The Office-S01E04

catchphrase：(alternatively spelled catch phrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance.（流行语）

live a little: to spend time doing enjoyable things （这个词组挺有趣鸭）

streamers : 装饰用的彩带

smack: to hit something with an open hand. It can also be used as "talk smack" which means to talk aggressively to someone. :)

Here's a few examples.

"John got into an argument with his wife, she got so frustrated that she smacked him and walked out!"

"The two baseball teams were talking smack to each other before the game. They both thought the other team would lose."

"The vending machine broke, and I had to smack it to get my drink out of it!"

Less commonly, there is a drug called smack, it's highly addictive and very illegal.

An example would be: "Poor Kevin, he got addicted to smack and lost his job and house." 

pull off:  to carry out despite difficulties: accomplish successfully against odds. Example: pull off a party.

off the hook: 1.To be released from something difficult,even from an obligation. 2. happening. （这个词组意思好多，有点晕，先放两个上来）

get back at someone. to punish someone because that person has done something wrong to you: I think he's trying to get back at her for what she said in the meeting.

fudge: 做傻事，蒙混

condon: 纵容

chummy: 合得来的，密友

provolone: an Italian soft smoked cheese made from cow's milk and having a mellow flavor.

palsy: 麻痹，瘫痪

buckage：钱

convalescence：恢复

jackpot: a large amount of money to be won.

tape it down: 把箱子用胶布封起来

poke hole in the box: 戳洞

you tell me: Expression of strong agreement.

work your magic: to use a special mysterious ability that you have in order to get the result you want

tie in with: to bring into connection with something relevant

whip up. 1 : to excite (someone or something) : to cause (someone or something) to feel strong emotions about something His speech whipped up the crowd. 2 informal : to cause or create (something) She was trying to whip up some enthusiasm.

morale boost: 鼓舞士气

flat 用来表示捐的钱少？？

downer 就是讓別人心情不好的人.（网上说一般老人家才会用这个词）

get that off the internet

lose sight of: fail to consider or remember

peroxide: 过氧化物

两个疑问：

1. 为什么Mike写在生日卡片上的笑话，让别人笑不出来？是因为提到了downsizing吗？

2. --'Meredith is so old.'--'How old is she' 这里我看不懂，有什么好笑的？