自 现象级英语
Self-study
Whaddaya Say
1 What price do you have in mind for sth? 心理价位
What's your price range for economy cars? 价格区间
2 You're in the right place. 来对地方了
3 Say no more. 还用说，我都懂 (spoken) it is not necessary for somebody to continue speaking because you already understand the situation
4 How many miles has it got? 跑了多少公里
5 Are you still on the Internet? 上网
6 When will you be ready to leave for the movie? 何时出发
7 Are you shopping for/ looking for work clothes?买衣服
8 牛仔裤: baggy jeans, fitted jeans, dressy jeans, designer jeans; 鞋 casual shoes, dress shoes
9 What are you thinking of having for food? 吃什么？
10 Can you speak up? 大声说话- I can't talk any louder.
11You can't ask for a better day than today. 天气真好
It's too nice a day to stay home.
You're not supposed to stay inside on a day like today.
12 That's not an old-fashioned idea, is it? -Not to me.
13 I can't argue with that. Inf. I agree with what you said.; It sounds like a good idea
14 close your eyes, make a wish, and blow out the candles 连串动作
15 My children feel the same way. 也有同感
Jazz Chants
1 It's got to be somewhere. 一定在哪儿
2 It's gone. 不见了 -Think back. 回忆一下
3 I'd rather not say. 恕不奉告
Small Talk
1 That's a nice/ wonderful color on you. -Thanks a lot. I'm glad you like it. 衣服颜色漂亮
2 练嘴皮子 Put it in the bank. / Take it out of the bank. 存钱/取钱
Taught by PE
Day 1
热身 Jazz Chants
1 jazz you up
If you jazz something up, you make it look more interesting, colorful, or exciting.
2 英语的特点： English is a typical stress-timed language. 重音节拍，保持节奏
3 弱读：声带放松
WS Lesson 1 How's Your Family
1 does /dəz/ 弱读
2 Fake it till you make it.
3 So... 套话，没话说的时候引起一个话题，拖长音，相当于“哦”
4 Yer right. 日常呼应，比较懒的表达。
5 That's good/ great. 套话。
重点练习 Does your mother still volunteer at a school?
1 两种套路
What's up? -Not much. / Nothing much. How are you doing?
Hey what's up?
2 太巧了 What are the odds? / What are you doing here?
3 你还是那么美! You are as beautiful as ever. / as ...as ever
You haven't aged a day. 一点都没老 /eɪdʒd/
1 in the neighborhood of 正式 = about
2 voluntarily =by choice 自愿地
I joined the morning reading club by choice.
3 Any volunteers? =Any takers? 有人愿意试试吗？
4 你人真好！ a nice person
You have a heart of gold. / You are so nice.
1 sporadically 零星地
2 more often than not= always
Lesson 2 Yours Is A Great Job
1 interesting 两个读法 /ˈɪn.trɪ.stɪŋ/ 或/təri/
2 I just got a raise at work ? - Congratulations on that. 祝贺
3 套话，当不知道如何回答时，用Really？
4 XX很烦人 annoying, a pain in the ass, obnoxious
5 father-in-law 复数 fathers-in-law
6 The pay is handsome/ considerable/ decent. 薪酬高
7 funny 有趣 make you laugh , 奇怪的
It's funny I'm breaking up. 信号不好
What a funny/ strange sound. 奇怪
8 东西总是人家的好 grass is always greener on the other side
1 大家都羡慕的对象 You're the envy of the world.
2 I'd kill for a job like yours. 拿到这份工作 干啥都值了
I'd kill for a voice like that. 听到这样的声音 干啥都值了
3 离家比较近 super near, near, a stone’s throw from
Lesson 3 I Have the Perfect Car for You
1 读音 economy, economist, economic
economy car经济型汽车, economy class 经济舱
2 找个什么样的男友/女友？What's your type?
What are you looking for in a boyfriend/ girlfriend/ in a car/ in a marraige/ in a relationship/ in me / in a company ? 期待
1 The car is a lemon. 破车 a beat-up car 年久失修 a clunker
2 经济适用型 economy car 空间小的车，a budget car 便宜车， affordable/ cost-effective
车型 compact car, SUV
VIN= Vehicle Information Number
念字母的时候 W as in win, A as in apple
1 我买单 - You're sure? 你确定吗？客套话
-Next time, it's on me. 下次我请。
2 二手车 used car, second-hand car, pre-owned car
3 再见 till next time
Day 2
Jazz Chants
1 got to =gotta 读音to /də/
WS Lesson 4 Where are the bags of chips?
