外教新詞堂

1. Press sb. for sth. 鼓勵或要求某人提供某物

To encourage or try to force someone to give something to you.

e.g. We pressed him for details about the party， but he wouldn’t say a word.

2. Gobbledygook 難懂的、晦澀的文章；天書

Writing or speech that uses difficult words and is impossible to understand.

e.g. I can’t understand all the chemistry gobbledygook in this textbook.

3. Huff and puff 空發(fā)脾氣

To show one’s anger and disapproval， usually uselessly.

e.g. He huffed and puffed about the new office rules， but in the end， there was nothing he could do to change them.

4. The lowdown 內(nèi)幕；真相；實情

The real details of a situation.

e.g. Does anybody know the lowdown about Tom and Lisa?

5. On the down-low (also， on the DL) 秘密進行的；不為人知的

Something to be kept secret.

e.g. I heard that Bob has a crush on Susie， but that’s on the DL for now.