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1. Lily: No, Ted, you don't mess with a honeymoon.

解析：

mess with: to get involved with something that may cause problems or be dangerous 惹麻烦，牵涉，卷入

例：

Don't mess with drugs. （别碰毒品。）

2. Claudia: Well, lucky for you, I know that guest list backwards and forwards .

解析：

know something backwards and forwards: to know something very well or perfectly 非常了解

“非常了解”的几种说法：

例：

He knew the process backwards and forwards. （他对程序非常了解。）

She know the business inside and out. （她对整件事情非常了解。）

I know this town like the back of my hand. （我非常了解这座小镇。）

3. Lily: We'll have them check the registry for anyone named Victoria. Or maybe she goes by Vicky or Tori..

解析：

go by (a name): to be known by a name 某人为人所熟知的名字或昵称

例：

His name is Edwin, but he goes by Ed. （他名叫 Edwin ，但人们叫他 Ed 。）  

4. Claudia: Ted. I'm sorry I hung up on you earlier.

解析：

hang up: to end a telephone connection by putting the handset on its base or by turning the telephone off 挂断电话

备注： ''hang up'' 常与介词 ''on'' 连用。

例：

''Is he still on the phone?''  ''No, he hung up.'' （ - 电话挂了没？   - 他挂了。）

Let me talk to her before you hang up the phone. （挂电话前让我跟她说几句。）

I can't believe he hung up on me! （他竟敢挂我电话！）

5. Lily: Well, I just think that maybe she's not that into you and that's why she didn't give you her number. Robin, care to chime in with anything?

解析：

chime in: to add your comment or opinion to a conversation or discussion that you have been listening to 插嘴

备注： ''chime in'' 常与介词 ''with'' 连用。

例：

He kept chiming with his opinions. （别人讲话，他老插进来发表意见。）

''He left hours ago,'' Janet chimed in. （珍妮特插了一句，“他几个小时前就走了。”）

6. Ted: Whoa. Guess we were gone a while.

解析：

gone: adj. not present, no longer at a place 离开

例：

How long will he be gone? （他会离开多久？）

She should have been back by now. She's been gone for more than an hour. （她去了已经一个多小时了，现在也该回来了。）

7. Ted: Damn, he's looking mighty fine in that tux.

解析：

mighty: very 非常，太……

备注： ''mighty'' 的这种用法常见于美式英语中。

例：

You father and I are mighty proud of you. （孩子，你让你爸和你妈太引以为豪了。）

That was a mighty tasty dinner. （刚才这顿饭真是太美味了。）

It sure was mighty cold last night. （昨晚真太冷了。）

8. Ted: If I walk in there, I'm robbing both of us of what could be...

解析：

rob: to keep someone from getting something expected or wanted 阻止 / 妨碍某人得到某物

备注：这里的 ''rob'' 常与介词 ''of'' 连用。我们较熟悉的 ''rob'' 的释义是“抢劫”，剧中不是这个意思。

例：

He made a great shot, but the goalie robbed him.(=the goalie blocked his shot and prevented him from scoring a goal) （他这个射门很精彩，但守门员把球扑住了。）

The other team robbed them of a victory by getting a last-minute goal. （对手在最后时刻进了一球，他们最终输了。）

Her illness robbed her of a normal childhood.(=she wasn't able to have a normal childhood because of her illness) （她从小生病，没法过正常孩子过的生活。）