重点讲解

rack one's brain
绞尽脑汁
I rack my brain trying to remember the answer.
我绞尽脑汁想答案。

whatcha
[口语] what are you

lock out
把…关在外面
Mother threatened to lock us out if we didn't get back from the party before midnight.
母亲威胁说，我们若是不能在午夜前离开晚会回来，就会被关在门外。

stand
保持效力
VERB (决定、法规或提议)继续有效
Although exceptions could be made, the rule still stands...
虽然可能有例外，但该规定仍然有效。
The Supreme Court says that the convictions can stand.
最高法院说判决结果依然有效。

break in
闯入【Susan把自己锁在了自家门外，Mike帮她把门翘开她才得以进屋，break in有一种暴力式，强行的意味在里面，用在这比较幽默】
The thief had broken in through a first-floor window.
小偷是从二楼的窗户进入屋里的。

It depends
这要看情况而定【非常实用简短的一句话】
It depends upon how you develop your talents.
那可得看你怎样发展自己的才能了。

in theory
理论上
In theory, three things could happen.
推测起来，有三种可能性。

laugh about
对…感到好笑而发笑
You used to laugh about everybody that was hanging out.
你一贯嘲笑那些无所适事的人。

pretty much
几乎，差不多
The city is pretty much plain vanilla. 更多牛津
这座城市相当一般化。

She feels pretty well, but she hasn't much of an appetite.
她精神还不错，不过胃口不太好。

背景介绍

“每晚9点钟，充满活力的总统先生已鼾声阵阵。而我就一个人看《绝望主妇》。所以，我其实就是一个绝望的家庭主妇。”
——美国前任第一夫人劳拉