1.getting the 3rd degree 质问,逼供
如:The police will give Mr. A the third degree if he continues to act strangely.
假如他的行动还是怪怪的,警察将会逼供他。
As the daughter did not want her father to remarry, she gave him the third degree.
由于女儿不要老爸再婚,她给他许多质问。
2.hypersensitive adj. 过敏的;高灵敏度的;超感光度的
如: This explanation was readily understood by Melanie who was hypersensitive about all matters relating to childbirth.
媚兰对这样的解释是十分理解的,和生育有关的任何事情她都非常体谅。
3.dial-up n. 拨号(上网)
如:They put me in the slow class at school because I have dial-up Internet service.
在学校他们将我安排在慢班,因为我开通了一个拨号上网服务。
The Dial-Up Adapter will not function properly with more than one additional adapter installed for the current hardware profile.
对于当前的硬件配置文件,如果安装了多个其他适配器,拨号适配器将不能正常工作。
4.doggone adj. 可憎的;可恶的
Doggone! Why did you beat my pet dog?
坏蛋,你为什么打我的宠物狗?
5.meltdown [美俚]灾难;彻底垮台;熔化;暴跌
如:If 2008 was the year of the banking meltdown, then 2009 was the year of the stimulus packages.
如果2008年是银行彻底垮台的一年,那么2009年就是一篮子刺激政策的一年。