2008.09.06 New Words

solid    (adj.) 嚴肅的, 重量級的, 確切的
medieval    (adj.) 中世紀的
parkour    (n.) 自由移動, 奔走, 跑酷運動
vomit    (v.) 嘔吐
lineup    (n.) 系列產品
sequel    (n.) 續集, 續篇
impressive    (adj.) 令人印象深刻的
pound on    連續敲擊, 持續苦幹
awesome    (adj.) 極好的
feel your stomach going into your throat    形容情緒極度緊張，而導致胃部緊縮的意思。
have ants in one's pants    坐立不安, 魂不守舍
have bats in one's belfry    行為乖張, 想法荒誕
have butterflies in one's stomach    忐忑不安
have a frog in one's throat    聲音沙啞
have a monkey on one's back    沈重的負擔, 難解的問題
have a bug up one's ass 小題大作, 難搞, 機車
put a bug in one's ear    事先給人警告, 暗示

from CNN 互動英語雜誌

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