共读 —— You are a Badass Day 13

2021-09-27  本文已影响0人  英语口语阿静

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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