Good Luck Charlie S2E02 Something is Fishy

She is a handful, eh?
be a handful informal
someone, especially a child, who is a handful is difficult to control

minimum wage
The least possible quantity or degree.
 money you earn that is paid according to the number of hours, or days
 that you work

puke
to bring food back up from your stomach through your mouth
= vomit

Speak the langue of ocean and It's our hook.
something that is attractive and gets people's interest and attention

clam up phr v
informal to suddenly stop talking, especially when you are nervous or shy

I totally saved it.

A guppy is a small, brightly-colored tropical fish.

insecure

not feeling at all confident about yourself, your abilities, or your relationships with people

You're really wedged in there, Teddy.

to force something firmly into a narrow space

Is that a bell I hear? 'Cause you just got schooled.

to train or teach someone to have a certain skill, type of behavior, or way of thinking

Are you trash-talking me?

AmE informal  unpleasant things that you say about someone

I have higher expectations.

That's why I'm tough on you.

I hold you to a high standard.

Because you are capable of great things.

Don't ever go over your texting limit.

Unless you want to end up like me.

to have sticky fingers
Fig. to have a tendency to steal.

Good Luck Charlie S2E01

in the pound

in the hopperFig. in process; in line to be processed.

Still thinking. Noodling.

to improvise, experiment, or think creatively: 

The writers noodled for a week and came up with a better idea 

for the ad campaign.

If you improvise, you make or do something using whatever you have or without having planned it in advance.

ground rules [plural]

the basic rules or principles on which future actions or behaviour should be based

knock your socks off

Sl. to surprise someone thoroughly.

You're really tying my hands here.

Put the cart before the horse.

Fig. to have things in the wrong order

shamrock   / ˈʃamrɔk; ˋʃamrɑk/ n [C, U] 

clover-like plant with three leaves on each stem, the nationalemblem of Ireland 

白花酢漿草

I got a bit carried away.

Fig. to be overcome by emotion or enthusiasm (in one's thinking or actions)

有點得意忘形

There is a mini horse in our garage.

Do you really think I wouldn't take advantage of that?

to utilize someone or something to the fullest extent.

You can't text while you are riding a mini horse?

to send someone a written message on a mobile phone

Go downtown to the piedmont hotel.

An area of land formed or lying at the foot of a mountain or mountain range.

on a diet

a limited range and amount of food that you eat when you want to get thinner

You have any sides?

We have been rustled? 

(US) steal (cattle or horses that are grazing in the wild)

Dag nabbit!

goddamnit

Time to kick it up a notch.
To make things more intense, exciting, or interesting. 

she is an intern.

someone, especially a student, who works for a short time in a particular job in order to gain experience

harass

to make someone's life unpleasant, for example by frequently saying offensive things to them or threatening them

post bail

law especially AmE to pay a specific amount of money in order to be allowed to leave prison before your trial

went to Yale

an old and respected US university,

I was busted

caught doing something wrong and likely to be punished

You have been bailed out.

if someone is bailed, they are let out of prison to wait for their trial after they have left a sum of money with the court

take Charlie out for a spin

【CAR】 [singular] informal
a short trip in a car for pleasure
= drive

crawler

今天在查 Zack Files 的字幕，結果到處都找不到。
結果有一個網站叫我試試 subtitle crawler。

A crawler is a computer program that visits websites and collects information when you do an Internet search.

The Zack Files Season 1 - Episode 8 crypt seeker

a thirtysomething single man
unmarried

we hockey practice every morning, movies on the weekends, we're going to see serial killer crime at 7 Friday night.

It's after 5 o'clock. I'm history.
Good-bye, I am leaving.

take a detour

investment purpose



double date

Kindle 大集合

2013/08/28(8/30補記)

在暑假的最後一天，
新買的兩台Kindle DXG終於漂洋過海從美國來到台灣，
真是令人欣奮啊!
加上原來的四兄弟，來個電子書大集合，
不過，好像有一台九吋的害羞躲起來，下次找到再補拍。

The Zack Files Season 1 - Episode 7 Loose Lips a Dogs Story

There is no more putting off for the true destiny.
If you put something off, you delay doing it.

In former times, a samurai was a member of a powerful class of fighters in Japan.日本武士

My dad said there is some stuff he might have to censor.
to examine books, films, letters etc to remove anything that is considered offensive, morally harmful, or politically dangerous etc

the wind changes our lips so we can talk

You are suffering from delusion.
a false belief about yourself or the situation you are in

Subject Greenburg has 40 contacts with two talking canines.
Allegedly talking, please!
Canine means relating to dogs.
allegedly--used when reporting something that people say is true, although it has not been proved

code red-a very serious security warning; a warning about a very serious threat
nice dog, purebred
a purebred animal has parents that are both the same breed

he has the gift
a natural ability= talent 
gift for ---　a gift for languages

Morocco, in the 60's, I was in the back working on in my novel, 

One day this large crossbreed dog insisted on hopping on my motorcycle.

I think he just wanted to be delivered somewhere, but

once we got going,oh the stories he had to tell me, soon we're spending all our time together.

I must confess that a good part of that novel was actually written by the dog.

The talking dog, ok, so, basicly what you’re saying is your father is the only sane person in your family.

get mugged and left for dead
mug--to attack someone and rob them in a public place

a dog house or an airplane hangar

A hangar is a large building in which aircraft are kept.

May he got rabies?

a very dangerous disease that affects dogs and other animals, and that you can catch if you are bitten by an infected animal狂犬病

I'm a retired bomb sniffing dog.

there is a very large bomb that is going to go off  very soon at 

To undergo detonation; explode.

detonation-to explode or to make something explode

I'm sorry. I haven't hanged out the way you used to.

hang out phr v
informal to spend a lot of time in a particular place or with particular people

It's definitely ticking.

definitely-without any doubt

A dog is color blind.

To evacuate someone means to send them to a place of safety, away from a dangerous building, town, or area.

I guess it's just the way it is.

Kids and dogs would never be taking as serious as they should be.

So, you have something to say. Speak up and make sure they hear you.

And a little advice.

If you ever get caught in situation like I did today.

And you have something really important to say,

leave that part about the talking dog.

Insanity

Insanity: 

Doing the same thing over and over again
but expecting a different result.