第二頁:巧學口語
1. make up stories: 編故事。查理這里的意思是:你不需要編故事,凱姆,如果你想見我,就直接了當?shù)膯枴?/font>
2. chip: 剝落;碎裂
3. fall face-first into: 臉著地摔向……
4. ice boulder: 冰漂石
5. rinse: 沖洗,漱口
6. gang war: 打群架,聚眾斗毆
The presence of the police frightened them out of gang war.(警察在場嚇得他們不敢打群架.)
7. put it mildly: 說得委婉些,說得好聽一點;說得婉轉(zhuǎn)些
He is, to put it mildly, not pleased.
他心中大不悅, 這么說還是輕的。
8. draw first blood: 先發(fā)制人,首先進攻
But he got to draw first blood, and that's more important.(但他得先發(fā)制人,這一點很重要。)
9. stabbing: 穿刺