跟著Young Sheldon 一起學英語——1.家有天才小少年（13）

回身右蹬腳英語怎麼讀

All I know is he's not in the same grade as me anymore，

and I'm thrilled.

反正他不再跟我讀同一年級了，我真是高興壞了。

1.thrilled

① （ADJ-GRADED） 欣喜若狂的；非常開心的

If someone is thrilled， they are extremely pleased about something。

● I was so thrilled to get a good report from him。。。

收到他的好訊息讓我欣喜若狂。

Good luck with your finger painting.

祝你上課畫手指畫玩得開心

You're gonna get your ass kicked in high school.

你在高中絕對會被人扁得屁滾尿流。

1.ass

① （N-COUNT） 驢

An ass is an animal which is related to a horse but which is smaller and has long ears。

② （N-COUNT） 傻瓜；笨蛋

If you describe someone as an ass， you think that they are silly or do silly things。

● He was generally disliked and regarded as a

pompous

ass。

他常不招人待見，而且被看作是個自負的大傻帽兒。

pompous

【① （ADJ-GRADED） 自負的；自命不凡的 If you describe someone as pompous， you mean that they behave or speak in a very serious way because they think they are more important than they really are。

● He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities。

他有點自大，自視甚高。

② （ADJ-GRADED） 盛大的；壯觀的

A pompous building or ceremony is very grand and elaborate。

● The service was grand without being pompous。

儀式場面宏大，卻不浮華。】

③ （N-COUNT） 屁股

Your ass is your bottom。

④ （PHRASE） （透過語言或暴力）洩憤，發洩不滿情緒

To kick ass

or

to kick someone's ass

means to show them that you are angry with them， either by telling them or by using physical force。

● They‘ve really been kicking ass lately — busting places up， harassing everybody。。。

他們最近真是讓人氣不打一處來，鬧得天翻地覆，攪得每個人都不得安寧。

⑤ （PHRASE） （粗魯地表示憤怒或異議）去你的，去死

Saying that

someone can kiss your ass

is a very rude way of expressing anger or disagreement。

⑥ （PHRASE） 出洋相；鬧笑話

If you say that

someone makes an ass of themselves

， you mean they behave in a way that you think is very silly。

● I find no pleasure in seeing people make asses of themselves。

我看見人們出洋相並不幸災樂禍。

——柯林斯詞典

2.kick

① （VERB） 踢；踹

If you kick someone or something， you hit them forcefully with your foot。

● He threw me to the ground and started to kick。。。

他把我摔倒在地開始踢我。

② （VERB） 踢（球或其他物體）

When you kick a ball or other object， you hit it with your foot so that it moves through the air。

● I went to kick the ball and I completely missed it。。。

我去踢球卻踢了個空。

③ （VERB） 踢蹬；踢（腿）

If you kick or if you kick your legs， you move your legs with very quick， small， and forceful movements， once or repeatedly。

● They were dragged away struggling and kicking。。。

他們被拖走時掙扎著又踢又蹬。

④ （VERB） 踢（腿）

If you kick your legs， you lift your legs up very high one after the other， for example when you are dancing。

● She begins dancing， kicking her legs high in the air。

她開始跳舞，做了空中高踢腿動作。

⑤ （VERB） 戒除（惡習）

If you kick a habit， you stop doing something that is bad for you and that you find difficult to stop doing。

● She’s kicked her drug habit and learned that her life has value。。。

她已經戒了毒，並且認識到了生命可貴。

⑥ （N-SING） 極度興奮；極度刺激；極大的樂趣

If something gives you a kick， it makes you feel very excited or very happy for a short period of time。

● I got a kick out of seeing my name in print。

當看到我的名字印成鉛字時，我感到無比興奮。

⑦ （PHRASE） 落井下石

If you say that

someone kicks you when you are down

， you think they are behaving unfairly because they are attacking you when you are in a weak position。

● In the end I just couldn‘t kick Jimmy when he was down。

最後我就是無法做到在吉米倒黴時落井下石。

⑧ （PHRASE） 為了尋求刺激

If you say that

someone does something for kicks

， you mean that they do it because they think it will be exciting。

● They made a few small bets for kicks。

他們覺得好玩便小賭了幾把。

⑨ （PHRASE） 被強拉硬拽；極不願意

If you say that someone is

dragged kicking and screaming into a particular course of action

， you are emphasizing that they are very unwilling to do what they are being made to do。

● He had to be dragged kicking and screaming into action。

他要被強拉硬拽才肯行動起來。

⑩ （PHRASE） 令人極度失望的事；重大的挫折

If you describe an event as

a kick in the teeth

， you are emphasizing that it is very disappointing and upsetting。

● We’ve been struggling for years and it‘s a real kick in the teeth to see a new band make it ahead of us。

我們奮鬥了多年，看到一支新的樂隊反而超越了我們，真讓人大失所望。

⑪ （PHRASE） 我真生自己的氣/ 你會感到懊惱的

You use

kick yourself

in expressions such as I could have kicked myself and you’re going to kick yourself to indicate that you were annoyed or are going to be annoyed that you got something wrong。

● I immediately regretted having said this— I could have kicked myself。

我一說完這話就後悔了——我都想抽自己。

——柯林斯詞典

Hey, language.

注意用詞

I'm not going to be assaulted.

我才不會被揍。

1.assault

英 ［əˈsɔ：lt］ 美 ［əˈsɔlt］

① （N-COUNT） 猛攻；強攻

An assault by an army is a strong attack made on an area held by the enemy。

● The rebels are poised for a new assault on the government garrisons。。。

叛軍準備好要對政府駐軍發起新一輪的猛攻。

② （ADJ） （武器）用於戰爭的，軍用的

Assault weapons such as rifles are intended for soldiers to use in battle rather than for purposes such as hunting。

● 。。。a high-powered assault rifle。

大火力軍用步槍

③ （N-VAR） 人身攻擊；毆打；（身體）侵犯 A

An assault on a person is a physical attack on them。

● The attack is one of a series of savage sexual assaults on women in the university area。。。

這次襲擊是在大學校園內發生的一系列針對女性的野蠻性侵犯事件中的一起。

④ （VERB） 襲擊；毆打

To assault someone means to physically attack them。

● The gang assaulted him with iron bars。。。

這夥人用鐵棍毆打他。

⑤ （N-COUNT） 嚴厲抨擊；強烈批評

An assault on someone‘s beliefs is a strong criticism of them。

● He leveled a verbal assault against his Democratic opponents。

他猛烈抨擊其民主黨對手。

——柯林斯詞典

High school is a haven for higher learning.

高中可是高等教育的殿堂

haven

英 ［ˈheɪvn］ 美 ［ˈhevən］

① （N-COUNT） 安全處所；庇護所；避難所

A haven is a place where people or animals feel safe， secure， and happy。

● 。。。Lake Baringo， a freshwater haven for a mixed variety of birds。

眾多鳥類的淡水天堂巴林戈湖

——柯林斯詞典

Oh, dear God.

我的神啊