ESL Podcast 786 – Going to a Bar

I’d been complaining to a coworker, Amy, about having to move to the burbs for my job. She said that there were plenty of things to do outside of the city and invited me to a bar she likes.
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Amy: Hey, there you are. 

Mykhailo: Hey, so this is the famous McQ’s you’ve been talking about. 

Amy: This is it. What would you like to drink? They have several beers on tap and pretty good well drinks. 

Mykhailo: I think I’ll get a couple of shots. 

Amy: On a Wednesday night? You guys do party hard in the city. 

Mykhailo: I’ve had a really rough week and I welcome any excuse to let my hair down. That said, I won’t be getting stinking drunk on a school night. You were right. This place is nice. It even has a dance floor. 

Amy: On the weekends, there’s a live band or a DJ, although there’s also a cover charge on Fridays and Saturdays. 

Mykhailo: So you do know how to party in the burbs. 

Amy: Didn’t I tell you? 

Mykhailo: But for me to get a thorough impression of the burbs, I’ll have to come here to check it out this weekend. What are you doing Saturday night? 

Amy: Actually, I plan on coming here. 

Mykhailo: Want some company? 


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Brubs

1. (城市周圍的)近郊住宅區(或村, 鎮)
   New suburbs burgeoned all around the city. 城市周圍新住宅區如雨後春筍般興起。
2. 郊區[the P]
   His family moved to the suburbs. 他的一家搬到郊區去了。
3. 邊緣, 外圍[the P]
   The kingdom was in the suburbs of destruction. 那個王國瀕臨毀滅。

thorough 

1. 徹底的; 完全的
   The film was a thorough success. 這電影獲得極大的成功。
   You must promise me to take a thorough rest. 你得答應我徹底休息一下。
2. 周密的; 完善的
   The doctor was very thorough in his examination of the sick child. 醫生對生病的孩子進行了仔細的檢查。
3. 十足的, 徹頭徹尾的[B]
   He is a thorough scoundrel. 他是一個十足的無賴。
4. (人)十分仔細的
   She is not brilliant, but she is thorough. 她並非才華橫溢, 但很仔細。

impression

1. 印象[C][U][(+on)]
   The new teacher made a good impression on the students. 新教師給學生留下了一個好印象。
2. 模糊的觀念; 感想[C][+that]
   I have the impression that I've seen that man before. 我覺得我以前見過那個人。
3. 壓印; 印記; 壓痕[C]
   The robber left an impression of his feet in the mud. 強盜在爛泥裡留下了他的腳印。
4. 【印】印刷; 印數; 印次[C]
5. 影響; 效果[U][(+on)]
   My advice seemed to make little impression on him. 我的忠告似乎對他不起作用。
6. (對名人等的)漫畫式模仿[C][(+of)]

welcome any excuse to let my hair down
= welcome any excuse to have fun or relex




complaining

1. 抱怨, 發牢騷; 訴說(病痛等)[(+to/about/of)]
   I've really got nothing to complain of. 我確實沒有什麼可抱怨的。
   He complained to me about the food. 他向我抱怨伙食不佳。
2. 控訴, 投訴[(+to/about/of)]
   He complained to the police of the boys stealing his apples. 他向警方控告那些男孩偷他的蘋果。

Stinking drunk

1. 發惡臭的
2. 【口】非常討厭的; 爛醉如泥的