pen you in
A play on the phrase "pencil you in" but adds additional emphasis on the intention of the commitment.
pencil you in這個(gè)短語(yǔ)最初表示“臨時(shí)、隨手記錄一下”,因?yàn)榉钦降挠涗浭怯勉U筆的,可以事后擦掉。而pen you in就表示是很認(rèn)真地把你的要求記錄下來(lái)。
-Hey wanna join the party tomorrow?
明天來(lái)參加派對(duì)嗎?
-I will pen you into my schedule.
行,我安排在我行程里面了。
understandment
The combination of understanding and agreement. Used when talking about informal commitment.
understanding和agreement的組合,在談?wù)摲钦降膮f(xié)定時(shí)可以用到。
we aren't dating but we have an understandment not to fool around with other people.
我們沒(méi)有在約會(huì),但我們說(shuō)好了不會(huì)和別的什么人亂來(lái)。
Stealth-call
When you have to call someone back but don't want to talk to them, so you wait until you know they can't talk and leave a voice mail.
當(dāng)你不得不給誰(shuí)打電話,但是又真的不想和那個(gè)人講話時(shí),你就瞅準(zhǔn)時(shí)間,在一個(gè)他不可能接電話的點(diǎn)打過(guò)去,這樣直接在語(yǔ)音信箱留言就行。
"I don't want to tell Karen I can't make it tonight, so I'll Stealth-call her when she's on her flight and has her phone shut off."
“我不想親口跟Karen說(shuō)我今晚不能去了,所以我找了她還在飛機(jī)上的時(shí)候打電話過(guò)去。”
your other left
Sarcastic phrase; used with the directionally challenged to make them aware of their error.
對(duì)左右不分的人說(shuō)的話,讓他們知道,方向又錯(cuò)了。
- "Raise your left hand."
抬起左手
-Drectionally Challenged Guy: (raises right hand)
左右不分的人把右手抬起來(lái)了
-"No, your other left."
不是這只,是另一只“左手”。
Virgin Ears
A person who has been vaguely exposed to sex, drugs, profanities and doesn't have a tight grasp on reality.
用來(lái)形容一個(gè)很少接觸到性、毒品、褻瀆,并且不諳世事,單純天真的人。
Susie has a pair of virgin ears.
蘇茜還是個(gè)很純真的孩子。
beer thirty
Time of day (usually late afternoon to early evening) at which drinking a beer becomes necessary.
一天中(通常是下午到傍晚的時(shí)候)某個(gè)需要喝啤酒的時(shí)段
Hey, looks like its beer thirty, better grab me a cold one
呀,啤酒時(shí)間到了,趕緊給我來(lái)聽(tīng)冰的。
可以發(fā)散出去,什么coffee thirty、tea thirty、milk thirty都可以。
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