LESSON 59
Bump into = کله زدن و برخوردن به کسی
I couldn’t see where I was going in the dark, and I bumped into the door.
Bump into = کسی را اتفاقی دیدن
We bumped into Sarah at the mall today.
Con… into = فریفتن – با کلک کسی را به کاری وادار کردن
That crooked mechanic tried to con me into paying for a lot of repairs my car didn’t need.
Con… out = با کلک از کسی چیزی را گرفتن
Marvin conned me out of my life saving.
Freak out= بسیار پکر و عصبانی شدن – عصبی شدن
Melanie freaked out when she learned that her husband had been arrested for murder.
Make for= باعث شدن
Alcohol and teenage drivers make for trouble.
Nag= کسی که زیاد دستور می دهد
Hound= اذیت کردن
In the same boat= همان وضعیت را داشتن
Get off one’s back= مزاحم کسی نبودن – کسی را به حال خود گذاشتن
One-track mind= دارای ذهن کوچک بودن
Call the shots= کنترل کردن – مسئول بودن
Draw the line= حدود گذاشتن
Knock it off= متوقف کردن
Take a powder= سریعتر رفتن – گور خود را گم کردن
David: He’s a nag. He keeps hounding me.
Eugene: I’m in the same boat. He won’t get off my back. He has a one-track mind.
David: Well, you call the shots. You have to draw the line somewhere.
Eugene: Maybe I should tell him to knock it off.
David: I just wish he’d take a powder.
دیوید: یکسره دستور میده – اذیتم می کنه
یوجین: من هم همین وضع را دارم. منو ول نمی کنه. ذهن کوچکی داره
دیوید: تو کنترل را در دست بگیر- تو یه جایی باید حدود بگذاری. حد و مرز قائل بشی
یوجین: شاید باید بهش بگم که بس کنه
(دیوید: آرزو می کنم ای کاش بره دنبال کارش- (گورشو گم کنه
a) calls in the shots b) get him off her back c) nag
d) draw the line e) hound f) took a powder g) in the same boat
h) knock it off I ) one-track mind.
1. When the police arrived, the burglars………….
2. She’s always telling me to take out the garbage. She’s a……………….
3. My boss’s car broke down. My train stalled. We both got to work late.
We were………………..
4. Mothers usually…………….their children to study and brush their teeth.
5. The child constantly kept asking for candy and the mother finally gave him some
to…………….
6. You can’t have it. Don’t ask anymore………………..
7. I don’t mind if he goes out on the weekend but he’s got schoolwork and I
……………on weekdays.
8. When his parents are away, his older brother……………….
9. All he ever thinks about is football. He has a……………………
1.f 2.c 3.g 4.e 5.b 6.h 7.d 8.a 9.i
Jump off the shelves (to )= کالای بسیار پر فروش
Our new men’s cologne is jumping off the shelves.
We sell it as fast as we produce it.
Lite=light = کالای کم کالری
When you go to the grocery store, please buy me some grape juice. Make sure that it says “lite” on it because I’m trying to lose weight.
