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沪江网•主持人:冬飞•荣誉主持:horsegy,sandying,elftea,raineblue520,天使大叔,emilyhenry,vivcat•创建时间:2008.04.24节目进行中•更新频率:每周一到五•节目难度:初中级•适用对象:学习中的烤鸭们以及非烤鸭们【烤鸭地道口语saysaysay】第51期“地道英语”出炉：沪江网是啥意思？·IthoughtsecurityatCIAwasgoodandtight.HowcomethisguycouldspyforRussiaforsolongandfeatherhisownnestwithmillionsofdollarsforMoscow?It'sreallyhardtobelieve.答案：featheryourownnest意思是中饱私囊。换句话说是谋求个人利益。IthoughtsecurityatCIAwasgoodandtight.HowcomethisguycouldspyforRussiaforsolongandfeatherhisownnestwithmillionsofdollarsforMoscow?It'sreallyhardtobelieve.他原来的想法是中央情报局的安全防卫措施一定既完善又严密，没想到事实却并非如此。否则那个中央情报局官员怎么有机会长年累月地为莫斯科提供机密情报，并得到几百万美元的报酬中饱私囊呢?这简直令人难以置信。【烤鸭地道口语saysaysay】第52期“地道英语”出炉：wetblanket是啥意思？·Ican'tdecidewhetherIshouldinvitemygirlfriend'sbrotherTomtotheparty.Afterallheisherbrother.Buthe'ssuchawetblanketI'mafraidhe'llspoilthepartyforallmyotherguests.答案：wetblanket意思是一定是那种让大家都扫兴的家伙；那种人冷淡、孤僻、不合群，不但自己不知如何享受生活的乐趣，还让周围的人也失去兴致。Ican'tdecidewhetherIshouldinvitemygirlfriend'sbrotherTomtotheparty.Afterallheisherbrother.Buthe'ssuchawetblanketI'mafraidhe'llspoilthepartyforallmyotherguests.我决定不了要不要请我女朋友的哥哥Tom来参加我特地为女朋友举行的宴会。Tom毕竟是她的哥哥，但是Tom又是这样一个令人生厌的家伙，我怕他会弄得其他客人都很扫兴。【烤鸭地道口语saysaysay】第53期“地道英语”出炉：沪江网是啥意思？·Someparentslikeamilitaryschool,becauseitrunslikeclockwork.Everythingisstrictandrunsontimefromphysicaltrainingtoclassesandself-study.答案：runlikeclockwork意思就是精确不误，有规律地运作。Someparentslikeamilitaryschool,becauseitrunslikeclockwork.Everythingisstrictandrunsontimefromphysicaltrainingtoclassesandself-study.有些家长喜欢军校，因为它的运作规律一丝不苟，纪律严明，从体育锻炼到上课和自修时间都掌握得分秒不差。【烤鸭地道口语saysaysay】第54期“地道英语”出炉：boneofcontention是啥意思？·WhogottousethefamilycarwasaboneofcontentionbetweenJoeandBettyfromthedaytheygotbackfromtheirhoneymoon.Infactit'soneofthereasonsfortheirdivorce.答案：boneofcontention意思就是争论的起因。WhogottousethefamilycarwasaboneofcontentionbetweenJoeandBettyfromthedaytheygotbackfromtheirhoneymoon.Infactit'soneofthereasonsfortheirdivorce.原来Joe和Betty从蜜月回来的当天起就为了谁可以用家里那辆车争论不休。实际上,这也是他俩日后离婚的原因之一。【烤鸭地道口语saysaysay】第55期“地道英语”出炉：Towalkonair是啥意思？·Susanhasbeenwalkingonaireversinceshegottheofficialletterthatshe'sbeenacceptedasagraduatestudentattheUniversityofCalifornia.Youknow,sheneverthoughtshehadachance.答案：Towalkonair意思就是形容一个人非常高兴，走起路来轻飘飘。Susanhasbeenwalkingonaireversinceshegottheofficialletterthatshe'sbeenacceptedasagraduatestudentattheUniversityofCalifornia.Youknow,sheneverthoughtshehadachance.自从苏珊收到加州大学正式通知书，说她被录取为研究生以后，她真是轻飘飘的，好像腾云驾雾一样。你知道吗，她从来没有想到她会被录取。