10月《双语时代》New Word Watch 新词句

1 bite 形容品质不高的影视作品让人打不起精神。
例句：
This movie really bites. I fell asleep halfway through it.
那部电影真没劲。看到一半我都快睡着了。

2 have a screw loose: 用来戏谑地说某人脑子不正常，发神经。
例句：
Myong says the most unpredictable things sometimes. I think she has a screw
loose.
米昂经常说一些让人意想不到的事情。我想她真是不正常。

3 knock somebody up: 使某人怀孕
例句：
Ross knocked her up, but he doesn't plan on marrying her.
她怀了罗斯的孩子，但罗斯并不打算和她结婚。

4 be riding high: 指感觉异常开心、满足。
例句：
Nancy was riding high after she received her acceptance to law school.
南茜收到法学院的录取通知书时开心极了。

5 drama queen: 指像电视剧中那样多愁善感的女人。
例句：
Adrienne suddenly started crying and screaming in class today. I know she just broke up with her boyfriend, but geez…she is such a drama queen.
艾德丽安今天在班上忽然就开始嚎啕大哭。我知道她刚和男友分手，但是，哎，她真是跟电视剧的女主角一样，太多愁善感了。

6 blowback: 指一些不可预见又并非想得到的结果、效果和反响。
例句：
The Senator did not know how to deal with the blowback of his failed
immigration policy.
那个参议院议员对关于他失败的移民政策的反响无所适从。

7 Potterhead: 这里指《哈利波特》的忠实粉丝。
例句：
Tim read the seventh Harry Potter book six times already. What a Potterhead!
蒂姆已经把《哈利波特》第七部读了六遍了。真是个哈里波特迷啊！