1、Words usually resulting in loss of consciousness 脑震荡4. Riley grew up across the street from us and used to kick the crap out of Ben every day of his life.kick the crap out of: beat someone severely5. Well just send one of these boys out for provisions.provisions: n. a stock or supply of foods6. So,
2、the first thing Ben has to do is take a paternity test.a paternity test: a test based on blood groups to determine whether a particular man could be the biological father of a particular child7. Same smile, same ears, same little sparkly fleck of yellow in the iris.fleck: Flecks are small marks on a
3、 surface, or objects that look like small marks.iris: 虹膜（眼球中层部分）8. Just one good belch and shes done.belch: v. If someone belches, they make a sudden noise in their throat because air has risen up from their stomach. 打嗝 n. 打嗝9. And who said you had no discernible skills?discernible/discernable: ADJ
4、If something is discernible, you can see it or recognize that it exists. 看得见的; 辨认得出的FORMALeg. Far away the outline of the island is just discernible.远远的，那岛的轮廓依稀可见。10. But I think we should probably talk about the elephant in the room.“Elephant in the room“ is an English idiom for an obvious truth th
5、at is being ignored or goes unaddressed. It is based on the idea that an elephant in a room would be impossible to overlook; thus, people in the room who pretend the elephant is not there might be concerning themselves with relatively small and even irrelevant matters, compared to the looming big on
6、e.Elephant in the room（房间里的大象）指显而易见而又被忽略的事实。这个短语传递的信息是：如果一头大象出现在房间里，那是不可能被忽视的；由此，房间里的人假装无视大象的存在可能是他们在关注一些小事或者无关紧要的事情，而并不把注意力放在这个大物件上。The term is used to refer to a question, problem, solution, or controversial issue that is obvious, but which is ignored by a group of people, generally out of embarra
7、ssment or taboo, such as an issue that involves a social taboo like race or religion.这个短语常用来指代显而易见，但是因为禁忌或者怕引起尴尬而被某一群体忽略的问题、方法或者有争议的话题，比如种族、宗教等一些社会禁忌的话题。For example:Financing schools has become a problem about equal to having an elephant in the living room. Its so big you just cant ignore it.筹集学费已经像
8、房间里的大象一样，成了一个不容忽视的问题。来源:http:/ putting Emma up for adoption and she needs me to relinquish my rights.relinquish: If you relinquish something such as power or control, you give it up. 放弃 (权力或控制)FORMAL12.You knocked up some girl because you couldnt figure out the basics of birth control.knock up: PHRASAL VERBIf a woman is knocked up by a man, she is made pregnant by him. 搞大肚子INFORMAL, VULGAR usu passive13.I had to put my dreams on hold.put on hold: delay
