致命女人英文版第一季（致命女人第1季第3集.WhyWomenKill.S01E03）

03:23

You know, some say it takes two to tango. But sometimes, lurking in the dark is a third.

tango：动词。跳探戈舞

lurk：（不怀好意地）潜藏

third：这里作名词，第三个人的意思

04:24

Just a reminder, I've got that project due tomorrow.

just a reminder：跟你提醒一下

due：按预期（完成、结束或到达）的

04:40

Need to drop by the dry cleaners.

dry cleaner：干洗店

04:54

- This is your phone number.

- Oh, I thought you should have it, now that we're getting to be chums.

chum：好友，密友（这个表达其实有点old-fashioned了）

07:22

I was just spitballing.

spitball：动词。随口提（建议）

09:10

- Yeah. So, did Eli get any work done today?

- I'm not sure. I was running errands.

run errands：跑腿，办事

09:19

If I ask Eli, "Did you get any writing done?", what he hears is, "Nag, nag, nag, nag, nag."

nag：唠叨

10:15

- Eli, you don't dance.

- I dance. In my way.

- When you dance, you're in everyone's way.

in one's way：这个短语有点微妙，既可以表示“以我自己的方式”，也可以表示“挡住某人做事情”，具体要结合语境。而在这段对话，两个意思都有了。

10:51

- Naomi. Did we have plans?

- No, I just popped in with a question.

pop in：突然出现；偶然来访

11:18

Are you still up for your number?

up for：后接名词或动名词，指准备（做某事）

number：一首歌或曲子，一段舞蹈。这里是熟词僻义

11:59

I'm the one who should be miffed.

miff：使……恼怒

13:16

There's an easy way to get him off your back.

get ... off one's back：让某人摆脱……（的打扰或烦恼）

14:20

I don't get it. Why would you want to start palling around with this tramp?

pal around (with sb)：和某人成为好友

tramp的意思在第一集的笔记就有说明啦~

14:45

If I'm to convince April it's not in her best interest to date a married man, first I must become her confidant.

confidant('kɒnfɪdænt)：知己

16:51

- So, Mischa, what do you guys do for a living?

- Oh, uh, we're influencers.

v. for a living：以做……谋生

influencer：结合语境，这里应该是“网络红人”的意思

17:16

- And the Taj Mahal people, they were okay with that?

- Ah, we were in and out lickety-split.

lickety-split /'likəti'split/：极快地

Taylor问Jade的两个旧相识，难道泰姬陵的工作人员看到有人穿内衣裤拍照也不会管吗？

18:03

Guys, come on, it's such short notice.

short notice：临时通知。

这里是用来比喻临时订机票去国外旅游的决定太仓促了。

18:16

You can't just leave the country on a whim. It's irresponsible.

whim：突发念头

on a whim：一时兴起

18:30

Oh... this song is my jam!

jam：非常喜欢的事物。俚语，熟词僻义

Jade在夜店听到一首很喜欢的歌。

18:58

I don't mean to bother, but I'm making tuna casserole for dinner. Do you prefer bread crumbs or not?

casserole /'kæsərəʊl/ ：肉和蔬菜做成的炖菜

crumb /krʌm/ ：（食物的）碎屑

19:22

I won't be home till the wee hours.

wee hours：凌晨

20:09

I'll be back in a jif.

in a jif：即“in a jiffy”，指“马上”

20:25

I couldn't bear the thought of you getting your dinner from a vending machine.

bear the thought of ... ：忍受……

通常是否定形式，比如“can't bear the thought of ...”，即“一想到……就受不了”

vending machine：自动售货机

20:47

Ah, she must have wandered off.

wander off：走散，离开原地

21:55

I was so flattered.

flattered：感到荣幸的。“I’m flattered”通常用于别人夸赞自己，或者做了一件让自己很开心的事的回应

22:25

Such a know-it-all.

know-it-all：（带贬义）自以为是的人，自以为无所不知的人

22:28

Yes, I'm forever flouting my knowledge that Spain is in Europe.

flout /flaʊt/：藐视

Simone的地理文化知识被Karl鄙视了，她讽刺他是个know-it-all，Karl也讽刺地说“我也看不起我的知识，因为我竟然知道西班牙是在欧洲”。

24:13

I'm not angry. Unless you're going to Venice with those low-rent Kardashians.

low-rent：低档次的

Kardashian：指的是金·卡戴珊，是一个名媛，模特。这里用上了复数，自然就不是真的指卡戴珊本人了，而是她的身份，即“名媛”

25:32

I know better than to touch your things.

know better than：后面接动词或者动词不定式，则是指“很明白事理而不至于（做某事）”

Rob焦急地打电话问Beth是不是动过他办公室的东西，Beth冷静地说“我很清楚你的东西是不该碰的”。

26:47

Hi. I know this is late notice, but would you like to come with me to the club tonight?

late notice：来得很晚的通知。和上面提及到的“short notice”一样，是老板的常招。

26:53

I'm a mess right now, but I guess I could throw myself together.

throw together：匆匆集合，匆忙拼凑。如果是“throw oneself together”，可以引申为尽快让自己打扮一下的意思

27:04

- What's going on?

- Show some respect, kids. You're in the presence of greatness.

in the presence of ……：在……面前

邻居对Beth的计谋佩服不已，所以让孩子们在这位“伟人”面前要心怀敬意。

27:18

Given Simone's grasp of geography, I'm surprised we're not having clam chowder.

given：副词。考虑到……

grasp：名词。对某事的理解。又是熟词僻义

chowder /'tʃaʊdə/：杂烩汤

Karl继续讽刺Simone。

28:02

- There are days when Simone regrets marrying me. Am I right, my darling?

- More than a few.

- Yes, I imagine she dreams of stifling me with a pillow or casting me aside like an old shoe.

more than a few：很多

stifle /'staɪf(ə)l/：使窒息

cast aside：抛弃

30:49

- See, I don't want to get married.

- So this is just a casual fling?

fling：短暂的暧昧关系，露水情缘

31:31

They have girls that sing with the combo on the weekends.

combo/'kɒmbəʊ/：小型乐队

31:47

I'm gonna be somebody someday.

somebody：大人物，重要人物

32:07

My husband didn't care for my playing. I made the mistake of telling him I wanted to give a recital, and he just laughed. He said I wasn't as good as I thought I was. That sort of took the wind out of my sail.

care for：喜欢

recital /rɪ'saɪt(ə)l/：（通常是一个人的）演奏会，朗诵会

take the wind out of (one's) sails：打消某人热情，降低某人的信心

38:31

Being here with you and Eli, it's starting to feel like a home. I'm getting attached.

attached：依恋的。

attached to ...：非常喜欢……，对……依恋

39:57

I could fix you a snack if you like.

fix：这个熟词僻义，上一集也出现过，即“准备饮料或食物”

43:21

It is so late. We should turn in.

turn in：上床睡觉

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