1 are /ə/ 经常弱读； of 弱读为/ə/
2 a case of soda
3 get outta here 滚出去，你可拉倒吧， shut up 拉倒吧
1 不请自来
He came / shows up uninvited.
Eric crashed /gatecrashed the party.
2 自找苦吃 invite trouble, ask for trouble, invite criticism
3 刷卡 Do you take credit cards?
4 太好吃了 mouth-watering, to die for, out of this world
The book / food is to die for. 爱死他了
I'd kill for this.
5 一长串 a laundry list of
1 soft drinks软饮料， soda pop 苏打，汽水
碳酸饮料 南部pop 纽约说 soda
soda water 苏打水
Do you drink? 喝酒吗？
I'd like to buy you a drink. 我给你买杯酒
booze 酒 BYOB = bring your own bottle/ booze 自己带酒来
I'm gonna throw a BYOB. 我开个BYOB
2 聚餐 pot luck 一人带一个菜
a potluck party
3 collective nouns
一群鱼 a school of fish, 一群狮子 a pride of lions, 一群狗/狼 a pack of dogs，一群牛 a herd of cattle, 一群鸡鸭 a flock of , 一群蜜蜂 a swarm of bees, 一群乌鸦 a murder of crows
Lesson 5 Do You Like the Internet
1 doing 念为 doin'; do you 念为 do ya
2 give you some slack 放你一马
1 XX is not my thing/type/ cup of tea, not to my liking.
XX is to die for. I'm a big fan of sth.
2 一学就会 sth is accessible, intuitive
3 年轻人 young people, millennials
1 不知道你在说什么 You've lost me.
It's all Greek to me.
2 其实没听懂，用个技巧，说 Just to clarify; Are you saying that; Correct me if I'm wrong
3 我年纪大了，肯定学不会
You know how people say you cannot teach an old dog new tricks. It's true. / There's an element of truth in it.
Lesson 6 Let's go shopping
1 I hope you find what you are looking for.
搭配 What're you looking for in a marriage?
2 jizz 精液 jeans 牛仔裤 千万不要念错
3 Can I help you? -I'm good. I'm just browsing/ looking. 随便看看
4 买到就是赚到 It's a bargain/ a steal. It's worth it.
get your money's worth
5 三条牛仔裤 three pairs of jeans, three pair of jeans
30% off 七折
1 I'm good.
Not really. 不要直接否定，比较凶
2 电影好看吗？-I don't think so. /I'm afraid not.
3 口语短句多，信息分散开
1 His 18th birthday found him alone at home.
2 Her 18th birthday found her practice English with Eric in the morning.
3类似动词 find，seek
4 sure, of course
of course 慎用，给人感觉是 骄傲，用来表示开玩笑，或生气
sure 给人感觉不喜欢对方，用for sure, sure thing, sure +笑脸来表示善意
Day 3
1 读音 pretzel /ˈpret.səl/ cheese /s/
2 what are you 弱读，快连
3 升调 the jackets?
Lesson 7 What are you doing this weekend?
1 省读要弱读，一带而过，不是句子里的重点
2 可能吧 Maybe.
It's a big if. / It's a maybe./ It's a possibility.
3 提建议 Why don't we? /What about? / What do you have in mind? / How about? / What are you thinking of having for food?
you should 这种听起来盛气凌人
4 你可别忘了呀 Don't forget it. / Don't you forget (it)./
Lesson 8 I Want to Have a Hamburger
1 Let's order take-out.
2 小吃店，小餐馆 eatery
3 汉堡店，披萨店 pizza joint, burger joint , pizza parlor
4 没得选 It's what it is.
Nothing's on the menu.
1想要 I feel like going out/ kissing you. feel like=want
I have a craving for sth 特别想
I have my heart set on sth
2 馋了 I have a craving for sth, I got the munchies
3 约吗？ Wanna go there with me?
Down for it?/ Down? - I'm down for that/it. 约
down for it 与up for it 意思一样
Lesson 9 We Are Going to See "The Monster That Ate Cleveland"
1 弱读：懒快省连平
2 month's 处理尾音，可以 10%-20% 的/θ/然后/s/
1 pay for sth, pay for the product
2 pay the bill, fee, tuition, charge, fine
1 talk about + adj
Talk about crazy.
2 You are crazy with a capital C.
You are crazy, with a capital C.
Eric is handsome, with a capital H.
