年末至1997年7月12日间骆驼香烟的广告吉祥物，出现在杂志广告，广告牌和其他印刷媒体上

quarterbacks 四分卫

hype up: To hype someone up means to deliberately make them very excited about something. Everyone at school used to hype each other up about men all the time. 

simmer down: to become calm or quiet, as from a state of anger or turmoil: We waited for the audience to simmer down.

you never guess: used for introducing something interesting or exciting that you want to tell someone. you'll never guess who/what/how etc: You'll never guess who I sat next to!

landlord 房东

sprinkler: a device that sprays water. (美国家里天花板上洒水的东西)

smudge: a blurred or smeared mark on the surface of something. "a smudge of blood on the floor"

vasectomy 输精管切除术

snip: cut (something) with scissors or shears, typically with small quick strokes.

snap: break or cause to break suddenly and completely, typically with a sharp cracking sound. "guitar strings kept snapping"

snip, snap ???

toll 过路费，伤亡数

physical toll

soft teeth: usually used in reference to having teeth that are more susceptible to tooth decay or sensitivity. It is sometimes used to reference there being a lot of cavities in your family history, which has led you to have a gene pool that's more vulnerable to cavities and decay.

utensil 用具

clang: a loud, resonant metallic sound or series of sounds.

take the fall: receive blame or punishment, typically in the place of another person.