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1、1.-Look,sheneedtimetodecompressfromherbreakupanyway.-Coveringformeworksforher,too.-Let’sgotomyplacebeforesomebodyspotsus.decompress:chillout,winddown.放松，减压，释放。这句话的意思就是“Serena需要时间从分手里缓过劲来”。另外举个例子：AfteraharddayintheofficeIliketodecompresswithalargecupofcoffee.cover:t
2、ohelpsomeoneoutby1)fillingin(代替).e.g.Igotahotdate,canyoucovermyshift(替我上班)onFridaynight?2)backuptheirexcuse3)goingalongwiththeirlie,cosignforthem,corroboratetheirstory(替人圆谎)e.g.Hetoldhismomthathe'dbeenatmyhouseallnight.Icoveredforhim.4)providesupportingfirepowerfor
3、theminashootout(枪战片里的“掩护我”)e.g.Covermyback,I'mgoin'in!!!在这里cover应该是第3个意思，S和N互相圆谎，各取所需。N可以背地里与有夫之妇继续affair(婚外情),S则可以假装已经忘记与Dan分手的伤痛。注意N在用了worksforher这个短语，work意思是“有作用，有效果，有好处”。任何有效的东西，都可以说Itworks.place:住的地方就是place.很少说gotomyhouse,更不说gotomyhome.spot:todetectordiscern,e
4、speciallyvisually.“别人发现我们了，认出我们”，不说find,也不说recognize，而是应该用这个spot.另外，辨认出罪犯的模样，也用spottheculprit.2.Alsospotted-SerenaVanderWoodsenonCopper’sbeach…Aloneagain.We’veheardtalkthatthingsareheatingupwithNateArchibald.Andwherethere’ssmoke,there’susuallyfire.Butifthat’sthecas
5、e,whyhasNatefallenoffourradarandSerena,asalways,sightedsolo?heatup:Whentwopeoplearetogetherandthingsstart"heatingup,"whetheritbeholdinghands,makingout,foolingaroundorhavingsex.Asynonymfor"hookup".offtheradar:radar就是雷达，意思说总是消失在我们视线里，连雷达都探测不到。offtheradar还可以表示illegal,
6、illegitimate:Itookhismoneyanddidthejob"offtheradar,"avoidingtheIRS,theFBI,andMothersAgainstDrunkDriving.4.-Speakingof,whereisthatstoryofyours?Youknow,theoneyourinternshiprequiresyouturnin?-Yes,it’s,uh,it’simminent.-Soisdeath.Bemorespecific.imminent:readytotakeplace
7、;hangingthreateninglyoveroneshead，马上就要发生的。特别强调“命悬一线”的情况，比如danger,illness,death.所以教授催Dan教功课，Dan回答imminent(快了，马上就好了),教授就tease他说”soisdeath”，你的死期也不远了。6.TheonlythinglamerthandatingDanHumphreyismourningDanHumphrey.Andtheonlyreasonyou’restillsittingshivahisbecauseyouhaven
8、’tgottenbackoutthereandhadyoursummerfling.mourn和shivah都是哀悼的意思，shivah源自shiva,犹太教里它指七日服丧期。fling:deliberatelyshort-termsexualrelationshipbetweentwop
