Mark Rush

主要是他上课讲的 slangs and terms，大家看是按照什么排序呢？我觉得 Alphabetic 较好：

some credits goes to 张萍萍

civil v.s. criminal (the state / people)

1.   plaintiff : complaint
2.   defendant : allegedly (haven’t proved it)
3.   superior : trial court  /  a’ppellate : second / supreme : the last
4.   bailiff  n.执行官, 法庭监守, 法警, 监守者, 地主管家的, 镇长
5.   court reporter : type words
6.   12 jury unanimous (verdict) unanimous adj.意见一致的, 无异议的 verdict n.[律](陪审团的)裁决, 判决, 判断
7.   foreman : leader of the jury
8.   objection : sustained  adj.持续不变的, 相同的  /  overruled  驳回, 否决, 支配, 制服
9.   marked : identify
10.  opening statement – closing arguments 最后审判
11.  alibi 不在场证明
12.  witness : testimony
13.  re’buttal  n.辩驳, 举反证
14.  direct exam / cross exam
15.  re-direct : second time to ask direct questions / re-cross
16.  an expectation game : preparing clients with expectations
17.  peremptory challenges : 选择陪审员（任何理由，除不好的）got unlimited challenge for cause
18.  parole (board) –they want plan, hear you talk about the crime. prison violations. model prisoner.
19.  remorse  n.懊悔, 自责, 同情, 怜悯
20.  recidivism  n.累犯 commit again
21.  prosecutor  n.检举人
22.  advocacy  n.拥护, 鼓吹, 辩护, 辩护术

suits

1.   classify: 2/3 pieces (3 vest) vest 必须系扣
2.   American(后有两接缝) v.s. European cut
3.   braces/ straps 用扣子连接  /  suspenders 直接夹在裤子上
4.   shoes: oxfords – lace-ups  /  loafers – casual
5.   tie: neck tie 领带  /  bowtie 领结
6.   sport coat = blazer 分开穿的西服
7.   French cuff shirt – cufflinks 袖口夹
8.   collar stays 塑料，支撑领口
9.   dry cleaning / starch (n.淀粉, [喻] 拘谨, 古板, 生硬) 领口硬度
10.  tuxedo’s  n.男士无尾半正式晚礼服
11.  pocket square
12.  alterations = take them in / let them out
13.  tailor-made suit / off the rack :already made

cars

1.   above tissue (MSRP – manufactures suggested retail price)
2.   test drive
3.   warranty : change or mend it freely  
4.   extended warranty : pay for longer warranty
5.   mpg : mile per gallon
6.   auto-transmission 自动换档
7.   clutch 换档杆脚踏板
8.   hood 汽车前盖
9.   rear view / side view / moon roof – glass / sun roof – metal / trunk 后备箱 / founder 车鼻子
10.  speedometer 速度指示盘 / odometer 路程表 / tachometer 转速计 revolution per minute
11.  dealership : used car lot (a little bit of every kind , secondhand)

insurance

1.   liability : you are fault in the accident   liability  n.责任, 义务, 倾向, 债务, 负债, 与assets相对
2.   comprehensive : sth. happened to your car (fire, stolen)
3.   collision : others pay you in the accident
4.   mp (medical payment) : you are injured and need medical care
5.   deductible : money you have to pay deductible  adj.可扣除的
6.   AAA : American automobile association
7.   registration  n.注册, 报到, 登记
8.   401k : Internal Revenue Code .rolling with interest , tax free

banking

saving account  /  checking account
bounce check : rejected because no enough money “insufficient funds”
CD : certificate of deposit (higher rate yet locking up these funds)
Maturity date – rollover : ditto , do it again
IRA : Individual Retirement Account
401k : money rolls for tax-free ,compounding interest
overdraft protection : saving account →check account

telephone

1.   rotary 拨号表盘（可转的）
2.   cordless  n.不用电线的
3.   scrambled frequency – harder for people to wiretap
4.   scanner
5.   411 -- directory assistance information
6.   country code / city code
7.   collect call : the receiver pays
8.   person to person collect call : ask certain person to answer the phone , cost more than collect call
9.   800 eight hundred / eight zero zero

