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pen you inA play on the phrase "pencil you in" but adds additional emphasis on the intention of the commitment.pencil you in这个短语最初表示“临时、随手记录一下”,因为非正式的记录是用铅笔的,可以事后擦掉。而pen you in就表示是很认真地把你的要求记录下来。-Hey wanna join the party tomorrow?明天来参加派对吗?-I will pen you into my schedule.行,我安排在我行程里面了。understandmentThe combination of understanding and agreement. Used when talking about informal commitment.understanding和agreement的组合,在谈论非正式的协定时可以用到。we aren't dating but we have an understandment not to fool around with other people. 我们没有在约会,但我们说好了不会和别的什么人乱来。Stealth-callWhen you have to call someone back but don't want to talk to them, so you wait until you know they can't talk and leave a voice mail.当你不得不给谁打电话,但是又真的不想和那个人讲话时,你就瞅准时间,在一个他不可能接电话的点打过去,这样直接在语音信箱留言就行。"I don't want to tell Karen I can't make it tonight, so I'll Stealth-call her when she's on her flight and has her phone shut off."“我不想亲口跟Karen说我今晚不能去了,所以我找了她还在飞机上的时候打电话过去。”your other leftSarcastic phrase; used with the directionally challenged to make them aware of their error.对左右不分的人说的话,让他们知道,方向又错了。- "Raise your left hand."抬起左手-Drectionally Challenged Guy: (raises right hand)左右不分的人把右手抬起来了-"No, your other left." 不是这只,是另一只“左手”。Virgin EarsA person who has been vaguely exposed to sex, drugs, profanities and doesn't have a tight grasp on reality.用来形容一个很少接触到性、毒品、亵渎,并且不谙世事,单纯天真的人。Susie has a pair of virgin ears. 苏茜还是个很纯真的孩子。beer thirtyTime of day (usually late afternoon to early evening) at which drinking a beer becomes necessary.一天中(通常是下午到傍晚的时候)某个需要喝啤酒的时段Hey, looks like its beer thirty, better grab me a cold one 呀,啤酒时间到了,赶紧给我来听冰的。可以发散出去,什么coffee thirty、tea thirty、milk thirty都可以。recrapTo sum up a discussion composed largely of useless bullshit.用来总结一个全是废话的讨论。crap意为废话,那么recrap自然表示把废话再讲一遍。-"Tell me how the staff meeting went."职工会议开得怎么样?- "Allow me to recrap..." 无聊,就跟你再扯一遍吧……
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