Gossip Girl Season 1 Episode 3
to distract — отвлекать
00:00:48
I don’t need some new boy influencing her, distracting her from her needs.
to sneak — делать что-то тайком
00:01:12
I’m not sneaking around with you.
to fix — исправить
00:01:35
Blair, how can I fix this?
to tangle (with somebody) — поссориться
00:01:45
… it takes two tangle …
upside — преимущество
spawn — потомство
downside — недостаток
00:02:06
… there’s plenty of upside to being the spawn of the fabulously wealthy.
Ivy Week
prerequisite — предварительное условие/требование
00:04:02
… being able to shave is a prerequisite for attending …
well-rounded — всесторонне образованный
00:04:07
… no one is smarter, more well-Rounded …
to take after — быть похожим (на родителей)
00:04:23
… you take after your dad that way.
dress rehearsal — генеральная репетиция
00:04:46
… Should consider this weeka dress rehearsal …
fair and square — честно и справедливо, по правилам
00:05:08
… You win fair and square, and nothing could make me prouder …
to nail — успешно справлятьcя
00:05:42
… listen, I’m late for work. Nail that interview today.
to be thrilled — быть в восторге
00:07:27
… well, I am so thrilled to hear you say that’s still your plan …
to dress somebody down — критиковать
00:08:42
… S. not so fashionably late and dressed down by B.
delusional — бредовый
00:09:17
I really want to believe that was an accident. — Then you must be delusional.
truce — перемирие
00:10:02
Truce?
Vocabulary Exercise:
to distract / to sneak / upside / downside / truce / dress down / delusional / fair and square / take after / prerequisite
- We had a good stay at this hotel. The only ____________ was some of our towels were not clean… yuck!
- Now, why did you ____________ into the village in such an underhand manner, instead of asking our permission?’
- It sounded more like a ____________ than the end of the conflict.
- We won the game _____________.
- A noise outside momentarily _____________ her.
- Picasso was born into a middle-class family. He _____________ his father, who was also a painter and a professor of art
- A clear understanding of the task by the partner and/or manager is a ____________ for good communication.
- Jane tried to come back but was too sick to work effectively — so Brucia _________ her __________ and humiliated her in front of her colleagues.
- We were dripping wet, ___________ from lack of sleep, and just wishing that our trip wasn’t about to end.
- We made a lot of mistakes. On the ____________, we learnt a lot.