看Gossip Girl学英语（3）

1. X.O.X.O. gossip girl

这是片头独白中的一句。X.O.X.O.是什么意思呢？原来=hugs and kisses （亲亲抱抱）。关于这个词的来源，大家不妨看看下面的解释：

Even as little as a hundred and fifty years ago, not many people could read or write. The "X" at the bottom of a document took the place of a signature. They would kiss the "X" as a crucifix or bible was kissed to emphasize the importance of the mark. It was this practice that lead to the "X" representing a kiss.

There isn't much known about the beginnings of the "O". It is a North American custom. The "O" represents the arms in a circle around another person. Arms crossed in front of you do not mean the "X" as a hug! The "O" is the hug.

2. A few simple tips to beat the heat. 告诉你几条解暑的小贴士。

Beat the heat 直译过来并非“战胜暑气”，在这里，beat-=avoid。所以beat the heat的意思是“躲避暑气”，也就是所谓的“避暑”了。根据它的context，理解成“解暑”、“降署”会更贴切。Beat the traffic/rush 就是“避开（交通，上下班）高峰”。

而后来Serena问Dan到底在怕什么，Dan开玩笑说是heatstroke（中暑）。中暑也可以用sunstroke表示。说“他中暑了”，可以说He suffers (from) heatstroke.

3. Try these on. 穿上试试。

说衣服合不合身用“fit”。比如：These Jeans fit you like a glove. 这条牛仔裤你穿上很合身（简直像量身定做一样）。

“量身定做，非常合适”可以用tailor-made 或customer-made 表示。

后面Blair的妈妈说了句“It’s hot and late. We will finish your fitting tomorrow.”这里的fitting也是“试衣”的意思。

4. I knew it！ 我就知道（会这样）

5. I ran into Jenny out on the street. 我刚才在街上撞见/碰见Jenny。

Ran into的意思是“偶然遇见，不期而遇”，类似的说法还有come across，bump into，see，正式点的说法是encounter。

“事先约好”可以用schedule an appointment，fix a date来表达。

Street前面的介词用in和on皆可，office前面也是用in 或者at都可以。其实我们学英语是为了自己让对方明白，所以有时候是不必太钻牛角尖的，一般人其实没必要在一些细枝末节上花太多精力。

后面Vanessa说了句Nate is running late=Nate’s gonna be late. 如果说时间要用光了： Time is running out，如果说车的汽油快用光了：Gas is running out, 如果说电池快没电了： Battery is running low；电池没电了是battery is dead，后面Jenny 说她的手机没电了：My phone died. 说到这，我想起前段时间看的一份香港报纸，介绍“走地鸡（放养的鸡）”英语中叫做free-range chicken, 而肉鸡（笼养鸡）就是battery chicken。如果是竞选总统：run for presidency, 管理一家公司：run a company, 叫人拼命跑，赶紧逃命：run for your deal life.

6. Dan’s Father: You two have worked out all your issues?

你们俩的问题现在都解决了吧。

Dan: Yeah, got’em all squared away

是的。都说清楚了。

Square away 这里相当于finish。