no rest for the wicked

no rest for the wicked- jocular consolation to someone who leads an extremely active life.

來自急診室的春天

chest bump

chest bump -
when two or more people jump into each other and bump their chests, as a fiendly bump usually.

mox·ie   n. Slang
The ability to face difficulty with spirit and courage.

博物館驚魂夜2

shut their yaps

星際大爭霸二---Disc 1-3
You tell them to shut their yaps.

yap

Slang. Noisy, stupid talk; jabber.
Slang. The mouth: Shut your yap.
Slang. A stupid, crude, or loud person.

brig (brĭg)

A jail or prison on board a U.S. Navy or Coast Guard vessel.
A jail or guardhouse, especially on the premises of a U.S. military installation.

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It's a hell of a butcher's bill, chief.

a butcher's bill

A count of soldier casualties after a battle, sometimes used for civilians after a large disater. 

I really fXXkked things up for you, Bill.

If you fXXk something up, you make a mistake or do something badly. ( VERY RUDE)

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knuckle dragger

星際大爭霸二---Disc 1-2

knuckle dragger 
I'm just a knuckle dragger here. 
I don't know to fight Centurions.

pine for / [pine for sb/sth] phr v
if you pine for a place or for something, you miss it a lot and wish you could be there or have it again

Never pined over any of my old crap. 


Forget what I said and listen to what I am saying. Are you listening?

I'm on point.

星際大爭霸二---Disc 1-2 

I'm on point.

What gives?

What gives? (諾曼第大空降)




You don't say!
really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?

be socked in

星際大爭霸二---Disc 1-1 

be socked in
AmE if an airport, road, or area is socked in, it is very difficult to see far and no one can travel because of bad fog, snow, or rain

Channel coast is socked in with rain and fog. (Band of Brothers)

stand (sb) down
if a soldier stands down or is stood down, he stops working for the day

go bang

go bang informal  (謊言大對決)

to explode or burst with a loud noise

go bang the wife

cut loose
a) to free yourself from someone or something, or their influence
cut yourself loose (from sth)
He cut himself loose from the constraints of family life.
b) AmE informal to start enjoying yourself in a happy noisy way after a period of controlled behaviour
I'm ready to cut loose and enjoy the weekend.

loose cannon
someone who cannot be trusted because they say or do things you do not want them to

hang/stay loose
AmE spoken used to tell someone to stay calm, or not to worry about something

head sb⇔off
to stop someone going somewhere by moving in front of them

翻譯錯誤

square one---the situation from which you started to do something
go back to square one----used when you start something again because you were not successful the first time

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幾天前在哥哥家看HBO，其中有一部電影叫做the core.
裡面有兩個科學家在討論如何解決一個科學問題，其中一個就說了：
Let's start from square one.
結果，字幕上居然翻成 "讓我們從一的平方開始" 差點把我笑死。

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a rude awakening----a situation in which you suddenly realize something unpleasant

有一次 DISCOVERY 也有一次嚴重的翻譯錯誤。
居然把這句話翻成 "粗魯的驚醒"，實在是有夠 "粗魯" 的。
我記得去年有一條新聞
2007年有一次王建民早上起床後發現自己落枕了。
就是用這個片語。
Chien-Ming Wang's day started with a rude awakening, the discovery of a stiff neck from sleeping wrong. He ended it right, pitching as though he was in a dream.

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altitude meter

前幾天DISCOVERY，在一個飛機災難節目中，
居然把 altitude meter翻成 "態度儀"，帥吧，真是有夠厲害。

Cars

He's got it in the bag.
Call in the dogs and put out the fires (because it is over.)
We're gonna crown us a new champion.

call off the dogs---- to stop attacking or criticizing someone

Piss out the fire, call in the dogs, and lets go home.

Down the stretch they come!

stretch ---straight part of a track or racecourse

stretch a point ----go beyond what is usually allowed; make a concession
on our stretch of that road
without gas, we are done for.
I am so not taking you to dinner.
then why you are bringing him up, you lemon
we're gonna hitch you up to Bessie, and you're gonna pull her nice
siphon you gas
giddy-up---Used to command a horse to go ahead or go at a faster pace.
pass out
on-ramp---a road for driving onto a freeway
ka-chow
get a head start. Gives me an edge.
head 'start n [C]
an advantage that helps you to be successful
give sb/get/have a head start
Give your children a head start by sending them to nursery school.
a start in a race in which you begin earlier or further ahead than someone else

we're just peachy.
AmE informal very good or pleasant

we just topped off.

scream it to the world
adios---goodbye

If someone cuts to the chase, they start talking about or dealing with what is important, instead of less important things.

may Doc have mercy on your soul!

but we are all set.

go out of business

the last thing the town needs

here she goes again

be firing/running on all cylinders informal
to be operating or performing very well
ka-ching

Gesundheit

blow a gasket or something
if a vehicle blows a gasket, steam or gas escapes from the engine

mud flaps
drive through
go cruising
local scene
pronto---quickly or immediately
he's got a timeshare there.

