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