words & phrases

1.   weight bearing wall 承重墙
2.   wall to wall carpet
3.   hard wood floors
4.   tile(s) 地板砖
5.   li’noleum 地板革 （n.油布, 油毯）
6.   unfurnished : rooms without furniture
7.   scavenger hunt : “寻宝”游戏  scavenger  n.清道夫, 食腐动物
8.   buff : 爱好者
9.   soup kitchen : homeless people can go and have meal
10.  on the bubble : you’re not right on sth. but depend on others
11.  ghet-to-blaster / boom box : portable stereo
12.  double-edged sword : sth. has both advantages and disadvantages.
13.  vicious circle / cycle : a bad thing leads to other bad things  
14.  botanist : plant biologist
15.  midwife  n.助产士

Other things

1.   stiff sb. : did not leave a tip
2.   line level : make sure the bricks are in line
3.   freelance position : not employed by anyone  /  piecemeal : sth. done by freelance  piecemeal v.粉碎
4.   executive :  high level person  adj.实行的, 执行的, 行政的 n.执行者, 经理主管人员
5.   word processing : should know sth. about computer
6.   personnel : staffing resources
7.   snow plough : point your feet together then can slow down
8.   mental - use one’s finger to the bones : work very hard / physical – work like a dog , back breaking work
9.   room temperature 室温
10.  slacker : try to be nice to say someone is lazy
11.  brutally honest : direct
12.  symptoms manifestations  ‘symptom n.[医][植]症状, 征兆   manifestation n.显示, 表现, 示威运动
13.  diag’nosis 诊断
14.  glau’coma 青光眼
15.  topical antibiotics n.抗生素, 抗生学
16.  field trip : students going to anywhere
17.  word-of-mouth
18.  home-stretch : nearly come to the end
19.  outside the box : creative
20.  when it rains it pours : (bad) things happen at the same time
21.  ghost town : really quiet
22.  cleats : shoes wearing in football game  n.夹板
23.  hinges 合叶
24.  tes’tosterone   n.[生化][药] 睾丸激素
25.  Rubix Cube 魔方
26.  op / ed : opinion and editorial
27.  valet (et : [ei]) : servant who parks your car for you
28.  smell the roses : have a rest
29.  get some perspective: don’t take it so seriously , see it in a different angle
30.  post meridiem : being after noon  /  ante meridiem : being before noon
31.  12 noon - p.m. (time after 12 noon is p.m.)  /  12 midnight - a.m. (time after 12 midnight is a.m.)
32.  spiked their food : put sth. in their food
33.  gratuity : tip  赠物, 贺仪, 赏钱
34.  nightcap :one last drink before going to bed (alcohol)
35.  midnight snack 夜宵
36.  game wardens : officer dealing with hunting

