小屁孩日记精讲 第04讲

1.the first of school/work 上学/上班的第一天

2.right now=currently

3.wait around/about 无所事事的等待

• + for 对象/某事

eg: We spend the whole day waiting around for something exciting to happen, but nothing did.

• + at 地点 在某地无所事事的等待

eg: wait around at airport

4.hurry up 常用于祈使句

hurry up and do sth. 抓紧做某事/赶紧做某事

eg: All I wanted what is for the boring people to hurry up and leave.

5.seating chart 座位表

6.might/may as well 不妨

eg: You might as well get a taxi from the station. It will be quicker.

7.pass the time 打发时间

eg: I was waiting around at airport, so I figured I might as well read books to pass the time.

8.by the way 对了/另外

常用缩写BTW

9.advice

• 发音声带不震动
• 不可数名词

advise

• 动词
• 发音声带震动

10.on 特指某一天

11.got to=have got to=gotta 必须、肯定

12.plunk sth. down = plunk down sth. 随意一丢

13.any old 随便一个、任何一个

eg: I don't care where I sleep. Any old couch（长沙发） will do.

14.permanent adj.永久的

eg: Drinking can cause permanent damage to the brain.

15.stuck with sb. 无法摆脱你想摆脱的人

• unable to get rid with someone that you do not want
• stick stuck stuck
• 是一个很口语化的表达

eg: My wife has gone to shopping, so now I'm stuck with the kids.