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1.Howard: Why would she move out? It’s her house. 她为什么要搬出去住?那是她的房子?
Bernadette: Hang on, you seriously think I’m going to live with your mother? 等会儿,你不会真的以为我要搬去跟你母亲去住吧?
解析:
Live with: 忍受,忍耐;承认,接受;寄宿在……家;与……同居
例:
I want to live with my parents. 我想和我的父母住在一起。
The little boy lives with his uncle at present. 目前,小男孩寄住在他的叔叔家。
You have to live with the cruel reality in society. 你必须适应社会上的残酷现实。
拓展:live for: 盼望,为…而活
例:
I live for the day when I can have my own house in this city. 我盼望着有一天在这个城市有自己的房子。
Live down: 以实际行动洗刷…,设法使人们忘记…
Live up to: 不辜负
Live through: 度过,经受住
2. Bernadette: hey, I don’t want to fight, I was just surprised when you sprung the whole living-with-your-mother stuff on me. 嘿,我不是想吵架,只是你突然提出和你母亲一起住,我被吓到了。
Howard: yeah, well, I’m sorry I didn’t run it first. 好吧,我很抱歉之前每个你说过。
解析:
Sprung:v.蹦跳;弹起(spring的过去式);adj.装有弹簧的;松动的;有弹性的;裂开的
例:
The whole thing you sprung last night was too ridiculous.昨天晚上你提到的事情从头到尾都太荒谬了。
The building was in ruins in the end because of the sprung column.因为用了有裂缝的柱子,这栋建筑最终成为一片废墟。
3.Leonard:I just can’t figure out what happened. I put my left leg in, I took my leg out, I put my leg in, and something just snapped.我就是不明白怎么回事,我把左脚伸进去,再拿出来,再把左脚伸进去,就听见有东西折了。
解析:
Figure out:解决;算出;想出;理解;断定
Figure out多用于美国口语中。
例:
I need to figure out how to get around with this kind of limited range.我必须要在这有限的车程里想出可以四处游玩的好方法。
Figure up: 把……总加起来;计算(主要用于英语口语中)
例:Deal with the orders, and figure up a total. 处理好这些订单,然后算出总数。
Figure it out:弄明白;搞定它
You figure it out. 你自己去猜吧!
4.Sheldon: What exactly do you mean by that?你那话是什么意思?
Leonard: Well, it turns out she really knows how to help a guy loosen up and have a good time.事实上,她真的懂得如何让人放松,好好享受。
解析:
loosen up:放松肌肉;松弛;信口开河,慷慨解囊(多用于口语中)
例:
Players need to loosen up the muscles by taking some exercise.选手们通过做一些活动以放松肌肉。
I loosen myself up by taking a deep breath before the competition.
Do you think the master will loosen up this time? 你觉得部长这次会不会慷慨解囊?
Loosen up! We all want to know. 不要顾及,说吧,我们都想知道。