艾伦秀第38期:独特的幽默感

1、flourish
繁荣;兴盛;兴旺
Business flourished and within six months they were earning 18,000 roubles a day.
生意红火起来，不出6 个月他们就可以每天赚 18,000 卢布了。
Racism and crime still flourish in the ghetto.
城市贫民区的种族主义和犯罪仍然十分猖獗。
(植物或动物)长势好，茁壮成长
The plant flourishes particularly well in slightly harsher climes.
这种植物在气候条件稍差一点的地区长势尤其好。
挥动，挥舞(以引起注意)
He flourished the glass to emphasize the point.
他挥动手中的杯子来强调这一点。
2、sit back
不插手;袖手旁观
They didn't have to do anything except sit back and enjoy life.
他们只需置身事外，享受生活。
American firms handed over technologies to their partners and then sat back to enjoy the cash flow.
美国公司把技术移交给了合作方，然后就坐等着收钱了。
3、bother
操心；费力；麻烦
Lots of people don't bother to go through a marriage ceremony these days.
如今很多人不再费心思举行婚礼。
Most of the papers didn't even bother reporting it.
大多数报纸甚至懒得去报道这件事。
麻烦；不便；麻烦事
I usually buy sliced bread — it's less bother.
我通常都买切片面包——比较省事。
The courts take too long and going to the police is a bother.
打官司耗时太久，去找警察也很麻烦。