What in the blue blazes?
what the blazes/who the blazes etc
old-fashioned spoken used to emphasize a question when you are annoyed

crazy hot-rodder
whay do I have a parking boot on?
Hot rods are typically American cars with large engines modified for linear speed.



you let Harv rock it for you.

we got ourselves a nodder.

one-man-show

saddle up

wise up

a banner year

not on your life---never

oldtimer---An elderly person; A veteran; A vintage car

I'm off to a poor start

better late than never

that looks like fun.
Mater, I got dibs , next turn.
前幾天讀地心探險時，也有出現這個字。

he got a kick out of it

you miss a spot. see it right there?

you're gonna wreck something.

float like a Cadillac, sting like a Beemer
no backstabbing
no lollygagging---To waste time by puttering aimlessly; dawdle.

eat your heart out
If someone tells you to eat your heart out, they are saying they are better than you at something.
and he has something you desire.

head-to-'head adv
competing directly with another person or group

hey, that must be really embarrassing.
but I wouldn't worry about it.
because I didn't do it.

May I use your lavatory I'm bursting!
put out a fire----When one has to urinate very badly!

Hey girl, can i call you back in a sec. I have to go put out a fire.

you rock

a coat of poly---
you're looking peaked.
Having a sickly appearance
Ending in a peak; pointed:

you need a little R and R.--------- it means rest and relaxation.

A corvette is a small fast warship that is used to protect other ships from attack.

one of these days we'll get it back on the map.
you name me one time and I'll take it all back.

good riddance (to sb)
spoken a rude way of saying you are glad someone has left

ok, I''ll take a case.

just like its haydays

he is still nearly a lap down.

we're gonna be a lap down.

can he catch up to them?

star trek 2-5

It's life that throws you for a loop.

knock/throw sb for a loop
AmE informal to surprise and upset someone

BSG 的討論

writeup
Adama and Lee sparring in the ship’s gym

I admit it - I am completely obsessed with Battlestar Galactica.
I took the express trip through all 71 episodes in just over a month.
And yes, my mind has turned to jelly.

feel like/turn to jelly
if your legs or knees feel like jelly, they start to shake because you are frightened or nervous

star trek 2-4

ruse--a clever trick used to deceive someone

we'll see whose circuits short out?

afoot--being planned or happening
the game is afoot.

Merdi

Your every silence speaks volumes.

I am sort of the hands-on type.
'hands-on---adj [usually before noun]
doing something yourself rather than just talking about it or telling other people to do it

libido--technical someone's desire to have sex


bloodletting--killing people

sleaze·bag (slēzbăg)n. Slang
A person regarded as sleazy.
sleazy---relating to sex or dishonest behaviour - used to show disapproval

thun·der·struck /ˈθʌndəstrʌk US -ər-/ adj [not before noun]
extremely surprised or shocked

heads up (hědz)
interj.
Used as a warning to watch out for a potential source of danger, as at a construction site.

開戰時刻

Hey,I scratch your back, you scratch mine.

spelunking----the sport of walking and climbing in caves

how long was I out?
(我昏倒多久了？)

Bent cops running scared.
bent---informal financially dishonest and willing to use your official position unfairly

a bent policeman

star trek 2-1

underfoot--under your feet where you are walking

eager beaver
n. Informal
One that is exceptionally, often excessively industrious or zealous

everything is the way it should be, right down the line
down the line---- in all ways; thoroughly; fully

地心探險

haven't you ever seen a dinosaur before?
Not with skin on it.
意思是有看過，但是都是化石，只有這次是活的（因為有skin）

he is gaining on you.快要追上你了。

who had dibs again?
dibs---pl.n. Slang----A claim; rights

can I open a tab?
可以記帳嗎

最後這一句是字典學來的，不是來自電影。
have (a) thin/thick skin
to be easily upset or not easily upset by criticism

Bringing home the cat

She is on a scrambled channel (加密)

What are you doing, Starbuck?
Bringing home the cat, sir.
We can talk about this.

cat 指的她所駕駛的raptor
home指的是Caprica

get under one's skin,

grog·gy /ˈgrɔgi US ˈgrɑːgi/ adj
weak and unable to move well or think clearly because you are ill or very tired

there goes the other shoe.
該發生的，還是發生了。

If it was a snake it woulda bit you.

Rur. It was very close to you.

Bill: I can't find my other shoe. I've looked all over the house. Mary: It's right behind you. If it was a snake it would have bit you.

get under one's skin, Slang.

a.	to irritate; bother: His laugh really gets under my skin.

b.	to affect deeply; impress; penetrate: That sort of music always gets under my skin.

wait for the other shoe to dropFig. to wait for the inevitable next step or the final conclusion.

wait for the other shoe to drop (American) to wait for something bad to happen

If your hands are tied, you are unable to act for some reason.
someone's hands are tiedFig. someone is not able to help or intervene.

星際大爭霸4-2

we will catch them with their pants down.
out-of-the-box thinking
spool up
sometimes you have to roll the hard six.
now we play for all the marbles.

so you still might pull this off?
pull sth⇔off informal
to succeed in doing something difficult
The goalkeeper pulled off six terrific saves.

pull off (sth)
to drive a car off a road in order to stop, or to turn into a smaller road
We pulled off the road to get some food.

星際大爭霸4-1

tune in saturday
there should be some perks.
you are the spitting image of your mother
you are too easy.(太容易被我驚嚇)
I'm not falling for this.(我不會上當，我不會相信)