starter pistol：發(fā)令槍

revolver：左輪手槍

ammunition/ammo：彈藥

barrel：槍管

caliber/calibre：口徑

track?and?field：田徑

opioid epidemic/crisis：阿片類藥物泛濫

濫用：abuse

處方：prescription

肝炎：hepatitis (a, b, c)

慢性疼痛：chronic pain

止痛藥/鎮(zhèn)痛藥：painkillers/pain relievers

psychedelic drugs：迷幻藥

illicit drug use：非法使用藥物

tagline：宣傳詞、標(biāo)簽行

HUAWEI: "MAKE it POSSIBLE"

McDonald's: "I'm Lovin' it"

Nike: "JUST DO IT."

Sony: "make.believe"

airbnb: "Belong Anywhere"

TOYOTA: "Let's Go Places"

mean balance：平均數(shù)，syn. average balance

median balance：中位數(shù)

年齡中位數(shù)：median age

生育率：fertility rate

出生率：birth rate

死亡率：mortality rate

人均預(yù)期壽命：life expectancy

death penalty：死刑，syn. capital punishment

死刑犯/死囚：death row prisoner/inmate

槍決：firing squad

注射：lethal injection

電椅/電刑：electrocution

絞刑：hanging

毒氣室：gas chamber

tuition：學(xué)費(fèi)

大學(xué)本科課程：undergraduate courses

學(xué)生宿舍：student housing

住校：living on-campus

住校外：living off-campus

sticker price：標(biāo)價、定價

Jerry Sandusky

現(xiàn)年77歲，曾任賓夕法尼亞州立大學(xué)橄欖球助理教練。

2011年因性侵被捕，2012年被判服刑60年，30年后可申請假釋。

PSU之后向受害人支付總額超一百萬美元的賠償。

low-interest loan：低息貸款

principal：本金

APR(annual percentage rate)：年利率

grace period：寬限期

monthly due date：月還款日

fixed and variable rates：固定利率和浮動利率

repayment plans/structure/options：還款方案/選項(xiàng)

creditor：債權(quán)人

savings account：儲蓄/存款賬戶

紅茶菌：一種由茶（不限于紅茶）、糖或蜂蜜、益生菌種混合并發(fā)酵一至兩周制作而成的健康飲品。據(jù)稱能調(diào)節(jié)血壓、改善亞健康體質(zhì)，對慢性退行性疾病也有一定的保健作用。

drop kick

TaskRabbit

一個短工雇傭平臺，諷刺Mick Mulvaney不過是個干雜活的臨時工。

一下?lián)p了倆。

banana slug

太平洋香蕉蛞蝓kuò yú，成年體長約15~20cm。

為UC Santa Cruz校隊(duì)吉祥物。

普渡大學(xué)鍋爐工隊(duì)（NCAA）

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Vocabulary

a percentage of

a(an) high/good/tiny/appreciable/impressive percentage of

eclipse

vt. 淹沒···的重要性，使相形見絀，使黯淡失色

syn. outshine/surpass/transcend/dwarf

shoot your shot

To let go of?your?pride?and?pursue?someone you are?interested?in.

predatory

A predatory?person?or?organization?tries?to get something that?belongs?to someone?else.

real talk 講真的

on the hook (for)

held responsible (for something)

Taxpayers are currently on the hook for anywhere from $32 billion to $72 billion in abandoned mine cleanup costs.

delinquent

late in?paying?money?owed

screw over

To?treat?someone?unfairly;?take?advantage?of?someone.

rip off

Cheat someone, especially financially.

in-flight beverage/meal/movie/magazine

sugarcoat

To make something?seem?more?positive?or?pleasant?than it really is.

puffery

exaggerated or false praise

field trips 校外參觀

beat (one) to the draw

To?do,?find,?or?accomplish?something?quicker?than?one?is?able.

clean slate

A?state?in which you are?starting?an?activity?or?process?again, not?considering?what has?happened?in the past at all.

scathing

severely?critical?and?unkind

~ attack/remarks/comments

catchy

instantly appealing and memorable

a ~ slogan/tune/question

stack the deck (against) (someone or something)

To arrange something in a manner that either someone will gain a wrong disadvantage or a person would get an unfair advantage.

accrue

To?increase?in?number?or?amount?over a?period?of?time.

cripple

To?cause?serious?damage?to someone or something.

flat broke

not having any money at all

syn. destitute, down-and-out

flex on

To?bother?someone that you have more of something?or that?you are?better.

minefield 雷區(qū)

human dignity

The concept of human dignity is the belief that all people hold a special value that’s tied solely to their humanity. It has nothing to do with their class, race, gender, religion, abilities, or any other factor other than them being human.

parkour 跑酷