今天继续做《约会吧老爸》的内容，本集是妹妹Gigi在学校被欺负，大姐出头保护Gigi，本篇是本集的部分内容。一字一句阅读完本篇只花费3分22秒~

move out: If you move out, you stop living in a particular house or place and go to live somewhere else. 搬走；"----Joey: Why, are you moving out?----Chandler: I'm not moving out." （---为什么，你要搬走吗？----我才不搬走。）---《老友记第一季》；mess "美 [mɛs]": if there is a mess somewhere or a place is a mess, things there are dirty or not neatly arranged 脏乱；凌乱；"I just came back to find my room in a mess." （我刚回来，发现我的屋子一片狼藉。）---《旅游口语天天说》；"This is last-minute, so I want to apologize for the mess." （事出突然，抱歉房里一团乱。）----《老友记第六季》；this place is a mess 这地方就像个猪窝。

you know how Gigi gets when he's late 字面直译是你知道他迟到的话Gigi会变成什么样子，我们惯常的说话方式应该是你知道他迟到的话Gigi会是什么样子？这里的剧情是Gigi 特别讨厌爸爸迟到，所以就是爸爸迟到Gigi会很生气。

train conductor: 火车指挥员；列车调度员；火车调度员；

复习一下，in a mood 心情不好，in the mood 心情好；audition"美 [ɔ'dɪʃən]" : a short performance by an actor, singer etc that someone watches to judge if they are good enough to act in a play, sing in a concert etc 试镜，试演，试唱，演员的试镜就是这个词，这里指的是文艺晚会上的彩排，Gigi的试唱；

depressed "美 [dɪ'prɛst]" （注意此处音标！）: very unhappy 沮丧的，消沉的，忧愁的；"They were both depressed and both told each other their problems." （他们都很沮丧，彼此倾诉着自己的问题。）----《德伯家的苔丝》；"But the shock left me nervous and depressed for the next few days." （后来的几天里，由于惊吓我变得非常紧张和忧郁。）----《简爱》

deal with: If you deal with an unpleasant emotion or an emotionally difficult situation, you recognize it, and remain calm and in control of yourself in spite of it. 克服 (坏情绪)；I just couldn't deal with the fish market 我就是忍受不了（克服不了）海鲜市场。

two birds, one stone 一石二鸟；

not about you 不说你了；bring it back to Dad 字面直译是把它带回到爸爸上，这里的剧情是三姐妹在讨论爸爸的约会，说着说着说到了别的话题上，二姐说我们回到老爸的话题上来，这里的it指代话题；

get online: 上网；

hurt: to feel pain in part of your body〔身体部位〕感到疼痛；make my stomach hurt 让我的胃疼；

patronize "美 [ˈpeɪtrəˌnaɪz;ˈpætrənˌaɪz]": to talk to someone in a way which seems friendly but shows that you think they are not as intelligent or do not know as much as you 以貌似亲切却高人一等的态度对待；"The researchers believe that the encouragement decreased exercise ability because the participant might have interpreted the support as patronizing." （研究人员认为鼓励会降低运动能力，因为参与者可能把鼓励解读为屈尊俯就。）----《科学60秒》，这里是爸爸迟到了，大家都生气，爸爸就有点儿讨好似的说话，所以外婆说不要一副假装讨好的样子。

worried "美 ['wɝrɪd]": unhappy because you keep thinking about a problem, or about something bad that might happen 担心的，焦虑的；"I want people to know that I'm not worried about any of this." （我想让人们知道我一点儿都不担心。）----美剧《绿箭侠第一季》

That's all for today

August 16, 2017. XOXO