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100. Stop Bullshitting! p.183

    Candy is asking her friend, Rudy, why guys swear so much.
C: Why do guys swear so much?
R: It adds color and emphasis to language.
C: Bullshit! People who swear don't have class.
R: See? You just said "bullshit."
C: "Bullshit" isn't swearing. It's even in the dictionary.
R: Sure it's swearing.
C: It simply mean, "male cow manure."
R: Then why don't you just say "shit"?  It's in the dictionary as well.
C: We're just going round in circles. Tell you what. If you stop saying "shit," I'll stop saying "bull-shit."
R: Considering they both aren't very nice things to say anyway, that's a deal.

bullshit 脏话       
brag about = boast of/about  吹牛
Candy 是 Candice 的亲昵称呼  candy寓意candid     a piece of candy    candies 各类糖果
Rudy 是 Rudulph 简称         Rudy/rude, Rudulph寓意wolf
The color of this collar is red.
Our school lays great emphasis on safety.    stress 亦可
add charm to that girl
have class 没有格调  (class不可数)    It is hard to believe that Peter has a classy wife.   classy=elegant
ill-bred  well-bred 有无教养的
simply = just
foul language 脏话       manure 动物粪便
company 不可数是"陪伴，同伴(总称)"，可数是"公司"
bull 公牛  cow 母牛  ox 阉牛 oxen pl.  buffalo 水牛(one buffalo,two buffalo)  bison 野牛  yak 西藏的牦牛
go round in circles 兜圈子
Tell you what. 告诉你好了(口语)
Considering (the fact that) they both...    the fact that 可省略    considering 相当于 since 由于
That's a deal. 一言为定



101.A Red-hot Cure p.188.

    Have you ever had an operation? If you have, you'll know that surgical scars can leave you with a burning
pain for months and sometimes even years. Frankly speaking, the pain is sometimes so unbearable it's hard to
even stand the weight of your own clothes on the scars. Generally speaking, most ordinary painkillers won't
work. Besides, they are so powerful that they may cause side effects.
    Fortunately, according to a recent study, doctors say there is a red-hot cure: chili peppers. An ointment
is made from the ingredient that makes chili peppers hot. It kind of short-circuits the pain. The ointment is
sold in a tube that lasts a month and costs only US$16. It's considered the newest, most creative and
inexpensive way of dealing with the problem.

The food is very hot.  辣
pep talk 动员鼓动的话
The doctor cured her of her illness. = The doctor cured her illness.
perform an operation on one's illness to save one's life 做手术
surgery 外科手术(不可数)  I had surgery twice last year.  不说：two surgeries
He has a burning desire to become a doctor.
generally = in grneral
painkiller 止疼药
side effect 副作用    diarrhea 痢疾,腹泻     I had the runs yesterday. 拉肚子
green (chili) pepper = bell pepper 青辣椒
an onitment = a kind of onitment 表种类      a tube of onitment     a tube of toothpaste 一条牙膏
short-circuits  vt. =stop
deal with = handle = cope with



102.Old Wives' Tales p.198

    Connie and Willy are talking about the previous lesson.
C: Do you believe what they say about chili peppers?
W: Frankly speaking, I don't. The last time I got hurt playing soccer, my mom told me not to eat anything
   spicy. She said it will irritate the wound.
C: My mom is the same. For example, according to her, eating fish eyes is good for the eyes.
W: If you think that's weird, listen to this. My mom says eating pigs' brains makes you smart.
C: Are you kidding? Frankly speaking, I don't believe in any of these of wives' tales.
W: I wish you would tell that to my mom. I'm sick of eating pigs' brains.
C: Poor guy!
W: Don't tell anyone, OK? Or I'll never hear the end of it .
C: Ok. It doesn't work anyway.
W: What do you mean?
C: I'm only kidding. You're at least as smart as a pig.

old wives' tales 无稽之谈   groundless 无根据的   fairy
Connie 是 Constance 缩写
chapter 章节
People say that in the future we will be living on the Mars. 据说  = They say that ...
Frankly (speaking), = To be frank (with you), = To tell (you) the truth, = Truthfully,
beerbelly 啤酒肚
spicy = hot
irritate sb = make sb angry   annoy
odd = strange
believe in 相信事    believe 相信话
I am fed up smoking. = be sick of = be tired of
bright = smart 聪明



103.The Tallest Building in the World p.203

    Recently Kuala Lumper beat Chicago in a battle of skyscrapers when experts had the country's Petronas
Twin Towers measured and declared it the world's tallest building. The title was formerly held by Chicago's
110-story Sears Tower. Its status had been left unchallenged for 22 years.
    Buildings in the United States have held the title since 1913, but the need for space has created a
skyscraper boom in Asia. According to one building expert, "the ball has started rolling in Asia." However,
some experts think that building super-tall skyscrapers is not a matter of economics but ego. Every architect
wants to have the honor of having the tallest building in the world. When the planned 1509-foot Shanghai
World Financial Center is finished in a couple of years, it will be China's turn to have that honor.

high 固定高度  tall 不断增高  习惯用法         The man is not tall, but he is high in status.
beat = defeat 击败
I try to measure(live) up to my teacher's expectations of me. 符合达到期望    expectations 用复数
or: meet your parents'expectations
on the fifth floor       a fifty-story building         storey(英)
construction    ego = pride    is a matter of ego 面子问题
It's Peter's turn to treat me to dinner finally.    treat sb to sth



104. Who Cares Anyway? P.214

    One student is testing another student's common knowledge.
A: What's the tallest building in the world?
B: The Shanghai World Financial Center. Of course.
A: What's the longest river in the world?
B: In fact, there are two – the Nile and the Amazon.
A: How do you know? Did someone have them measured?
B: Well, yes and no. They measured the rivers, but it's hard to tell where they begin.
A: Oh, I see. Tell me then. Who's the tallest basketball player?
B: I don't know.
A: Hah! It's Michael Jordan. He's the greatest.
B: He may be the greatest, but he certainly isn't the tallest.
A: Ok. Who cares anyway?
B: Then stop asking me all these stupid questions.

care about = concern about 关切       care for -- love, like very much
We care about our envirnment.
common knowledge 学校里学的常识    common sense 生活常识        vinegar醋  detergent清洁剂
build up your energy 增加体力
the Nile (River 可省略)     the Himalayas (Mountain Range可省略)
vital line 生命线     source 源头
I don't have the foggiest idea. = I have no idea.
foggy  foggiest  有雾的   windy 有风的
What's the big deal. 有什么了不起呀
to ask me an interesting question = to ask an interesting question of me