3 No shit./ No kidding/ Are you serious? 不是开玩笑吧
You can't be serious? 你不是认真的吧（杀伤力强的表达）
Day 4
Lesson 10 Can You See the Stage?
1 Whaddaya + say/ do/ doing?
1 报名 sign up
I didn't sign up for this. 我报名不是为了听这个
2 唱歌跑调 I'm tone-deaf. / I sing off key/ out of tune.
I'm no singer. / I'm no Lady Gaga/ Tylor Swift.
3 好消息 This is good news.
This is music to my ears.
4 不是我的强项 This is not my strong suit/ point.
This is not my forte.
I excel at English.
It is not my thing. 我不喜欢这个东西
1 想唱就唱 Belt out. 放声歌唱
If you wanna sing, belt out. 想唱就唱，唱得响亮。
2 唱歌好听 You really can sing. / You are Chinese Tylor Swift.
You have a nightingale's voice.
3 开心就好 Whatever floats your boat
Lesson 11 What can I get you for your cold？
1 stomach 美音有时候读/eik/
1 拉肚子 I have the runs for three days.
diarrhea 学名，口语中不用
2 stomach 胃，忍受，勇气
I can't stomach it. 我受不了
I have the stomach/ courage to do sth.
3 啥也不想吃 I don't feel like eating anything.
I lost my appetite. / I don't have an appetite.
4 yellow fever 喜欢亚洲人
5 juice
My phone is running out of juice. 没电了 My car is running out of juice. 没油了
juice up 充电，加汽油
That's a juicy story. 大瓜，添油加醋
get your juice flowing =get inspired
Lesson 12 Take bus 4 to second street
1 to 弱读为 /də/
2 What bus do I take? 善意询问，声调
What class are you taking? 弱读 er ya
弱化语气 I was wondering....
Do you happen to know...
1 换钱 Can you make change for 20?
Can you break a twenty-dollar bill?
2 插朋友两刀 、背信弃义
throw sb under the bus , rat sb out
Day 5
作业反馈 1 class /æ/ eighty /eii/
2 It irks me to no end. 烦死我了
Lesson 13 I'm going to try to find a job
1 to /də/ 弱读
1 去哪儿 Where to?
2 自己出钱 out of one's pocket
The trip is out of my pocket.
out of the company's pocket 公司买单
3 旅游胜地 a must-see, a magnet for tourists , tourist magnets
4 啃老 the boomerang generation 啃老族
live off my parents' money 啃老； live off your girlfriend's money 吃软饭，mooch off, moocher
He is a moocher, mooching off us. 蹭吃蹭喝
1 血汗钱 hard-earned money 零花钱 pocket money
2 Teaching is rewarding, but underpayed.
Teaching is rewarding, but there is no money in it.
There is a lot of money in sth. 挣钱
Teaching is demanding but rewarding.
3 说到做到 put your money where your mouth is
4 不是有钱人 I'm not made of money. / I'm no Bill Gates.
Lesson 14 I've Got to Check Your Teeth
1 You gotta do what you gotta do. 该做就做啊
1 烦死我了 He's driving me crazy/ nuts.
2 进城 go downtown 不加to
3 坚持做就好 Just keep doing what you like to do, the rest will take care of itself.
4 别拖了 Stop dragging your feet.
You gotta get things/shit done.
If you have to eat shit, don't nibble.
1 Taking him to see a dentist is like pulling teeth.
2 流量明星 the most bankable star
Lesson 15 I used to be an engineer for the railroad
1 Are you being a fucking sexist? That's bullshit.
2 You look like a duck, you know. You walk/sound like a duck. You are a duck. 你是这么说的，是这么做的，你就是。
1 I'm not a teacher material.
I'm not cut out to be a teacher.
Teaching is my calling. 天职
2 I'm the breadwinner, but my better half wears the pants.
Who is in charge？ Who calls the shots? Who wears the pants? 谁是一家之主
3 骑车上班 I bike to work.
1 You can't be serious. 不是认真的吧
2 人多反而添乱 Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Day 6
Lesson 16 What's the fastest way to send his packages?
1 as soon as possible (ASAP)
2 立刻 at the drop of a hat, right off the bat
3 兼职、全职 I work full time/ part time.
4 He came back a new man. / He came back a different person.
1 快递小哥 （重音在前）delivery man, delivery guy
2 他都有 He's the whole package./ He has the whole package.
3 惊艳 He (truly) wowed me.
Make a product that wows you in the first place.
