寫在前面 21 THE FRESHMAN 15 cut back on:to reduce the use of, to drink or eat less of(減少使用,少吃少喝,總之,意思記住 少 就OK了,比如你最近宅在家變胖了不少,就說:I've gained several pounds in the past two months, so I decide to cut back on foods.) Don't be so hard on yourself.:don't be too critical of yourself, don’t be too ready to blame yourself for things that go wrong(別太責備自己,別對自己要求太嚴格了,比如你朋友考試錯了一個賊簡單的題,說自己太蠢了,你就和他說:Don't be so hard on yourself.) freshman 15:the weight gain that many students experience during their first year in college(我沒想到還有這種好玩的表達,意思是 大學(xué)第一年增長的體重,這個15是因為會胖15磅,大概是13.6斤,不知道對于你們是不是很真實,舉個栗子,你大學(xué)第一年胖了不少,然后決定去健身,就可以說:I settle on gym to shed the freshman 15. shed是 擺脫 的意思,很好用的小詞后面跟體重 可以表示 掉秤) gravitate towards:to be attracted to something, to tend ward(gravity是重力的意思,也就是吸引,這個短語就是說 被吸引了,傾向于某事,比如你雖然選了機械專業(yè)的課程,但是更喜歡國學(xué)課,就可以說:I should take classes in mechanical engineering, but I gravitate towards literature classes.) I hear you.:I understand what you are saying, I know what you mean(我懂你,我理解你,比如你朋友說因為學(xué)習(xí)而不能和你去看電影,你就說:I hear you. I don't blame you for it. 另外,還記得 我不知道你在說啥,我不明白 嗎?) on fleek:stylish, very good, awesome(很潮,很好看,很棒,原來是用來形容眼睫毛的,比如你朋友剛做了很潮的發(fā)型,你就說:Your hair is on fleek, tell me, where did you do it?) pack on the pounds:to gain weight quickly, often a large amount(瘋狂長胖,暴增體重,比如你朋友自從不去健身房以來,就胖了很多,就說:Once I stopped going to the gym, I started to pack on the pounds. 你就說:Let's hit the gym tonight!) stuff one's face:to eat too much(吃太多了,臉都鼓起來了,比如你餓極了,然后吃了一大堆,就說:I got the munchies in the afternoon and I stuffed my face with an awful lot of snacks. 你就說:If you always do that, you'll put on much weight! 我覺得前面的短語是很好的表達,就用黑色加粗標記出來了) stuffed:full(飽了,看看上面說的 餓了 怎么表達,比如吃完飯后你朋友問你還想喝點什么嗎?你就說:I'm stuffed, thank you.) that makes sense:I understand that, that is a good idea(不只是我們平常理解的 那很有意義,還能表示 好主意,我理解,比如你邀請你朋友去吃甜點,你朋友就說:I can't afford to eat cookies, or I will put on weights! 你無奈地說:That makes sense. So I check it out on myself! 前面黑色加粗的句子可以理解成 我沒有吃甜點的資本啊) watch one's weight:to be careful what one eats, to not overeat so that one does not gain weight(注意自己的體重,管好自己的嘴,比如你室友在吃泡芙,問你來一口嗎?你就苦著臉說:No, I'm watching my weight.)