【烤鸭地道口语saysaysay】第56期“地道英语”出炉：沪江网是啥意思？·CookinghamburgersatMacDonald'sisnotthejobIexpectedtogetwithmydegreeinbusinessadministration.Butatleastit'smybreadandbutteruntilIfindajobthatsuitsmyeducationbetter.答案：BreadAndButter意思就是生活最基本的需要，例如，食品、住房、衣服等。有的人把自己的工作叫做breadandbutter。CookinghamburgersatMacDonald'sisnotthejobIexpectedtogetwithmydegreeinbusinessadministration.Butatleastit'smybreadandbutteruntilIfindajobthatsuitsmyeducationbetter.我有一个企业管理的学位，在麦当劳做汉堡宝本来不是我想要的工作。但是，在我找到一个跟我的学识比较相配的工作前，现在的工作至少能让我过日子。【烤鸭地道口语saysaysay】第57期“地道英语”出炉：sittingpretty是啥意思？·FederalworkersthoughttheyweresittingprettyuntiltheWhiteHouseannounceditsplansforreform.Theplancallsforcuttingaquartermillionjobssonowpeopleareworried.答案：sittingpretty作为习惯用语的真正含义就是一个人处于优势的地位；每各个方面的条件都对他有利。FederalworkersthoughttheyweresittingprettyuntiltheWhiteHouseannounceditsplansforreform.Theplancallsforcuttingaquartermillionjobssonowpeopleareworried.在白宫宣布改革政府的计划前，联邦政府雇员一直认为他们的处境很优越。改革计划要求裁减二十五万个职工，所以人们现在都很担心。【烤鸭地道口语saysaysay】第58期“地道英语”出炉：agoldmine是啥意思？·Ifyouarefamousenough,givingpubliclecturesinAmericacanbearealgoldmine.Why,whenMisterGorbachevvisitedVirginia,hemade$125,000inspeakingfeesinfourdays.答案：agoldmine就是指使人能够获得很多利润的事情。Ifyouarefamousenough,givingpubliclecturesinAmericacanbearealgoldmine.Why,whenMisterGorbachevvisitedVirginia,hemade$125,000inspeakingfeesinfourdays.要是你很有名的话，在美国发表讲演真是能得到好多钱。你看，当戈尔巴乔夫先生访问维吉尼亚州的时候，他在四天里做了几次讲演，他的收入达到十二万五千美元。【烤鸭地道口语saysaysay】第59期“地道英语”出炉：沪江网是啥意思？·MisterWhitesurehashadhisupsanddowns.He'smadeafortunethreetimesandthenlostitall.Buthedoesn'thavetoworry-hiswifeisrich.Whenherfatherdiedlastyear,sheinheritedtwomilliondollars.答案：upsanddowns就是起伏、波折。这是每个人都难免会遇到的。MisterWhitesurehashadhisupsanddowns.He'smadeafortunethreetimesandthenlostitall.Buthedoesn'thavetoworry-hiswifeisrich.Whenherfatherdiedlastyear,sheinheritedtwomilliondollars.白先生一生经历了不少起伏。他三次发了财，可是后来又全亏损了。但是，他不用担心，他太太很有钱。去年她爸爸去世的时候，她继承了两百万美元。【烤鸭地道口语saysaysay】第60期“地道英语”出炉：toshakealeg是啥意思？·Comeon,shakealeg,son,oryou'regoingtobelateforschool.答案：toshakealeg赶快行动。Comeon,shakealeg,son,oryou'regoingtobelateforschool.儿子，你快点儿吧！否则你上学要迟到了！【烤鸭地道口语saysaysay】第61期“地道英语”出炉：tolowertheboom是啥意思？·Thenewchiefofpoliceannouncedtodaythathewasgoingtolowertheboomondrugpeddlersbyputtingalotmoreofficersinneighborhoodswherethesituationisworst.答案：tolowertheboom就是很严格的惩罚，或者是采取步骤严格地执行法律。Thenewchiefofpoliceannouncedtodaythathewasgoingtolowertheboomondrugpeddlersbyputtingalotmoreofficersinneighborhoodswherethesituationisworst.新