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Sweet Home Alabama Idiot proof – easy to do; difficult to make a mistake. Ball my eyes out – to cry or weep. Domestic dispute – a fight in the family. Hoity-toity – haughty, snobbish. Take to the cleaners – to take away all of someone’s money. Hick – a derogatory term for a white person from the country; uneducated and uncultured Piggly Wiggly – the name of a supermarket famous in the southeastern US Sign papers – sign your name on official documents Redneck – a derogatory term for a white person from the country; uneducated and uncultured Responsible journalism – journalists who write about the truth without interest in money, fame, or achieving an agenda Electoral votes – referring to the electoral college,the method … vote to determine the president Skeletons in the closet – a discreditable or embarrassing fact that someone wants to keep secret Take a walk down memory lane – deliberately recall pleasant or sentimental memories Warrant – government document allowing police or…do sth else in the pursuit of justice Door swings both ways – it’s just as easy for you to visit them as it is for them to visit you. Cat dragged in – a person who looks dirty or disheveled Joint account – one bank account that two people have together Stopping by – coming to visit Honky tonk – country music Sweep it under the rug – conceal or ignore a problem or difficulty…will go away Coon dog – a hound dog used for hunting raccoons Lightning bugs – an insect that lights up at night Beauty pageant – a beauty contest Rundown Nickel and diming me – to take away money Wipe your slate clean – erase debt Get the shaft – the worse end of a deal Don’t rock the boat/ Don’t make waves – don’t cause problems Hold your horses – wait a moment Face the music – face the consequences of your choices Bust you up – to physucally beat someone up Hookups – to use a person’s connections to gain an advantage. Wagers – a term that means placing multiple bets,gambling Keeping your eye on the ball – a baseball idiom that means to keep your eye on your goal Eye-ball my woman – to look intently at a woman that has been claimed by another man Wolfgang Suck – a popular restaurant in America is called this. Put her out of her misery – kill her Oompa Loompa – a character from the movie Charlie and the…with a skin color of orange The kid Exploit – take advantage of someone;use someone Bewilderment – amazement in a mean way to one’s own advantage Crook – corrupt person Frisbee – a game played with a circular disk To blow over – pass over sth Hallucinating – seeing thing that are not really there Memorabilia – memorable objects Image consultant – someone who helps famous To be in a mood for – want,feel like doing sth people with publicity problems Pandemonium – commotion someone To give it a whirl – try doing sth Possum – rodent(animal) To be stressed out – be nervous and worried To save my behind – save one’s reputation To stuff one’s face – eat a lot Tic – twitch of a muscle To knock it off – stop doing sth To bust one’s chops – criticize or complain about Second hand lions Diddly squat – means “nothing” Sissy – an offensive term referring to a boy… not act in a masculine way (who is timid,weak to fight,etc.) The Mafia – a secret Italian criminal organization … in the US,involved in gambling and other crimes. “The works” – means “and everything else” Private eye – a detective that anyone can hire A will – a legal document that says what should happen to your property and money after you die Scout’s honor – refers to the honor of a Boy Scout. Boy Scouts have a reputation for … any good. Weenie – another derogatory term similar to sissy referring to a person who is not strong or not “cool” To kick off – in this context it means to die or to pass away. French Foreign Legion – a famous part of the French army. It consists of foreign volunteers. Al Capone – a famous American criminal (part of the Mafia) from the 1920’s Skeet shooting – a sport where you try to shoot a clay plate as it flies through the air. State nuthouse – a government run hospital for crazy people. “I see what you’re trying to pull.” – I see through your deception; I know what you are trying to trick me into doing. Seabiscuit Screwed up – confused, having a problem Eat crow – to be forced to accept a humiliating defeat Underdog – one who is expected to lose a contest or struggle, as in sports or politics Scratch – to quit or drop out of a race Kentucky Derby, Belmont, Preakness – the names of the most famous, prestigious horse races in America Prohibition – time period when it was illegal to buy alcoholic beverages David and Goliath – Term taken from a Bible story about a young boy who kills a giant using his slingshot Hands - the measurement of a horse’s height The sky is the limit – endless possibilities Odds – the probability expressed as a number when making a bet;the odds against my horse…on my horse winning are… Crackpot – a person who is foolish or stupid Howdy – hi,hello Work’ em out – to exercise or train a horse Incorrigible – an adjective describing a person or behavior that is bad and impossible to change or improve Sleek – having a smooth, well-groomed look Touchy – very sensitive or irritable Hanker – to have a strong, often restless desire Down but not out – down and out means having no luck, no money and no opportunities;so…to give up Humble pie – apologizing and showing a lot of contrition for sth one have done Infield – the centre of a racetrack;the area…refers to this area Hoopla –excited commotion Rags to riches story – a story about someone poor becoming rich Fledgling challenger – an inexperienced competitor Biggest purse in history – a purse refers to the money the champion horse oener wins, so…paid for a race Blue-blood – someone from the northern part of the US On the warpath – to look for someone you are angry with in order to speak angrily to them or punish them Shattered – broken into many pieces Back off/turn him loose – ways to run a horse(to slow the horse down…as fast as possible) Ruptured ligament – an injury in the leg of the horse Splint – a support put around the leg to keep it from bending or turning To make a comeback – a return to a formerly enjoyed status or prosperity;to succeed again WALL-E Gullible – Easily fooled EVE – Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator Blight – A disease; to destroy or ruin WALL-E–WasteAllocationLoad LifterEarth-Class Inhabitant – Living in one place Plight – a sorry condition or state Deem – To think or to believe Reverie – a daydream Keepsake – Something kept in memory of the giver Topple – to fall forward Scour – To clean by hard rubbing Remorse – regret for one’s past misdeeds Mortal – A being that must eventually die Ravenous – greedy; very hungry Elusive – Difficult to catch or hold Acute – alert; sharp and severe Vacate – To leave Befuddle – confuse Amiable – Friendly Devastate – to destroy Writhe – to twist and turn in a struggle Authorize – to improve, permit The Island Pathogen-free zone – area free of any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism Proximity – nearness in distance or time Synaptic brain scan – a procedure that looks at the nerve cells in the brain Contamination/Decontamination – dirty or harmful/to make clean or not harmful Rig – slang meaning to arrange or tamper with the results of something – like a completion or the lottery God-complex – A person is who is said to have a “God complex”, dose not believe he is a god, … Bird on the pad – slang expression meaning a plane on the ground ready to take off RN – abbreviation for Registered Nurse Quarantine – to keep a person or animal apart from others for a period of time… Agnates – (in this particular movie) adult clones engineered directly into adulthood … Eugenic laws – laws that govern the implication of methods of improving the quality … Vegetative state – characterized by, resulting from, or being a state in which there is total … A tool – slang expression meaning one who lacks the mental capacity … is being used. Taking a dump – a slang expression meaning someone is pooping. Straight up – a way of asking do you want your drink mixed with anything else or just by itself. Talk shop – slang for talk about business – get to the point of the reason for meeting Information directory – similar to a phone and address book, … in a certain area Amtrack – train in America John Hopkins – famous hospital in America Fugitives – someone who is trying toavoid being caught by the police Booked – term meaning to hold a person at jail/prison for a specific reason. Hepatitis – a disease of the liver that causes fever … much more serious 本文来源：https://www.dywdw.cn/d449e48bcc22bcd126ff0ca2.html
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2023-01-03
