- buckle - /?b?k.?l/ n. (皮帶，安全帶的) 搭扣，扣環;
Buckle up – (AE informal) fasten seatbelt, etc. 係上安全帶
Bumpy – adj. (路，飛行) 顛簸不平的; 前方路不平，係上安全帶
用作俚語(slang) get ready for wha‘s gonna happen, such as danger, excitement, trouble, etc. ;準備好了因為接下去有危險的，或者刺激的,麻煩的事情發生；
那麽跟它類似意思的還有一個很常用的說法 -
Brace yourself - to prepare yourself physically or mentally for something unpleasant
（為困難或壞事）做好防備，做好思想準備；這個說法強調的是有不好的事情發生；
- We’re talking blonde incompetent.
blonde incompetent – we know Blondes are stereotyped as incompetent, but likeable; 金發女郎被定型為無能，有點傻笨，但討人喜歡
- Resign - 辭職
He resigned from the company in order to take a more challenging job.
他從這家公司辭職以便能夠從事更有挑戰性的工作。
Quit – v. an informal way of saying resign; 辭職， 也是辭職，不那麽正式的說法
- Scrutinize – v. /?skru?.t??n.a?z/ to examine something very carefully in order to discover information; 細看，仔細審查
- Just to refresh you… .on our policy.
Refresh you on sth. – tell you something that you had forgotten; 使… 重新想起, 記住…
refresh sb's memory - to make someone remember something；喚起某人的記憶；提醒，提示
- There is no such thing as an appropriate joke.
there is no such thing (person) as … - we say this to emphasize that it (the person) does not exist or is not possible. 沒有（…）這樣的事情／人
There is no such thing as a free lunch. 天下沒有免費的午餐
There was no such person as Santa Claus. /?sæn.t?? ?klɑ?z/ 聖誕老人根本不存在。
- Killer joke – 特別有趣的笑話
