The Office-S05E01

hit the scales 上秤？

scale 秤

washboard 搓衣板

washboard abs

eclair: a small, soft, log-shaped pastry filled with cream and typically topped with chocolate icing. /āˈkler,iˈkler/

Portion control: choosing a healthy amount of a certain food. Portion control helps you get the benefits of the nutrients in the food without overeating.

poundage: weight, especially when regarded as excessive. "reduce excess poundage without risking overexertion"

vamoose: depart hurriedly. "we'd better vamoose before we're caught"

weigh-in: an official or regular weighing of something or someone, e.g., of boxers before a fight. 称量体重

bicep 二头肌

arch 拱

Jimbo: Nickname For James. Share this: The name Jimbo means Nickname For James and is of American origin. Jimbo is a name that's been used by parents who are considering baby names for boys.

someone is a catch: If someone tells you there's a catch, it means there is a complication, but if a person is a catch, he or she makes a good romantic partner.

"The Big Apple" is a nickname for New York City. 

Pam's enthusiastic "What up, 2-1-2", is a reference to the 212 area code used in the Manhattan area of New York City.

I should really get going.

something is killing it: This is a slang expression that means that someone is doing very, very well. Use this to talk about people succeeding, not just a little but a lot, in things like: sports.

segue: A segue is a smooth transition. When you segue in conversation, you change the topic so smoothly that people might not even notice. A good speaker knows how to segue: they can get from one topic to another so easily that you hardly notice the topic changed. 导入？？

cleanse diet

canary yellow: a light to a moderate or vivid yellow.

vigil 守夜 /ˈvijəl/

clinically 临床上

hot air balloon

tacky: 1. 发粘的 2. 寒酸的

comforter: a warm quilt.

plop down: 1 : to sit or lie down in a heavy or careless way They plopped down on the floor. He plopped himself down in the chair. 2 : to drop or place (something or someone) in a heavy or careless way He plopped the tray down.

have a beef with (someone or something): To have an outstanding or unsettled dispute or disagreement with someone or something. ... Dad has a real beef with the phone company because they keep raising their rates.

suck in our guts: It means taking a big breath in to make yourself look skinnier. It can also be used to fit into a piece of clothing :) It means taking a big breath in to make yourself look skinnier.

generic: a consumer product having no brand name or registered trademark. "substituting generics for brand-name drugs"

cryogenics 低温物理学

Could you spare me a fiver? it means "do you have five dollars/five dollar bill to lend me?". It's usually said among friends as a casual thing.

take off 下班？？？

booty call: a sexual invitation or rendezvous(会合). "guys don't have to make the booty calls these days"

surprise pregnancy

monsoon 季风

baklava: a dessert originating in the Middle East made of phyllo pastry filled with chopped nuts and soaked in honey.

rain check: a ticket given for later use when a sports event or other outdoor event is interrupted or postponed by rain. a coupon issued to a customer by a store, guaranteeing that a sale item that is out of stock may be purchased by that customer at a later date at the same reduced price.

tapeworm 绦虫