Chuck-《超市特工》的监制也是O.C.《橘子郡男孩》的监制。但是两部连续剧的格调截然不同。 O.C里面的人问题多多，其实看着让人有时顶郁闷的。

Chuck主要是围绕着CIA特工的工作，格调比较轻松。看这种美剧不需要动感情。

stakeout: noun when the police watch a place secretly and continuously in order to catch someone who is doing something illegal

defect: verb to leave your own country or group in order to go to or join an opposing one
defect to/from
a Russian actor who defected to the West

slugger:1. fighter: somebody who delivers very hard blows during a fight
2. baseball good hitter: a baseball player who hits many extra-base hits

aphrodisiac: noun a food, drink, or drug that makes you want to have sex

aphrodisiac: adjective a fruit that is believed to have aphrodisiac properties

transponder: noun technical a piece of radio or radar equipment that sends out a signal when it receives a signal telling it to do this

right up/down somebody's alley
very suitable for someone
The job sounds right up your alley

a shot in the dark
an attempt to guess something without having any facts or definite ideas
My answer to the last question was a complete shot in the dark.

blow-out: a sudden bursting of a tyre
see also puncture I had a blow-out on the driver's side.
2
[usually singular] informal a big expensive meal or large social occasion
We went for a real blow-out to celebrate.
3
American English informal an easy victory over someone in a game

lift-off: [uncountable and countable]
the moment when a vehicle that is about to travel in space leaves the ground
see also take-off

2007年12月17日