Still other things

1.   refutation  n.驳斥
2.   burn the midnight oil 熬夜 stay up
3.   do back-breaking work (factory) : do hard physical work
4.   fall down on the job : fail to do sth.
5.   hit the books : to study
6.   work like a dog  /  work one’s fingers to the bone : to work a serious manner. extremely hard
7.   loveseat : fit for only 2 people
8.   sectional 组合沙发
9.   plasma  n.[解]血浆, 乳浆,[物]等离子体,等离子区
10.  nightstand 床头柜
11.  toaster oven 烤面包机
12.  Dutch oven : big pot that can be put onto stove
13.  blender 搅拌器
14.  juicer 榨汁器
15.  thirdwheel : the one who is not in pair
16.  flop : terrible, bad
17.  duck : lower your head
18.  knock it off : stop doing sth..
19.  let the cat out of the bag : telling sth. you are not supposed to tell
20.  in the market for + 大型商品
21.  roll with the punches / go with the flow : agreeable to do the thing that majority do
22.  I’ve got your number : other think you don’t understand, but actually you do know
23.  beats me / (you) got me : I don’t know
24.  beat it : leave / go / out of here
25.  put your John Hancock here : sign your name here
26.  keep it under wraps / down low : keep sth. as a secret
27.  bottom line : key point. the most important thing
28.  all out : try really hard at sth.
29.  all in : (game) you put your money in front / betting money.
30.  make a killing : make a lot of money
31.  no sweat : no problem / a piece of cake
32.  back off : stop doing / withdraw
33.  buy time : do sth. to get more time
34.  cheap shot : an unfair criticism
35.  on cloud 9 : overjoyed
36.  half-baked : not well thought out
37.  mildly amusing : just a little funny
38.  moshipig / mosh pit : space in front of the stage
39.  stage dive 从舞台跳入观众群中
40.  dive bar / the bar is a dive : not very nice , cheap drinks
41.  bar – saloon more used in western movie
42.  100% post consumer : you saving whatever can be used
43.  cullender 筛子，箅子
44.  rhi’noceros 犀牛
45.  chernobul 核辐射区
46.  geiger counter : instrument to measure radiation
47.  private party : closer
48.  factory to dealer incentives 回扣 incentive n.动机adj.激励的
49.  credit manager
50.  MSRP / list   dealer packs  (more price added by the dealer)
51.  under one’s belt 在某人的经历中
52.  below one’s belt 不公正
53.  name sb. for (after)  以…取名
54.  be getting on for 接近
55.  get onto = start talking sth.
56.  ball game = chess
57.  basket case : going crazy 不好的状态
58.  multi-tasking 一心多用
59.  hard hat 工人戴的头盔
60.  blueprint / plan
61.  scaffolding 脚手架
62.  safety harness / belt 安全带   harness n.(全套)马具, 系在身上的绳子, 甲胄
63.  time and a 1/2 overtime pay 1.5倍加班费 / double time
64.  salaried : never get money for overtime work  /  hourly 小时工
65.  supervisor = boss = manager supervisor n.监督人, 管理人, 检查员, 督学, 主管人, [计](网络)超级用户
66.  temporary job : not permanent
67.  part-time job : 24 h/week  /  full-time job : 40 h/week
68.  clock in 签到 time clock , hourly wage job  / clock out  (forget to clock out)
69.  come on to : hitting on / flirting
70.  keep your shirt on : relax, hold on, don’t rush
71.  pig out : eat a lot
72.  hit the road : leave
73.  shape up : improve your behavior (shape up or ship out!)
74.  pull strings : have relationship
75.  come again ? = pardon?
76.  come clean 坦白交代
77.  spring for sth. : pay for
78.  a lemon : sth. always breaks down ; more often means cars
79.  FMV : fair market value  /  ACV : actual cash value
80.  birth mark 胎迹
81.  fishy : fake , doubtful
82.  flip out = go crazy
83.  rip off
84.  conspicuous consumption : fiscally conservative  conspicuous adj.显著的  consumption n.消费, 消费量, 肺病
85.  rock the boat : do sth. opposite to what others want
86.  blow it : do bad
87.  junior prom / senior ball : dance party  prom  n.正式舞会
88.  corsage : bracelet made of flowers n.女服的胸部或腰部, 胸衣, <美>装饰女服上身或肩部的小花束
89.  boutonniere 插于jacket钮孔上之花
90.  punch bowl 饮料 /  spike the punch bowl 加酒精
91.  ladle 勺
92.  PDA’s : public display affection
93.  wall flowers : girls stand by the wall at the party
94.  Arthur Murray : dance training
95.  lose your inhibitions : don’t feel embarrassed about doing sth   . inhibition  n.禁止, 阻止, 禁制, 压抑
96.  mood swings : mood is always changing
97.  keeping up with the Joneses : fashion Joneses 与自己社会地位相等的人, 邻居
98.  double-edged sword
99.  learning the ropes
100.  squad car : regular police car /   under cover , unmarked car 便衣警车
101.  on one’s last leg : be about to break
102.  clear as mud : sth. is totally unclear
103.  high maintenance : (a girl) cost a lot of time / money on
104.  very needy : have to spend a lot of time on
105.  team-building exercise : do sth to strengthen team spirit
106.  expanding waist lines : gaining weight
107.  decompress : relax
108.  buff (expert) : fan ,following closely , know everything about it
109.  Maranaid   Marinara (no meat)  /  Bolognese (beef, meat sauce) :both tomato-made