juicy (流言或故事)生動的,繪聲繪色的,(尤指)涉及隱私的
Tell me all the juicy details.
告訴我所有有趣的細節。
It provided some juicy gossip for a few days.
這制造了一些非常八卦的流言蜚語,足夠說上幾天的。
perfect match 絕配
They are such a perfect match.
他們真是絕配。
Moira was a perfect match for him.
莫伊拉和他簡直是絕配。
lose track of 不了解.....的動態
It's easy to lose track of time here.
在這里很容易忘記時間。
I lost track of them after they got married.
他們結婚之后我就沒了他們的消息。
high-profile (人或事件)引人注目的,備受關注的
The couple is pretty high-profile.
這對夫妻非常高調。
Football is a high-profile business.
足球是一個引人注目的產業。
mixed marriage 跨國婚姻
I've been in a mixed marriage for a decade now.
至今,我已經有了一段長達十五年的跨國婚姻。
Mixed marriages might bring many problems.
跨國婚姻可能帶來許多問題。
bridge the gap減小隔閡,消除分歧
We hope this can bridge the gap between us.
我希望這能縮短我們之間的距離。
Learning a foreign language helps us bridge the gap between two different cultures.
學習外語有助于縮小不同文化間的差距。
vitriol 諷刺;刻薄的話
The vitriol he hurled at members of the press knew no bounds.
他對媒體的尖刻抨擊沒完沒了。
The wife couldn't bear the vitriol from her husband anymore.
妻子再也忍受不了丈夫的尖酸刻薄了。
Stepford wife 對丈夫唯命是從的花瓶太太
I don't want to be a Stepford wife.
我不想做那種對丈夫唯命是從的花瓶太太。
She's gradually turning into a Stepford wife.
她正逐漸變成一味順從丈夫的妻子。
chauvinist 大男子主義者
I am not a male chauvinist!
我不是大男子主義者!
Henry was the ultimate chauvinist.
亨利是一個極端男性至上主義者。
control-freak 控制狂
He must be a control-freak.
他肯定是個控制狂。
You're making me sound like a control-freak.
你把我說的像控制狂一樣.
weigh down 使煩惱;使焦慮
The wife must be weighed down by all the pressure and control.
這些壓力和控制肯定讓這個妻子喘不過氣來。
Don't let diet lapses weigh you down.
不要讓節食不當成為壓力。
bring on 使發展;導致(通常指壞事)
The failure of a marriage is often brought on by stress.
婚姻的失敗常常是由壓力導致的。
His troubles may bring on a serious illness.
他的小病可能會引起一場重病。