Lesson 17 We Arrive on Tuesday and Leave on Thursday
1 Can/May I make a reservation? 我想
I'd like a cup of coffee.
2 不要喊waitor，举手 excuse me
3 您的预定我们可以保留三天 We can hold your reservation for three days.
We can hold it for you ....
4 报名字 WCA, W as in win, C as in Charlie, A as in apple
报数字 零 o
1 The reception is bad. 信号不好
You're breaking up. 听不清 Your line is breaking up. I cannot hear you.
2 A party of?几位啊？ -We need a table for four. / We are a party of four.
1 complimentary breakfast/ drinks/ ticket/ copy of a book 免费的
2 送菜 complimentary appetizers
免单It's on the house.
3 旅行贴士 crib 婴儿床
Lesson 18 Do you want a chocolate or lemon birthday cake?
1 纠结 I'm torn between A and B./ I'm in a dilemma
2 I have trouble making choices./ I have a choice/ decision phobia.
Don't put me on the spot. 别让我为难
3 选择 make a decision, You make the call.
It's your call. 你选择就好
4 消费者实在有太多选择了。Customers are spoiled for choice. / Students are spoiled for choice.
1 You cann't have your cake and eat it too.
Everything is a trade-off.
split the diff/ difference 各让一步
2 你说的有道理。That figures. 说得通 Fair enough. 有道理
Day 7
作业反馈
Lesson 19 I don't know what classes to take
1 The problem is that I'm ...
that I'm 发音近似 the dime
2 Are you gonna be working all semester? 进行时，强调状态
I'm gonna be leaving tomorrow this time. 正在做某事，画面感，拉近距离的感觉
3 What do you wanna do when you finish school? 毕业
4 重读的单词可以读成三声
5 不知道 I don't know
Search me! 我哪知道啊，你问我我问谁啊
Your guess is as good as mine. 你不知道我也不知道
It's anybody's guess. 谁也不知道
上述那么多“不知道”，如何适当选用？
1 别人送礼给你，你表示感谢 You shouldn't have. You're so nice.
1 run sth by sb.
I need to run it by you. 跟你商量一下
2 你的意见 Can I pick your brain? I need to pick your brain.
3 兼顾 juggle
4 将来想做什么？ What do you see yourself in five years?
未来 down the road I don't know what's gonna happen to me down the road?
Lesson 20 Can't you find an appartment?
1 熟人 contact
2 没问题 Sure thing. / I'd love to.
3 我欠你个情 I owe you one.
The next time if you need my help, just give me a shot/ holler.
1 I hope it's not too much trouble. 麻烦
I don't wanna inconvenience/ touble you.
2 互相帮忙 I scratch your back, and you scratch mine.
3 太贵了，我买不起 It's out of my league.
我配不上 She's out of my league.
1 不知道如何回答的时候 Really? /Ya do?/ Tell me about it.
2 Thank you in advance. 少用，对方可能觉得被绑架了，强迫对方帮忙
Lesson 21 Could you check my sink?
1 I don't wanna hear any "I told you". 事后诸葛亮
1 This is an pronunciation emergency. 不知道怎么念
2 投降 surrender, throw in the towel
3 knock her up把肚子搞大了(粗俗), knock sb down 打倒
1 正在准备 It's in the pipeline.
2 老百姓到当官的 from nobody to somebody
No matter who you are, from plumber to president, you have to abide by the law.
3 abs 腹肌 Abs are not made in the kitchen. They are made in the gym.
Day 8
1 You do your share, I do mine.
2 hold yourself countable
Lesson 22 Who have you asked to fly the plane
1 滚犊子，骂人的话 Take a hike= fuck off, beat it
2 好久没见 She's not been around for a while.
My parents have been around. 我父母一直陪着我呢
3 人间蒸发 You've been MIA=missing in action.
off the face of the earth
She's disappeared/fallen off the face of the earth.
4 感兴趣 become interested in, bitten by XX bug 被圈粉， be into sth, gravitate towards sth 被……吸引
I was bitten by English bug when I was in the university.
bitten by the travel bug
I gravitate towards fashion. 对时尚感兴趣
5 恐高 a height phobia, acrophobia
I have a English phobia.
恐 have a phobia about
commitment phobia 恐婚
Lesson 23 Could I have an appointment with Dr. Okamoto?
1 腰都快累断了This is back-breaking.
2 政策 -policy 做人的原则
3 放某人鸽子 stand sb up； It was a no-show.
He stood me up.
4 记你账上 I'll put it on your tab.
