网易公开课VOA短语系列about bangs

• Big Bens in London

• Remembrance Sunday将士纪念日

  • Nov 12th

• rusts 铁锈

• wildspread panic

• to hit the panic button按钮

• panic come from panikos

  • Greek god, half man and half goat

• reed芦苇

• a Pan flute排萧

• infamous丑臭名招著

• asylum seeket寻求避难者

• nosey

  • nose around

• lead other peoples by the noses

• hard-nosed

• look down his nose at sth.

  • sth worthless

• keep his nose clean

  • avoid troubles.

• be all ears

  • listening carefully

• put a bug on yozr nose

  • advise sb about sth.

• keep your ear on the ground.

  • be aware of sth.

• play it by ear

  • play sth by memories
  • do sth without detail plans.

• grapevine小道消息

  • 葡萄树一样的电线形状
  • a person who is pulling the grapevine shaken at least a few grapes. 总能摇下几颗真葡萄
  • grapevine is a new word.

• please call an ambulance救护车

• what are your symptoms?

• pass out昏过去了

• I feel sluggish不想动

• throwing up想吐

• stiff shoulders肩膀酸痛

• passed away去世了

• passed out 昏过去了

• prairie北美大草原

  • grass land

• from the wrong side of the tracks

  • from bad side of the town.

• to go off track.

  • move away from one's goal.
  • back on track

• fast to track your way to do sth.

  • fast-tracked
  • is on a fast track.
  • to stay on track
    • pay attention to your goal or purpose.
    • getting sidetracked ( opposite meaning)

• the third rail

  • an issue to debate.

• sth get derailed.

  • sth is away from a goal.

• go off the rails

  • the life or project is a wreck.一团糟

• to reach the end of the line.

  • sth is over.

• the want of

  • the lack of 缺乏

• the nuts螺母 and bolts螺丝

  • 细节工作

• logistics后勤

• family man 拖家带口的人

• stuffy不透气