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Words & Phrases

Words & Phrases

afterlife, react, act like, puppy, madly, ABC, treat...as a king, buff, clean-cut, out-going, cocky, no wonder, learn a lesson

afterlife, 来世
Do you believe in afterlife?

react, 反应，作出反应
Tell me how you will react in these situations.

act like, 做得像...一样
A man may talk like a wise man but act like a fool.


madly, 疯狂地
puppy, 小狗
treat...like a king, 把...视为国王(皇后)一样看待

He was madly in love with her. He always followed her around like a puppy and treated her like a king.


ABC = American-Born Chinese
buff, 肌肉结实的，身材曲线优美的
clean-cut, 外表，衣着经过修饰的
out-going, 外向的

I realize I should have treated her better until she moved to L.A. with those ABCs. Those guys are all buff, clean-cut and out-going.


no wonder, 难怪
cocky, 狂妄自信的
learn a lesson, 吸取教训

No wonder you are now so nice!
Yes, I am not the cocky guy I was one year ago. I learned my lesson.

Words & Phrases

meditation, Yoga, jokingly, half-joking, have rows, reaction, pop the question, patch up, hack, naive

Yoga, 瑜珈
meditation, 冥想，瑜珈练习的一种

They practiced Yoga daily and spent hours in meditation.


jokingly, 开玩笑地
half-joking, 半认真，半开玩笑的
pop the question, 求婚

I took her to L.A, where I jokingly popped the question. Or, maybe I was half-joking.


have rows, 吵架
patch up, 和好

My son and his girlfriend had another row. But without any doubt they will patch it up by weedend.

 
hack, 解决，应付
naive, 天真的
reaction, 反应

I was so naive. I thought I can hack the long distance thing. However, her reaction really shocked me. She got very cold. Then I knew we were over.