Lesson 24 We should have taken a left
1 I must be crazy to get up at six and listen through the whole session.
It'll be lying if I say I don't love you. 爱得深沉
2 准时 be on time, punctual
口语中更常用on time
1 Eric's behind the wheel 开车.
2 分心 distracted, sidetracked 跑偏了，离题了
3 话多 He's a talker. He's like a chatterbox. 话痨 Don't get him started. You won't get to the end of it.
Day 9
1 弱读的时候要连上
Lesson 25 What are you doing to my hair?
1 How are you doing? 读的时候are可以不读，you弱读 How ya doin'?
2 gonna /ˈɡə.nə/ 弱读 ， salon /səˈlɑːn/
1 hairstyle, hairdo
I like your hairdo. 发型
2 做头发 do my hair,
I'm gonna do my makeup/ nails. 化妆/做指甲
3 一回事 I see what you mean. / Are we on the same page? /Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
on the same boat 天涯沦落人
4 不靠颜值，却选择拼才华 You trade on your intelligence. (good-looking adj )
1 He is a professional. / pro 专业人士
2 做过好几份工作 I wore different hats. I worked as an English teacher...
3 没工作 I'm not between jobs.
4 频繁跳槽 job-hopping , job-hop (verb)
Are you gonna change your job? 换工作
3 mic it up 带上麦克
Lesson 26 Give me a paintbrush
1 He finally decided against telling her. 决定不告诉她
decide on doing sth
discriminate against
2 驾驭 The color is hard to pull off.
That color doesn't flatter most/many people.
1 color scheme 配色
2 牛油果 avocado-green is to my liking.
It's right up my alley. 我就喜欢这个
3 礼轻人意重 It's the thought that counts/matters.
4 不能嫌弃人家的礼物 nitpick 鸡蛋里挑骨头
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Lesson 27 I couldn't take the test because I was sick
1 -ish It's thirtyish.
Are you OK? -Ish.
2 makeup 补考（可数），makeup 化妆（不可数）
3 I have to finish the report before I leave.
Before I forget 我怕忘了，先说一下
Let's go through chapter 1 before I turn your loose. 放学
1 挂科 flunk
2 考得很好 I aced the test. / I passed it with flying colors.
I wish that you would pass it with flying colors.
3 sugarcoat 忽悠
Day 10
Lesson 28 Been to the circus lately?
1 口语省略 Are you good/OK? 省略为Ya good/ OK?
1 名词：ticket 票，罚单，动词：开罚单 I'm gonna ticket you.
2 没时间去 I haven't got around to going there.
I never got around to reading the book. 一直没时间读这本书
1 put on a show
He put on a show of regret. 装作遗憾
2 一起呀？ Like to go with us/me?
You're in?/ In?
Are you down with it?
邀请，热情 Why don't you go with us/ join us? We'll have a blast.
How about 建议，邀请
3 This is the first time I've been to London. 第一次
4 I was thinking about 过去时委婉，进行时比一般现在时委婉，过去进行时更委婉
Lesson 29 Where are your extra-large hats?
1 尺码 small, medium, large, extra-large
2 书卖得很好 The book sells well. / The book sold well.
3 go to a soccer game
1 do sb 搞笑地模仿 2 走了路 3 学习 do French 4 花时间
1 自以为是 Eric thinks he's better than he really is. / Eric has a big/huge ego.
Eric has a big head. 膨胀了 Eric is a big headache.
don't let it go to your head 别发飘，别洋洋得意
Eric is cocky, arrogant, a big headache.
2 nosebleed seats 最远的席位，又高又远
Lesson 30 When will your TV program be over?
1 The TA will help you set it up / sell it up for you. 助教会帮你弄好
1 rope sb in 软磨硬泡 Jessica was roped in.
I roped Jessica in.
2 spare no efforts 不遗余力
3 搞定了 You are all set. Now you are good to go.
set sb up 陷害某人，坑了人 It was a set-up. He set me up.
类似throw sb under the bus
1 turn one's back on sb 拒绝帮忙 He turned his back on me.
2 count on yourself 指望自己
晨末复习
1 弱读：分为几级，弱读越重就更街头风。不必强迫自己一定达到最高的程度。
2 那个东西叫什么来着 waht-you-may-call-it, 他叫什么来着what-is-his name
3 最高级不建议使用：过于随意了
4 非重读的时候使用轻声，重读是用三声+四声
1 重读是不打折扣，弱读快速带过
2 重点练习I know that he'll read that book that I told you about.
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