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摆脱雷人口语第2期:慷慨消费

2012-04-26来源:和谐英语

 

Stuffed: having eaten so much that you cannot eat anything else 饱

Same here: used to say that something is also true of you 我也一样;我也是
'I can't wait to see it.' 'Same here.' “我巴不得马上看到它。”“我也一样。”

Common practice: 一般惯例

Be sb's treat: 由某人请客

Customary: if something is customary, it is what people usually do in a particular place or situation 习俗的;习惯的
Is it customary to tip hairdressers in this country? 这个国家兴不兴给理发师小费?

Impersonal: lacking friendly human feelings or atmosphere; making you feel unimportant 缺乏人情味的;冷淡的usually disapproving
a vast impersonal organization 庞大而不讲人情的组织
an impersonal hotel room 冷冰冰的旅馆房间
Business letters need not be formal and impersonal. 商业信函不一定就得刻板而缺乏人情味。
a cold impersonal stare 冷漠的凝视

have a (good) point: 说得有道理,说得对

reinvent: to present yourself/something in a new form or with a new image 以新形象示人;以新形式出现verb VN ~ sth/yourself (as sth)
The former wild man of rock has reinvented himself as a respectable family man. 过去的那位摇滚狂人已经改变形象,成了一位体面的爱家的男人。