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How I Met Your Mother ep 1

1. Barney: (on the phone) hey, so you know how I’ve always had a thing for half-Asian girls? Well, now I’ve got a new favorite: Lebanesegirls! Lebanese girls are the new half-Asians.

=> have a thing for sb. or sth.  means I have a craze for ..../I have a special interest in

對某人或某事物著迷、喜歡或是感興趣，一開始是用在對女生上，後來延伸到其他特殊興趣的事物都適用。也有用have a thing about~

2. Lily: Urgh. I’m exhausted. It was finger painting day at school, and a five year old boy (takes coat off revealing a purple hand print on her

right breast) got to second base with me.

=> get to second base. 上了二壘

很有意思的是，中文也是有一樣的說法，將男女之間的關係用一、二、三壘和回本壘來比喻。看一下國外的解釋是：

First base is commonly understood to be kiss, no matter French or mouth-to mouth kissing. Second base usually refers to groping, especially breasts or somthing. Third base means oral sex or handjob. Home Run is sexual intercourse.

跟中文大同小異，不過感覺中文上的進度比較含蓄一點，哈。

3. Narrator: Marshall was in his second year of law school, so he was pretty good at thinking on his feet.

=>  think on feet 指的是能在壓力下仍能保持冷靜和自信，也是指壓力之下也能反應很快，類似中文的急中生智吧！

4. Ted: Sup, Carl?

=> 美國很口語非正式的用法，等於what’s up?或是how are you?之類的打招呼問侯語。

5. Barney: (ignoring) how does Carl land a Lebanese girl?

=> 也是口語上的用法，弄到、撈到的意思，這邊是Barney在不解為什麼Carl可以搞到那個女生。例如：land a good job 撈到一個好差事

6. Ted: Uh, I know this is a long shot, but how about tomorrow night?

=> long shot是比喻不太可能的事或指姑且一試，機會不大。

7. Lily: Let’s go (pulls Marshall up)

Marshall: Word up!

=> word up = yes = you’re so right. I agree. 口語用法，認同對方的話，類似yes，我同意你的含義。

8. Ted: (Exhales) Okay. Moment of truth. Wish me luck. (Exhales)

=> 關鍵時刻，重要關頭