*号表示字典查不出, 有点非正式. 仅限于口语
get roped to do / into : 总被拉去做什么
How did we get roped into this chaperone thing?
PTA: abbr.
Parent-Teacher Asociation 家庭教师协会
hound: vt, 追赶；（不停地）烦扰
keeps hounding us to volunteer for things.
The reporters wouldn't stop hounding her.记者们不停地烦扰她。
run out of:
we finally ran out of execues.
much as: 虽然，尽管; dingbat: 笨蛋, 傻瓜
much as I'd love to meet this dingbat
kewpie: 丘比特娃娃; scorpion: n.蝎子; pop up: 突然出现
have a fling: 有短暂的私情
She's been having a fling with her boss.
*have a hang with: 和某人出去玩玩
might be nice to have a hang with my boy jay
have a blast: 尽情狂欢
we will have a blast
lag time 延迟时间，滞后时间 hit the road: 上路, 出发, 滚吧
a five-minute lag time before you hit the road.
in the air: 半空中, 有点悬而未决, 仍然蠢蠢欲动.
dancing is still so much in the air.
push: 推动, 推销
push the cheese
setlist 歌单
end up with <非正>以…结束
That's what you'll end up with, you mark my words.
practically: 几乎;实际上;事实上
He'd known the old man practically all his lif
prank: 恶整
Called a "Fool's Day joke" prank you will be forgiven
all worked out 已经计划好的
the football team has something all worked out
poncho: n 斗篷 finery:华丽、优雅的服装或装饰
big top: 大帐篷，马戏篷
keep our eyes peeled (for)
You will be able to pick up on future trends if you keep your eyes peeled for unique ideas.
make it through: 熬过, 度过
know that we can make it through.
have something ready to go: 你已经准备好某样东西, 你已经想说什么东西很久了
you have that one ready to go.
confiscate: vt 充公, 没收
They confiscated weapons, ammunition and propaganda material.
count on 拜托
Can I count on you two?
uptight : <口>紧张的;愤怒的;经济状况不佳的;<美>极端保守的
Penny never got uptight about exams
fix them up: 撮合
I should have never insisted we fix them up.
get off our backs : 少管我们的事情
Then I went to the capital for only one reason-to try to get the government off our backs
pecs: 胸肌； pores: 大毛孔, pants: 短裤, twerking:电臀舞
gratuitous: 免费的，无偿的;无必要的;无故的，无理由的
There's too much crime and gratuitous violence on TV.
2017-04-19
mudslide ： 泥石流
torrential： adj 猛烈的
a stream of mud：一条泥石流
Rescuers are racing against the clock： 拯救工作正在和时间赛跑。
lots of deforestation：更多的砍伐森林。
dense populations：人口密集
put residents at risk：让居民受到危险。
vending machines：自动售卖机
We're touring the country now to show the impacts this has on Japan's economy and its way of life.：加粗字体，是我读起来比较没有想到的
line side streets：排列在街道
You could almost go an entire day fueled on stuff from them：应该是一整天都可以i靠售卖机来进行补充事物。
premium banana：优质香蕉
Low sugar banana.：低塘香蕉
ordinary cup of noodle：普通的杯面
oden：关东煮 a savory stew.
beef tendon：牛筋
work around the clock：日以继夜的工作
cash register：收银机
Nagoya：名古屋
manufacturers association： 设备制造协会
collection components ：装钱的部分
all the while：一直，始终
repairman：维修人员
manatee：海牛
With a price point of between $1,500 and $1,900：在多少价格的点上
smoke-filled room：充满烟雾
Conventional thermal imaging system：传统的热成像系统
in-mask display：面罩内的显示