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共读 —— You are a Badass Day 13

共读 —— You are a Badass Day 13

作者: 英语口语阿静 | 来源:发表于2021-09-27 18:05 被阅读0次

    Day 13 P82~89 The end of Chapter 11.

    1. Pontificator = a person who pontificates (To express opinions or judgments in a dogmatic way.)

    2. Splat informal, to make a noise like something wet hitting a surface, or to make something make this noise

    3. Beingness = the state of being or existing.

    4. Flabbergasting = shocking

    5. Smartypants = someone who wants to appear to be clever

    6. be (all) the rage = to be very popular at a particular time

    7. sell yourself so short = If you sell yourself short, you describe yourself as less clever or talented than you really are.

    8. dig in (one's) heels” is a phrase that means to refuse to give in.

    9. ghetto-ass
      ghetto = an area of a city, especially a very poor area, where people of a particular race or religion live closely together and apart from other people

    10. fall flat on one's face = fail in an embarrassingly obvious way.

    11. Rill 查到的意思在这里说不通,这个词不影响理解

    12. crotchety = bad-tempered, informal

    13. tumbleweed 风滚草(生长于北美和澳大利亚,枯萎后在地面处折落,随风像球一样四处滚动)

    14. stick to your guns = to continue to have your beliefs or continue with a plan of action, even if other people disagree with you

    15. voilà 瞧,那就是

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