今天来学习《摩登家庭》第一季第五集。
1
give me a break
算了吧，别烦我，饶了我吧
Give me a break . I have to climb a rope today.
Give me a break . I have five lessons today.
饶了我吧，我今天还有5节课。
2
take baby step
从小步起，刚起步
I‘m taking baby steps here,all right?
Take it easy, you're taking baby steps now.
慢慢来，你现在刚起步。
3
block out
不去想;设法忘记;挡住，遮挡（光线）
Mmm，I’m really trying to block it out.
Something that blocks out light prevents it from reaching the house.
有东西挡住了光线射到房子里。
4
the elephant in the room
形容明显存在，但是因为某种忌讳，大家刻意回避不去讨论的问题
I think we should address the elephant in the room.
Nobody wants to talk about the elephant in the room when it comes to budget in the face of recession.
当经济不景气时，大家都不想讨论预算的话题。
5
the whole kit and caboodle [kəˈbuːdl]
全部，全数，全体
He said if I bought the whole kit and caboodle, I could pay less money.
他说如果我全部都买了，能算我便宜点。
6
lowball
有意压低(成本、价值等的)估价;虚报低价
I might have lowballed a little bit.
You should be careful when you decide to accept a lowball deal.
当你决定接受低薪的时候，你应该小心。
7
check sb out
对着某人查看，因对某人感兴趣从头到脚打量某人的意思
I don't know ，check me out？
The boy is checking you out，do you see him？
那个男生在打量你，你看到了吗？
8
sweep under the rug
（扫到地毯下面）避而不谈；置之不理
Just sweep it under the rug.
The boy tries to sweep the news under the rug by lying to his mother.
这个男孩想通过跟妈妈撒谎来隐瞒这个消息。
9
spike [spaɪk]
用尖物刺入(或扎破);拒绝发表;阻止…传播;阻挠
Please don't spike our baby.
She was a different person after that spike went through her brain.
自从那根长钉穿过她的大脑之后她就完全变了一个人。
a pair of spikes 一双钉鞋
10
nice going 干得漂亮，好极了
11
pissed [pɪst]
烂醉的;醉醺醺的;气疯了;怒冲冲的
Well，she's pissed.
I know Alice's pissed at me.
我知道爱丽丝在生我的气。
12
gold digger [ˈɡoʊld dɪɡər]
以色相诱骗钱财的人，傍大款的人
Did you really have to call her that - a gold digger？
13
fell off a mud flap 指美女（俚语）
原指“挡泥板上的女郎”
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