像美國人一樣說英語第14期:Amber and Ted heat up the kitchen
Amber: Ted, when I met you, it was love at first sight.
Ted: I was nuts about you from the beginning too, Amber. Don’t forget, I broke up with that girl Tiffany after I met you.
Amber: come here and give me a kiss.
Ted: give me a break, Amber! We don’t have time for that now. we need to crank out these cookies.
Amber: you don’t really love me, do you?
Ted: Amber, I am head over heels in love with you. But it’s crunch time with these cookies.
Amber: cookies, cookies, cookies---you’ve got a one-track mind. He loves cookies, yeah, yeah, yeah…
Ted: Amber, I need to keep working, but you can take a break if you want.
Amber: No, I’ll keep plugging away…I’m just your cookies slave. Go ahead, treat me like dirt!
Ted: sorry, Amber. Come here and let me give you a quick kiss.
(Susan enters the kitchen)
Susan: hey, what’s going on in there? Are you two making cookies or making out?
To break up with someone: to end a relationship with a romantic partner 分手
To crank out: to produce rapidly or in a routine manner迅速而經常地製作；機械地完成，刻板地製造出，粗製濫造
He cranked out three novels per year.
他每年都要機械地寫3本小說.
crunch time: a short period when there's high pressure to achieve a result高壓時期，緊縮時期
give me a break: that's ridiculous; that's outrageous 饒了我吧；這太可笑了
Go ahead: to continue; to proceed without hesitation 繼續
'May I start?'Yes, go ahead.'
"我可以開始了嗎?""可以,開始吧."
Love at first sight: an immediate attraction 一見鍾情
To make out: to kiss with much passion柔情地接吻和撫摸；愛撫
To be nuts about: to like very much 很喜歡
To have a one-track mind: having all thoughts directed to just one thing or activity 一根筋，死心眼
To plug away at sth: to proceed with a boring or routine task; to keep trying埋頭苦幹
He was plugging away at his work.
他正在埋頭苦幹。
To treat someone like dirt: to behave in a nasty way towards someone視某人如草芥，把某人看得一錢不值，瞧不起某人，怠慢某人，侮慢某人
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n. 猶豫
聯想記憶X單詞hesitation聯想記憶：hesitate躊躇，猶豫+ion→躊躇，猶豫 produce[prə'dju:s]
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n. 產品，農作物
vt. 生產，提出，引起，
pro向前，duce引導－引導出的產品－農產品 passion['pæʃən]
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n. 激情，酷愛
聯想記憶X單詞passion聯想記憶：pass=felling感情+ion→激情 routine[ru:'ti:n]
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n. 例行公事，常規，無聊
adj. 常規的，
rout[=route常走的道路]+ine表名詞，“狀態，藥物等”→常規 boring['bɔ:riŋ]
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adj. 令人厭煩的
partner['pɑ:tnə]想一想再看
n. 搭檔，夥伴，合夥人
v. 同 ... 合
part部分+ner人→合作伙伴 proceed[prə'si:d]
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vi. 繼續進行，開始，着手
聯想記憶X單詞proceed聯想記憶：pro向前＋ceed行走，前進→向前走→繼續進行，前進 immediate[i'mi:djət]
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adj. 立即的，即刻的，直接的，最接近的
聯想記憶X單詞immediate聯想記憶：im無+med中間+iate→無中間→即刻的；直接的 achieve[ə'tʃi:v]
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v. 完成，達到，實現
pressure['preʃə]想一想再看
n. 壓力，壓強，壓迫
v. 施壓
press擠壓+ure→壓力
