1.getting the 3rd degree 質問，逼供

如：The police will give Mr. A the third degree if he continues to act strangely.
假如他的行動還是怪怪的，警察將會逼供他。

As the daughter did not want her father to remarry, she gave him the third degree.
由于女兒不要老爸再婚，她給他許多質問。

2.hypersensitive adj. 過敏的；高靈敏度的；超感光度的

如： This explanation was readily understood by Melanie who was hypersensitive about all matters relating to childbirth.
媚蘭對這樣的解釋是十分理解的，和生育有關的任何事情她都非常體諒。

3.dial-up n. 撥號（上網）

如：They put me in the slow class at school because I have dial-up Internet service.
在學校他們將我安排在慢班，因為我開通了一個撥號上網服務。

The Dial-Up Adapter will not function properly with more than one additional adapter installed for the current hardware profile.
對于當前的硬件配置文件，如果安裝了多個其他適配器，撥號適配器將不能正常工作。

4.doggone adj. 可憎的；可惡的

Doggone! Why did you beat my pet dog?
壞蛋，你為什么打我的寵物狗？

5.meltdown [美俚]災難；徹底垮臺；熔化；暴跌

如：If 2008 was the year of the banking meltdown, then 2009 was the year of the stimulus packages.
如果2008年是銀行徹底垮臺的一年，那么2009年就是一籃子刺激政策的一年。